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Books Like The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende · about this book

Loved The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende? If its magical realism, multigenerational family and literary fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Malas, The Seamstress and Pachinko. 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 The House of the Spirits: Magical Realism · Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Sprawling Epic · Feminism

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   Malas

   Marcela Fuentes

   Magical Realism · Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose

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   The Seamstress

   Frances de Pontes Peebles

   Class Struggle · Classism · Tragic · Literary Fiction · Sprawling Epic

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   Pachinko

   Min Jin Lee

   Multigenerational Family · Sprawling Epic · Literary Fiction · Classism · Tragic

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   Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

   V E Schwab

   Lyrical Prose · Feminism · Historical Fiction · Mother and Daughter · Forbidden Love

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   The Book of Speculation

   Erika Swyler

   Magical Realism · Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction

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   Blood Over Bright Haven

   M.L. Wang

   Class Struggle · Political Corruption · Tragic · Feminism · Classism

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   Menewood

   Nicola Griffith

   Sprawling Epic · Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Historical Fiction · Atmospheric

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   The Pearl Sister

   Lucinda Riley

   Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Historical Fiction · Sprawling Epic · Forbidden Love

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   Homecoming

   Kate Morton

   Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Historical Fiction · Mother and Daughter · Sprawling Epic

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    The Listeners

    Maggie Stiefvater

    Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Historical Fiction · Classism · Forbidden Love

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11. 

    The Unmaking of June Farrow

    Adrienne Young

    Multigenerational Family · Family Secrets · Lyrical Prose · Mother and Daughter · Atmospheric

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    Wuthering Heights

    Emily Brontë

    Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Classism · Tragic · Historical Fiction

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    Fall of Giants

    Ken Follett

    Class Struggle · Sprawling Epic · Classism · Feminism · Forbidden Love

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    Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Bronte

    Feminism · Literary Fiction · Classism · Family Secrets · Historical Fiction

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    The Once and Future Witches

    Alix E. Harrow

    Feminism · Lyrical Prose · Historical Fiction · Class Struggle · Atmospheric

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    A Breath of Snow and Ashes

    Diana Gabaldon

    Multigenerational Family · Sexual Assault Content · Sprawling Epic · Mother and Daughter · Historical Fiction

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17. 

    Human Acts

    Han Kang

    Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Political Corruption · Tragic · Historical Fiction

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18. 

    A Tale of Two Cities

    Charles Dickens

    Class Struggle · Tragic · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Sprawling Epic

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19. 

    Our Share of Night

    Mariana Enriquez

    Sprawling Epic · Political Corruption · Torture · Literary Fiction · Atmospheric

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20. 

    The Night Circus

    Erin Morgenstern

    Twins · Lyrical Prose · Forbidden Love · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV

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