Books like…

Books Like Fall on Your Knees

by Ann-Marie MacDonald · about this book

Loved Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald? If its historical fiction, gothic fiction and women's fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, Wuthering Heights and The Moon Sister. 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 Fall on Your Knees: Historical Fiction · Gothic Fiction · Women's Fiction · Literary Fiction · Tragic

1. 

   The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

   Nadia Hashimi

   Women's Fiction · Domestic Abuse · Multigenerational Family · Sexual Assault · Child Abuse

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
2. 

   Wuthering Heights

   Emily Brontë

   Gothic Fiction · Domestic Abuse · Literary Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Tragic

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
3. 

   The Moon Sister

   Lucinda Riley

   Women's Fiction · Musician · Multigenerational Family · Historical Fiction · Sisters

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
4. 

   The Miniaturist

   Jessie Burton

   Tragic · Religious Identity · Historical Fiction · Gothic Fiction · Sisters

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
5. 

   Jane Eyre

   Charlotte Bronte

   Gothic Fiction · Child Abuse · Religious Identity · Literary Fiction · Family Secrets

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
6. 

   Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

   Rebecca Wells

   Women's Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Toxic Family Dynamics · Child Abuse · Literary Fiction

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
7. 

   Pachinko

   Min Jin Lee

   Immigration · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Multigenerational Family

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
8. 

   The Kite Runner

   Khaled Hosseini

   Immigration · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Family Secrets

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
9. 

   Cutting for Stone

   Abraham Verghese

   Immigration · Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Family Secrets

   ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
10. 

    The Great Alone

    Kristin Hannah

    Women's Fiction · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Domestic Abuse · Literary Fiction

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
11. 

    Life After Life

    Kate Atkinson

    World War I · Literary Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Domestic Abuse · Historical Fiction

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
12. 

    Malas

    Marcela Fuentes

    Musician · Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Family Secrets · Historical Fiction

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
13. 

    Mexican Gothic

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Gothic Fiction · Historical Fiction · Sexual Assault · Toxic Family Dynamics · Family Secrets

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
14. 

    Black Cake

    Charmaine Wilkerson

    Immigration · Literary Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Domestic Abuse · Historical Fiction

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
15. 

    Ship of Magic

    Robin Hobb

    Multigenerational Family · Toxic Family Dynamics · Sisters · Family Secrets · Sprawling Epic

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
16. 

    Middlesex

    Jeffrey Eugenides

    Immigration · Literary Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Historical Fiction

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
17. 

    The Mirror & the Light

    Hilary Mantel

    Literary Fiction · Religious Identity · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Sprawling Epic

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
18. 

    The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

    James McBride

    Immigration · Religious Identity · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Child Abuse

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
19. 

    The Seven Daughters of Dupree

    Nikesha Elise Williams

    Sexual Assault · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Sisters

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla
20. 

    Juniper & Thorn

    Ava Reid

    Gothic Fiction · Child Abuse · Sisters · Toxic Family Dynamics · Historical Fiction

    ➕ Add Buy Libby Hoopla