21 Best fiction books like In the Shadow of the Greenbrier by Emily Matchar

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In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

By: Emily Matchar

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A poignant multigenerational Jewish family saga inspired by remarkable, yet little-known, true even…

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1. Last House

By: Jessica Shattuck

3.64

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures an… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Shattuck's Last House book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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2. 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

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Summers at the Saint book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • mystery
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ryan's The Underground Library book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

Similar categories in Janet Skeslien Charles's Miss Morgan's Book Brigade book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Finding Margaret Fuller

By: Allison Pataki

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's Finding Margaret Fuller book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Evolution of Annabel Craig

By: Lisa Grunwald

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial te… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Grunwald's The Evolution of Annabel Craig book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Lost Book of Bonn

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.95

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Lost Book of Bonn book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Medicine Woman of Galveston

By: Amanda Skenandore

3.88

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Caught in the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, a female doctor who’s joined a traveling medicine … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Skenandore's The Medicine Woman of Galveston book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

By: Emily Matchar

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A poignant multigenerational Jewish family saga inspired by remarkable, yet little-known, true even… read more

Similar categories in Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • jewish
  • historical
  • judaism
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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12. The House on Biscayne Bay

By: Chanel Cleeton

3.69

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and presen… read more

Similar categories in Chanel Cleeton's The House on Biscayne Bay book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"I think it did. He was quite staggered by the place. Then again, Vizcaya tends to have that effect. Is the home that grand? It Is. Vizcaya has brought the Mediterranean to Florida."

-Chanel Cleeton, The House on Biscayne Bay

"I like to think of the houses I build as having their own personalities. Oh, there's the people who are their custodians to consider, of course, a symbiosis in the relationship between the house and …"

-Chanel Cleeton, The House on Biscayne Bay

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13. The Trouble with You

By: Ellen Feldman

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose be… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Feldman's The Trouble with You book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Goddess of Warsaw

By: Lisa Barr

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, the harrowing and ultimately triumphan… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Barr's The Goddess of Warsaw book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • jewish
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Shelterwood book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"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

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16. These Tangled Threads: A Novel of Biltmore

By: Sarah Loudin Thomas

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Seven years ago, a hidden betrayal scattered three young friends living in the shadow of Biltmore E… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Loudin Thomas's These Tangled Threads: A Novel of Biltmore book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Husbands & Lovers

By: Beatriz Williams

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two women—separated by decades and continents, and united by a mysterious family heirloom—discover … read more

Similar categories in Beatriz Williams's Husbands & Lovers book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. What the Mountains Remember

By: Joy Callaway

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

At this wondrous resort, secrets can easily be hidden in plain sight when the eye is trained on bea… read more

Similar categories in Joy Callaway's What the Mountains Remember book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Last Twelve Miles

By: Erika Robuck

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two real, brilliant women on opposite sides of the law, in a deadly game of cat and mouse… 1926.… read more

Similar categories in Erika Robuck's The Last Twelve Miles book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Elizabeth’s heart feels a pang of jealousy, followed by a burst of love at seeing her happy family. It’s both freeing and agonizing not to be needed. That is the nature of motherhood, she thinks"

-Erika Robuck, The Last Twelve Miles

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20. 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

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"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

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21. Tomorrow Is for the Brave

By: Kelly Bowen

4.26

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Based on true events, Tomorrow Is for the Brave is a gripping World War II page‑turner about a cour… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Bowen's Tomorrow Is for the Brave book and Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

20 must-read audiobook books like In the Shadow of the Greenbrier by Emily Matchar

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4.14

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The Underground Library

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4.14

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4.02

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4.14

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Jennifer Chiaverini

4.11

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Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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4.11

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