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Books Like Commonwealth

by Ann Patchett · about this book

Loved Commonwealth by Ann Patchett? If its blended family, literary fiction and family secrets hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with And the Mountains Echoed, This Is Where I Leave You and Black Cake. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Commonwealth: Blended Family · Literary Fiction · Family Secrets · Multigenerational Family · Character-Driven

1. 

   And the Mountains Echoed

   Khaled Hosseini

   Multigenerational Family · Estranged Family · Multiple Timelines · Nonlinear Narrative · Literary Fiction

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   This Is Where I Leave You

   Jonathan Tropper

   Large Family · Estranged Family · Infidelity · Bittersweet · Grief and Mourning

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   Black Cake

   Charmaine Wilkerson

   Multigenerational Family · Estranged Family · Family Secrets · Bittersweet · Literary Fiction

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   Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

   Rebecca Wells

   Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Nonlinear Narrative · Character-Driven · Bittersweet

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5. 

   Life After Life

   Kate Atkinson

   Nonlinear Narrative · Multiple Timelines · Literary Fiction · Bittersweet · Multigenerational Family

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   Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

   Gabrielle Zevin

   Nonlinear Narrative · Literary Fiction · Bittersweet · Grief and Mourning · Character-Driven

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7. 

   The List of Things That Will Not Change

   Rebecca Stead

   Blended Family · Divorced Parents · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · Emotional

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8. 

   The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

   Holly Ringland

   Death of a Sibling · Family Secrets · Bittersweet · Character-Driven · Grief and Mourning

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9. 

   Malas

   Marcela Fuentes

   Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Family Secrets · Grief and Mourning · Character-Driven

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10. 

    The Bee Sting

    Paul Murray

    Family Secrets · Literary Fiction · Infidelity · Character-Driven · Bittersweet

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11. 

    The Echo of Old Books

    Barbara Davis

    Writer Protagonist · Family Secrets · Bittersweet · Infidelity · Character-Driven

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12. 

    Little Women

    Louisa May Alcott

    Large Family · Death of a Sibling · Character-Driven · Bittersweet · Writer Protagonist

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13. 

    Hamnet

    Maggie O'Farrell

    Literary Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Nonlinear Narrative · Character-Driven · Bittersweet

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14. 

    Jade Legacy

    Fonda Lee

    Multigenerational Family · Large Family · Death of a Sibling · Grief and Mourning · Character-Driven

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15. 

    Homecoming

    Kate Morton

    Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Estranged Family · Writer Protagonist · Emotional

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16. 

    The Lovely Bones

    Alice Sebold

    Death of a Sibling · Literary Fiction · Bittersweet · Infidelity · Grief and Mourning

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17. 

    Sabrina & Corina

    Kali Fajardo-Anstine

    Literary Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Character-Driven · Bittersweet · Contemporary Fiction

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18. 

    The Seven Daughters of Dupree

    Nikesha Elise Williams

    Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Multiple POV

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19. 

    Pachinko

    Min Jin Lee

    Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Bittersweet · Character-Driven · Family Secrets

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20. 

    As I Lay Dying

    William Faulkner

    Large Family · Literary Fiction · Grief and Mourning · Character-Driven · Family Secrets

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