9 must-read romance books like The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

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The Bookstore Sisters

By: Alice Hoffman

4.02

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a heartfelt short story about family, in…

"Oh, you're moonlight," he'd said. "Harder to see, but there for those who look."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

"A lot of people don’t know what to do about grief. I don’t blame you for a thing."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

"I don't think I'm the smart sister," Isabel said. "You are," Sophie told her. "You just have a lot to learn."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

If you liked the romance plot in The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Where Butterflies Wander

By: Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of In an Instant comes the moving story of a family grappling with grie… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Redfearn's Where Butterflies Wander book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • audiobook
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. The Echo of Old Books

By: Barbara Davis

4.28

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old pap… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Davis's The Echo of Old Books book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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3. Cut and Thirst

By: Margaret Atwood

3.15

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

Three women scheme to avenge an old friend in a darkly witty short story about loyalty, ambition, a… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Atwood's Cut and Thirst book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Beyond the Moonlit Sea

By: Julianne MacLean

4.15

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of These Tangled Vines comes a gripping novel about one woman’s search … read more

Similar categories in Julianne MacLean's Beyond the Moonlit Sea book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Golden Hills

By: Jennifer Weiner

3.91

Format: 53 pages, Kindle Edition

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a heartfelt short story about a com… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Weiner's Golden Hills book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. Lovers at the Museum

By: Isabel Allende

3.48

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wind Knows My Name comes a mesmerizing tale of tw… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Allende's Lovers at the Museum book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. Two Women Walk into a Bar

By: Cheryl Strayed

4.06

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things , finds humor and connecti… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • novella
  • short stories
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. This Place of Wonder

By: Barbara O'Neal

4.27

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

In the wake of a personal tragedy, four women face the past, their futures, and each other in a nov… read more

Similar categories in Barbara O'Neal's This Place of Wonder book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. The Bookstore Sisters

By: Alice Hoffman

4.02

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a heartfelt short story about family, in… read more

Similar categories in Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • fantasy
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Oh, you're moonlight," he'd said. "Harder to see, but there for those who look."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

"A lot of people don’t know what to do about grief. I don’t blame you for a thing."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

"I don't think I'm the smart sister," Isabel said. "You are," Sophie told her. "You just have a lot to learn."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

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10. My Evil Mother

By: Margaret Atwood

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Life is hard enough for a teenage girl in 1950s suburbia without having a mother who may—or may not… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Atwood's My Evil Mother book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. The Scenic Route

By: Christina Baker Kline

4.02

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

Driven by desperation to hit the road, a woman sees her life come into view in a powerful short sto… read more

Similar categories in Christina Baker Kline's The Scenic Route book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Stillness can’t really exist ... because even when we’re not moving, we’re breathing, and breath is movement."

-Christina Baker Kline, The Scenic Route

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12. Resting Scrooge Face

By: Meghan Quinn

3.62

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a festive short romance abou… read more

Similar categories in Meghan Quinn's Resting Scrooge Face book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Can You Feel This?

By: Julie Orringer

3.67

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

In the chaos of a maternity ward, memories of tragedy and grief come flooding back for an anxious m… read more

Similar categories in Julie Orringer's Can You Feel This? book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • novella
  • short stories
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. The Weddings (Inheritance collection)

By: Alexander Chee

3.36

Format: 47 pages, Kindle Edition

For Jack Cho, a fortysomething gay man, being able to marry someone he loves is so unfamiliar it’s … read more

Similar categories in Alexander Chee's The Weddings (Inheritance collection) book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. The Lion's Den

By: Anthony Marra

3.47

Format: 27 pages, Kindle Edition

Exposing his father’s transgressions in a tell-all was the ethical, righteous—and profitable—thing … read more

Similar categories in Anthony Marra's The Lion's Den book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • novella
  • short stories
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Finding an empty wheelchair in front of a lion enclosure is like finding a pair of shoes at the ocean’s edge. You might look to your left and your right, but in your heart you know the only way their…"

-Anthony Marra, The Lion's Den

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16. Zenith Man

By: Jennifer Haigh

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

Whatever had been going on inside the shuttered old house, the couple who lived there kept it to th… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Haigh's Zenith Man book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. People Like Them

By: Minka Kent

4.09

Format: 56 pages, Kindle Edition

Nobody’s perfect—although one beautiful couple certainly comes close. Discover the cracks beneath t… read more

Similar categories in Minka Kent's People Like Them book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid

18. Evidence of the Affair

By: Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.87

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

The repercussions of an illicit affair unfold in this short story by bestselling author Taylor Jenk… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Jenkins Reid's Evidence of the Affair book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Protect your happiness at all costs."

-Taylor Jenkins Reid, Evidence of the Affair

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19. Friends with Secrets

By: Christine Gunderson

4.16

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In a funny and suspenseful debut, Christine Gunderson explores the myth of the perfect mother, the … read more

Similar categories in Christine Gunderson's Friends with Secrets book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Natural Selection

By: Elin Hilderbrand

3.69

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

When her boyfriend bails at the last minute, a New York woman embarks on their couples’ cruise alon… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Natural Selection book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • romance
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. When We Were Friends: A Short Story

By: Jane Green

3.55

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Jane Green comes a riveting story about a friendship that tu… read more

Similar categories in Jane Green's When We Were Friends: A Short Story book and Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Sisters

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary

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Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

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4.27

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