Books Like Prodigal Summer

by Barbara Kingsolver · about this book

Loved Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver? If its multiple pov, literary fiction and rural farm hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Gather, Malas and Other Birds. 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 Prodigal Summer: Multiple POV · Literary Fiction · Rural Farm · Character-Driven · Ecology

Gather
Kenneth M. Cadow

Rural Farm · Character-Driven · Lyrical Prose · Slow-Paced · Contemporary Fiction

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Malas
Marcela Fuentes

Literary Fiction · American South · Lyrical Prose · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction

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Other Birds
Sarah Addison Allen

American South · Character-Driven · Multiple POV · Lyrical Prose · Contemporary Fiction

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The Unmaking of June Farrow
Adrienne Young

American South · Rural Farm · Lyrical Prose · Slow-Paced · Contemporary Fiction

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The Dead Don't Dance
Charles Martin

Rural Farm · American South · Lyrical Prose · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced

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The Hounding
Xenobe Purvis

Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Rural Farm · Slow-Paced · Character-Driven

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Night Watch
Jayne Anne Phillips

Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced · Rural Farm

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The Reading List
Sara Nisha Adams

Widowed Protagonist · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction · Multiple POV

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Menewood
Nicola Griffith

Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Slow-Paced · Character-Driven · Atmospheric

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Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt

Widowed Protagonist · Character-Driven · Multiple POV · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction

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Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell

Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced · Rural Farm

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The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding
Holly Ringland

Lyrical Prose · Character-Driven · Literary Fiction · Slow-Paced · Atmospheric

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How to Read a Book
Monica Wood

Widowed Protagonist · Character-Driven · Literary Fiction · Multiple POV · Contemporary Fiction

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Corrag
Susan Fletcher

Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced · Atmospheric

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The Dream Thieves
Maggie Stiefvater

Lyrical Prose · American South · Character-Driven · Multiple POV · Slow-Paced

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The Dog Stars
Peter Heller

Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Character-Driven · Atmospheric · Death of a Spouse

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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
Sarah Brooks

Ecology · Lyrical Prose · Slow-Paced · Character-Driven · Multiple POV

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Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik

Character-Driven · Lyrical Prose · Multiple POV · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V E Schwab

Lyrical Prose · Character-Driven · Multiple POV · Literary Fiction · Slow-Paced

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Gabrielle Zevin

Widowed Protagonist · Character-Driven · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Death of a Spouse

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