17 Best adult books like Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley

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Sister Mother Warrior

By: Vanessa Riley

3.93

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitia…

"My faith has promised me to me to my king."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"My faith has promised me to me to my king."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"Being set apart is lonely, until you find purpose."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"Being set apart is lonely, until you find purpose."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

If you liked the adult plot in Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Time's Undoing

By: Cheryl A. Head

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist’s search for answers in the unsolved murd… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl A. Head's Time's Undoing book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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3. 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 Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • 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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4. River Sing Me Home

By: Eleanor Shearer

4.01

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Her search begins with an ending.... The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers… read more

Similar categories in Eleanor Shearer's River Sing Me Home book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Every freedom had its price."

-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home

"Freedom mean something different to me. The search, that is freedom."

-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home

"This is why me don't like to do it... Think about the past. The memories too painful. The hope hurt. All I want to do is live the life in front of me, because it's a miracle me make it here."

-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home

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5. 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

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • 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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7. Allow Me to Introduce Myself

By: Onyi Nwabineli

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ever since she was a child, Anuri’s life was chronicled and monetized by her influencer stepmother.… read more

Similar categories in Onyi Nwabineli's Allow Me to Introduce Myself book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Night Wherever We Go

By: Tracey Rose Peyton

3.85

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

A RECOMMENDED READ FROM: The Washington Post • Atlanta Journal-Constitution • CrimeReads • Library … read more

Similar categories in Tracey Rose Peyton's Night Wherever We Go book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. I Am Ayah: The Way Home

By: Donna Hill

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set amid Sag Harbor’s vibrant African American history, bestselling author Donna Hill weaves a stun… read more

Similar categories in Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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10. A Woman Of Endurance

By: Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa … read more

Similar categories in Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa's A Woman Of Endurance book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. In the Face of the Sun

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Go On Girl Book Club 2021 New Author of the Year | She Reads Best Literary Historical Fiction Comin… read more

Similar categories in Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. 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 Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • 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

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13. American Daughters

By: Piper Huguley

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the vein of America’s First Daughter , Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkab… read more

Similar categories in Piper Huguley's American Daughters book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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14. Moonrise Over New Jessup

By: Jamila Minnicks

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, a thought-provoking and encha… read more

Similar categories in Jamila Minnicks's Moonrise Over New Jessup book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • 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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16. The Falcon's Eyes

By: Francesca Stanfill

3.61

Format: 832 pages, Hardcover

Set in France and England at the end of the twelfth century, the moving story of a spirited, questi… read more

Similar categories in Francesca Stanfill's The Falcon's Eyes book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley

18. Sister Mother Warrior

By: Vanessa Riley

3.93

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitia… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • 19th century
  • feminism
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 18th century
  • adult
  • audiobook
"My faith has promised me to me to my king."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"Being set apart is lonely, until you find purpose."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"Taking one habitation away from the oppressor doesn't stop the oppression."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"I kept my celibate vows there. If my faith is violated, I'll no longer have favor."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

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19. Mademoiselle Revolution

By: Zoe Sivak

3.54

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, engrossing story of a biracial heiress who escapes to Paris when the Haitian Revolution… read more

Similar categories in Zoe Sivak's Mademoiselle Revolution book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Bookshop Sisterhood by Michelle Lindo-Rice

20. The Bookshop Sisterhood

By: Michelle Lindo-Rice

3.42

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

“ This drama-packed page turner will warm your heart!” —Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Lindo-Rice's The Bookshop Sisterhood book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. And So I Roar

By: Abi Daré

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, heartwrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl w… read more

Similar categories in Abi Daré's And So I Roar book and Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

20 Top fiction books like Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley

Transform Your Habits

Time's Undoing

Cheryl A. Head

4.03

Transform Your Habits

The American Queen

Vanessa Miller

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Perish

LaToya Watkins

3.74

Transform Your Habits

River Sing Me Home

Eleanor Shearer

4.01

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11 must-read adult fiction books like A Woman Of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

Transform Your Habits

Wench

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

3.86

Transform Your Habits

The American Queen

Vanessa Miller

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The God of Good Looks

Breanne Mc Ivor

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Night Wherever We Go

Tracey Rose Peyton

3.85

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