Books like The Painted Girls
12 books with a reading profile close to The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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Miss Benson's Beetle
by Rachel Joyce
narrative, accessible
In 1950s London, Margery Benson, a lonely domestic science teacher, abandons her stifling life to find a mythical golden beetle on the island of New Caledonia.
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West With Giraffes
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 1938, a hurricane strikes the New York harbor, leaving two young giraffes stranded on the docks.
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The House of Eve
narrative, accessible
In 1948 Philadelphia, high school student Ruby Pearsall strives to become the first in her family to attend college until a forbidden relationship with a local boy threatens her scholarship prospects.
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Vanishing Acts
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
Delia Hopkins is a search-and-rescue worker in New Hampshire, raising her daughter with her fiance, Fitz.
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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
narrative, accessible
Nikki, a young British-Punjabi woman, accepts a job teaching creative writing to a group of Sikh widows in Southall, London.
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Mary Jane
narrative, accessible
Fourteen-year-old Mary Jane Duer grows up in a strictly conservative, religious household in 1970s Baltimore.
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Modern Lovers
by Emma Straub
narrative, accessible
Elizabeth and Andrew, and Zoe and Harry, are two couples who have been friends since their youth in a band, living in Brooklyn.
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The Paris Library
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 1939 Paris, Odile Souchet secures her dream job at the American Library in Paris, but her life fractures when the Nazis occupy the city.
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Heart of the Matter
by Emily Giffin
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Tessa Russo is a stay-at-home mother who prioritizes her marriage to Nick, a renowned pediatric plastic surgeon.
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Olga Dies Dreaming
narrative, accessible
Set in 2017 New York City, the narrative follows Olga Acevedo, a high-end wedding planner for the billionaire class, and her brother Prieto, a popular congressman representing their native Brooklyn neighborhood.
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