11 Best adult books like The Life You Left Behind by Debbie Howells

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The Life You Left Behind

By: Debbie Howells

4.06

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking, life-affirming novel for fans of Mhairi McFarlane's Last Night and Holly Miller's …

If you liked the adult plot in The Life You Left Behind by Debbie Howells , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Lean On Me

By: Beth Moran

4.36

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

From No. 1 bestselling author Beth Moran comes a story about family, friendship and community. As F… read more

Similar categories in Beth Moran's Lean On Me book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. One Long Weekend

By: Shari Low

4.51

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

All NEW from the #1 Bestselling Author Shari Low. When all seems lost, hope remains... Val Murra… read more

Similar categories in Shari Low's One Long Weekend book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • chick lit
  • romance
  • contemporary
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3. The Beautiful Little Things

By: Melissa Hill

4.27

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Torn apart by grief, can two sisters rediscover joy in the memory of their mother’s love? Romy M… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Hill's The Beautiful Little Things book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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4. One Year After You (One Day with You #2)

By: Shari Low

4.30

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

For forty years the fabulous Odette Devine has been a beloved matriarchal actress on Scotland’s lon… read more

Similar categories in Shari Low's One Year After You (One Day with You #2) book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. One Day with You (One Day with You #1)

By: Shari Low

4.26

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

One day, five lives, but whose hearts will be broken by nightfall? It started like any other day i… read more

Similar categories in Shari Low's One Day with You (One Day with You #1) book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. The Year That Changed Us

By: Helen Rolfe

4.09

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A warm-hearted and gripping story of community, secrets and the family we choose that will captivat… read more

Similar categories in Helen Rolfe's The Year That Changed Us book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. One Moment in Time

By: Shari Low

4.18

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes the best surprises reveal the most shocking secrets. After three decades of marriage… read more

Similar categories in Shari Low's One Moment in Time book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. What Next?

By: Shari Low

4.36

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Val Murray and her best friend, Josie had been planning a ‘Thelma and Louise’ bucket list style hol… read more

Similar categories in Shari Low's What Next? book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Living Your Best Life

By: Maxine Morrey

4.08

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Some days Bee feels invisible. Most days Bee does not feel as if she is ‘living her best life’. … read more

Similar categories in Maxine Morrey's Living Your Best Life book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. The Life You Left Behind

By: Debbie Howells

4.06

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking, life-affirming novel for fans of Mhairi McFarlane's Last Night and Holly Miller's … read more

Similar categories in Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • romantic
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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11. Life's What You Make It

By: Siân O'Gorman

4.32

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Dreams can come true, you just have to believe... After 10 years in London, working in a stressf… read more

Similar categories in Siân O'Gorman's Life's What You Make It book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Just the Way You Are

By: Beth Moran

4.26

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

A novel about friendship, romance and learning to love yourself - just the way you are. When Olivi… read more

Similar categories in Beth Moran's Just the Way You Are book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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13. The Story of Our Secrets

By: Shari Low

4.40

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Colm O’Flynn was loved by his close circle of family and friends, however his death came too soon f… read more

Similar categories in Shari Low's The Story of Our Secrets book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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14. When We Were Friends

By: Samantha Tonge

4.12

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Four friends, one big secret... and the journey of a lifetime. It’s nineteen years since they stopp… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Tonge's When We Were Friends book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • adult
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
"Never forget that the most important friendship is the one you have with yourself. A good friend is kind, patient, respectful, and if the voice in your head is not those things then you need to ignor…"

-Samantha Tonge, When We Were Friends

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15. Always On My Mind

By: Beth Moran

4.23

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

Brand New from Number 1 bestselling author, Beth Moran. Sometimes when you can’t see the way for… read more

Similar categories in Beth Moran's Always On My Mind book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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16. The Sandycove Supper Club

By: Siân O'Gorman

4.23

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Do what you love. Love what you do… After a whirlwind courtship, Roisin Kelly ignored the scepti… read more

Similar categories in Siân O'Gorman's The Sandycove Supper Club book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Take Me Home

By: Beth Moran

4.44

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Sophie Potter’s job is helping people deal with the worst, because Sophie Potter knows what the wor… read more

Similar categories in Beth Moran's Take Me Home book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. How Not To Be A Loser

By: Beth Moran

4.33

Format: None pages, ebook

The perfect uplifting read for 2020 Amy Piper is a loser. She’s lost her confidence, her mojo an… read more

Similar categories in Beth Moran's How Not To Be A Loser book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. We Are Family

By: Beth Moran

4.44

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

Thirty-three-year-old Ruth Henderson and her daughter Maggie have some hard choices to make. Follow… read more

Similar categories in Beth Moran's We Are Family book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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20. Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life

By: Carmen Reid

4.27

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Tess Simpson needs a break! No one appreciates her at home. No one appreciates her at work. And … read more

Similar categories in Carmen Reid's Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. New Family Required

By: Carmen Reid

4.15

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Sasha Greenhope has a very lovely life. Her marriage is solid, her only daughter is delightful, and… read more

Similar categories in Carmen Reid's New Family Required book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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22. One Greek Summer

By: Kate Frost

4.24

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

When Harlow Sands arrives on an idyllic Greek island to work on a big budget movie, it should be th… read more

Similar categories in Kate Frost's One Greek Summer book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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23. Before We Grow Old

By: Clare Swatman

4.28

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

Some people are just made for each other… When seven-year-old Fran first met Will they knew inst… read more

Similar categories in Clare Swatman's Before We Grow Old book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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24. Who Do You Think You Are Maggie Pink?

By: Janet Hoggarth

4.16

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Mother, daughter, wife and friend. Maggie Pink is a lot of things to a lot of people, but have an… read more

Similar categories in Janet Hoggarth's Who Do You Think You Are Maggie Pink? book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • chick lit
  • fiction
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25. One Last Day of Summer

By: Shari Low

4.46

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

As a flight to St Lucia leaves the runway, four passengers meet for the first time. After esca… read more

Similar categories in Shari Low's One Last Day of Summer book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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26. You Only Live Once

By: Maxine Morrey

4.12

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

When Lily’s husband dies, she moves to the edge of a tiny village, settling into a solitary life, h… read more

Similar categories in Maxine Morrey's You Only Live Once book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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27. A Cottage Full of Secrets

By: Jane Lovering

4.29

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Cottage Two, Bracken Ridge Farm sits at the end of a pitted track, with the glorious Yorkshire moor… read more

Similar categories in Jane Lovering's A Cottage Full of Secrets book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Under One Roof

By: Samantha Tonge

4.09

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary and Paige Toon. One forgotten discovery will change three women… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Tonge's Under One Roof book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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29. How to Save a Life

By: Clare Swatman

4.13

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

“A beautifully written tale of enduring love” Rowan Coleman One night in December, twenty-two ye… read more

Similar categories in Clare Swatman's How to Save a Life book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. In Just One Day

By: Helen McGinn

4.09

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Everything can change - in just one day. Flora has always adored her brother Billy. Born just 18… read more

Similar categories in Helen McGinn's In Just One Day book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • contemporary
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31. Dear Grace

By: Clare Swatman

4.32

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

The most unlikely friendship. The most unexpected consequences. When Anna’s husband cheats on he… read more

Similar categories in Clare Swatman's Dear Grace book and Debbie Howells's The Life You Left Behind

  • fiction

28 Best fiction books like The Life You Left Behind by Debbie Howells

Transform Your Habits

Lean On Me

Beth Moran

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The Beautiful Little Things

Melissa Hill

4.27

Transform Your Habits

One Year After You (One Day with You #2)

Shari Low

4.30

Transform Your Habits

One Day with You (One Day with You #1)

Shari Low

4.26

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Transform Your Habits

Lean On Me

Beth Moran

4.36

Transform Your Habits

One Long Weekend

Shari Low

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Year That Changed Us

Helen Rolfe

4.09

Transform Your Habits

The Life You Left Behind

Debbie Howells

4.06

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