18 must-read contemporary books like The View From Here by Hannah McKinnon

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The View From Here

By: Hannah McKinnon

3.81

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of Sailing Lessons and the “charming gem of a novel” (Elin Hilderbrand, #…

If you liked the contemporary plot in The View From Here by Hannah McKinnon , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins

1. 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 Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. For the Love of Summer

By: Susan Mallery

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding f… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's For the Love of Summer book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I was in love with who I wanted him to be. Not who he was."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

"She's my family and you're hers. That means we are, in some inexplicable way, connected."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

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3. 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 Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. 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 Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. 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 Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Sandwich

By: Catherine Newman

3.75

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Newman's Sandwich book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

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7. Tourist Season

By: Brenda Novak

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A summer by the ocean promises new beginnings—until old secrets resurface. Ismay Chalmers is rea… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's Tourist Season book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Somerset Girls (The Summer Friends, #1)

By: Lori Foster

3.93

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

“Foster convincingly brings her characters to life against the idyllic backdrop of Kentucky farmlan… read more

Similar categories in Lori Foster's The Somerset Girls (The Summer Friends, #1) book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. The Summer Pact

By: Emily Giffin

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends make a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade lat… read more

Similar categories in Emily Giffin's The Summer Pact book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Perfect Happiness

By: Kristyn Kusek Lewis

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the beloved author of Half of What You Hear, a perceptive and poignant novel about a woman dis… read more

Similar categories in Kristyn Kusek Lewis's Perfect Happiness book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. The Seaside Sisters

By: Pamela M. Kelley

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One summer can change everything. Brooklyn-based Hannah is a bestselling author struggling to wr… read more

Similar categories in Pamela M. Kelley's The Seaside Sisters book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of All the Summers in Between by Brooke Lea  Foster

12. All the Summers in Between

By: Brooke Lea Foster

3.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When wealthy, impulsive summer girl Margot meets hardworking and steady local girl Thea in the summ… read more

Similar categories in Brooke Lea Foster's All the Summers in Between book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility by Lauren Edmondson

13. Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility

By: Lauren Edmondson

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

SET IN HIGH-SOCIETY GEORGETOWN, AN IRRESISTIBLE FAMILY DRAMA ABOUT TWO SISTERS AND THE PUBLIC SCAND… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Edmondson's Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"An original inscription,"

-Lauren Edmondson, Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility

"...people can be infected by optimism."

-Lauren Edmondson, Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility

"People aren't corrupted by power, Daisy. Power just amplifies who the already are."

-Lauren Edmondson, Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility

"Whatever they thought about me, finally, was not the same as what I thought about myself."

-Lauren Edmondson, Ladies of the House: A Modern Retelling of Sense and Sensibility

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14. 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 Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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15. The View From Here

By: Hannah McKinnon

3.81

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of Sailing Lessons and the “charming gem of a novel” (Elin Hilderbrand, #… read more

Similar categories in Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of A Beach Wish by Shelley Noble

16. A Beach Wish

By: Shelley Noble

3.82

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble returns to the beach in her latest summer read abou… read more

Similar categories in Shelley Noble's A Beach Wish book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Wedding of the Season by Lauren Edmondson

17. Wedding of the Season

By: Lauren Edmondson

3.55

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

“Elin Hilderbrand meets Edith Wharton in this delightfully juicy tale. I loved every minute.” —Meg … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Edmondson's Wedding of the Season book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Lies We Tell (The Undertaker's Daughter #2) by Debra Webb

18. The Lies We Tell (The Undertaker's Daughter #2)

By: Debra Webb

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

In this thriller by the author of The Secrets We Bury, danger continues for a doctor grappling with… read more

Similar categories in Debra Webb's The Lies We Tell (The Undertaker's Daughter #2) book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • fiction
Cover of Lucky's Beach by Shelley Noble

19. Lucky's Beach

By: Shelley Noble

3.67

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble takes her readers on another beach adventure where … read more

Similar categories in Shelley Noble's Lucky's Beach book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. A Novel Summer

By: Jamie Brenner

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A bestselling author finds love and second chances in the stacks of a quaint beach town bookshop … read more

Similar categories in Jamie Brenner's A Novel Summer book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Nine Shiny Objects

By: Brian Castleberry

3.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"In this extraordinary novel, Castleberry brilliantly hopscotches from person to person, from era t… read more

Similar categories in Brian Castleberry's Nine Shiny Objects book and Hannah McKinnon's The View From Here

  • adult fiction
  • fiction

21 best-selling fiction books like The View From Here by Hannah McKinnon

Transform Your Habits

Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

Transform Your Habits

For the Love of Summer

Susan Mallery

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Summer We Started Over

Nancy Thayer

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Summers at the Saint

Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

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21 Best fiction books like The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer

Transform Your Habits

The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

Transform Your Habits

For the Love of Summer

Susan Mallery

4.28

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