27 Best fiction books like Vera by Carol Edgarian

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Vera

By: Carol Edgarian

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing feat of imagination, a grand adventure set in 1906 San Francisco—a city leveled by q…

"Doesn’t everyone have at least two opposing natures warring inside them?"

-Carol Edgarian, Vera

"Doesn’t everyone have at least two opposing natures warring inside them?"

-Carol Edgarian, Vera

"For I was indeed a student of human nature, as every orphan and hooker and unwanted kid must be."

-Carol Edgarian, Vera

"For I was indeed a student of human nature, as every orphan and hooker and unwanted kid must be."

-Carol Edgarian, Vera

If you liked the fiction plot in Vera by Carol Edgarian , here is a list of 27 books like this:

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1. Lila & Theron

By: Bill Schubart

3.98

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Set in rural America and spanning much of the 20th century, Lila & Theron captures the spirit of th… read more

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2. Dave At Night

By: Gail Carson Levine

3.84

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Gail Carson Levine's Dave At Night book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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3. Night of a Thousand Stars

By: Deanna Raybourn

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

New York Timesbestselling author Deanna Raybourn returns with a Jazz Age tale of grand adventure O… read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's Night of a Thousand Stars book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. Madness Under the Royal Palms: Love and Death Behind the Gates of Palm Beach

By: Laurence Leamer

4.05

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It was a difficult assignment, but someone had to do it. In an act of journalistic subterfuge worth… read more

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5. The Other Alcott

By: Elise Hooper

3.54

Format: 317 pages, ebook

Elise Hooper's debut novel conjures the fascinating, untold story of May Alcott--Louisa's youngest … read more

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6. The Lost Mother

By: Mary McGarry Morris

3.20

Format: 160 pages,

Mary McGarry Morris has achieved new heights with her riveting chronicle of the Talcotts, a family … read more

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7. 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 Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Orphan Collector

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Marie Wiseman's The Orphan Collector book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

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9. Hang the Moon

By: Jeannette Walls

3.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. Most folk … read more

Similar categories in Jeannette Walls's Hang the Moon book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

By: James McBride

4.00

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing de… read more

Similar categories in James McBride's The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Lost English Girl

By: Julia Kelly

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Lost English Girl book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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13. Little Souls

By: Sandra Dallas

3.93

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Now a Denver Post bestseller Finalist, 2023 Colorado Book Awards Sandra Dallas's Little Souls… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Dallas's Little Souls book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The House Is on Fire

By: Rachel Beanland

4.10

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

The author of Florence Adler Swims Forever returns with a masterful work of historical fiction abou… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Beanland's The House Is on Fire book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"If you want to help... any of us, then you get where you're going and you work hard and you find a way to take care of someone else the way your uncle has taken care of you."

-Rachel Beanland, The House Is on Fire

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15. Still Alice

By: Christine Mary Dunford

4.54

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

Alice Howland is a university professor at the height of her career when she is diagnosed with earl… read more

Similar categories in Christine Mary Dunford's Still Alice book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • fiction
"She ran behind him, letting him set the pace, watching and listening to him like he was a gorgeous musical instrument—the pendulum-like swinging back of his elbows, the rhythmic, airy puffs of his ex…"

-Christine Mary Dunford, Still Alice

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16. The Summer We Lost Her

By: Tish Cohen

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It’s been a busy—and expensive—few years for Matt and Elise Sorenson and their young daughter Graci… read more

Similar categories in Tish Cohen's The Summer We Lost Her book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. Beyond the Wire

By: James D. Shipman

4.14

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

The bestselling author of Irena's War blends fact and fiction in a gripping novel based on one of t… read more

Similar categories in James D. Shipman's Beyond the Wire book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Jazz Club Spy

By: Roberta Rich

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the author of the “riveting” ( Chicago Tribune ) The Midwife of Venice , a fresh and sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Roberta Rich's The Jazz Club Spy book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Surviving Savannah

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection fo… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's Surviving Savannah book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Grief had been coiled quietly inside me since Papa's death 10 years ago-an absence that was as much a presence as any ghost."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Surviving Savannah

"I'd discovered that Savannah couldn't be fully explained to those who hadn't visited it. Photos, no matter how glorious, and movies, no matter how accurate, couldn't convey the way Savannah felt - se…"

-Patti Callahan Henry, Surviving Savannah

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20. The Next Ship Home

By: Heather Webb

4.17

Format: 421 pages, Paperback

Ellis Island, 1902: Two women band together to hold America to its promise: "Give me your tired, yo… read more

Similar categories in Heather Webb's The Next Ship Home book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"They laughed heartily and shouted over one another, the Sicilian dialect she hadn't heard in a while enveloping her. To the untrained eye, the group might have been arguing, but Francesca knew better…"

-Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

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21. The Lost Dresses of Italy

By: M.A. McLaughlin

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this rich, atmospheric historical novel, perfect for fans of Brenda Janowitz and Adriana Trigian… read more

Similar categories in M.A. McLaughlin's The Lost Dresses of Italy book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Vera by Carol Edgarian

22. Vera

By: Carol Edgarian

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing feat of imagination, a grand adventure set in 1906 San Francisco—a city leveled by q… read more

Similar categories in Carol Edgarian's Vera book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Doesn’t everyone have at least two opposing natures warring inside them?"

-Carol Edgarian, Vera

"For I was indeed a student of human nature, as every orphan and hooker and unwanted kid must be."

-Carol Edgarian, Vera

Cover of Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate

23. 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 Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • 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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24. The Night Travelers

By: Armando Lucas Correa

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Four generations of women experience love, loss, war, and hope from the rise of Nazism to the Cuban… read more

Similar categories in Armando Lucas Correa's The Night Travelers book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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25. Barbara Isn't Dying Yet

By: Alina Bronsky

3.74

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Walter Schmidt has lived his whole life within the narrow, “comfortable” confines of traditional ge… read more

Similar categories in Alina Bronsky's Barbara Isn't Dying Yet book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • audiobook
  • family
  • fiction
  • novels
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26. Swimming Back to Trout River

By: Linda Rui Feng

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

FINALIST FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE How many times in life can we start over with… read more

Similar categories in Linda Rui Feng's Swimming Back to Trout River book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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27. Half Life

By: Jillian Cantor

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The USA Today bestselling author of In Another Time reimagines the pioneering, passionate life of M… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Cantor's Half Life book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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28. At Sea

By: Emma Fedor

3.57

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Cara and Brendan first meet, she’s fresh out of college, recovering from the recent death of h… read more

Similar categories in Emma Fedor's At Sea book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. The Orphan Sisters

By: Shirley Dickson

4.07

Format: 367 pages, ebook

A heartbreaking, unputdownable and utterly unforgettable story of two young sisters cruelly abandon… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Dickson's The Orphan Sisters book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • audiobook
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30. When Stars Rain Down

By: Angela Jackson-Brown

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

This summer has the potential to change everything. The summer of 1936 in Parsons, Georgia, is u… read more

Similar categories in Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Everything we ever need to heal ourselves grows out of God's good earth."

-Angela Jackson-Brown, When Stars Rain Down

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31. The Hollows (Kinship #2)

By: Jess Montgomery

4.09

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Jess Montgomery showcases her skills as a storyteller in this powerful, big-hearted and exquisitely… read more

Similar categories in Jess Montgomery's The Hollows (Kinship #2) book and Carol Edgarian's Vera

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

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