13 must-read fiction books like The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor

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The Story of Lucy Gault

By: William Trevor

4.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

The stunning new novel from highly acclaimed author William Trevor is a brilliant, subtle, and movi…

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1. The Gathering

By: Anne Enright

3.13

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

Anne Enright is a dazzling writer of international stature and one of Ireland’s most singular voice… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
  • ireland
  • irish literature
"A drinker does not exist. Whatever they say, it is just the drink talking"

-Anne Enright, The Gathering

"I must console him for the distance we have moved from the place where he stopped."

-Anne Enright, The Gathering

"the kind of person took milk in his tea on one day and decided against it on the next."

-Anne Enright, The Gathering

"Jej błękit zajął miejsce w szarych zakamarkach jego mózgu i pozostał tam do końca życia"

-Anne Enright, The Gathering

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2. So Long, See You Tomorrow

By: William Maxwell

3.91

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

On an Illinois farm in the 1920s, a man is murdered, and in the same moment the tenuous friendship … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"His sadness was of the kind that is patient and without hope."

-William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

"Love, even of the most ardent and soul-destroying kind, is never caught by the lens of the camera."

-William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

"A gentleman doesn't have one set of manners for the house of a poor man and another for the house of someone with an income incomparable to his own."

-William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

"I don't know what she looked like. Most farm women of her age were reduced by hard work and frequent child-bearing to a common denominator of plainness."

-William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

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3. That They May Face The Rising Sun

By: John McGahern

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

Widely considered to be the finest Irish writer of fiction at work today, John McGahern gives us a … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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4. The Heather Blazing

By: Colm Tóibín

3.98

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

The sea is slowly eating into the land and the hill with the old watchtower has completely disappea… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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5. Master Georgie

By: Beryl Bainbridge

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

The highly acclaimed New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 1998 and Booker Prize Nominee that … read more

Similar categories in Beryl Bainbridge's Master Georgie book and William Trevor's The Story of Lucy Gault

  • historical
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. On Canaan's Side

By: Sebastian Barry

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Narrated by Lilly Bere, 'On Canaan's Side' opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. The … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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7. The Story of Lucy Gault

By: William Trevor

4.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

The stunning new novel from highly acclaimed author William Trevor is a brilliant, subtle, and movi… read more

Similar categories in William Trevor's The Story of Lucy Gault book and William Trevor's The Story of Lucy Gault

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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8. Life Among Giants

By: Bill Roorbach , Alper Yesiltas

4.20

Format: 445 pages,

An exploration of lives touched by greatness and tragedy in equal measure, Roorbach's latest novel … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
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9. Walk the Blue Fields: Stories

By: Claire Keegan

3.46

Format: 103 pages, Paperback

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  • literary fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • fiction

10. Grace Notes

By: Bernard MacLaverty

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Paperback

The award-winning Grace Notesis a compact and altogether masterful portrait of a woman composer and… read more

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11. Our Spoons Came from Woolworths

By: Barbara Comyns

3.40

Format: None pages,

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12. Amongst Women

By: John McGahern

3.00

Format: 81 pages,

Moran is an old Republican whose life was forever transformed by his days of glory as a guerilla le… read more

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13. Foster

By: Claire Keegan

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in rural Ireland, without knowing when s… read more

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14. The All of It

By: Jeannette Haien

4.67

Format: None pages,

Jeannette Haien's award-winning first novel relates the seemingly simple tale of a parishioner conf… read more

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15. The Forgotten Waltz

By: Anne Enright

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this extraordinary novel, Anne Enright explores the momentous drama of everyday life; the volati… read more

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16. Restoration

By: Rose Tremain

3.71

Format: 32 pages,

Robert Merivel, son of a glove maker and an aspiring physician, finds his fortunes transformed when… read more

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17. Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2)

By: Colm Tóibín

3.82

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly movi… read more

Similar categories in Colm Tóibín's Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2) book and William Trevor's The Story of Lucy Gault

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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18. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men

By: Claire Keegan

3.99

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Librarian's Note: This is the entry for the short story collection. Please don't combine it with th… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • fiction
"You know what is at the heart of misogyny? When it comes down to it?’ ‘So I’m a misogynist now?’ ‘It’s simply about not giving,’ she said."

-Claire Keegan, So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men

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19. The Coast Road

By: Alan Murrin

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and heartbreaking debut novel set in the 1990s in a claustrophobic coast town. With divo… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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20. My Death

By: Lisa Tuttle

3.98

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

A widowed writer begins to work on a biography of a novelist and artist—and soon uncovers bizarre p… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
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21. American Mother

By: Colum McCann

4.19

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann channels Diane Foley’s voice as she tells her story… read more

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"Listening is the quiet soul of storytelling"

-Colum McCann, American Mother

"Even the worst of humans demand a portion of love."

-Colum McCann, American Mother

"Turning your back will not change the direction of the knife."

-Colum McCann, American Mother

"He didn’t just want to be at the edge, he wanted to become the edge."

-Colum McCann, American Mother

5 best-selling novels books like The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor

Transform Your Habits

The Gathering

Anne Enright

3.13

Transform Your Habits

So Long, See You Tomorrow

William Maxwell

3.91

Transform Your Habits

That They May Face The Rising Sun

John McGahern

3.77

Transform Your Habits

The Story of Lucy Gault

William Trevor

4.82

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21 Best fiction books like So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by Claire Keegan

Transform Your Habits

Prophet Song

Paul Lynch

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Wren, the Wren

Anne Enright

3.55

Transform Your Habits

James

Percival Everett

4.54

Transform Your Habits

All Fours

Miranda July

3.81

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