6 Top nonfiction books like The Half Bird: One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece by Susan Smillie

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The Half Bird: One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece

By: Susan Smillie

4.33

Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the incredible story of one woman's solo journey, from Land's End to the shores of Greece,…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Half Bird: One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece by Susan Smillie , here is a list of 6 books like this:

1. Unraveling Oliver

By: Liz Nugent

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her." So begins Liz Nugent's astonishing debut … read more

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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

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3. Stone Yard Devotional

By: Charlotte Wood

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more

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4. Little Wing

By: Freya North

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Little Wing is the powerful story of two families over three generations. In the 1960s, a pregna… read more

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5. Trio

By: William Boyd

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A producer. A novelist. An actress. It is summer in 1968, the year of the assassinations of Mart… read more

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"People come to us...us novelists...looking for information about all the other people in the world; what we're thinking, what we need, what we dream about, what we hate, what makes us tick.... People…"

-William Boyd, Trio

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6. 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster

By: Mirinae Lee

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Joining the acclaimed ranks of Pachinko and A Woman is No Man, a riveting and genre-bending debut o… read more

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7. Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Love, Shipwreck and Survival

By: Sophie Elmhirst

4.12

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

**A Guardian, Observer & Waterstones Nonfiction Book of 2024**'One of those very special books that… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Elmhirst's Maurice and Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story of Love, Shipwreck and Survival book and Susan Smillie's The Half Bird: One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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8. The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #2)

By: Hisashi Kashiwai

3.65

Format: None pages, ebook

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Kamogawa Food … read more

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9. Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town

By: Lamorna Ash

4.03

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

A captivating, lyrical and deeply discerning portrait of life in the Cornish town of Newlyn, the la… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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10. The Cat Who Caught a Killer (Conrad the Cat Detective #1)

By: L.T. Shearer

3.30

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Conrad the cat. You’ve never met a detective like him before. Neither has Lulu Lewis when h… read more

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11. Glorious Exploits

By: Ferdia Lennon

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On… read more

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"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I had the feeling that the future and the pas…"

-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits

"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I have the feeling that the future and the pa…"

-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits

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12. Where the Hearth Is: Stories of Home

By: Kate Humble

4.13

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Kate Humble has a knack for sharing her own journey towards a more pleasing and purposeful life in … read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. There Are Rivers in the Sky

By: Elif Shafak

4.58

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about … read more

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"Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog."

-Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky

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14. The Way of the Hermit: My 40 years in the Scottish Wilderness

By: Ken Smith

4.23

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Could you leave behind the bustle of modern society and spend your days immersed in nature? In The … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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15. The Cat Who Solved Three Murders (Conrad the Cat Detective #2)

By: L.T. Shearer

3.70

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

The Cat Who Solved Three Murders by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime read for fans of Richard O… read more

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16. Hildasay to Home: How I Found a Family by Walking the UK's Coastline

By: Christian Lewis

4.41

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

The No. 1 Sunday Times BestsellerWalking saved his life. Now it will help find him a family. In the… read more

Similar categories in Christian Lewis's Hildasay to Home: How I Found a Family by Walking the UK's Coastline book and Susan Smillie's The Half Bird: One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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17. Shy Creatures

By: Clare Chambers

4.43

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In all failed relationships there is a point that passes unnoticed at the time, which can later be … read more

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18. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

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"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

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19. The Hotel Avocado

By: Bob Mortimer

4.21

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of … read more

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20. The Half Bird: One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece

By: Susan Smillie

4.33

Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the incredible story of one woman's solo journey, from Land's End to the shores of Greece,… read more

Similar categories in Susan Smillie's The Half Bird: One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece book and Susan Smillie's The Half Bird: One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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21. Gabriel's Moon

By: William Boyd

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In his most exhilarating novel yet, Britain’s greatest storyteller transports you from the vibrant … read more

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4.03

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