20 must-read audiobook books like The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe

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The Second Mrs. Astor

By: Shana Abe

3.98

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Chiaverini and Marie Benedict, this riveting novel takes you inside th…

"It can be difficult sometimes for our families to accept us as people separate from who they are. As separate souls. When we’re young, we’re taught to behave as our parents do—to cherish what they cherish and believe what they believe. And for a while, that’s as it should be. But as adults, sometimes we have our own desires, our own hopes, that are at odds with how our parents view the world."

-Shana Abe, The Second Mrs. Astor

If you liked the audiobook plot in The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Carnegie's Maid

By: Marie Benedict

3.98

Format: 283 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspir… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's Carnegie's Maid book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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2. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

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3. The Berry Pickers

By: Amanda Peters

4.14

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Peters's The Berry Pickers book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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5. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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6. The Orphan Collector

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Marie Wiseman's The Orphan Collector book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

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7. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The First Ladies book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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8. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

By: Lisa See

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* An immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woma… read more

Similar categories in Lisa See's Lady Tan’s Circle of Women book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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9. Tom Lake

By: Ann Patchett

3.99

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more

Similar categories in Ann Patchett's Tom Lake book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

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10. Hang the Moon

By: Jeannette Walls

3.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. Most folk … read more

Similar categories in Jeannette Walls's Hang the Moon book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Seamstress of New Orleans

By: Diane C. McPhail

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe at the turn-of-the-century, the a… read more

Similar categories in Diane C. McPhail's The Seamstress of New Orleans book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Now, do you want a poppy?"

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"Isn’t that momentous? Women! A krewe of women. Turning the tide on men! We are making history here. Yes, this moment! Making history."

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"She picked up the wide sleeve and studied the beading: imitation pearls and small rhinestones interspersed with a few of glistening colors: watery blue and aqua, palest rose and coral."

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"Beauty had emerged from her mother’s fingertips, her nimble use of needle and bright-colored thread. Beauty had lain in what sort of stitch could marry two scraps on a quilt and what other stitch mir…"

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

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12. The Nurse's Secret

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.15

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

The unflinching, spellbinding new book from the acclaimed author of The Second Life of Mirielle Wes… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Skenandore's The Nurse's Secret book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Second Life of Mirielle West

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In an intoxicating story of resilience, repulsion, and the Roaring 20’s, the glamorous world of a s… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Skenandore's The Second Life of Mirielle West book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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14. Don't Believe It

By: Charlie Donlea

4.14

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history—a riveting, true-life… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Donlea's Don't Believe It book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

By: Allison Pataki

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average ev… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe

16. The Second Mrs. Astor

By: Shana Abe

3.98

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Chiaverini and Marie Benedict, this riveting novel takes you inside th… read more

Similar categories in Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • new york
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
"It can be difficult sometimes for our families to accept us as people separate from who they are. As separate souls. When we’re young, we’re taught to behave as our parents do—to cherish what they ch…"

-Shana Abe, The Second Mrs. Astor

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17. The Mitford Affair

By: Marie Benedict

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sis… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The Mitford Affair book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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18. The Undertaker's Assistant

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An enthralling novel of historical fiction for fans of Lisa Wingate and Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Un… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Skenandore's The Undertaker's Assistant book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"No one to mourn you in death meant no one to hurt you in life."

-Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant

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19. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

By: Anderson Cooper

3.77

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting histor… read more

Similar categories in Anderson Cooper's Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • new york
  • historical
  • audiobook
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20. The Only Woman in the Room

By: Marie Benedict

3.86

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

She was beautiful. She was a genius. Could the world handle both? A novel about Hedy Lamarr. Hed… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The Only Woman in the Room book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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21. Sisters of Fortune

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Sisters of Fortune book and Shana Abe's The Second Mrs. Astor

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

20 best-selling fiction books like The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe

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Marie Benedict

3.98

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

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The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters

4.14

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Kristin Harmel

4.25

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21 best-selling audiobook books like Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper

Transform Your Habits

The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

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Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow

4.45

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The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

4.43

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Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

3.99

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