Gateway to the Moon
By: Mary Morris
4.08
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning novelist and memoirist Mary Morris comes the story of a sleepy New Mexican commu…
Want to Read $ 4.99If you liked the historical plot in Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris , here is a list of 15 books like this:
1. A Guide for the Perplexed
By: Dara Horn
3.72
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
The incomparable Dara Horn returns with a spellbinding novel of how technology changes memory and h… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Dara Horn's A Guide for the Perplexed book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
- historical
- judaism
- religion
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"I only mean that people find what they wish to find, and remember what they wish to remember, regardless of the evidence presented to them," Margaret said."-Dara Horn, A Guide for the Perplexed
2. Waking Lions
By: Sondra Silverston , Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
3.80
Format: 409 pages, Hardcover
Dr. Eitan Green is a good man. He saves lives. Then, speeding along a deserted moonlit road in his … read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Sondra Silverston's Waking Lions book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- jewish
- fiction
- novels
- adult
"The distance between a hungry person and a sated one is greater than the distance between here and the moon."-Sondra Silverston, Waking Lions
"He didn't want her to be a saint. All he wanted was for her to be human (and it never occurred to him that there are times when being human is a privilege)."-Sondra Silverston, Waking Lions
"Children are more resilient than we think. Their bones are more flexible than adults' bones. Evolution did that to protect them from the blows they were going to receive."-Sondra Silverston, Waking Lions
"She knew she hadn't answered his question but preferred not answering to lying. She'd rather raise him with questions that remain open than in a world filled with false answers."-Sondra Silverston, Waking Lions
3. The Dowry Bride
By: Shobhan Bantwal
3.41
Format: None pages,
One sultry night, a young bride overhears an extraordinary conversation. The voices speak of a plot… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Shobhan Bantwal's The Dowry Bride book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
4. So Far from God
By: Ana Castillo
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Sofia and her fated daughters, Fe, Esperanza, Caridad, and la Loca, endure hardship and enjoy love … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Ana Castillo's So Far from God book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
5. The Wolf Hunt
By: Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
4.05
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen returns with a timely exploration of the fault lines in a… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Ayelet Gundar-Goshen's The Wolf Hunt book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- audiobook
- fiction
- jewish
6. Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
By: Noa Tishby
4.34
Format: None pages, Audiobook
AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES THE SONG “ELATION STATION” BY INFECTED MUSHROOM!A “fascinating and very m… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Noa Tishby's Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
- historical
- judaism
- religion
- audiobook
"The truth is, there is absolutely nothing that can be said of Israel, that cannot be said of Pakistan."-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"Instead of helping people move forward UNRWA keeps the Palestinian people in an eternal loop of displacement. Instead of solving the problem in any meaningful way, they have overseen the problem's ex…"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"Here's the nugget: settling the refugee problem would mean ending the war against Israel. And as of now, the Palestinians and many of the Arab world have been refusing to do so. The best way to keep …"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
"There is almost no difference between the establishment of Israel and Pakistan. They were both created as a safe haven for persecuted groups: Jews and Muslims. They are both engaged in land disputes.…"-Noa Tishby, Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
7. 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
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in James McBride's The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
8. Table for Two
By: Amor Towles
4.26
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Amor Towles's Table for Two book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."-Amor Towles, Table for Two
"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"-Amor Towles, Table for Two
9. The Coffee Trader
By: David Liss
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
The Edgar Award–winning novel A Conspiracy of Paper was one of the most acclaimed debuts of 2000. I… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in David Liss's The Coffee Trader book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"Coffee, he insisted, has all but destroyed the plague in England. It preserves health in general and makes those who drink it hearty and fat; it helps the digestion and cures consumption and other ma…"-David Liss, The Coffee Trader
10. Kantika
By: Elizabeth Graver
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New … read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Elizabeth Graver's Kantika book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- jewish
- historical
- judaism
- religion
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"Ken sos tu? I am Rebecca (Rivka, Rebekah) from my mother’s mother and the wife of Isaac in the Bible. The name means “to tie firmly"-Elizabeth Graver, Kantika
"Where are you going, where have you been? Do you have children? How was the voyage? What is the news of the world? What can I do for you? Please, sit. Eat. She’ll give them the name of Villa Erna, th…"-Elizabeth Graver, Kantika
11. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew
By: Emmanuel Acho
4.53
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From two New York Times bestselling authors, a timely, disarmingly honest, and thought-provoking in… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Emmanuel Acho's Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
- judaism
- religion
- adult
- audiobook
12. One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
By: Michael Frank
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
One of Wall Street Journal ’s Ten Best Books of the Year * Winner of the National Jewish Book Award… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Michael Frank's One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- audiobook
- jewish
"I do believe that as we travel through life we become a different person in every situation, or context, or phase."-Michael Frank, One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World
13. Eternal Life
By: Dara Horn
3.80
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Rachel is a woman with a problem: she can’t die. Her recent troubles—widowhood, a failing business,… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Dara Horn's Eternal Life book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
- historical
- religion
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"That's the problem. We don't grow. We're like an old book, full of stories and also full of errors, and no one can completely understand us, even though many people try. But the problem is that we do…"-Dara Horn, Eternal Life
"She didn’t know exactly when she had first felt the sensation of regret. It was a physical sensation, a shudder that began deep in the stomach and traveled up through the throat; it was distinct from…"-Dara Horn, Eternal Life
14. How to Read a Book
By: Monica Wood
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Monica Wood's How to Read a Book book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- fiction
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book
15. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel
By: ReShonda Tate
3.94
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
16. The Thread Collectors
By: Shaunna J. Edwards
4.10
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroid… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Shaunna J. Edwards's The Thread Collectors book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"As everyone around her knew, there were so many ways to not be free."-Shaunna J. Edwards, The Thread Collectors
17. The Curse of Pietro Houdini
By: Derek B. Miller
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the Dagger Award–winning author of Norwegian by Night comes a vivid, thrilling, and moving Wor… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Derek B. Miller's The Curse of Pietro Houdini book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Fear is the enemy of art because it hinders us from creation. Anyone who uses fear to stop an artist from creating is an enemy of life."-Derek B. Miller, The Curse of Pietro Houdini
18. Not Our Kind
By: Kitty Zeldis
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
With echoes of The Rules of Civility and The Boston Girl, a compelling and thought-provoking novel … read more
Want to Read $ 18.99Similar categories in Kitty Zeldis's Not Our Kind book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
19. The Goddess of Warsaw
By: Lisa Barr
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
From the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, the harrowing and ultimately triumphan… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Lisa Barr's The Goddess of Warsaw book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
20. Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
By: Letty Cottin Pogrebin
3.99
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An intimate memoir from a founding editor of Ms. magazine who grew up in a Jewish immigrant family … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Letty Cottin Pogrebin's Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- audiobook
- judaism
- adult
- jewish
21. Hotel Cuba
By: Aaron Hamburger
3.97
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Fleeing the chaos of World War I and the terror of the Soviet Revolution, practical, sensible Pearl… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Aaron Hamburger's Hotel Cuba book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- jewish
- historical
- judaism
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
22. Leaving Eastern Parkway a novel
By: Matthew Daub
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Brooklyn’s Hasidic community of Lubavitchers is turned upside down when family tragedy strikes and … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Matthew Daub's Leaving Eastern Parkway a novel book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- fiction
- jewish
23. The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance
By: Rebecca Clarren
4.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
"Sharply insightful . . . A monumental piece of work." — The Boston Globe An award-winning author … read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Rebecca Clarren's The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- audiobook
- judaism
- religion
- jewish
24. Days of Wonder
By: Caroline Leavitt
3.74
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story abo… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Caroline Leavitt's Days of Wonder book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
25. Mother Doll
By: Katya Apekina
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A kaleidoscopic novel about the shadow of trauma in Russian history that follows four generations o… read more
Want to Read $ 6.93Similar categories in Katya Apekina's Mother Doll book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
26. The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl
By: Marra B. Gad
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Winner of the 2020 Midwest Book Award in Autobiography/Memoir, The Color of Love is an unforgettabl… read more
Want to Read $ 8.92Similar categories in Marra B. Gad's The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- audiobook
- judaism
- religion
- jewish
27. Gateway to the Moon
By: Mary Morris
4.08
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning novelist and memoirist Mary Morris comes the story of a sleepy New Mexican commu… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- literary fiction
- jewish
- historical
- judaism
- religion
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
28. Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair
By: Rosa Lowinger
4.30
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
What Kirkus describes as a "masterful revelation about life and art imitating each other in mainten… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Rosa Lowinger's Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- jewish
29. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss
By: Margalit Fox
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A Jewish mother of four, a gracious society hostess, a beloved member of her community—and the firs… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Margalit Fox's The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- audiobook
- jewish
30. Gateway to the Moon
By: Mary Morris
4.09
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating novel that weaves together the story of the Spanish Jew who accompanied Columbus to t… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
31. Next Stop
By: Benjamin Resnick
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Leave the World Behind and Exit West, an astonishingly resonant novel that explores … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Benjamin Resnick's Next Stop book and Mary Morris's Gateway to the Moon
- fiction
- jewish
