14 Best contemporary books like The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir by Lesley Allen

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The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

By: Lesley Allen

4.28

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

A stark but uplifting story of bullying and redemption, for anyone who's ever been a weirdo. Alm…

"Biddy Weir: I can be normal, she thought, as she moved her body to the music with increasing ease. I can. I can do normal things like drink Coke, and buy jeans, and wear a bra & dance. I can have fun. This is fun, and I like it. Maybe I'm not a complete weirdo after all."

-Lesley Allen, The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

If you liked the contemporary plot in The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir by Lesley Allen , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Somewhere Inside of Happy

By: Anna McPartlin

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

'And just like that my boy was gone.' Maisie Brennan is standing on a podium on the twentieth anniv… read more

Similar categories in Anna McPartlin's Somewhere Inside of Happy book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. The Seven Rules of Elvira Carr

By: Frances Maynard

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

A socially challenged young woman is finally forced to find her place in the world in this breathta… read more

Similar categories in Frances Maynard's The Seven Rules of Elvira Carr book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
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3. 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 Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. The Last Witch of Scotland

By: Philip Paris

3.95

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Being a woman was her only crime. Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire… read more

Similar categories in Philip Paris's The Last Witch of Scotland book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
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5. Paper Cup

By: Karen Campbell

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if going back means you could begin again? Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly ne… read more

Similar categories in Karen Campbell's Paper Cup book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Broken Light

By: Joanne Harris

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Bernie Moon is feeling invisible. She's given her life to other people - her husband, her son, her … read more

Similar categories in Joanne Harris's Broken Light book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. A Song of Me and You

By: Mike Gayle

3.95

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Helen and Ben parted as heartbroken 18-year-olds and went their very separate ways.Twenty years lat… read more

Similar categories in Mike Gayle's A Song of Me and You book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

By: Laura Pearson

4.20

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Brand new from the #1 bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont comes a powerful story … read more

Similar categories in Laura Pearson's The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
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9. The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne

By: Freya North

4.25

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

When your present meets your past, what do you take with you – and what do you leave behind? Ea… read more

Similar categories in Freya North's The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin

By: Katja Oskamp

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Katja Oskamp ist Mitte vierzig, als ihr das Leben fad wird. Das Kind ist aus dem Haus, der Mann ist… read more

Similar categories in Katja Oskamp's Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"One of the women was a blonde from Eastern Europe who wore sweaters interwoven with gold. She had the loveliest uniform out of all of us, a tunic with a cinched waist and diagonally arranged buttons.…"

-Katja Oskamp, Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin

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11. brother. do. you. love. me.

By: Manni Coe

4.39

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

brother. do. you. love. me. is the story of two brothers and their extraordinary journey of resilie… read more

Similar categories in Manni Coe's brother. do. you. love. me. book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • family
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12. Those People

By: Louise Candlish

3.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller Our House, a new novel of twisty domestic suspense … read more

Similar categories in Louise Candlish's Those People book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Iris is More than Okay

By: Natalie Cooper

3.64

Format: 10 pages, Audible Audio

Iris Nightingale is more than okay. She has her life planned out to a perfect schedule. Work, run, … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Cooper's Iris is More than Okay book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • contemporary
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14. The Last Days of Joy

By: Anne Tiernan

3.97

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

WHEN HER SECRET COMES TO THE SURFACE, CAN HER FAMILY SURVIVE IT? The tender, immersive and beaut… read more

Similar categories in Anne Tiernan's The Last Days of Joy book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • ireland
  • fiction
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15. The Secrets of Flowers

By: Sally Page

4.33

Format: 432 pages, ebook

From the author of the phenomenal bestsellers The Keeper of Stories and The Book of Beginnings come… read more

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16. Into the Storm

By: Cecelia Ahern

3.59

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Surviving the storm is only the beginning…It is a wild night in the middle of December, and GP Enya… read more

Similar categories in Cecelia Ahern's Into the Storm book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

Cover of The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir by Lesley Allen

17. The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

By: Lesley Allen

4.28

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

A stark but uplifting story of bullying and redemption, for anyone who's ever been a weirdo. Alm… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • ireland
  • irish literature
"Biddy Weir: I can be normal, she thought, as she moved her body to the music with increasing ease. I can. I can do normal things like drink Coke, and buy jeans, and wear a bra & dance. I can have fun…"

-Lesley Allen, The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

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18. 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 Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. What a Way to Go

By: Bella Mackie

3.79

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

One wealth-obsessed man – who is also dead. One status-obsessed woman – who is the perfect acces… read more

Similar categories in Bella Mackie's What a Way to Go book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Fire

By: John Boyne

4.39

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the … read more

Similar categories in John Boyne's Fire book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction
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21. A Good Enough Mother

By: Catherine Dunne

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Two women meet in a Dublin café on a winter afternoon – an encounter that will change both their li… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Dunne's A Good Enough Mother book and Lesley Allen's The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir

  • fiction

17 Best fiction books like The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir by Lesley Allen

Transform Your Habits

Somewhere Inside of Happy

Anna McPartlin

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Seven Rules of Elvira Carr

Frances Maynard

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Earth

John Boyne

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Last Witch of Scotland

Philip Paris

3.95

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Transform Your Habits

Water

John Boyne

4.33

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Earth

John Boyne

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Island of Longing

Anne Griffin

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Breakdown

Cathy Sweeney

3.81

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