13 Best contemporary books like The Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry

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The Favorite Daughter

By: Patti Callahan Henry

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

\Ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a wedding-day betrayal so painful that she fled the small …

"She could not drown the pain; it knew how to breath underwater. So she’d learned to swim."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Favorite Daughter

If you liked the contemporary plot in The Favorite Daughter by Patti Callahan Henry , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

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2. The Friendship Club

By: Robyn Carr

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Carr's The Friendship Club book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • drama
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3. Look on the Bright Side

By: Kristan Higgins

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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4. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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5. 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 Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The First Ladies book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Summer We Started Over

By: Nancy Thayer

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Summer We Started Over book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • drama
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8. Summers at the Saint

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Summers at the Saint book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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9. The Summer of Songbirds

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

3.97

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's The Summer of Songbirds book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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10. Swan Song (Nantucket, #4)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Swan Song (Nantucket, #4) book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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11. Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island (Carolina Tales, #1)

By: Susan M. Boyer

4.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of the bestselling Liz Talbot Mystery Series comes a novel about family and secrets… read more

Similar categories in Susan M. Boyer's Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island (Carolina Tales, #1) book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Last Exchange

By: Charles Martin

4.33

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.” When M… read more

Similar categories in Charles Martin's The Last Exchange book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"...a life laid down is better than the one picked up. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"Scars are just the body's response to things that shouldn't be there. A reminder of the pain. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"...that's the thing about mountaintops. While we might prefer those "high" moments, most of life'--she [Joe] pointed at a town in the valley--'happens down there. Along the way.' She tilted her head …"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"After several minutes, she [Joe] turned toward him [Pockets]. 'What changes it?' 'Not -what-.' A pause. '-Who-.' 'Who then?' 'The one who walks with you down into your closet. Down where you hide the…"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

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13. What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.03

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Spend your winter on sunlit shores in the New York Times bestselling follow-up to Winter in Paradis… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2) book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Lust is great in the bedroom, but like is better at breakfast, lunch and dinner."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

"She is not a baton to be handed back and forth between them, nor a prize to be won. She is her own person."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

"Ava adores carols that evoke London streets during a new snowfall, the Yule log, brightly lit windows on a square of stately brick homes."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

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14. Ladies of the Lake

By: Cathy Gohlke

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

After two young women’s deep bond is torn apart, what will it take to bring them together again? In… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Gohlke's Ladies of the Lake book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Bright Lights, Big Christmas

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, co… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Bright Lights, Big Christmas book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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16. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. The Summer Guests

By: Mary Alice Monroe

3.55

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Beach House series comes a heartwarming and evoca… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Every Owner's nightmare was to get stuck in traffic w / a trailer full of horses and a hurricane approaching."

-Mary Alice Monroe, The Summer Guests

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18. My Magnolia Summer

By: Victoria Benton Frank

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run deep. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Benton Frank's My Magnolia Summer book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Omitting the truth is also lying."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Are you planning on kissing me behind a haystack or something?" "Oh, I plan on a lot worse, Maggie."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Maybe violets don't have thorns like roses, or heavy fragrances like lilies or magnolias, but they are just as strong."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"I unrolled my knife bag and saw all my old friends staring back at me. Some girls liked diamonds, some liked pearls, but just give me a good knife. Knives are sexy, that's all there is to it."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

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19. The Favorite Daughter

By: Patti Callahan Henry

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

\Ten years ago, Lena Donohue experienced a wedding-day betrayal so painful that she fled the small … read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • audiobook
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • drama
"She could not drown the pain; it knew how to breath underwater. So she’d learned to swim."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Favorite Daughter

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20. 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 Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • 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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21. A Happier Life

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put h… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's A Happier Life book and Patti Callahan Henry's The Favorite Daughter

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever."

-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

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The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

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The Paris Daughter

Kristin Harmel

4.25

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21 best-selling fiction books like Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

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The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

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Robyn Carr

3.82

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Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #2)

Jenny Colgan

3.60

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Viola Shipman

4.02

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