8 Best historical fiction books like Grown Women by Sarai Johnson

Cover of Grown Women by Sarai  Johnson

Grown Women

By: Sarai Johnson

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut novel, four generations of complex Black women contend with motherhood and d…

"I don’t think you’re ever really grown."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"I don’t think you’re ever really grown."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"We can learn from trauma. We can become better, more efficient, if we do the work."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"We can learn from trauma. We can become better, more efficient, if we do the work."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Grown Women by Sarai Johnson , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Swift River

By: Essie J. Chambers

3.54

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

10 hours, 30 minutes A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A Most Anticipated Book from… read more

Similar categories in Essie J. Chambers's Swift River book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Your hometown makes you and breaks you and makes you again."

-Essie J. Chambers, Swift River

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2. Skin & Bones

By: Renée Watson

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Skin & Bones book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. Long After We Are Gone

By: Terah Shelton Harris

3.88

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

An explosive and emotional story of four siblings—each fighting their own personal battle—who retur… read more

Similar categories in Terah Shelton Harris's Long After We Are Gone book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Sweetness in the Skin

By: Ishi Robinson

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmai… read more

Similar categories in Ishi Robinson's Sweetness in the Skin book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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6. This Motherless Land

By: Nikki May

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a “vibrant” (Charmaine Wilkerson) retelling of Mansfield Park,… read more

Similar categories in Nikki May's This Motherless Land book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Bookshop Sisterhood

By: Michelle Lindo-Rice

3.42

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

“ This drama-packed page turner will warm your heart!” —Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Lindo-Rice's The Bookshop Sisterhood book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson

8. The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster

By: Shauna Robinson

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks and Must Love Books comes a heartf… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Robinson's The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • audiobook
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. Colored Television

By: Danzy Senna

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A dark comedy about second acts, creative appropriation, and the racial identity–industrial complex… read more

Similar categories in Danzy Senna's Colored Television book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • audiobook
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10. Sounds Like a Plan

By: Pamela Samuels Young

3.43

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Reluctantly joining forces after discovering they’ve both been hired on the same missing person cas… read more

Similar categories in Pamela Samuels Young's Sounds Like a Plan book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. It's Elementary

By: Elise Bryant

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A fast-paced, completely delightful new mystery about what happens when parents get a little too in… read more

Similar categories in Elise Bryant's It's Elementary book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The guy next to him has dark brown hair down to his chin and striking blue eyes, like a real-life Shawn Hunter."

-Elise Bryant, It's Elementary

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12. Shred Sisters

By: Betsy Lerner

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A wry and riveting debut novel about family, mental illness, and a hard-won path between two sister… read more

Similar categories in Betsy Lerner's Shred Sisters book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Grown Women by Sarai  Johnson

13. Grown Women

By: Sarai Johnson

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut novel, four generations of complex Black women contend with motherhood and d… read more

Similar categories in Sarai Johnson's Grown Women book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • audiobook
"I don’t think you’re ever really grown."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"We can learn from trauma. We can become better, more efficient, if we do the work."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"Similarly, I owe a great deal to my female ancestors and the women who mothered me."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

"Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone you love is stay the hell away from them."

-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women

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14. And So I Roar

By: Abi Daré

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, heartwrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl w… read more

Similar categories in Abi Daré's And So I Roar book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of More Than This (The Davenports, #2) by Krystal Marquis

15. More Than This (The Davenports, #2)

By: Krystal Marquis

3.83

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller featuring escapist romance and a we… read more

Similar categories in Krystal Marquis's More Than This (The Davenports, #2) book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Guide Me Home (Highway 59, #3) by Attica Locke

16. Guide Me Home (Highway 59, #3)

By: Attica Locke

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the final novel in the "timely and evocative" (NPR) Highway 59 trilogy, from Edgar Award-winning… read more

Similar categories in Attica Locke's Guide Me Home (Highway 59, #3) book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Sky Full of Elephants

By: Cebo Campbell

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this exquisite speculative novel set in a world where white people no longer exist, college prof… read more

Similar categories in Cebo Campbell's Sky Full of Elephants book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Where the Forest Meets the River (Dalton, Maine, #2) by Shannon Bowring

18. Where the Forest Meets the River (Dalton, Maine, #2)

By: Shannon Bowring

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Return to Dalton as Shannon Bowring draws another stunningly human portrait of small town America. … read more

Similar categories in Shannon Bowring's Where the Forest Meets the River (Dalton, Maine, #2) book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
Cover of My Parents' Marriage by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

19. My Parents' Marriage

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

3.34

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Acclaimed children’s author Nana Brew-Hammond makes her highly anticipated return with this soaring… read more

Similar categories in Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's My Parents' Marriage book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Who's That Girl?: A Memoir

By: Eve.

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The definitive autobiography from Eve, the multiplatinum, Grammy Award®–winning, Emmy®-nominated ra… read more

Similar categories in Eve.'s Who's That Girl?: A Memoir book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • audiobook
Cover of A Reason to See You Again by Jami Attenberg

21. A Reason to See You Again

By: Jami Attenberg

3.54

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling novel of family, following a… read more

Similar categories in Jami Attenberg's A Reason to See You Again book and Sarai Johnson's Grown Women

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

20 must-read fiction books like Grown Women by Sarai Johnson

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Essie J. Chambers

3.54

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Skin & Bones

Renée Watson

4.39

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Long After We Are Gone

Terah Shelton Harris

3.88

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Sweetness in the Skin

Ishi Robinson

4.29

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The Debutantes

Olivia Worley

3.81

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Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1)

Danielle Allen

4.35

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Bitter and Sweet

Rhonda McKnight

4.34

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The Bookshop Sisterhood

Michelle Lindo-Rice

3.42

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