7 Best literary fiction books like The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

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The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

By: Juliet Grames

3.95

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

In this stunning debut novel, a young woman tells the story behind two elderly sisters’ estrangemen…

"It's like the Americans say. They stole their bed, now they can lie in it."

-Juliet Grames, The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

"It's like the Americans say. They stole their bed, now they can lie in it."

-Juliet Grames, The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

"This was the trouble with emigration - it dismantled the patriarchy. Because really, what did Assunta, or any woman, need a husband for, when she did every goddamn thing herself?"

-Juliet Grames, The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

"This was the trouble with emigration - it dismantled the patriarchy. Because really, what did Assunta, or any woman, need a husband for, when she did every goddamn thing herself?"

-Juliet Grames, The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

If you liked the literary fiction plot in The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy by Helene Stapinski

1. Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy

By: Helene Stapinski

3.57

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Since childhood, Helene Stapinski heard lurid tales about her great-great-grandmother, Vita. In Sou… read more

Similar categories in Helene Stapinski's Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • italy
Cover of The Elephant Thief by Jane Kerr

2. The Elephant Thief

By: Jane Kerr

3.71

Format: 656 pages,

When pickpocket Danny accidentally bids for Maharajah the elephant at an Edinburgh auction, he's sw… read more

Similar categories in Jane Kerr's The Elephant Thief book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Trophy Son

By: Douglas Brunt

4.48

Format: 356 pages,

"A Dickens-loving tennis prodigy finds himself the hero of his father's plot in Douglas Brunt's Tro… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Brunt's Trophy Son book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of Ljósa by Kristín Steinsdóttir

4. Ljósa

By: Kristín Steinsdóttir

2.84

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Ljosa elst upp seint a 19. old undir hvelfdum jokli med vidsyni yfir sjo og sanda. Hana dreymir um … read more

Similar categories in Kristín Steinsdóttir's Ljósa book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. 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 Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • 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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6. The Berry Pickers

By: Amanda Peters

4.14

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Peters's The Berry Pickers book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Anglų kalbos žodynas

By: Akvilina Cicėnaitė

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

„Mano širdis buvo kompasas, kuris rodė kryptį į šiaurę." - Akvilina Cicėnaitė Moteris ir jos vyr… read more

Similar categories in Akvilina Cicėnaitė's Anglų kalbos žodynas book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • fiction
Cover of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

8. 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 Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. 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

Similar categories in Lisa See's Lady Tan’s Circle of Women book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Tom Lake

By: Ann Patchett

3.99

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more

Similar categories in Ann Patchett's Tom Lake book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

Cover of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James   McBride

11. 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 Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

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 Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • 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

Cover of Visi vieniši žmonės by Ignė Ale

13. Visi vieniši žmonės

By: Ignė Ale

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Nutrūkus ilgalaikiams santykiams, Uršulė grįžta gyventi į gimtąją Klaipėdą. Čia, būdama arčiau tėvų… read more

Similar categories in Ignė Ale's Visi vieniši žmonės book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

"Daug dirbi, kad galėtum daug sau leisti, bet tada neturi laiko pasimėgauti tuo, ką turi."

-Ignė Ale, Visi vieniši žmonės

Cover of Pasibaidęs Dievo žirgas by Juozas Gaižauskas

14. Pasibaidęs Dievo žirgas

By: Juozas Gaižauskas

4.14

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Pati tikriausia neįtikėtinos įtampos kupina istorija apie meilę, tikėjimą, neviltį, skausmą, užmarš… read more

Similar categories in Juozas Gaižauskas's Pasibaidęs Dievo žirgas book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

Cover of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

15. The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

By: Juliet Grames

3.95

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

In this stunning debut novel, a young woman tells the story behind two elderly sisters’ estrangemen… read more

Similar categories in Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • italy
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It's like the Americans say. They stole their bed, now they can lie in it."

-Juliet Grames, The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

"This was the trouble with emigration - it dismantled the patriarchy. Because really, what did Assunta, or any woman, need a husband for, when she did every goddamn thing herself?"

-Juliet Grames, The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

Cover of The Others by Sarah Blau

16. The Others

By: Sarah Blau

3.15

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

FOUR WOMEN. ONE FATAL PROMISE. Dina, Ronit, Naama and Sheila: the Others. As students, they chos… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Blau's The Others book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of De mooiste dag van je leven by Tamara Haagmans

17. De mooiste dag van je leven

By: Tamara Haagmans

3.54

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In De mooiste dag van je leven van Tamara Haagmans vindt Krista, medewerker bij een kringloopwinkel… read more

Similar categories in Tamara Haagmans's De mooiste dag van je leven book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Wat de gek ervoor geeft by Alex van Keulen

18. Wat de gek ervoor geeft

By: Alex van Keulen

3.42

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

Alex van Keulen, dé makelaar van Nederland en bekend van Kopen zonder kijken, geeft met Wat de gek … read more

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Cover of The Marvelous Monroe Girls (Harbor Cove, #1) by Shirley Jump

19. The Marvelous Monroe Girls (Harbor Cove, #1)

By: Shirley Jump

3.52

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story of sisterhood, second chances, and falling in love Gabriella Monroe is doing … read more

Similar categories in Shirley Jump's The Marvelous Monroe Girls (Harbor Cove, #1) book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of My Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes

20. My Mother Cursed My Name

By: Anamely Salgado Reyes

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Three generations of fiercely strong and stubborn Mexican American women face grief head-on as they… read more

Similar categories in Anamely Salgado Reyes's My Mother Cursed My Name book and Juliet Grames's The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Die Frauen der Familie Carbonaro: Roman (Die Carbonaro-Saga 2) (German Edition) by Mario Giordano

21. Die Frauen der Familie Carbonaro: Roman (Die Carbonaro-Saga 2) (German Edition)

By: Mario Giordano

4.20

Format: 513 pages, Kindle Edition

Drei Frauen, drei Generationen, drei Schicksale - eine mitreißende Familiensaga von großer erzähler… read more

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16 Top fiction books like The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

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The Elephant Thief

Jane Kerr

3.71

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Trophy Son

Douglas Brunt

4.48

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Ljósa

Kristín Steinsdóttir

2.84

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The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

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20 Top nonfiction books like Wat de gek ervoor geeft by Alex van Keulen

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Verhalen uit de ambulance

Mariëtte Middelbeek

3.70

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Gezinsverpakking

Bart Chabot

3.26

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Het hele dorp wist het

Rinke Verkerk

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Alleen nog vandaag

Linda Hakeboom

4.08

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