6 must-read thriller books like The Very Marrow of Our Bones by Christine Higdon

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The Very Marrow of Our Bones

By: Christine Higdon

4.18

Format: 484 pages, Paperback

Defiance, faith, and triumph in a heartrending novel about daughters and mothers On a miserable …

If you liked the thriller plot in The Very Marrow of Our Bones by Christine Higdon , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing

By: Caroline Myss

2.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Building on wisdom from Hindu, Christian, and Kaballah traditions, this comprehensive guide to ener… read more

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2. Three Day Road

By: Joseph Boyden

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Paperback

It is 1919, and Niska, the last Oji-Cree woman to live off the land, has received word that one of … read more

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3. The Bird's Nest

By: Shirley Jackson

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with … read more

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4. I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

By: Lucy Sante

3.70

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

“Reading this book is a joy... much to say about the trans journey and will undoubtedly become a st… read more

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"(Although it is extremely exciting to have tits.)"

-Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

"I wanted to so badly to be a woman that I could not really understand anyone wanting anything else"

-Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

"It appeared that transitioning did not involve piling on additional stuff; rather it was a process of removal, dismantling the carapace of maleness that had kept me in its grip for so long."

-Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

"My secret poisoned my entire experience of life. There was never a moment when I didn't feel the acute shame of being me, even as I denied to myself that my secret had anything to do with it."

-Lucy Sante, I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

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5. The Heart of It All

By: Christian Kiefer

3.97

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A small, declining town in Ohio. A family bereaved by terrible loss. A searing narrative about how … read more

Similar categories in Christian Kiefer's The Heart of It All book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

By: Rick Mercer

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir At the end … read more

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  • canada
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7. Hotline

By: Dimitri Nasrallah

4.15

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A vivid love letter to the 1980s and one woman’s struggle to overcome the challenges of immigration… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • book club
"Here i am on my own, because of him, maybe free from a life that was turning into a prison, but cast away like a bad-luck omen too. Now I must give myself to others to survive. The world has judged t…"

-Dimitri Nasrallah, Hotline

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8. Butter Honey Pig Bread

By: Francesca Ekwuyasi

4.31

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tel… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • contemporary
"Death is only a doorway."

-Francesca Ekwuyasi, Butter Honey Pig Bread

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9. The Good Women of Safe Harbour

By: Bobbi French

4.39

Format: 304 pages, ebook

An unforgettable, life-affirming novel about a woman living on her own terms at last and reclaiming… read more

Similar categories in Bobbi French's The Good Women of Safe Harbour book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • book club
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10. You Were Always Mine

By: Nicole Baart

3.78

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

The acclaimed author of Little Broken Things returns with another “race-to-the-finish family drama”… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Baart's You Were Always Mine book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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11. The Secret Keeper

By: Genevieve Graham

4.36

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a gripping World War I… read more

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  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
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12. Denison Avenue

By: Christina Wong

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vuln… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
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13. The Circle

By: Katherena Vermette

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Strangers comes a poignant an… read more

Similar categories in Katherena Vermette's The Circle book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. We Meant Well

By: Erum Shazia Hasan

4.05

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who de… read more

Similar categories in Erum Shazia Hasan's We Meant Well book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons (Enola Holmes, #6.5)

By: Nancy Springer

3.73

Format: 21 pages, Kindle Edition

Enola Holmes is on the case, when a young porter - the boy in buttons - disappears without a trace.… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons (Enola Holmes, #6.5) book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Look-Alike

By: Erica Spindler

3.80

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Girl and Justice for Sara comes a thrilling… read more

Similar categories in Erica Spindler's The Look-Alike book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • mystery
  • adult fiction
  • thriller
  • fiction
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17. Only One Survives

By: Hannah Mary McKinnon

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Becoming the star is easier when the rest of your band is dead… All drummer Vienna Taylor ever w… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Mary McKinnon's Only One Survives book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. A Man Downstairs

By: Nicole Lundrigan

3.65

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

What if the childhood you remember isn’t really what happened at all? From the acclaimed author … read more

Similar categories in Nicole Lundrigan's A Man Downstairs book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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19. Prairie Edge

By: Conor Kerr

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

The Giller Prize-longlisted author of Avenue of Champions returns with a frenetic, propulsive crime… read more

Similar categories in Conor Kerr's Prairie Edge book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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20. The Very Marrow of Our Bones

By: Christine Higdon

4.18

Format: 484 pages, Paperback

Defiance, faith, and triumph in a heartrending novel about daughters and mothers On a miserable … read more

Similar categories in Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • family
  • book club
  • mystery
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21. When the World Fell Silent

By: Donna Jones Alward

4.39

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

A story of loss, hope and redemption against the most impossible odds. 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. … read more

Similar categories in Donna Jones Alward's When the World Fell Silent book and Christine Higdon's The Very Marrow of Our Bones

  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction

16 must-read fiction books like The Very Marrow of Our Bones by Christine Higdon

Transform Your Habits

The Heart of It All

Christian Kiefer

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Hotline

Dimitri Nasrallah

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Butter Honey Pig Bread

Francesca Ekwuyasi

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Good Women of Safe Harbour

Bobbi French

4.39

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16 Top audiobook books like The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick Mercer

Transform Your Habits

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

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The Defector (Apollo Murders, #2)

Chris Hadfield

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Shut Up You're Pretty

Téa Mutonji

3.57

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