The Sweetness of Forgetting
By: Kristin Harmel
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The “beautifully complex” (Woman’s Day) classic that made Kristin Harmel a superstar follows a woma…
Want to Read $ 13.99"As long as there are stars in the sky, I will love you."-Kristin Harmel, The Sweetness of Forgetting
"La vita diventa complicata, le circostanze ci separano, le decisioni determinano il nostro destino. Ma il tuo cuore ti mostrerà sempre la direzione."-Kristin Harmel, The Sweetness of Forgetting
"I'm in a place foreign to me, but there's something about Paris that feels very familiar. I wonder for the first time if a sense of place can be passed down through the blood."-Kristin Harmel, The Sweetness of Forgetting
"Yes. There is one God, and he lives in the sky, and he hears all of us. It is just that here on earth, we are confused about how to believe in him. But what does it matter, as long as we trust he is there?"-Kristin Harmel, The Sweetness of Forgetting
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1. A Fall of Marigolds
By: Susan Meissner
3.82
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A beautiful scarf, passed down through the generations, connects two women who learn that the weigh… read more
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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
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"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
3. The Paris Agent
By: Kelly Rimmer
4.13
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
1970—In the aftermath of his war-ravaged past, Noah Ainsworth is still haunted by memories of his t… read more
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"To truly love someone, we must accept the real version of them, scars and all."-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent
"And whatever we do with the freedom we have been gifted, whether our achievements and our struggles are big or small, we will do it in honor of those who gave so much so that we could live in a bette…"-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent
4. 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
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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
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- historical
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6. Go as a River
By: Shelley Read
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping, heart-stopping epic of a young woman's journey to becoming, set against the harsh beaut… read more
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- romance
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"Women endure. That’s what we do."-Shelley Read, Go as a River
"Loss has nothing to do with what you do deserve and don’t deserve."-Shelley Read, Go as a River
"I learned from their subtle relations... that love is a private matter, to be nurtured, and even mourned, between two beings alone. It belongs to them, and no one else, like a secret treasure, like a…"-Shelley Read, Go as a River
"Try as we might to convince ourselves otherwise, the moments of our becoming cannot be carefully plucked like the ripest and most satisfying peach from the bough. In the endless stumble toward oursel…"-Shelley Read, Go as a River
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
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8. The River We Remember
By: William Kent Krueger
4.29
Format: 421 pages, Hardcover
In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh… read more
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"Finally, she wrote: The most frightening thing we do in our lives is to love."-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"People who make other people happy are generally pretty unhappy themselves," she said."-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"Bluestone said, " Hihanni waste ." "He honnay washtay?" Sam gave him a bewildered half smile. "I'm afraid I don't understand." "Exactly my point," Bluestone said. "I've lived in a white man's world a…"-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"[Scott] heard the clock on the living room mantel strike midnight, and he could no longer lie there suffering. He slipped from his bed, dressed, and so quietly that he might not even have existed--an…"-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
9. Only the Beautiful
By: Susan Meissner
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune th… read more
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10. Summers at the Saint
By: Mary Kay Andrews
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and… read more
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11. The Little Liar
By: Mitch Albom
4.59
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Beloved bestselling author Mitch Albom returns with a powerful novel that moves from a coastal Gree… read more
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"Dead men tell no lies, but their truths must be unearthed."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"But the lies you tell by daylight leave you lonesome in the dark."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"The sad thing is, by the time you share what a loved one wants to hear, they no longer want to hear it."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"...a lie told once is easy to expose, but a lie told a thousand times can look like the truth. And destroy the world."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
12. The Lost English Girl
By: Julia Kelly
4.08
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal… read more
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13. The Secret Book of Flora Lea
By: Patti Callahan Henry
4.07
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more
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- world war ii
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"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea
"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea
14. The Summer of Songbirds
By: Kristy Woodson Harvey
3.97
Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves… read more
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15. Swan Song (Nantucket, #4)
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4.14
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
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16. Code Name Sapphire
By: Pam Jenoff
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of b… read more
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17. The Sweetness of Forgetting
By: Kristin Harmel
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The “beautifully complex” (Woman’s Day) classic that made Kristin Harmel a superstar follows a woma… read more
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- holocaust
"As long as there are stars in the sky, I will love you."-Kristin Harmel, The Sweetness of Forgetting
"La vita diventa complicata, le circostanze ci separano, le decisioni determinano il nostro destino. Ma il tuo cuore ti mostrerà sempre la direzione."-Kristin Harmel, The Sweetness of Forgetting
"I'm in a place foreign to me, but there's something about Paris that feels very familiar. I wonder for the first time if a sense of place can be passed down through the blood."-Kristin Harmel, The Sweetness of Forgetting
"Yes. There is one God, and he lives in the sky, and he hears all of us. It is just that here on earth, we are confused about how to believe in him. But what does it matter, as long as we trust he is …"-Kristin Harmel, The Sweetness of Forgetting
18. The Keeper of Hidden Books
By: Madeline Martin
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of t… read more
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19. Shelterwood
By: Lisa Wingate
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Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more
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"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
20. A Happier Life
By: Kristy Woodson Harvey
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put h… read more
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"Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever."-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life
21. The Briar Club
By: Kate Quinn
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more
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"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
