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The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

The Paying Guests

Sarah Waters

564 pages • 2014 • 50 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense slow-paced
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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • 2007 • 205 editions

fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

Circling the Sun

Paula McLain

366 pages • 2015 • 36 editions

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Maria Semple

336 pages • 2012 • 81 editions

fiction contemporary mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
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It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario

It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War

Lynsey Addario

368 pages • 2015 • 14 editions

nonfiction autobiography memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

Therese Anne Fowler

464 pages • 2013 • 37 editions

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

The Paris Wife

Paula McLain

320 pages • 2011 • 45 editions

fiction historical romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

440 pages • 2015 • 139 editions

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
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The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

The Alice Network

Kate Quinn

15h 7m • 2017 • 64 editions

fiction historical adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
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Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

Lilac Girls #1

Lilac Girls

Martha Hall Kelly

496 pages • 2016 • 52 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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