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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Pearl Sister
Lucinda Riley · 510 pages
"From the breathtaking beaches of Thailand to the barely tamed wilds of colonial Australia, The Pearl Sister is the next captivating story in New York Times bestselling author Lucinda Riley's epic series about two women searching for a place to call home. CeCe D'Apliese has always felt like an outcast. But following the death of her father--the reclusive billionaire affectionately called Pa Salt b
Somewhere Out There
Amy Hatvany · 344 pages
A young mother surrenders her daughters. A loving family quickly adopts one while the other spends her turbulent youth in foster care. What happens when the sisters reunite thirty-five years later to find the woman who abandoned them?
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards · 408 pages
Kim Edwards's stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every mother's silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes that one of them has Down Syndrome and makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives fo
My Sister's Voice
Mary Carter · 327 pages
At twenty-eight, Lacey Gears is exactly where she wants to be. An up-and-coming, proudly Deaf artist in Philadelphia, she's in a relationship with a wonderful man and rarely thinks about her difficult childhood in a home for disabled orphans. That is, until Lacey receives a letter that begins, "You have a sister. A twin to be exact. . ." Learning that her identical, hearing twin, Monica, experienc
How to walk away
Katherine Center · 302 pages
Daughters for a Time
Jennifer Handford · 283 pages
When a woman raised by her older sister adopts a child to start a family of her own, her joy is short-lived when her sister is diagnosed with life-threatening cancer.
Three Wishes
Liane Moriarty · 370 pages
Australian triplets Lyn, Cat, and Gemma Kettle are about to turn thirty-three and one is pregnant, one has just had her life turned upside down, and one is only just keeping hers from skidding off the fast lane. Meanwhile, their divorced parents have been behaving very oddly indeed.In this family comedy by Liane Moriarty, we follow the three Kettle sisters through their tumultuous thirty-third ye
Mothers and Other Liars
Amy Bourret · 359 pages
Pretending to Dance
Diane Chamberlain · 392 pages
"Molly Arnette is very good at keeping secrets. She and her husband live in San Diego, where they hope to soon adopt a baby. But the process terrifies her. As the questions and background checks come one after another, Molly worries that the truth she's kept hidden about her North Carolina childhood will rise to the surface and destroy not only her chance at adoption, but her marriage as well. She
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes · 451 pages
Louisa Clark is an ordinary young woman living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair-bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cann
One Week In December
Holly Chamberlin · 323 pages
Becca Rowan has driven home to Maine the week before Christmas with one idea in mind: to reclaim the daughter she gave up when she was a frightened teenager. Raised by Becca's older brother and his wife, Rain Rowan has no idea she was adopted. But while Becca expects shock at her announcement, she's unprepared for the depth of her family's adverse reaction. And as her parent's neighbor, Alex, draw
The Kindness of Strangers
Katrina Kittle · 393 pages
A young widow raising two boys, Sarah Laden is struggling to keep her family together. But when a shocking revelation rips apart the family of her closest friend, Sarah finds herself welcoming yet another troubled young boy into her already tumultuous life. Jordan, a quiet, reclusive elementary school classmate of Sarah's son Danny, has survived a terrible ordeal. By agreeing to become Jordan's fo
Father Unknown
Lesley Pearse · 416 pages
One young woman in search of a past - and a future ...Sweet-natured but dappy Daisy Buchan drifts from job to job and takes her policeman boyfriend Joel for granted. She's happy, but she doesn't know what she wants from life.But when her adoptive mother dies and leaves her twenty-five-year-old daughter a scrapbook of memories, Daisy finally discovers who she is and where she came from. Her real mo
Where We Belong
Emily Giffin · 384 pages
Her carefully constructed life thrown into turmoil by the appearance of an eighteen-year-old girl with ties to her past, New York television producer Marian Caldwell is swept up in a maelstrom of personal discovery that changes both of their perceptions about family.
The Center of the World
Jacqueline Sheehan · 321 pages
When her teenage daughter, who believes she was born in Mexico and legally adopted, discovers the truth, Kate accompanies her back to Guatemala, where they both confront the damage done by years of dangerous yet necessary deceptions.
The Bad Mother's Handbook
Kate Long · 370 pages
1997: the year Blair was elected, and Diana died; and the year that changed everything for Charlotte, Karen and Nan. Charlotte is doing her 'A'-levels. And she's pregnant. Karen, her mother, is thirty-three; now she's about to be a grandmother. How chuffed is she with that? And then there is Nan, who isn't so bothered about her granddaughter's pregnancy -- she has other things on her mind. Wher
Looking for Jane
Heather Marshall · 400 pages
The Diary
Eileen Goudge · 207 pages
When the two grown daughters of Elizabeth Marshall discover an old diary of their mother's in her attic, it comes as a shock to learn that the true love of Elizabeth's life was not their father.
Between, Georgia
Joshilyn Jackson · 313 pages
Nonny Frett understands the meaning of the phrase "inbetween a rock and a hard place" better than any womanalive. She's got two mothers, "one deaf-blind and theother four baby steps from flat crazy." She's got twomen: a husband who's easing out the back door; and abest friend, who's laying siege to her heart in her frontyard. And she has two families: the Fretts, who stole herand raised her right;
What Matters Most
Luanne Rice · 352 pages
With every New York Times bestseller, Luanne Rice illuminates yet another of the secret wonders of the heart. Her unforgettable evocations of family, friendship, and loves lost and won in such novels as The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, and Summer of Roses give voice to our most powerful emotions. Now she brings back two of her most beloved characters to tell of their journey across the sea to unra
The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh · 322 pages
Victoria Jones spent her childhood moving from foster home to foster home. She believes she is damaged beyond hope and trusts nobody, connecting with the world through message-laden bouquets. Her messages are never understood until one day a man in a flower stall responds in kind.
The Comfort of Lies
Randy Susan Meyers · 344 pages