12 must-read family books like Home or Away by Kathleen West

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Home or Away

By: Kathleen West

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Two friends, one Olympic dream, and the choice that stood in the way. Once Leigh and Susy were c…

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1. You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!

By: Fiona Rosenbloom

4.28

Format: 320 pages,

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2. The Breakaway

By: Jennifer Weiner

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new no… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Weiner's The Breakaway book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The Most Likely Club

By: Elyssa Friedland

3.34

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

At their milestone high school reunion, a group of friends make a pact to finally achieve their hig… read more

Similar categories in Elyssa Friedland's The Most Likely Club book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Any Other Family

By: Eleanor Brown

3.67

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Weird Sisters returns with a striking and intimate new… read more

Similar categories in Eleanor Brown's Any Other Family book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Whether it was fate that made them family or the dumb luck of the universe, they are here now, and they are going to go forward together."

-Eleanor Brown, Any Other Family

"It's an amazing thing, she thinks, that we marry a person because we claim to love them so much, and then punish them by making them tolerate all our worst qualities."

-Eleanor Brown, Any Other Family

"There is a strange trick to adoptive motherhood, she has found, a necessary blindness to the bifurcation of your child's life. if you spend all your time thinking about the life your child might have…"

-Eleanor Brown, Any Other Family

"Now Tabitha is forced to truly consider the mechanics of things, to look at events as chance rather than luck, as coincidence rather than fate. Because there are so many families who would love to ad…"

-Eleanor Brown, Any Other Family

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5. Take Two, Birdie Maxwell

By: Allison Winn Scotch

3.36

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Hollywood’s biggest rom-com star tries to recover from her damaged reputation by staging her own ro… read more

Similar categories in Allison Winn Scotch's Take Two, Birdie Maxwell book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The New Neighbor

By: Karen Cleveland

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Secrets, jealousy, and paranoia collide when a seemingly perfect new family moves into a neighborho… read more

Similar categories in Karen Cleveland's The New Neighbor book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • family
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Lifeguards

By: Amanda Eyre Ward

3.38

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The bonds between three picture-perfect--but viciously protective--mothers and their close-knit son… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Eyre Ward's The Lifeguards book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Marrying the Ketchups

By: Jennifer Close

3.61

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible comedy of manners about three generations of a Chicago restaurant family and the de… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Close's Marrying the Ketchups book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"A reminder of how many people there were in the world. A reminder that sometimes the right person shows up just when you need him to."

-Jennifer Close, Marrying the Ketchups

"Gretchen walked by and saw Kendall and another waitress dipping fries in Armando's garlic aioli and shoveling them into their mouths. This was the number-one hangover food for the staff at Sullivan's…"

-Jennifer Close, Marrying the Ketchups

"Mistakes were made all over the place, all around her, all the time, and she couldn't live her whole life with the sole purpose of not messing up. She didn't know if it would be a mistake or not, she…"

-Jennifer Close, Marrying the Ketchups

"Along with the regular brunch selections of eggs Benedict and Belgian waffles, they planned to serve individual portions of Poof in custard dishes. They also had a whole section for different kinds o…"

-Jennifer Close, Marrying the Ketchups

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9. The Favor

By: Adele Griffin

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin, an insightful and warmhearted story of two very di… read more

Similar categories in Adele Griffin's The Favor book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Smells Like Tween Spirit

By: Laurie Gelman

4.08

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

Even with the cutthroat days of being Class Mom behind her, as a freshly minted mat mom of the Pion… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Gelman's Smells Like Tween Spirit book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Our Little World

By: Karen Winn

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

I was intrigued by Our Little World from the chilling first paragraph. It's a coming-of-age novel c… read more

Similar categories in Karen Winn's Our Little World book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. The House Party

By: Rita Cameron

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a house party goes terribly wrong, a suburban town fractures, exposing disturbing truths about… read more

Similar categories in Rita Cameron's The House Party book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Summer Place

By: Jennifer Weiner

3.56

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another heartfelt and unputdowna… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Weiner's The Summer Place book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Still Point

By: Tammy Greenwood

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Dance Moms meets Little Fires Everywhere in award winning author Tammy Greenwood’s addictive new no… read more

Similar categories in Tammy Greenwood's The Still Point book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest by Ximena Vengoechea

15. Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest

By: Ximena Vengoechea

3.69

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Brimming with encouraging wisdom, easy-to-follow guidance, and illuminating illustrations, Rest Eas… read more

Similar categories in Ximena Vengoechea's Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • audiobook
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16. Jackpot Summer

By: Elyssa Friedland

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

After the Jacobson siblings win a life-changing fortune in the lottery, they assume their messy liv… read more

Similar categories in Elyssa Friedland's Jackpot Summer book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. Welcome to the Neighborhood

By: Lisa Roe

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming and life-affirming story of family dynamics, mother/daughter relationships, and seco… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Roe's Welcome to the Neighborhood book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Same Bright Stars

By: Ethan Joella

3.87

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

Three generations of Schmidts have run their family’s beachfront restaurant, and Jack has been at t… read more

Similar categories in Ethan Joella's The Same Bright Stars book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Home or Away

By: Kathleen West

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Two friends, one Olympic dream, and the choice that stood in the way. Once Leigh and Susy were c… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen West's Home or Away book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult fiction
  • hockey
  • realistic fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • family
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of The Note by Alafair Burke

20. The Note

By: Alafair Burke

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history. “I abs… read more

Similar categories in Alafair Burke's The Note book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • mystery
  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft

21. We Love the Nightlife

By: Rachel Koller Croft

3.59

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Locked in a toxic female friendship, two vampires careen toward catastrophe in this dark and dazzli… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Koller Croft's We Love the Nightlife book and Kathleen West's Home or Away

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook

19 best-selling fiction books like Home or Away by Kathleen West

Transform Your Habits

The Breakaway

Jennifer Weiner

3.77

Transform Your Habits

The Most Likely Club

Elyssa Friedland

3.34

Transform Your Habits

Any Other Family

Eleanor Brown

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Take Two, Birdie Maxwell

Allison Winn Scotch

3.36

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21 must-read fiction books like We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft

Transform Your Habits

House of Glass

Sarah Pekkanen

3.99

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The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

Transform Your Habits

So Thirsty

Rachel Harrison

4.03

Transform Your Habits

American Rapture

C.J. Leede

4.51

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