18 Best fiction books like A Single Swallow by Zhang Ling

Cover of A Single Swallow by Zhang  Ling

A Single Swallow

By: Zhang Ling

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The eagerly awaited English translation of award-winning author Zhang Ling’s epic and intimate nove…

If you liked the fiction plot in A Single Swallow by Zhang Ling , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of You, Me, and the Colors of Life by Noa C. Walker, None, Lisa Reinhardt

1. You, Me, and the Colors of Life

By: Noa C. Walker , None , Lisa Reinhardt

4.10

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Faced with challenges from an early age, Janica has learned to celebrate and enjoy every day as a g… read more

Similar categories in Noa C. Walker's You, Me, and the Colors of Life book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • amazon
  • fiction
Cover of Where Butterflies Wander by Suzanne Redfearn

2. 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 Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy

3. The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

By: Marc Levy

4.01

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

From international bestselling author Marc Levy comes a witty and beguiling novel of one woman’s un… read more

Similar categories in Marc Levy's The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Just because somebody is gone doesn’t mean they don’t exist anymore—with a little imagination, you’re never alone."

-Marc Levy, The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

"Como dice una canción, me ha rozado el alma y me la ha cambiado, ¿cómo perdonarle el haber hecho nacer en mí las ganas de querer y de que me quieran?"

-Marc Levy, The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

"You have two lives in you, Alice. The one you know, and another one. One that has been waiting for you for a very long time. They have nothing in common, apart from you."

-Marc Levy, The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury

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4. Paper Wife

By: Laila Ibrahim

4.12

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Yellow Crocus comes a heart-wrenching story about finding strength i… read more

Similar categories in Laila Ibrahim's Paper Wife book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
"Compassion is nothing to be ashamed of"

-Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

"I never saw my mother again, but I carried her with me always."

-Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

"there would always be flashes of beauty even in the midst of pain"

-Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

"It's never foolish to have a dream. Even if it never comes to be. It can give you the hope you need to keep going"

-Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

Cover of Sing, Wild Bird, Sing by Jacqueline O'Mahony

5. Sing, Wild Bird, Sing

By: Jacqueline O'Mahony

4.12

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

A courageous woman journeys from nineteenth-century Ireland to the American West in a powerful nove… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline O'Mahony's Sing, Wild Bird, Sing book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story

By: Beth Rodden

4.05

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

Renowned rock climber Beth Rodden’s inspiring memoir about overcoming devastating trauma, refusing … read more

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Cover of The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller

7. The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan

By: Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller

4.06

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotional and sweeping memoir of love and survival—and of a committed and desperate family uproo… read more

Similar categories in Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller's The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • asia
  • war
  • amazon
"Hate is not from God. People who use religion to hate can't love God. It is impossible."

-Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller, The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan

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8. Gerta

By: Kateřina Tučková

3.95

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

The award-winning novel by Czech author Kateřina Tučková—her first to be translated into English—ab… read more

Similar categories in Kateřina Tučková's Gerta book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Direction of the Wind

By: Mansi Shah

4.09

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answe… read more

Similar categories in Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Son and Heir: A Memoir by Alexander Münninghoff

10. The Son and Heir: A Memoir

By: Alexander Münninghoff

3.81

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

A prize-winning Dutch journalist’s unsparing memoir of growing up amid the excesses, triumphs, and … read more

Similar categories in Alexander Münninghoff's The Son and Heir: A Memoir book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • amazon
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11. The Ardent Swarm

By: Yamen Manai

4.10

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning Tunisian author comes a stirring allegory about a country in the aftermath of… read more

Similar categories in Yamen Manai's The Ardent Swarm book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"A God that could still console him for the cruelty of man through the gentleness of his bees."

-Yamen Manai, The Ardent Swarm

"Most of them hadn’t even chosen their spouses, and now they were meant to choose who would govern them."

-Yamen Manai, The Ardent Swarm

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12. The Girl in the Tree

By: Şebnem İşigüzel

3.11

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning Turkish novelist comes a powerful English-language debut about a girl’s comin… read more

Similar categories in Şebnem İşigüzel's The Girl in the Tree book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • asia
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Single Swallow by Zhang  Ling

13. A Single Swallow

By: Zhang Ling

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The eagerly awaited English translation of award-winning author Zhang Ling’s epic and intimate nove… read more

Similar categories in Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • asia
  • war
  • world war ii
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
  • fantasy
Cover of Amora: Stories by Natalia Borges Polesso

14. Amora: Stories

By: Natalia Borges Polesso

3.74

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

From an emerging talent comes an exquisite collection of stories exploring the complexity of love b… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Borges Polesso's Amora: Stories book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • fiction
Cover of At the End of the Matinee by Keiichirō Hirano

15. At the End of the Matinee

By: Keiichirō Hirano

3.86

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Bestselling author Keiichiro Hirano offers a timeless ode to love’s fragility and its resilience in… read more

Similar categories in Keiichirō Hirano's At the End of the Matinee book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • asian literature
  • asia
  • amazon
  • fiction
Cover of Return to the Enchanted Island by Johary Ravaloson

16. Return to the Enchanted Island

By: Johary Ravaloson

2.71

Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition

In this exhilarating prize-winning novel—only the second to be published in English from Madagascar… read more

Similar categories in Johary Ravaloson's Return to the Enchanted Island book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • amazon
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The Woman in the Moonlight

By: Patricia Morrisroe

3.86

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

A stirring and romantic historical novel about nineteenth-century Vienna and the tragedy and dynami… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Morrisroe's The Woman in the Moonlight book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Daughter of Fire

By: Sofia Robleda

3.97

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

For a young woman coming of age in sixteenth-century Guatemala, safeguarding her people’s legacy is… read more

Similar categories in Sofia Robleda's Daughter of Fire book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Nine Tailed (Realm of Four Kingdoms, #1) by Jayci Lee

19. Nine Tailed (Realm of Four Kingdoms, #1)

By: Jayci Lee

3.94

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

An enemy on her tails, an innocent at her side, and a dangerous power within her that could destroy… read more

Similar categories in Jayci Lee's Nine Tailed (Realm of Four Kingdoms, #1) book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Besides, I wouldn’t mess with the Greeks. Their mythology is part of the US public school curriculum."

-Jayci Lee, Nine Tailed (Realm of Four Kingdoms, #1)

Cover of The Stolen Queen by Fiona  Davis

20. The Stolen Queen

By: Fiona Davis

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transp… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Davis's The Stolen Queen book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Moonflowers

By: Abigail Rose-Marie

4.39

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

In a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generati… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Rose-Marie's The Moonflowers book and Zhang Ling's A Single Swallow

  • historical
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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