Lucky Girl
By: Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Longing for independence, a young sheltered Kenyan woman flees the expectations of her mother for a…
Want to Read $ 14.99If you liked the literary fiction plot in Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu , here is a list of 15 books like this:
Similar categories in Chimeka Garricks's Tomorrow Died Yesterday book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- africa
- fiction
2. A Spell of Good Things
By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s A Spell of Good Things book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- literary fiction
- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
3. Rootless
By: Krystle Zara Appiah
3.83
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
A provocative debut novel about a marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted… read more
Want to Read $ 5.99Similar categories in Krystle Zara Appiah's Rootless book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
4. A Broken People's Playlist
By: Chimeka Garricks
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A Broken People’s Playlist is a collection of short stories with underlying themes so beautifully w… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Chimeka Garricks's A Broken People's Playlist book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- romance
- literary fiction
- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
"They will ask me when I first knew I was in love with you. I will sign and say I don't know. It happened in fragments, piece by piece, separate moments over the years. Moments - that's how I remember…"-Chimeka Garricks, A Broken People's Playlist
5. Perish
By: LaToya Watkins
3.74
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From a stunning new voice comes a powerful debut novel, Perish, about a Black Texan family, explori… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in LaToya Watkins's Perish book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- literary fiction
- race
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
"Everybody wants to say bye, show the dying that they here and they somehow living on in spite of everything."-LaToya Watkins, Perish
"Sometimes we don't get to understand things. People. We just got to try to be better than the things that spit us out. I don't know why my momma like she is, but I love her and got to keep on with it…"-LaToya Watkins, Perish
6. The God of Good Looks
By: Breanne Mc Ivor
3.92
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
This entertaining, transportive, and luminous debut novel follows a young Trinidadian woman finding… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Breanne Mc Ivor's The God of Good Looks book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
7. The Middle Daughter
By: Chika Unigwe
3.83
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for … read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in Chika Unigwe's The Middle Daughter book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- literary fiction
- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
8. Nightbloom
By: Peace Adzo Medie
3.96
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Peace Adzo Medie, author of Reese’s Book Club pick His Only Wife , returns with a moving novel abou… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Peace Adzo Medie's Nightbloom book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
9. Acts of Forgiveness
By: Maura Cheeks
3.73
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this stirring, tender-hearted debut about ambition and inheritance, a family grapples with how m… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Maura Cheeks's Acts of Forgiveness book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- race
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
"You can't tour a plantation and come home to 512 Lewaro without understanding its significance. By walking through the front doors of their home, they were rewriting history."-Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness
"During moments of national importance, it feels as though bills will be paid and mortgages covered, dreams no longer deferred. It feels as though, maybe, it can be less about money than about honor."-Maura Cheeks, Acts of Forgiveness
10. Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2)
By: Lola Akinmade Åkerström
3.89
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literature. A Jennette McCurdy Book Club Pick. Am… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Lola Akinmade Åkerström's Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2) book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- romance
- literary fiction
- race
- fiction
- contemporary
11. Lucky Girl
By: Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Longing for independence, a young sheltered Kenyan woman flees the expectations of her mother for a… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- race
- africa
- coming of age
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- kenya
12. Allow Me to Introduce Myself
By: Onyi Nwabineli
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Ever since she was a child, Anuri’s life was chronicled and monetized by her influencer stepmother.… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Onyi Nwabineli's Allow Me to Introduce Myself book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- literary fiction
- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
13. Late Bloomers
By: Deepa Varadarajan
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into the… read more
Want to Read $ 6.99Similar categories in Deepa Varadarajan's Late Bloomers book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
14. The Second Ending
By: Michelle Hoffman
3.91
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A former prodigy who refuses to believe her best years are behind her and a young virtuoso searchin… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Michelle Hoffman's The Second Ending book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- romance
- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
15. We Were Girls Once
By: Aiwanose Odafen
3.82
Format: None pages, Audiobook
'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Aiwanose Odafen's We Were Girls Once book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- fiction
- contemporary
16. House Woman
By: Adorah Nworah
3.34
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
When Ikemefuna is put on a plane from Lagos to Texas, she anticipates her newly arranged All-Americ… read more
Want to Read $ 11.49Similar categories in Adorah Nworah's House Woman book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
17. Confessions of Nairobi Women
By: Joan Thatiah
4.21
Format: 164 pages, Hardcover
There is a story of a woman who confesses to nursing thoughts of wanting to kill her husband, anoth… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Joan Thatiah's Confessions of Nairobi Women book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- kenya
18. Confessions of Nairobi Men
By: Joan Thatiah
4.34
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
Confessions of Nairobi Men is a culmination of three years Joan Thatiah has spent listening to stor… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Joan Thatiah's Confessions of Nairobi Men book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
19. Dominoes
By: Phoebe Mcintosh
3.76
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
A tender and provocative debut novel about a mixed-race British woman who makes the shocking discov… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Phoebe Mcintosh's Dominoes book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- race
- fiction
- contemporary
20. Excavations
By: Hannah Michell
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A former journalist turned stay-at-home mother ventures into the dark underbelly of Seoul, South Ko… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Hannah Michell's Excavations book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- contemporary
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
21. The World After Alice
By: Lauren Aliza Green
3.45
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Seating Arrangements and The Most Fun We Ever Had, a gorgeous and gripping story of … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Lauren Aliza Green's The World After Alice book and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu's Lucky Girl
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
