13 must-read fiction books like Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck

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Pavilion of Women

By: Pearl S. Buck

4.15

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Good Earth comes the story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision t…

"The lie deceives no one so much as the one who tells it."

-Pearl S. Buck, Pavilion of Women

"The lie deceives no one so much as the one who tells it."

-Pearl S. Buck, Pavilion of Women

"Yes, she now believed that when her body died, her soul would go on. Gods she did not worship, and faith she had none, but love she had and forever. Love alone had awakened her sleeping soul and had made it deathless. She knew she was immortal."

-Pearl S. Buck, Pavilion of Women

"Yes, she now believed that when her body died, her soul would go on. Gods she did not worship, and faith she had none, but love she had and forever. Love alone had awakened her sleeping soul and had made it deathless. She knew she was immortal."

-Pearl S. Buck, Pavilion of Women

If you liked the fiction plot in Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Language of Threads (Women of the Silk #2) by Gail Tsukiyama

1. The Language of Threads (Women of the Silk #2)

By: Gail Tsukiyama

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Readers of Women of the Silk never forgot the moving, powerful story of Pei, brought to work in the… read more

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  • novels
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
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2. Peony in Love

By: Lisa See

3.63

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

In seventeenth-century China, three women become emotionally involved with The Peony Pavilion, a fa… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
"الحياة تقلد الفن ..."

-Lisa See, Peony in Love

"In that moment I understood that the cruelest words in the universe are if only."

-Lisa See, Peony in Love

"How can the moon be scooped from the water's surface, or flowers be plucked from the void?"

-Lisa See, Peony in Love

"I saw that deep-heart love meant loving someone in spite of and because of his limitations."

-Lisa See, Peony in Love

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3. The Interior (Red Princess, #2)

By: Lisa See

3.73

Format: 431 pages, Paperback

When Ling Suchee, a peasant woman living deep in the Chinese Interior, finds her daughter's body ha… read more

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  • asian literature
  • china
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1)

By: Selina Siak Chin Yoke

4.15

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

Facing challenges in an increasingly colonial world, Chye Hoon, a rebellious young girl, must learn… read more

Similar categories in Selina Siak Chin Yoke's The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1) book and Pearl S. Buck's Pavilion of Women

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
"Her ancestors would fight for her spirit, but so too would the white devils who had come to rule. They had taken first our land and then our souls."

-Selina Siak Chin Yoke, The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds (Malayan #1)

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5. Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story

By: Oliver La Farge , Wanden Lafarge Gomez

4.04

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Capturing the essence of the Southwest in 1915, Oliver La Farge's Pulitzer Prize-winning first nove… read more

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  • literature
  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Wild Hunt (Ravenstow Trilogy #1)

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

4.20

Format: 288 pages,

During the 12th-century Welsh March Wars, King William Rufus orders Guyon, 28, to marry nearly 16-y… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Flower Net (Red Princess, #1)

By: Lisa See

4.00

Format: 139 pages,

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  • china
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

8. The Last Chronicle of Barset (Chronicles of Barsetshire #6)

By: Anthony Trollope , None

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Paperback

When Reverend Josiah Crawley, the impoverished curate of Hogglestock, is accused of theft it causes… read more

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9. Mary Magdalene: A Novel

By: Diana Wallis Taylor

3.87

Format: None pages,

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10. Pearl of China

By: Anchee Min

3.87

Format: None pages,

From the bestselling author of Red Azalea and Empress Orchid comes the powerful story of the friend… read more

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11. China Dolls

By: Lisa See

4.04

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

An exciting new novel set in the "Chop Suey Circuit" of San Francisco right before World War II, fr… read more

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12. Women of the Silk

By: Gail Tsukiyama

3.88

Format: 96 pages,

Sent by her family to work in a silk factory just prior to World War II, young Pei grows to womanho… read more

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13. The Mountain Lion

By: Jean Stafford

4.50

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Coming of age in pre-World War II California and Colorado brings tragedy to Molly and Ralph Fawcett… read more

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14. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

By: Lisa See

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* An immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woma… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
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15. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

By: Lisa See

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seve… read more

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  • novels
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
"Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river."

-Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

"The problem with living so long is that you see too many people pass before you."

-Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

"It took me me many years to realize that my perceptions at this time was completely wrong."

-Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

"You may be desperate, but never let anyone see you as anything less than a cultivated woman."

-Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Cover of Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck

16. Pavilion of Women

By: Pearl S. Buck

4.15

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Good Earth comes the story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision t… read more

Similar categories in Pearl S. Buck's Pavilion of Women book and Pearl S. Buck's Pavilion of Women

  • nobel prize
  • classics
  • novels
  • literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • womens
  • china
"The lie deceives no one so much as the one who tells it."

-Pearl S. Buck, Pavilion of Women

"Yes, she now believed that when her body died, her soul would go on. Gods she did not worship, and faith she had none, but love she had and forever. Love alone had awakened her sleeping soul and had …"

-Pearl S. Buck, Pavilion of Women

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17. The Jewish Priest

By: Aaron Ben Shahar

3.66

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

“And the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried the reeds and flags shall wither.” – Isaiah … read more

Similar categories in Aaron Ben Shahar's The Jewish Priest book and Pearl S. Buck's Pavilion of Women

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Song of Penelope (The Songs of Penelope, #3) by Claire North

18. The Last Song of Penelope (The Songs of Penelope, #3)

By: Claire North

4.38

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire Nor… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Innkeeper's Daughter (The Bow Street Runners #2) by Michelle Griep

19. The Innkeeper's Daughter (The Bow Street Runners #2)

By: Michelle Griep

4.15

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A London officer goes undercover to expose a plot against the Crown   Dover, England, 1808: Officer… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Are you under the impression that what you have or have not done is what gives you worth? Because that is nothing but a vile lie. God stamps His value on everyone—on you-- by virtue of His grace. ~ A…"

-Michelle Griep, The Innkeeper's Daughter (The Bow Street Runners #2)

"It's hard to believe now, Johanna, but love gets easier once the heart is broken. It's a casting away of the shell. Of course it hurts. It's meant to. But broken things are always the beginning of be…"

-Michelle Griep, The Innkeeper's Daughter (The Bow Street Runners #2)

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20. The Lottery and Seven Other Short Stories

By: Shirley Jackson

3.30

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Who can forget the first time they heard the story? Considered one of the masterpieces of American … read more

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  • literature
  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Lives Without End (The Lives Trilogy #2) by Anne McLoughlin

21. Lives Without End (The Lives Trilogy #2)

By: Anne McLoughlin

4.34

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotional tale of family secrets spanning three generations. Mary Ann survives the Irish Pota… read more

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  • historical fiction

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