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A Novel
by Ann PatchettIf you liked Tom Lake, try these:
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by Meg Howrey
Published Sep 2023
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by Shelley Read
Published Feb 2023
Read ReviewsSet amid Colorado's wild beauty, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a resilient young woman whose life is changed forever by one chance encounter. A tragic and uplifting novel of love and loss, family and survival—and hope.
by Emma Straub
Published Apr 2021
Read ReviewsA warm, funny, and keenly perceptive novel about the life cycle of one family--as the kids become parents, grandchildren become teenagers, and a matriarch confronts the legacy of her mistakes. From the New York Times bestselling author of Modern Lovers and The Vacationers.
by Ann Patchett
Published Jan 2021
Read ReviewsAnn Patchett, the New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and State of Wonder, returns with her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go.
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Published Feb 2020
Read ReviewsA New York Times bestseller. A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup.
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