16 best-selling historical books like Loving the Dead and Gone by Judith Turner-Yamamoto

Cover of Loving the Dead and Gone by Judith Turner-Yamamoto

Loving the Dead and Gone

By: Judith Turner-Yamamoto

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A freak car crash in 1960s rural North Carolina puts in motion moments of grace that bring redempti…

"Everywhere she looked she saw their marriage. So big, like the ocean it went on and on, touching everything."

-Judith Turner-Yamamoto, Loving the Dead and Gone

"Everywhere she looked she saw their marriage. So big, like the ocean it went on and on, touching everything."

-Judith Turner-Yamamoto, Loving the Dead and Gone

"Everywhere she looked she saw their marriage. So big, like the ocean it went on and on, touching everything."

-Judith Turner-Yamamoto, Loving the Dead and Gone

If you liked the historical plot in Loving the Dead and Gone by Judith Turner-Yamamoto , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie

1. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

By: Sherman Alexie

3.50

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, and loss from the critically acclaimed, bestsel… read more

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2. Mile 81

By: Stephen King

4.31

Format: 110 pages, ebook

At Mile 81 on the Maine Turnpike is a boarded up rest stop on a highway in Maine. It's a place wher… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Mile 81 book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
Cover of In the Time of Our History by Susanne Pari

3. In the Time of Our History

By: Susanne Pari

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Inspired by her own Iranian-American heritage, the acclaimed author weaves a beautifully crafted st… read more

Similar categories in Susanne Pari's In the Time of Our History book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace by Tracey Buchanan

4. Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace

By: Tracey Buchanan

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

It's 1952 in the small western Kentucky town of Paducah and Mrs. Minerva Place would prefer everyon… read more

Similar categories in Tracey Buchanan's Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott

5. Beware the Woman

By: Megan Abbott

3.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, an eerie and prescient novel… read more

Similar categories in Megan Abbott's Beware the Woman book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
Cover of The Evolution of Annabel Craig by Lisa Grunwald

6. The Evolution of Annabel Craig

By: Lisa Grunwald

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial te… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Grunwald's The Evolution of Annabel Craig book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. The Chinese Groove

By: Kathryn Ma

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Anne Tyler meets Jade Chang in this buoyant, good-hearted, and sharply written novel about a blithe… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ma's The Chinese Groove book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
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8. Whale Fall

By: Elizabeth O'Connor

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dis… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth O'Connor's Whale Fall book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Time's Undoing

By: Cheryl A. Head

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist’s search for answers in the unsolved murd… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl A. Head's Time's Undoing book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Morningside

By: Téa Obreht

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the critically beloved, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife and Inland, a ma… read more

Similar categories in Téa Obreht's The Morningside book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
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11. 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

Similar categories in Eve J. Chung's Daughters of Shandong book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Southernmost

By: Silas House

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning novel about judgment, courage, heartbreak, and change, author Silas House wrestles… read more

Similar categories in Silas House's Southernmost book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • southern
  • fiction
"Some nights he thinks they are just a dream God is having"

-Silas House, Southernmost

"Surely there is a light in that boy that will never go out, no matter what he has to face along the way. That's all a father can hope for his child, that a little fire will burn in them to keep them …"

-Silas House, Southernmost

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13. Mercury

By: Amy Jo Burns

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A roofing family’s bonds of loyalty are tested when they uncover a long-hidden secret at the heart … read more

Similar categories in Amy Jo Burns's Mercury book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Once We Were Home

By: Jennifer Rosner

3.93

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Bird Sings , com… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Rosner's Once We Were Home book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Shelterwood book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

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16. The Boy in the Rain

By: Stephanie Cowell

4.07

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1903 in the English countryside when Robbie, a shy young art student, meets the twenty-nine-y… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Cowell's The Boy in the Rain book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer  Rosner

17. The Yellow Bird Sings

By: Jennifer Rosner

4.09

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Poland, 1941. After the Jews in their town are rounded up, Roza and her five-year-old daughter, Shi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Rosner's The Yellow Bird Sings book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Girl from the Red Rose Motel by Susan Beckham Zurenda

18. Girl from the Red Rose Motel

By: Susan Beckham Zurenda

3.93

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

"Impoverished high school junior Hazel Smalls and privileged senior Sterling Lovell would never ord… read more

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19. Every Rising Sun

By: Jamila Ahmed

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In this riveting take on One Thousand and One Nights , Shaherazade, at the center of her own story,… read more

Similar categories in Jamila Ahmed's Every Rising Sun book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Men and women before you have been betrayed. Men and women after you will be betrayed. But to be betrayed is not to be broken. And to be broken is not be become a killer."

-Jamila Ahmed, Every Rising Sun

Cover of Today We Go Home by Kelli Estes

20. Today We Go Home

By: Kelli Estes

4.07

Format: 401 pages, Paperback

Seattle, Washington Larkin Bennett has always known her place, whether it's surrounded by her lovin… read more

Similar categories in Kelli Estes's Today We Go Home book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"May we all grow up to be strong like her"

-Kelli Estes, Today We Go Home

Cover of Dear Edna Sloane by Amy Shearn

21. Dear Edna Sloane

By: Amy Shearn

3.96

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

Edna Sloane was a promising author at the top of her game. Her debut novel was an instant classic a… read more

Similar categories in Amy Shearn's Dear Edna Sloane book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
Cover of Sugar Birds by Cheryl Grey Bostrom

22. Sugar Birds

By: Cheryl Grey Bostrom

4.14

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

WINNER, 2021 AMERICAN FICTION AWARDS: Literary, General, and Cross-Genre Fiction SILVER MEDALIS… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl Grey Bostrom's Sugar Birds book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard

23. How the Light Gets In

By: Joyce Maynard

4.27

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard comes the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Maynard's How the Light Gets In book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase

24. A Lonesome Place for Dying

By: Nolan Chase

3.76

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Blaine, Washington is a seaside town where on an average day, the most serious police work involves… read more

Similar categories in Nolan Chase's A Lonesome Place for Dying book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
Cover of Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life by Helen   Fisher

25. Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life

By: Helen Fisher

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A thoroughly uplifting novel about a neurodivergent young man who unexpectedly builds a community a… read more

Similar categories in Helen Fisher's Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
"Instead of fearing a thing, try to understand it. Because understanding can change everything about the way that you feel."

-Helen Fisher, Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life

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26. Three Muses

By: Martha Anne Toll

3.85

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Three Muses is a love story that enthralls: a tale of Holocaust survival venturing through memory, … read more

Similar categories in Martha Anne Toll's Three Muses book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Loving the Dead and Gone by Judith Turner-Yamamoto

27. Loving the Dead and Gone

By: Judith Turner-Yamamoto

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A freak car crash in 1960s rural North Carolina puts in motion moments of grace that bring redempti… read more

Similar categories in Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Everywhere she looked she saw their marriage. So big, like the ocean it went on and on, touching everything."

-Judith Turner-Yamamoto, Loving the Dead and Gone

Cover of The Booklover's Library by Madeline  Martin

28. The Booklover's Library

By: Madeline Martin

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of the books that… read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Booklover's Library book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite

29. The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards

By: Jessica Waite

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A widow’s life is turned upside when she uncovers the truth about her late husband in this lyrical,… read more

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Cover of Talking to Strangers (Elise King, #2) by Fiona Barton

30. Talking to Strangers (Elise King, #2)

By: Fiona Barton

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Detective Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder is getting derailed by a reporter who in… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Barton's Talking to Strangers (Elise King, #2) book and Judith Turner-Yamamoto's Loving the Dead and Gone

  • fiction
Cover of Find a Place for Me by Deirdre Fagan

31. Find a Place for Me

By: Deirdre Fagan

4.80

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

“…This memoir will burrow down deep into your heart, finding its own place of comfort there. I dare… read more

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27 must-read fiction books like Loving the Dead and Gone by Judith Turner-Yamamoto

Transform Your Habits

Mile 81

Stephen King

4.31

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In the Time of Our History

Susanne Pari

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace

Tracey Buchanan

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Beware the Woman

Megan Abbott

3.29

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27 best-selling fiction books like Sugar Birds by Cheryl Grey Bostrom

Transform Your Habits

The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

Transform Your Habits

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland

Amanda Barratt

4.73

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Appalachian Song

Michelle Shocklee

4.49

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