20 best-selling fiction books like The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts by Louis Bayard

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The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

By: Louis Bayard

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Pale Blue Eye, Louis Bayard, comes Atonement meets The Paris Wif…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts by Louis Bayard , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)

By: Elizabeth Strout

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friend… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Strout's Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5) book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
"...Bob caught a glimpse of himself in the store window that was right there. He was startled. Who was that tall older man? Was that him? A sense of bewilderment came to him. He turned away, then turn…"

-Elizabeth Strout, Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)

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2. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • fiction
  • british literature
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3. Playground

By: Richard Powers

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A magisterial new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author of T… read more

Similar categories in Richard Powers's Playground book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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4. Entitlement

By: Rumaan Alam

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A novel of money and morality from the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind … read more

Similar categories in Rumaan Alam's Entitlement book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Peggy

By: Rebecca Godfrey

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling novel about Peggy Guggenheim—a story of art, family, love, and becoming oneself—by the a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Godfrey's Peggy book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

By: Lynda Cohen Loigman

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It's never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist … read more

Similar categories in Lynda Cohen Loigman's The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Sequel (The Book Series, #2)

By: Jean Hanff Korelitz

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After the “insanely readable” (Stephen King) and “perfectly told” (Malcolm Gladwell) New York Times… read more

Similar categories in Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Sequel (The Book Series, #2) book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
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10. The Stone Witch of Florence

By: Anna Rasche

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Ancient sorcery. Magic gemstones. Only one woman can save a city in ruins… 1348. As the Black Pl… read more

Similar categories in Anna Rasche's The Stone Witch of Florence book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Our Evenings

By: Alan Hollinghurst

4.28

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally acclaimed winner of the Booker Prize, a piercing novel that envisions mode… read more

Similar categories in Alan Hollinghurst's Our Evenings book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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12. The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

By: Louis Bayard

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Pale Blue Eye, Louis Bayard, comes Atonement meets The Paris Wif… read more

Similar categories in Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • british literature
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue by Sonia Purnell

13. Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue

By: Sonia Purnell

4.34

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, a re-exam… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Purnell's Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

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14. The Drowned

By: John Banville

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of Snow comes a richly atmo… read more

Similar categories in John Banville's The Drowned book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Mighty Red

By: Louise Erdrich

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells … read more

Similar categories in Louise Erdrich's The Mighty Red book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Magnificent Ruins

By: Nayantara Roy

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Vikram Seth and Thrity Umrigar meet Rebecca in this sweeping multi-generational debut novel by acco… read more

Similar categories in Nayantara Roy's The Magnificent Ruins book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
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17. Blood Test: A Comedy

By: Charles Baxter

3.35

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award and “one of our most gifted writers” (Chicago Tribune) com… read more

Similar categories in Charles Baxter's Blood Test: A Comedy book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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18. Time of the Child

By: Niall Williams

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of This Is Happiness, a compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas sea… read more

Similar categories in Niall Williams's Time of the Child book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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19. Eleanore of Avignon

By: Elizabeth DeLozier

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Eleanore of Avignon is the story of a woman who is unwilling to bend to the limitations her society… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth DeLozier's Eleanore of Avignon book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Lazarus Man

By: Richard Price

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this electrifying novel, Richard Price, the author of Clockers and a writer on The Wire, shines … read more

Similar categories in Richard Price's Lazarus Man book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Love Can't Feed You

By: Cherry Lou Sy

3.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After a harrowing flight, Queenie, her younger brother, and their elderly Chinese father arrive in … read more

Similar categories in Cherry Lou Sy's Love Can't Feed You book and Louis Bayard's The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

15 Best adult books like The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts by Louis Bayard

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Elizabeth Strout

4.46

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4.35

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Rumaan Alam

3.59

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Danzy Senna

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Elly Griffiths

3.92

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Liane Moriarty

4.15

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Elizabeth Strout

4.46

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Chris Brookmyre

4.07

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