If you liked the fiction plot in The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. The Road Home
By: Rose Tremain
3.88
Format: 365 pages, Paperback
In the story of Lev, newly arrived in London from Eastern Europe, Rose Tremain has written a wise a… read more
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- romance
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- book club
"Lev,' said Ruby, 'when I was younger, I always told people the things I thought they wanted to hear. But I don't do that anymore. It's a cruel thing to do. So I can't say now that you will be free of…"-Rose Tremain, The Road Home
2. An Awfully Big Adventure
By: Beryl Bainbridge
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
It is 1950 and Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager for a Liverpool rep company. She… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
3. According to Queeney
By: Beryl Bainbridge
4.04
Format: 9 pages,
Bainbridge's brilliantly imagined, universally acclaimed, Booker Prize-longlisted novel portrays th… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- novels
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- romance
- literary fiction
- australia
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- book club
5. A Crime in the Neighborhood
By: Suzanne Berne
3.89
Format: 197 pages,
An auspicious debut novel by a young writer who will remind readers of Anne Lamott and Anne Tyler C… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
6. A Spell of Winter
By: Helen Dunmore
4.37
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The inaugural winner of England's prestigious Orange Prize, A Spell of Winter is a compelling turn-… read more
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- romance
- literary fiction
- fiction
7. Fugitive Pieces
By: Anne Michaels
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
A New York TimesNotable Book of the Year Winner of the Lannan Literary Fiction Award Winner of the … read more
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8. Injury Time
By: Beryl Bainbridge
3.97
Format: 179 pages, Paperback
Edward is throwing a dinner party with his mistress, aware that she has long been denied those smal… read more
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9. Larry's Party
By: Carol Shields
4.02
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Larry Weller, born in 1950, is an ordinary guy made extraordinary by his creator's perception, iron… read more
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10. Unless
By: Carol Shields
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
Reta Winters, 44-year-old successful author of light summertime fiction, has always considered hers… read more
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11. The Bottle Factory Outing
By: Beryl Bainbridge
4.22
Format: None pages,
Freda and Brenda spend their days working in an Italian-run wine- bottling factory. A work outing o… read more
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12. When I Lived in Modern Times
By: Linda Grant
3.90
Format: 15 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction In the spring of 1946, Evelyn Sert stands on the deck of a s… read more
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13. The Redemption of Galen Pike
By: Carys Davies
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
In a remote Australian settlement a young wife with an untellable secret reluctantly invites her ne… read more
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14. The Wren, the Wren
By: Anne Enright
3.55
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
An incandescent novel about the inheritance of trauma, wonder, and love across three generations of… read more
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- literary fiction
- novels
- fiction
- contemporary
"It's not that I think about him constantly, he is my way of thinking. His mind is my compass, his eyes my only mirror."-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren
"We don’t walk down the same street as the person walking beside us. All we can do is tell the other person what we see. We can point at things and try to name them. If we do this well, our friend can…"-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren
"We don't walk down the same street as the person walking beside us. All we can do is tell the other person what we see. We can point at things and try to name them. If we do this well, our friend can…"-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren
15. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
By: Anna Funder
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more
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- book club
16. 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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- literary fiction
- australia
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- book club
17. Property
By: Valerie Martin
3.69
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
Valerie Martin’s Property delivers an eerily mesmerizing inquiry into slavery’s venomous effects on… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"Everyone else felt the need to assure me that Mother's death was part of God's plan. Exactly, I wanted to shout after reading this sentiment half a dozen times--- his plan is to kill us all, and if a…"-Valerie Martin, Property
18. The Cryptic Clue (The Tea Ladies, #2)
By: Amanda Hampson
3.91
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Look who's back in hot water! The highly anticipated new novel in The Tea Ladies cosy crime series,… read more
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- australia
- fiction
19. Malignant
By: Anita Waller
4.15
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a death sentence meant you could get away with murder?Claudia and Heather have been friends… read more
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- fiction
20. This Is Why We Lied (Will Trent, #12)
By: Karin Slaughter
4.42
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Tim… read more
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- fiction
