24 best-selling fiction books like The Couples by Lauren MacKenzie

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The Couples

By: Lauren MacKenzie

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Eva looked out of the window of the charmingly crumbling guest house and thought she might be sick.…

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1. Water

By: John Boyne

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the local… read more

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  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. 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

Similar categories in John Boyne's Earth book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. Over Sharing

By: Jane Fallon

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The queen of revenge comedy is back with a hilariously sharp and refreshing new novel Can you li… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. 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

Similar categories in Megan Nolan's Ordinary Human Failings book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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5. Kala

By: Colin Walsh

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for t… read more

Similar categories in Colin Walsh's Kala book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Vapers are cunt wands,' Donna snaps."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"I just want to switch myself off. Disconnect from everything."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"So much of the night's vague. A film strip with half the frames missing."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"Who drinks a decaf cappuccino? Be honest with yourself and get a cup of warm milk."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

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6. My Favourite Mistake (Walsh Family, #7)

By: Marian Keyes

4.02

Format: 599 pages, Kindle Edition

The hilarious, heartwarming new novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes. A… read more

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  • novels
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Playdate: A startling and deliciously pitch-dark story from leafy suburbia

By: Clara Dillon

3.88

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

'A riveting tale … gripping’ The Irish Independent‘An incredibly gripping and entertaining page-tur… read more

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8. Breakdown

By: Cathy Sweeney

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One winter morning, in contemporary Dublin, a middle-class woman wakes up next to her husband in he… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Sweeney's Breakdown book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Green Dot

By: Madeleine Gray

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible and messy love story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises n… read more

Similar categories in Madeleine Gray's Green Dot book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. As Young as This

By: Roxy Dunn

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Elliot. Joe. Tommy. Nathanael. Wren. Oliver. Malik. Zach. Frank. Patrick. Noah. These are the men M… read more

Similar categories in Roxy Dunn's As Young as This book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Someone in the Attic

By: Andrea Mara

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family wh… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"People trust people with dogs. They do. There’s an inherent belief that dog people are good people."

-Andrea Mara, Someone in the Attic

"They’re keen to help and intrigued too, she can see, in that way people are when there’s drama but no personal risk."

-Andrea Mara, Someone in the Attic

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12. Somebody Knows

By: Michelle McDonagh

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

: A gripping, addictive page-turner about dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep … read more

Similar categories in Michelle McDonagh's Somebody Knows book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
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13. There's Something I Have to Tell You

By: Michelle McDonagh

4.04

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

HOME IS WHERE THE SECRETS ARE BURIED When two bodies are found on Glenbeg Farm, the local commun… read more

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  • novels
  • irish literature
  • fiction
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14. In Her Place

By: Edel Coffey

3.57

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 bestselling author of Breaking Point and winner of Crime Novel of the Year at the An … read more

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15. The Trial

By: Jo Spain

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

2014, Dublin: at St Edmunds, an elite college on the outskirts of the city, twenty-year-old medical… read more

Similar categories in Jo Spain's The Trial book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
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16. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

By: Katriona O'Sullivan

4.61

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more

Similar categories in Katriona O'Sullivan's Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
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17. Service

By: Sarah Gilmartin

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The waitress. The chef. The chef’s wife. Three different stories, but which one contains the truth?… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Gilmartin's Service book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • novels
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. This Family

By: Kate Sawyer

3.83

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

This house. This family. Mary has raised a family in this house. Watched her children play and l… read more

Similar categories in Kate Sawyer's This Family book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. The Honeymoon Affair

By: Sheila O'Flanagan

3.75

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

Izzy is in the Caribbean on the honeymoon-that-isn't after her fiancé broke her heart. She's not lo… read more

Similar categories in Sheila O'Flanagan's The Honeymoon Affair book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • fiction
Cover of This Is Not About You: A Menmoir by Rosemary Mac Cabe

20. This Is Not About You: A Menmoir

By: Rosemary Mac Cabe

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

For once, these men are the objects; I am the subject. Me, me, me. Rosemary Mac Cabe was always a s… read more

Similar categories in Rosemary Mac Cabe's This Is Not About You: A Menmoir book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
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21. Three Little Birds

By: Sam Blake

3.78

Format: 480 pages, ebook

Two decades of secrets. One shocking discovery... When a skull is found in Lough Coyne, facial r… read more

Similar categories in Sam Blake's Three Little Birds book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
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22. Reality Check

By: Vicki Notaro

3.64

Format: 422 pages, Kindle Edition

Portia Daniels' life is sorted. She has a perfect man (Jason, a hot TV producer from Ireland), a pe… read more

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23. The Returned

By: Amanda Cassidy

4.12

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A dark, haunting tale with an emotional gut punch that stays with you long after the final page. A… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Cassidy's The Returned book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • contemporary
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24. My Hot Friend

By: Sophie White

4.11

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

Lexi is on top of the world The podcast she co-hosts with her ride-or-die bestie is going stratosp… read more

Similar categories in Sophie White's My Hot Friend book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. Spirit Level

By: Richy Craven

3.94

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Danny Hook is a directionless twenty-something year old fresh out of therapy. Dealing with his disa… read more

Similar categories in Richy Craven's Spirit Level book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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26. Bodies

By: Christine Anne Foley

3.81

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

You were everything I ever wanted. Johnny was my first. I was seventeen and I was only brave enough… read more

Similar categories in Christine Anne Foley's Bodies book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Teddy

By: Emily Dunlay

3.57

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Lessons in Chemistry  meets  Mad Men  in this wildly entertaining debut novel, set in glamorous Rom… read more

Similar categories in Emily Dunlay's Teddy book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin

28. Dinner Party: A Tragedy

By: Sarah Gilmartin

3.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

To mark the anniversary of a death in the family, Kate meticulously plans a dinner party - from the… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Gilmartin's Dinner Party: A Tragedy book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • novels
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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29. The Couples

By: Lauren MacKenzie

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Eva looked out of the window of the charmingly crumbling guest house and thought she might be sick.… read more

Similar categories in Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • irish literature
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30. Heart, Be at Peace

By: Donal Ryan

4.22

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

‘I said it before. Madness comes circling around. Ten-year cycles, as true as the sun will rise…’ S… read more

Similar categories in Donal Ryan's Heart, Be at Peace book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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31. Frankie

By: Graham Norton

4.53

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

Frankie Howe has lived a long life, her small flat is crammed full of art, furniture - and memories… read more

Similar categories in Graham Norton's Frankie book and Lauren MacKenzie's The Couples

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary

21 Top contemporary books like The Couples by Lauren MacKenzie

Transform Your Habits

Water

John Boyne

4.33

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Earth

John Boyne

4.34

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Over Sharing

Jane Fallon

3.73

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Ordinary Human Failings

Megan Nolan

3.78

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Eye For An Eye

M.J. Arlidge

4.09

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The Dream Home

T.M. Logan

3.97

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Two Dead Wives (DCI Clements, #2)

Adele Parks

3.87

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The Trial

Rob Rinder

4.24

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