7 Best fiction books like The Final Retreat by Stephen Hough

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The Final Retreat

By: Stephen Hough

3.91

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

At the heart of The Final Retreat lies the question of how far the idea of a priest as a ‘wounded h…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Final Retreat by Stephen Hough , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. An American Marriage

By: Tayari Jones

4.47

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen

2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

By: Ken Kesey , Robert Faggen

3.61

Format: 523 pages, Hardcover

"In this classic of the 1960s, Ken Kesey's hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boisterous, brawling,… read more

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  • fiction
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3. Ulysses

By: James Joyce

3.75

Format: 925 pages, Paperback

Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialized in parts in the A… read more

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  • fiction
"Shite and onions!"

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"Let my country die for me."

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"Be just before you are generous."

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"no more pain. wake no more. nobody owns"

-James Joyce, Ulysses

4. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race

By: Reni Eddo-Lodge

3.67

Format: 542 pages, Hardcover

'One of the most important books of 2017' Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant A powerful an… read more

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5. Art as Therapy

By: Alain de Botton , John Armstrong

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

What is art for? In the engaging, lively, and controversial new book, bestselling philosopher Alain… read more

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6. Close to Home

By: Michael Magee

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does every­thing he's supposed to do. He works hard, he stud… read more

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  • fiction
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7. Treacle Walker

By: Alan Garner

3.13

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth and folklore and an exploration of the fluidity of time… read more

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  • fiction
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8. Women Talking

By: Miriam Toews

3.62

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

One evening, eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft to conduct a secret meeting. For the past … read more

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  • fiction
"All we women have are our dreams – so of course we are dreamers."

-Miriam Toews, Women Talking

"Doubt and uncertainty and questioning are inextricably bound together with faith"

-Miriam Toews, Women Talking

"There must be satisfaction gained in accurately naming the thing that torments you."

-Miriam Toews, Women Talking

"Perhaps all of us are crazy, Ona says. Of course we're all crazy, says Mejal. How can we not be?"

-Miriam Toews, Women Talking

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9. Rough Ideas: Reflections on Music and More

By: Stephen Hough CBE

4.01

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Hough is indisputably one of the world's leading pianists, winning global acclaim and numer… read more

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10. The Final Retreat

By: Stephen Hough

3.91

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

At the heart of The Final Retreat lies the question of how far the idea of a priest as a ‘wounded h… read more

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  • fiction
  • lgbt

16 must-read fiction books like Women Talking by Miriam Toews

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Claire Keegan

4.18

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Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

3.99

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James McBride

4.00

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Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

3.89

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