28 must-read fiction books like Skylark by Alice O'Keeffe

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Skylark

By: Alice O'Keeffe

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

'Alice O'Keeffe deftly renders the shocking truth of the spy cops scandal into a moving tale of lov…

If you liked the fiction plot in Skylark by Alice O'Keeffe , here is a list of 28 books like this:

1. Animals

By: Emma Jane Unsworth

3.68

Format: 200 pages, ebook

Laura and Tyler are two young women who have been tearing up the city streets for ten years, leavin… read more

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2. Caledonian Road

By: Andrew O'Hagan

3.96

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families a… read more

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3. The List of Suspicious Things

By: Jennie Godfrey

4.29

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

'What if we decided to try and find him?' 'What on earth are you on about?' she said. 'How are w… read more

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4. This Could Be Everything

By: Eva Rice

3.83

Format: None pages, Audiobook

From the author of ‘modern vintage classic’ The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets comes a feel-good nosta… read more

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5. Earth

By: John Boyne

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man wh… read more

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6. The Hike

By: Lucy Clarke

3.72

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Wish you were here? Think again . . . Maggie, Liz, Helena & Joni. Old friends bound by history,… read more

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7. Forever Home

By: Graham Norton

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Where do secrets live? Carol is a divorced teacher living in a small town in Ireland, her only son … read more

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8. Absolutely and Forever

By: Rose Tremain

3.90

Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition

A piercing short novel of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writers… read more

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9. Ordinary Human Failings

By: Megan Nolan

3.78

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

When a 10-year-old child is suspected of a violent crime, her family must face the truth about thei… read more

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"She loved the feeling of doing something on her own, and doing it in a routine. It felt thrillingly adult and affirmed her most cherished hope, the hope that she might have an actual inner life of su…"

-Megan Nolan, Ordinary Human Failings

"He had the sort of bland, agreeable, rosy face which could disappear into whatever context he wished it to. He was blond but not provocatively so. The naturally dull Kent accent could be clipped and …"

-Megan Nolan, Ordinary Human Failings

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10. A Tidy Ending

By: Joanna Cannon

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A delightfully sinister novel about a married woman living a nice, quiet suburban life—but things a… read more

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11. Just Like The Other Girls

By: Claire Douglas

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An electrifying tale of psychological suspense in which an unsuspecting young woman finds herself t… read more

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12. My Darling Daughter

By: J.P. Delaney

3.77

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

The child you never knew knows all your secrets . . . Out of the blue, Susie Jones is contacted… read more

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13. Strong Female Character

By: Fern Brady

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more

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"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

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14. Cat Lady

By: Dawn O'Porter

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

CAT LADY [n.] Single, independent, crazy, aloof, on-the-shelf, lives alone... It’s safer for … read more

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"People who hate cats are like atheists, they cannot get through a conversation without telling you their views. There is such a righteousness that comes with it. You tell someone you have a cat, and …"

-Dawn O'Porter, Cat Lady

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15. I’m Sorry You Feel That Way

By: Rebecca Wait

4.03

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the Waterstones Book of the Month Our Fathers comes a compelling domestic comedy… read more

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16. Just One Thing: How simple changes can transform your life

By: Michael Mosley

4.03

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the popular BBC podcast, Just One Thing, this book brings to life Dr Mosley's mission to u… read more

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17. Hey, Zoey

By: Sarah Crossan

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Dolores O'Shea’s marriage collapses when she discovers her husband’s AI sex doll in the garage. Whe… read more

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"But I wished I wasn’t strong. Because when you are, no one thinks to take care of you."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"We were too alike. We loved one another in the wrong way, but that doesn't mean it wasn't love."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"How could we possibly tell another person everything about ourselves? It would take a lifetime. It would be incredibly boring."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"As a young teacher I would raise my voice to get a group’s attention. Now I know better. To make yourself heard, you get very quiet. It instils fear."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

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18. The Perfect Golden Circle

By: Benjamin Myers

3.92

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

From a British literary sensation, the story of two rural outcasts and the crop circles they create… read more

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19. Begin Again

By: Helly Acton

3.80

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Have you ever wanted to change the past and discover the result of choices not taken? Now, in this … read more

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20. The List

By: Yomi Adegoke

3.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Ola Olajide, a celebrated journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is set to marry the love of her life in o… read more

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"...but she refused for love to be something that she endured. Something that took from her and made her smaller."

-Yomi Adegoke, The List

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21. The Stargazers

By: Harriet Evans

3.90

Format: 479 pages, Kindle Edition

Sunday Times Top 5 bestselling author Harriet Evans returns with an unputdownable tale of the infin… read more

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22. Sunset

By: Jessie Cave

4.11

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

The debut adult novel from Jessie Cave is a spry yet reflective comedy of sisterhood, loneliness an… read more

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23. The Things We Do to Our Friends

By: Heather Darwent

3.20

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Edinburgh, Scotland: a moody city of labyrinthine alleyways, oppressive fog, and buried history—the… read more

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24. The Day We Left

By: Caroline Bond

3.91

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Oli and Joe are identical twins. But they will never be the same. Beth Truman gives birth to her s… read more

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25. This Could Be Us

By: Claire McGowan

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Kate has done the unthinkable. She'd worked hard to build a perfect life for herself, while ignorin… read more

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26. The Whispers

By: Heidi Perks

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of Her One Mistake, hailed by New York Times bestselling aut… read more

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27. The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill

By: C.S. Robertson

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Death is not the end. For Grace McGill, it's only the beginning. When people die alone and undi… read more

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"Sure, we’re both on our own, but now we’re on our own together. Sometimes I wonder if I rescued him or if he rescued me. Maybe it doesn’t matter."

-C.S. Robertson, The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill

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28. Sixteen Horses (Dr. Cooper Allen, #1)

By: Greg Buchanan

3.00

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A literary thriller from stunning new talent Greg Buchanan, Sixteen Horses is a story of enduring g… read more

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29. The Girls of Summer

By: Katie Bishop

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"That place has been my whole life. Everything I thought I knew about myself was constructed in tho… read more

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30. The Miseducation of Evie Epworth

By: Matson Taylor

3.95

Format: 304 pages, ebook

It is the summer of 1962 and sixteen-year-old Evie Epworth stands on the cusp of womanhood. But wha… read more

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31. Skylark

By: Alice O'Keeffe

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

'Alice O'Keeffe deftly renders the shocking truth of the spy cops scandal into a moving tale of lov… read more

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21 must-read fiction books like The Hike by Lucy Clarke

Transform Your Habits

Good Bad Girl

Alice Feeney

3.66

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Everyone Here Is Lying

Shari Lapena

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Just Another Missing Person

Gillian McAllister

3.66

Transform Your Habits

The Mother

T.M. Logan

4.02

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