6 Best race books like The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West

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The Two Lives of Sara

By: Catherine Adel West

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where fa…

"There's no such thing as a perfect so make peace with that now. Save yourself a lot of tears later."

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

"There's no such thing as a perfect so make peace with that now. Save yourself a lot of tears later."

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

"Will made me say it. Worse, he made me feel it. What will that do to me, to him, to all of us? How dangerous is my love?"

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

"Will made me say it. Worse, he made me feel it. What will that do to me, to him, to all of us? How dangerous is my love?"

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

If you liked the race plot in The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Hold You Down by Tracy Brown

1. Hold You Down

By: Tracy Brown

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Hold You Down is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties t… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Hold You Down book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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2. The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)

By: Krystal Marquis

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 1910, the Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changin… read more

Similar categories in Krystal Marquis's The Davenports (The Davenports, #1) book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"Olivia remembered the moment she'd realized that every Black person she knew was touched by the horror of slavery. Sometimes Olivia felt it like a wound hidden deep under smooth skin—one that she did…"

-Krystal Marquis, The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)

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3. Love, Honor, Betray (Lexington, Alabama #3)

By: Mary Monroe

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers the latest thrillingly scandal… read more

Similar categories in Mary Monroe's Love, Honor, Betray (Lexington, Alabama #3) book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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4. 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

Similar categories in Krystle Zara Appiah's Rootless book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Double Lives

By: Mary Monroe

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns with an outrageous new tale of … read more

Similar categories in Mary Monroe's Double Lives book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
"Life is a gift. You need to live."

-Mary Monroe, Double Lives

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6. The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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7. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

By: Tia Williams

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more

Similar categories in Tia Williams's A Love Song for Ricki Wilde book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

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8. Brooklyn

By: Tracy Brown

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Brooklyn book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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9. The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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10. 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

Similar categories in LaToya Watkins's Perish book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • literary fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"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

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11. The House of Eve

By: Sadeqa Johnson

4.26

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelph… read more

Similar categories in Sadeqa Johnson's The House of Eve book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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12. Black Candle Women

By: Diane Marie Brown

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Seen on the Today Show “If you like Practical Magic… you wi… read more

Similar categories in Diane Marie Brown's Black Candle Women book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Some folks struggled disproportionately, carrying things that others couldn't even lift."

-Diane Marie Brown, Black Candle Women

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13. Where Wild Peaches Grow

By: Cade Bentley

3.95

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

In a deeply emotional novel of family, cultural heritage, and forgiveness, estranged sisters wrestl… read more

Similar categories in Cade Bentley's Where Wild Peaches Grow book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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14. One Blood

By: Denene Millner

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets … read more

Similar categories in Denene Millner's One Blood book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3) by Jayne Allen

15. Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3)

By: Jayne Allen

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this final installment in the acclaimed Black Girls Must Die Exhausted trilogy, Tabitha is jugg… read more

Similar categories in Jayne Allen's Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3) book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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16. Anywhere You Run

By: Wanda M. Morris

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets comes yet another gripping, suspenseful nov… read more

Similar categories in Wanda M. Morris's Anywhere You Run book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West

17. The Two Lives of Sara

By: Catherine Adel West

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where fa… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • race
  • cultural
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"There's no such thing as a perfect so make peace with that now. Save yourself a lot of tears later."

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

"Will made me say it. Worse, he made me feel it. What will that do to me, to him, to all of us? How dangerous is my love?"

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

Cover of Wade in the Water by Nyani Nkrumah

18. Wade in the Water

By: Nyani Nkrumah

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Told in two voices, Ella’s and Ms. St. James’s, and set around richly developed characters, this ri… read more

Similar categories in Nyani Nkrumah's Wade in the Water book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship by Sheryl Lister

19. No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

By: Sheryl Lister

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Four friends, three struggling relationships, and one final wish: find your happiness. Both heartwa… read more

Similar categories in Sheryl Lister's No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Hell, there are real sisters out there who aren't as close as we are. [...] I know life has thrown us more curveballs than we can catch, but as long as you have each other, you can win this game call…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

"Over 15 years ago we pledged our Sisterhood. And promised we would always be there for each other. Today, we renew that commitment. Diane continued. To accept each other with all our flaws. Give enco…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

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20. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • audiobook
  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. Someday, Maybe

By: Onyi Nwabineli

3.90

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A stunning and witty debut novel about a young woman’s emotional journey through unimaginable loss,… read more

Similar categories in Onyi Nwabineli's Someday, Maybe book and Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • cultural
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Nobody tells you that irrational hope is a side effect of grief. And they should because it is dangerous."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

"when someone you love dies, there's this period of disbelief-a time of dug-in heels, the refusal to process your new reality."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

"...there is no easy way to articulate what it means for your loved ones to worry that your person's ability to love you is limited by their inability to comprehend many of your lived experiences."

-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe

21 Top fiction books like The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West

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Hold You Down

Tracy Brown

4.35

Transform Your Habits

The Davenports (The Davenports, #1)

Krystal Marquis

3.66

Transform Your Habits

Love, Honor, Betray (Lexington, Alabama #3)

Mary Monroe

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Rootless

Krystle Zara Appiah

3.83

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21 Top fiction books like One Blood by Denene Millner

Transform Your Habits

This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

Kennedy Ryan

4.42

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Double Lives

Mary Monroe

4.23

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The Thing About Home

Rhonda McKnight

4.28

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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Tia Williams

4.04

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