21 must-read audiobook books like The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill

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The Turtle House

By: Amanda Churchill

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are unforgettable protagonists, whose grit and grace will inspire …

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1. After Annie

By: Anna Quindlen

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more

Similar categories in Anna Quindlen's After Annie book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. James

By: Percival Everett

4.54

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more

Similar categories in Percival Everett's James book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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4. 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 Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. 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 Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Real Americans

By: Rachel Khong

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny?… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Khong's Real Americans book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"She wasn't normal and so I wasn't either. I resented that part the most."

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

"It was a habit, with my parents: omitting information, not wanting to worry them unnecessarily. Though they’d raised me so American, I could never manage the sorts of American relationships my friend…"

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

"With each other they spoke loudly: Their voices periodically rose to excited shouts, and they laughed raucously. In English they were milder mannered, polite. My mother had always spoken English to m…"

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

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8. Sisters of Belfast

By: Melanie Maure

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An enthralling and deeply moving story that begins during World War II, about orphaned twin sisters… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Maure's Sisters of Belfast book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. The Great Divide

By: Cristina Henríquez

3.70

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived… read more

Similar categories in Cristina Henríquez's The Great Divide book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Ada had always believed that her mother, in rebuilding the house only three miles from where it had once been, had kept her world piteously small, but maybe what mattered, Ada thought as she gazed at…"

-Cristina Henríquez, The Great Divide

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10. The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

By: Ellen Baker

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Orphan Train meets Before We Were Yours meets Water for Elephants in this compelling multigeneratio… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Baker's The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Sandwich

By: Catherine Newman

3.75

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Newman's Sandwich book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

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12. Daughters of Shandong

By: Eve J. Chung

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An instant USA Today Bestseller! A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daught… read more

Similar categories in Eve J. Chung's Daughters of Shandong book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. How to Read a Book

By: Monica Wood

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more

Similar categories in Monica Wood's How to Read a Book book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."

-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book

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14. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

By: Helen Simonson

3.96

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A timeless comedy of manners—refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside—about… read more

Similar categories in Helen Simonson's The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Turtle House

By: Amanda Churchill

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are unforgettable protagonists, whose grit and grace will inspire … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • asia
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • japan
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"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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18. All the Colors of the Dark

By: Chris Whitaker

4.44

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an e… read more

Similar categories in Chris Whitaker's All the Colors of the Dark book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Lion Women of Tehran

By: Marjan Kamali

4.50

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) The Stati… read more

Similar categories in Marjan Kamali's The Lion Women of Tehran book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace."

-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

"I wanted what Homa had. I wanted her family. Her living father, her kind mother. I wanted her fat, edible baby sister. I wanted the warmth and safety of her home."

-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

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20. The Same Bright Stars

By: Ethan Joella

3.87

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

Three generations of Schmidts have run their family’s beachfront restaurant, and Jack has been at t… read more

Similar categories in Ethan Joella's The Same Bright Stars book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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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

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"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

21 must-read fiction books like The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill

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Anna Quindlen

4.03

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The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

4.43

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James

Percival Everett

4.54

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The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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The Museum of Lost Quilts (Elm Creek Quilts, #22)

Jennifer Chiaverini

4.11

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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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Finding Margaret Fuller

Allison Pataki

4.11

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