12 must-read fiction books like A Million Things by Emily Spurr

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A Million Things

By: Emily Spurr

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A tender, funny, and heartbreaking story of how we cope with grief. For as long as Rae can reme…

"Memories are a bit like houses, don’t you think? They scaffold all this stuff. Curate it; give things a place so you feel safe and secure. And you step through the rooms and remember what was. But it’s not real, they’re just walls. And before you know it, most of your life is just memories, some of them not even that clear. And it’s just a house that reminds you what it felt like when you thought it was a home. You don’t realize how ephemeral it is. How temporary. That it’s just all going to be something you remember. And the memories that made you feel safe, made you feel like you, are just a flimsy reminder of what’s gone to dust and that every second that passes is going to be the same, just something you remember."

-Emily Spurr, A Million Things

"Memories are a bit like houses, don’t you think? They scaffold all this stuff. Curate it; give things a place so you feel safe and secure. And you step through the rooms and remember what was. But it’s not real, they’re just walls. And before you know it, most of your life is just memories, some of them not even that clear. And it’s just a house that reminds you what it felt like when you thought it was a home. You don’t realize how ephemeral it is. How temporary. That it’s just all going to be something you remember. And the memories that made you feel safe, made you feel like you, are just a flimsy reminder of what’s gone to dust and that every second that passes is going to be the same, just something you remember."

-Emily Spurr, A Million Things

If you liked the fiction plot in A Million Things by Emily Spurr , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Buzz Books 2016: Fall/Winter: Exclusive Excerpts from 40 Top New Titles

By: Publishers Lunch

4.21

Format: 765 pages, Kindle Edition

The ninth Buzz Books edition evokes all the excitement of BEA with substantial excerpts from 40 of … read more

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2. Moederkruid

By: Carry Slee

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Als de kleermakerij van de vader van twee zusjes failliet gaat, verhuist het gezin naar een andere … read more

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  • fiction
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3. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • coming of age
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • audiobook
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4. Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

By: Josie Shapiro

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved … read more

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  • mental health
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Welcome to Ferry Lane Market

By: Nicola May

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Although thirty-three year old Kara Moon loves her hometown of Hartmouth in Cornwall, she has alway… read more

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  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Niets ontgaat ons

By: Janke Reitsma

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

'Niets ontgaat ons' van Janke Reitsma is een overrompelend gezinsdrama dat zich afspeelt aan de wad… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
"In een ziekenhuis woonde de dood en kwam je hem overal tegen, zelfs als je alleen maar tafeltjes schoonmaakte."

-Janke Reitsma, Niets ontgaat ons

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7. A Million Dreams

By: Dani Atkins

4.39

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Izzy’s eight-year-old son Noah is her whole life. With his long eyelashes, mischievous grin and bou… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Wachter op de morgen

By: Machteld Siegmann

3.76

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Omdat er een vrachtwagen zijn huis is in gereden, logeert de tweeënzeventigjarige Tak een tijdje bi… read more

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9. Je moest eens weten

By: Gillian King

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Billy heeft het flierefluitersyndroom. Haar vriendinnen wonen samen, krijgen kinderen en hebben een… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Grenzeloos (Motief, #2)

By: Alice Turner

3.50

Format: 186 pages, ebook

Het Motief team onderzoekt het verband tussen een cold case, een vermissing en een lugubere diefsta… read more

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  • audiobook
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11. Vijf vrolijke verhalen

By: Adriaan van Dis

3.21

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

In ‘Vijf vrolijke verhalen’ verkent en verfrist Adriaan van Dis de thema’s die hem blijven bezighou… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Schijnvrucht

By: Ingrid de Vries

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Schijnvrucht van Ingrid de Vries is een gelaagde vertelling over de subjectiviteit van de waarheid … read more

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13. Naamloos (Motief, #1)

By: Alice Turner

3.30

Format: 171 pages, ebook

‘Heel even leek het alsof er een beeld, een engel op de steen lag. Het naakte lichaam van de vrouw … read more

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  • audiobook
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14. A Million Things

By: Emily Spurr

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A tender, funny, and heartbreaking story of how we cope with grief. For as long as Rae can reme… read more

Similar categories in Emily Spurr's A Million Things book and Emily Spurr's A Million Things

  • literary fiction
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • australia
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Memories are a bit like houses, don’t you think? They scaffold all this stuff. Curate it; give things a place so you feel safe and secure. And you step through the rooms and remember what was. But it…"

-Emily Spurr, A Million Things

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15. The Bestseller

By: Olivia Goldsmith

3.80

Format: 724 pages, Kindle Edition

From a New York Times–bestselling author, comes this “highly entertaining tale [with] considerable … read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Mijn moeder wil mijn naam niet weten (Dutch Edition)

By: Christel Jansen

3.88

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Onthullende familiegeschiedenis van een briljante celliste en de befaamde 'dokter van het volk'.201… read more

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17. Klaverblad

By: Floris Kleijne

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"'Liefje,’ zegt ze, heel zachtjes, zo zachtjes dat het fluisteren heet. Ze doet haar ogen even stij… read more

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  • audiobook
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18. Bloed (Een vrouwengeschiedenis, #1)

By: Beatrijs Smulders

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Duizenden vrouwen hebben haar hun geheimen toevertrouwd, ze heeft ze bijgestaan op een keerpunt in … read more

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19. Corinnes toekomst (De koffietrilogie, #1)

By: Paula Stern

3.33

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Aken, 1945. Als Eberhard Ahrensberg na de oorlog terugkeert naar zijn vaderland, ligt zijn leven in… read more

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20. The Little Clothes

By: Deborah Callaghan

3.58

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Audrey Mendes is a clever lawyer but has never made partner. Her weeks are filled with long hours i… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Where the Forest Meets the River (Dalton, Maine, #2)

By: Shannon Bowring

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Return to Dalton as Shannon Bowring draws another stunningly human portrait of small town America. … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction

8 must-read contemporary books like A Million Things by Emily Spurr

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Lola in the Mirror

Trent Dalton

4.41

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Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

Josie Shapiro

4.21

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Welcome to Ferry Lane Market

Nicola May

3.99

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Niets ontgaat ons

Janke Reitsma

4.28

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Diney Costeloe

3.79

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The Cuban Daughter (The Lost Daughters #2)

Soraya M. Lane

4.12

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Anne Jacobs

4.23

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Anne Jacobs

4.34

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