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Books like The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

12 books with a reading profile close to The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin. Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.

1

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

by Hiro Arikawa

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

The story follows Nana, a former stray cat with a hooked tail, and his owner, Satoru, as they drive across Japan in a silver van.
2

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

by Kate DiCamillo

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Edward Tulane is a china rabbit with an expansive wardrobe of silk suits and a pocket watch, living with a girl named Abilene.
3

The Fifth Mountain

by Paulo Coelho

inspirational, narrative

In 870 BC, the prophet Elijah is ordered by God to leave Israel after Queen Jezebel begins to kill the prophets.
4

The Valkyries

by Paulo Coelho

inspirational, narrative

Paulo Coelho describes forty days he and his wife Chris spent in the Mojave Desert in 1986, hoping to reach his guardian angel.
5

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

by Fredrik Backman

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

An aging mathematician sits on a park bench that exists inside his mind, struggling to retain his memories as dementia begins to erase his world.
6

Sea Prayer

by Khaled Hosseini

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

Written as a letter from a father to his sleeping son, this short narrative poem describes a family waiting on a dark beach to board a boat.
7

Britt-Marie Was Here

by Fredrik Backman

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

Sixty-three-year-old Britt-Marie defines her life through bicarbonate of soda, daily lists, and a dinner schedule that never deviates.
8

The Art of Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

Enzo, a loyal terrier-mix, observes the life of his owner, Denny Swift, an aspiring race car driver navigating personal tragedy and a high-stakes legal battle for his daughter.
9

The Stranger in the Lifeboat

by Mitch Albom

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

After a luxury yacht explodes in the Atlantic Ocean, ten survivors crowd into a small life raft, battling thirst, hunger, and hopelessness.
10

The Girl with the Louding Voice

by Abi Daré

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Fourteen-year-old Adunni lives in a rural Nigerian village where her father sells her into marriage to a local polygamist to pay the rent.
11

THEO OF GOLDEN

by Allen Levi

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

Theo enters the quiet town of Golden with a specific, unusual mission.
12

Ask the Passengers

by A.S. King

Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

Astrid Jones is a teenager in a small Pennsylvania town where everyone gossips.

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