Books like The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
12 books with a reading profile close to The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old by Hendrik Groen. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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Elevation
by Stephen King
narrative, accessible
Scott Carey lives in the small town of Castle Rock, Maine, and he has a puzzling medical problem: he is steadily losing weight, but he looks the same and weighs the same on the scale whether he is dressed or naked and c…
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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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The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
by Mitch Albom
narrative, accessible
Narrated by Music itself, the story follows Frankie Presto, an orphan born in a burning Spanish chapel who becomes the greatest guitar player in history.
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The Music of Bees
narrative, accessible
In the high desert of Hood River, Oregon, forty-four-year-old widow Alice Holtzman fills her solitary life with the meticulous labor of beekeeping.
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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
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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This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub
narrative, accessible
Alice Stern is approaching her fortieth birthday in New York City, feeling stagnant in her career and romantic life while her father, Leonard, lies dying in a hospital bed.
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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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The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See
narrative, accessible
Set on the Korean island of Jeju, this novel follows the lifelong friendship between Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls who join a collective of haenyeo female divers.
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10
Wonderstruck
narrative, accessible
Ben and Rose live fifty years apart, but their lives intersect through a shared experience of deafness and a search for belonging.
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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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Remarkably Bright Creatures
narrative, accessible
Tova Sullivan works the night shift cleaning the Sowell Bay Aquarium to cope with the isolation of widowhood and the disappearance of her son thirty years ago.
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