15 Top contemporary books like Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters by Anita Kushwaha

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Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters

By: Anita Kushwaha

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

For readers of Shilpi Somaya Gowda’s "Secret Daughter" and Nancy Richler’s "The Imposter Bride", a …

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Cover of Road Ends by Mary Lawson

1. Road Ends

By: Mary Lawson

4.16

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

He listened as their voices faded into the rumble of the falls. He was thinking about the lynx. The… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran

2. Lucky Boy

By: Shanthi Sekaran

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A gripping tale of adventure and searing reality, Lucky Boy gives voice to two mothers bound togeth… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

3. Into the Gauntlet (The 39 Clues, #10)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.09

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

The explosive finale to the #1 bestselling series! Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger bro… read more

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4. Storm Warning (The 39 Clues, #9)

By: Linda Sue Park

4.15

Format: 222 pages, Hardcover

Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan have encountered some of the darkest aspects of h… read more

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Cover of The Adversary by Michael Crummey

5. The Adversary

By: Michael Crummey

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Innocents (“Extraordinary”— Wall Street … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood

6. Keeping Lucy

By: T. Greenwood

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Rust & Stardust comes this heartbreaking story, inspired by true events, of how … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick      Mercer

7. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

By: Rick Mercer

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir At the end … read more

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  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

8. Five Little Indians

By: Michelle Good

4.48

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential sch… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Shape of Family by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

9. The Shape of Family

By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda

3.81

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

From the international bestselling author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son comes a poignant, u… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung

10. Daughters of Shandong

By: Eve J. Chung

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An instant USA Today Bestseller! A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daught… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang

11. The Porcelain Moon

By: Janie Chang

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

France, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, a young Chinese woman, Pauline Deng, runs a… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret Keeper by Genevieve Graham

12. The Secret Keeper

By: Genevieve Graham

4.36

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a gripping World War I… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

13. From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

By: Jesse Thistle

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle—once a high school dropout and now … read more

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  • canada
  • audiobook
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14. The Library Thief

By: Kuchenga Shenjé

3.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A strikingly original and absorbing mystery about a white-passing bookbinder in Victorian England a… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

15. Searching for Sylvie Lee

By: Jean Kwok

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women—two sister… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"While nothing can replace that which is lost, emptiness creates room for new growth."

-Jean Kwok, Searching for Sylvie Lee

"Ma told me that while nothing can replace that which is lost, emptiness creates room for new growth."

-Jean Kwok, Searching for Sylvie Lee

"Once you loved him, everything in your life fell into a before and after. Nothing would ever be the same."

-Jean Kwok, Searching for Sylvie Lee

"Helena's eyes glittered with naked intensity. I could not tell if they were filled with greed or a desperate need to be loved. I was not even sure if it made a difference: it came down to hunger. Per…"

-Jean Kwok, Searching for Sylvie Lee

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16. The Dearly Beloved

By: Cara Wall

4.07

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Charles and Lily, James and Nan. They meet in Greenwich Village in 1963 when Charles and James are … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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-Cara Wall, The Dearly Beloved

"She would never be free again. But she would also never be alone."

-Cara Wall, The Dearly Beloved

"This minister, a small, balding, quick-spoken man, said often that faith, at its simplest, was the acceptance of the possibility that things one had never seen could be real."

-Cara Wall, The Dearly Beloved

"Nan had known, as a child, that God did not answer prayers for more candy or new shoes. Those were worldly things, not sacred. God answered prayers about being a better friend, or being able to get a…"

-Cara Wall, The Dearly Beloved

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17. Mindful of Murder

By: Susan Juby

3.64

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Helen Thorpe. She’s smart, preternaturally calm, deeply insightful and a freshly trained butle… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • canada
  • contemporary
Cover of At Summer's End by Courtney    Ellis

18. At Summer's End

By: Courtney Ellis

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A sparkling debut from a new author we're all going to want more from."--Susan Meissner, bestsellin… read more

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  • family
  • fiction
Cover of The Duchess (Royal Outsiders, #2) by Wendy  Holden

19. The Duchess (Royal Outsiders, #2)

By: Wendy Holden

3.98

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

It was a love so strong, a king renounced his kingdom--all for that woman. Or was she just an escap… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill

20. The Listeners

By: Jordan Tannahill

3.42

Format: 304 pages, ebook

A propulsive literary page-turner about a family torn apart by a mother’s obsession with a sound th… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last High by Daniel Kalla

21. The Last High

By: Daniel Kalla

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In this riveting novel from international bestselling author Daniel Kalla, a Vancouver doctor and a… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • audiobook
Cover of The Innocents by Michael Crummey

22. The Innocents

By: Michael Crummey

3.78

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

From prizewinning author Michael Crummey comes a spellbinding story of survival in which a brother … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"A body must bear what can't be helped."

-Michael Crummey, The Innocents

Cover of A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

23. A Great Country

By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng's Little Fires E… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Family Trust by Kathy Wang

24. Family Trust

By: Kathy Wang

3.21

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

Meet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Life is about solving problems"

-Kathy Wang, Family Trust

"But she and Winston hadn’t yet developed that inner code between couples for when it was time for the other party to shut up"

-Kathy Wang, Family Trust

"Drunk women were only attractive when you were trying to sleep with them; afterward, they were just about the worst thing in the world."

-Kathy Wang, Family Trust

"Shown her how life could reward the places where you least exerted effort, while denying what you desired and worked so ardently toward most."

-Kathy Wang, Family Trust

Cover of Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters by Anita Kushwaha

25. Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters

By: Anita Kushwaha

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

For readers of Shilpi Somaya Gowda’s "Secret Daughter" and Nancy Richler’s "The Imposter Bride", a … read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • adoption
  • indian literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Such Big Dreams by Reema  Patel

26. Such Big Dreams

By: Reema Patel

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A savvy former street child working at a law office in Mumbai fights for redemption and a chance to… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories by Shashi Bhat

27. Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories

By: Shashi Bhat

4.22

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

CBC Books' Top Pick for Most Anticipated Canadian Fiction for Spring 2024—a breathtaking and sharpl… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of North by Brad Kessler

28. North

By: Brad Kessler

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Brad Kessler’s North is a powerfully moving novel about the intertwined lives … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Lump by Nathan Whitlock

29. Lump

By: Nathan Whitlock

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A dark, satiric novel about a woman whose attempt to escape crises in her health and marriage ends … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Cat wonders why she is so judgmental, hearing this. She married into money too, though she and Donovan had been together for months before she became aware of the glittering cloud of family wealth th…"

-Nathan Whitlock, Lump

Cover of The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII by Nahlah Ayed

30. The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII

By: Nahlah Ayed

3.87

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

Love, betrayal, and a secret the untold story of two elite agents, one Canadian, one British, who … read more

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  • canada
  • audiobook
"I believe personally that the women of France did more than their men"

-Nahlah Ayed, The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII

"For every generation there is a defining life-altering event, and for Guy and his like-minded cohort, it was this war; …"

-Nahlah Ayed, The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII

"It had been forty years since Europe began to comprehend just how many of its children had been victims of book-burning authoritarians, of populism gone murderously awry, of blind and violent intoler…"

-Nahlah Ayed, The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII

Cover of When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward

31. When the World Fell Silent

By: Donna Jones Alward

4.39

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

A story of loss, hope and redemption against the most impossible odds. 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. … read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
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26 Best fiction books like Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters by Anita Kushwaha

Transform Your Habits

Road Ends

Mary Lawson

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Lucky Boy

Shanthi Sekaran

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Adversary

Michael Crummey

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Keeping Lucy

T. Greenwood

4.11

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Transform Your Habits

The Adversary

Michael Crummey

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

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The Librarianist

Patrick deWitt

3.41

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Rage the Night

Donna Morrissey

3.97

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