12 Best adult books like Village Weavers by Myriam J. A. Chancy

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Village Weavers

By: Myriam J. A. Chancy

3.69

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy comes an extraordinary and enduring story of two fami…

If you liked the adult plot in Village Weavers by Myriam J. A. Chancy , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Last House

By: Jessica Shattuck

3.64

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures an… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Shattuck's Last House book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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2. The Book of Fire

By: Christy Lefteri

3.83

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

In present-day Greece, deep in an ancient forest, lives a family: Irini, a musician, who teaches ch… read more

Similar categories in Christy Lefteri's The Book of Fire book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez

3. The Great Divide

By: Cristina Henríquez

3.70

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived… read more

Similar categories in Cristina Henríquez's The Great Divide book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"Ada had always believed that her mother, in rebuilding the house only three miles from where it had once been, had kept her world piteously small, but maybe what mattered, Ada thought as she gazed at…"

-Cristina Henríquez, The Great Divide

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4. Fire Exit

By: Morgan Talty

3.79

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

The blood that came out of me was blood that ran through her veins. It’s strange: all blood looks t… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Talty's Fire Exit book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
"...what's more sacred than laughter at the dinner table?"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"That's my life, though--not knowing, but wishing. [Charles Lamosway]"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"We are made of stories, and if we don't know them--the ones that make us--how can we ever be fully realized? How can we ever be who we really are?"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"...I was thinking and thinking about how, in just the past year, I had just started to know her, but then I began to unknow her, getting farther and farther away like watching a boat drift from the s…"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

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5. The God of Good Looks

By: Breanne Mc Ivor

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This entertaining, transportive, and luminous debut novel follows a young Trinidadian woman finding… read more

Similar categories in Breanne Mc Ivor's The God of Good Looks book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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6. Hungry Ghosts

By: Kevin Jared Hosein

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From an unforgettable new voice in Caribbean literature, a sweeping story of two families colliding… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Jared Hosein's Hungry Ghosts book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • historical
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Sorrow felt selfish."

-Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts

"You aint need to ask scorpions to sting, Lata."

-Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts

"If they were to kill her, her ghost would still be dancing."

-Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts

"A man in the day and a man in the night is two different creatures."

-Kevin Jared Hosein, Hungry Ghosts

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7. The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

By: John Shen Yen Nee

3.62

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a po… read more

Similar categories in John Shen Yen Nee's The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1) book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The British are oddly vulnerable to charm. I've found that in England it's often the easiest path to one's objective. And hurts none along the way."

-John Shen Yen Nee, The Murder of Mr. Ma (Dee & Lao, #1)

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8. A Kind of Madness

By: Uché Okonkwo

4.04

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

 A searing, unflinching collection of stories set in Nigeria that explores themes of community expe… read more

Similar categories in Uché Okonkwo's A Kind of Madness book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • fiction
Cover of I Am Ayah: The Way Home by Donna Hill

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 Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) by Walter Mosley

10. Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16)

By: Walter Mosley

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Easy Rawlins novels follow the infamous detective Easy Rawlins solving mysteries on the sun-soa… read more

Similar categories in Walter Mosley's Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Taste of Sugar

By: Marisel Vera

3.89

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Marisel Vera emerges as a major voice of contemporary fiction with a heart- wrenching novel set in … read more

Similar categories in Marisel Vera's The Taste of Sugar book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • historical
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Skin & Bones

By: Renée Watson

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Skin & Bones book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma

13. The Road to the Country

By: Chigozie Obioma

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos trying to save his bro… read more

Similar categories in Chigozie Obioma's The Road to the Country book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"It has always seemed to him that the world was full of things; that even in one’s loneliest moments, there was often a crowd. But the things one loved remained invisible, hidden amongst the multitude…"

-Chigozie Obioma, The Road to the Country

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14. The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

By: Soraya Palmer

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Folktales and spirits animate this lively coming-of-age tale of two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters in… read more

Similar categories in Soraya Palmer's The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson

15. Sweetness in the Skin

By: Ishi Robinson

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmai… read more

Similar categories in Ishi Robinson's Sweetness in the Skin book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The House of Plain Truth by Donna Hemans

16. The House of Plain Truth

By: Donna Hemans

3.50

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A novel of fractured family and the search to protect–or discard–what unites them, this story trace… read more

Similar categories in Donna Hemans's The House of Plain Truth book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud

17. The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh

By: Ingrid Persaud

4.17

Format: 577 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning author of Love After Love, comes an epic of wonder, danger and risk. Th… read more

Similar categories in Ingrid Persaud's The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Village Weavers by Myriam J. A. Chancy

18. Village Weavers

By: Myriam J. A. Chancy

3.69

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy comes an extraordinary and enduring story of two fami… read more

Similar categories in Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • queer lit
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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19. Dominoes

By: Phoebe Mcintosh

3.76

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

A tender and provocative debut novel about a mixed-race British woman who makes the shocking discov… read more

Similar categories in Phoebe Mcintosh's Dominoes book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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20. Little Rot

By: Akwaeke Emezi

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying … read more

Similar categories in Akwaeke Emezi's Little Rot book and Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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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 Myriam J. A. Chancy's Village Weavers

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult

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Jessica Shattuck

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3.70

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3.70

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