18 best-selling fiction books like The Brightest Sun by Adrienne Benson

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The Brightest Sun

By: Adrienne Benson

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An illuminating debut following three women in sub-Saharan Africa as they search for home and famil…

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1. White Chrysanthemum

By: Mary Lynn Bracht

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the spirit of Lilac Girls, the heartbreaking history of Korea is brought to life in this deeply … read more

Similar categories in Mary Lynn Bracht's White Chrysanthemum book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • drama
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"... she knows all too well anything can happen in the blink of an eye."

-Mary Lynn Bracht, White Chrysanthemum

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2. Pays sans chapeau

By: Dany Laferrière

4.50

Format: 231 pages,

Apres vingt ans passes a l'etranger, un homme rentre chez lui, a Port-au-Prince. Le pays, en appare… read more

Similar categories in Dany Laferrière's Pays sans chapeau book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • fiction
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3. The French Gardener

By: Santa Montefiore

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

A neglected garden. A cottage that holds a secret. A mysterious and handsome Frenchman. Prepare to … read more

Similar categories in Santa Montefiore's The French Gardener book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. El jardín de bronce

By: None

4.67

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

LA VIDA DE UN HOMBRE PUEDE CAMBIAR EN UN SEGUNDO. Y eso es lo que le sucede al arquitecto Fabian Da… read more

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5. Forbidden Notebook

By: Alba de Céspedes

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

With a foreword by Jhumpa Lahiri, Quaderno Proibito is a classic domestic novel by the Italian-Cu… read more

Similar categories in Alba de Céspedes's Forbidden Notebook book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • womens
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Il nous restera ça

By: Virginie Grimaldi

4.43

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

À 33 ans, Iris trimballe sa vie dans une valise. Théo, 18 ans, a peu de rêves, car ils en foutent … read more

Similar categories in Virginie Grimaldi's Il nous restera ça book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
  • fiction
  • drama
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7. Buitenleven

By: Nina Polak

3.72

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Rivka en Esse houden na een paar hobbelige jaren nog steeds van elkaar. Ze verlaten de stad en betr… read more

Similar categories in Nina Polak's Buitenleven book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
"De zee kwam in zicht, grijs en uniform, een wezen dat iets onverstaanbaars te vertellen had."

-Nina Polak, Buitenleven

"... het strand en de zee, waarvan het geelgrijze aanzicht haar op een diep en kinderlijk niveau geruststelde."

-Nina Polak, Buitenleven

"Niemand kan in zichzelf verblijven. Menselijkheid is een verantwoordelijkheid voor anderen, een extreme kwetsbaarheid."

-Nina Polak, Buitenleven

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8. Full Throttle

By: Joe Hill

4.00

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A little door that opens to a world of fairy tale wonders becomes the blood-drenched stomping groun… read more

Similar categories in Joe Hill's Full Throttle book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • adult
  • fiction
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9. Oração para desaparecer

By: Socorro Acioli

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Uma mulher nua, sem cabelos nem memória, é retirada da terra na pequena cidade de Almofala, frontei… read more

Similar categories in Socorro Acioli's Oração para desaparecer book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
  • womens
  • fiction
"A vida é feita de palavras, elas explicam e fazem nascer e morrer. Se ninguém pronuncia um nome este ser está morto, mesmo que respire e leve um coração batendo no peito. Estar vivo é ser palavra na …"

-Socorro Acioli, Oração para desaparecer

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10. Within Arm's Reach

By: Ann Napolitano

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A tender and perceptive debut novel about three generations of an Irish American family jarred into… read more

Similar categories in Ann Napolitano's Within Arm's Reach book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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11. A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão

By: Ana Suy

4.10

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Amor, solidão e psicanálise para os dias atuais. Podemos ler que o amor contém a solidão em seu… read more

Similar categories in Ana Suy's A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
  • womens
"Ao encontrar um amor, a gente não encontra a parte que nos faltava até então. A gente encontra a metade que fará falta a partir dali."

-Ana Suy, A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão

"Com frequência, pensamos que, no amor, encontraríamos a parte que supostamente nos falta, a parte que nos livraria da nossa própria falta, a parte que nos preencheria. No entanto, no amor, o que se e…"

-Ana Suy, A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão

"Vivemos um tempo em que queremos tudo para antes de ontem, em que vivemos o período de espera como crise de ansiedade. [...] sem fazer nascer intervalos, tudo que encontramos corre o risco de ser pur…"

-Ana Suy, A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão

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12. Véspera

By: Carla Madeira

4.34

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Novo romance da autora do fenômeno Tudo é rio, Véspera retoma a escrita brilhante e contagiante de … read more

Similar categories in Carla Madeira's Véspera book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • drama
"Mas, no coração, tudo que vaza é vermelho. A omissão sangra o amor a conta-gotas e o perde um pouco a cada dia. Pode durar anos, como durou, até que o silêncio irrompa com a força do tempo."

-Carla Madeira, Véspera

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13. Promise Me

By: Jill Mansell

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A witty, heartwarming story of love, life and second chances set in the idyllic Cotswolds, from the… read more

Similar categories in Jill Mansell's Promise Me book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
"I’m going to do better than that.’ An adrenalin rush of determination accompanied her words. ‘I’m going to find out why he is the way he is, and make his life better."

-Jill Mansell, Promise Me

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14. Het bloemenmeisje

By: Anya Niewierra

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Librarian note: An alternate cover for this edition can be found here: 23-Jan-2020. De 43-jarige… read more

Similar categories in Anya Niewierra's Het bloemenmeisje book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • fiction
Cover of Het bloemeneiland (Het bloemeneiland #1) by Tabea Bach

15. Het bloemeneiland (Het bloemeneiland #1)

By: Tabea Bach

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Een meeslepende roman over een erfenis, een liefde en een bloemenkwekerij in Bretagne. Sylvia he… read more

Similar categories in Tabea Bach's Het bloemeneiland (Het bloemeneiland #1) book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
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16. Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance

By: Kate Solly

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Meredith established the Copeton Crochet Collective (no knitters please) because it would be like h… read more

Similar categories in Kate Solly's Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
"The problem was with the constant deliciousness of a new idea. It was always more exciting to start a new project than to plod away with one whose appeal had gone stale."

-Kate Solly, Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance

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17. Night Will Find You

By: Julia Heaberlin

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A scientist with a special gift riles a wasp's nest of conspiracy theories while investigating a co… read more

Similar categories in Julia Heaberlin's Night Will Find You book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • adult
  • fiction
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18. The Map of Salt and Stars

By: Zeyn Joukhadar

3.92

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Nour es una niña de once años cuyo padre acaba de morir. Su madre, cartógrafa que dibuja los mapas … read more

Similar categories in Zeyn Joukhadar's The Map of Salt and Stars book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"Stories are powerful,"

-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

"I don’t understand why we were shelled."

-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

"The sea has a way of showing us ourselves,"

-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

"Every place you go becomes a part of you. But none more so than home."

-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars

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19. The Other Princess

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.99

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

A stunning portrait of an African princess raised in Queen Victoria’s court and adapting to life in… read more

Similar categories in Denny S. Bryce's The Other Princess book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Colheita de Ossos

By: Pablo Zorzi

3.32

Format: 368 pages, None

Hugo Martins é policial há menos de um mês quando dois corpos que tiveram os corações arrancados sã… read more

Similar categories in Pablo Zorzi's Colheita de Ossos book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • fiction
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21. The Brightest Sun

By: Adrienne Benson

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An illuminating debut following three women in sub-Saharan Africa as they search for home and famil… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun book and Adrienne Benson's The Brightest Sun

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • kenya
  • adult
  • drama

5 Best womens books like The Brightest Sun by Adrienne Benson

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Forbidden Notebook

Alba de Céspedes

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Oração para desaparecer

Socorro Acioli

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão

Ana Suy

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Véspera

Carla Madeira

4.34

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20 best-selling fiction books like Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin

Transform Your Habits

Before She Finds Me

Heather Chavez

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Good Bad Girl

Alice Feeney

3.66

Transform Your Habits

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Only If You're Lucky

Stacy Willingham

3.56

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