12 must-read fiction books like That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo

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That Old Cape Magic

By: None , Richard Russo

3.35

Format: 9 pages, Audio CD

Following Bridge of Sighs —a national best seller hailed by The Boston Globe as “an astounding achi…

"Maybe money did talk, as people claimed, but all it said to them was goodbye."

-None, That Old Cape Magic

"The attraction of cynicism was that it so often put you in the right, as if being right led directly to happiness."

-None, That Old Cape Magic

"Late middle age, he was coming to understand, was a time of life when everything was predictable and yet somehow you failed to see any of it coming."

-None, That Old Cape Magic

"Stories worked much the same way…A false note at the beginning was much more costly than one nearer the end because early errors were part of the foundation."

-None, That Old Cape Magic

If you liked the fiction plot in That Old Cape Magic by None, Richard Russo , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. An Evening of Long Goodbyes

By: Paul Murray

3.64

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Charles Hythloday observes the world from the comfortable confines of his family estate, and doesn’… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Mrs. P.? Oh no. She’s the help. Bosnian, you know. Or is it Serbian? An absolute treasure, anyway. As I always say to Bel, if there’s one good thing to come out of all this fuss in the Balkans, it’s …"

-Paul Murray, An Evening of Long Goodbyes

"You're talking like a Stalinist!' I cried. 'People don't get jobs to achieve things and learn values ! They do it because they have to, and then they use whatever's left over to buy themselves things…"

-Paul Murray, An Evening of Long Goodbyes

"The accursed ship didn't sink for a full three hours. By the time it did, I was feeling so traumatized that even watching Dogface die offered little consolation. The dialogue, the acting, the vast em…"

-Paul Murray, An Evening of Long Goodbyes

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2. Until They Bring the Streetcars Back

By: Stanley Gordon West

4.09

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

Until They Bring The Streetcars Back serves up a nostalgic journey through the streets of post-war … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
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3. Land's End: A Walk in Provincetown

By: Michael Cunningham

3.89

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

In this celebration of one of America's oldest towns (incorporated in 1720), Michael Cunningham, au… read more

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  • audiobook
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4. Mary and O'Neil

By: Justin Cronin

3.93

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

Mary and O'Neil frequently marveled at how, of all the lives they might have led, they had somehow … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Every Last One

By: Anna Quindlen

4.19

Format: 416 pages,

The latest novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Anna Quindlen In this breathtaking and beautiful novel,… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. Black and Blue

By: Anna Quindlen

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

For eighteen years, Fran Benedetto kept her secret. And hid her bruises. And stayed with Bobby beca… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary

7. Noah's Compass

By: Anne Tyler

4.07

Format: None pages,

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8. That Old Cape Magic

By: None , Richard Russo

3.35

Format: 9 pages, Audio CD

Following Bridge of Sighs —a national best seller hailed by The Boston Globe as “an astounding achi… read more

Similar categories in None's That Old Cape Magic book and None's That Old Cape Magic

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • academia
  • literature
  • marriage
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • novels
  • audiobook
"Maybe money did talk, as people claimed, but all it said to them was goodbye."

-None, That Old Cape Magic

"The attraction of cynicism was that it so often put you in the right, as if being right led directly to happiness."

-None, That Old Cape Magic

"Late middle age, he was coming to understand, was a time of life when everything was predictable and yet somehow you failed to see any of it coming."

-None, That Old Cape Magic

"Stories worked much the same way…A false note at the beginning was much more costly than one nearer the end because early errors were part of the foundation."

-None, That Old Cape Magic

9. Andorra

By: Peter Cameron

4.21

Format: None pages,

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10. Let Me Be Frank With You

By: Richard Ford

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new work that returns Richard Ford to the hallowed territory that sealed his reputation… read more

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11. The Sportswriter

By: Richard Ford

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living studying people--men, mostly--who live entirely … read more

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12. Rise and Shine

By: Anna Quindlen

4.15

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A superb novel about two sisters, the true meaning of success, and the qualities in life that matte… read more

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13. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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14. Blessed Are the Cheesemakers

By: Sarah-Kate Lynch

5.00

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Set on a small Irish dairy farm, this tender and funny debut novel follows two lost souls as they t… read more

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15. Emily, Alone

By: Stewart O'Nan

3.42

Format: 32 pages,

Once again making the ordinary and overlooked not merely visible but vital to understanding our own… read more

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16. After Annie

By: Anna Quindlen

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Tom Lake

By: Ann Patchett

3.99

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

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18. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

By: James McBride

4.00

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing de… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Table for Two

By: Amor Towles

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more

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  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

Cover of Be Mine by Richard Ford

20. Be Mine

By: Richard Ford

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • audiobook
Cover of Familiaris by David Wroblewski

21. Familiaris

By: David Wroblewski

4.21

Format: 979 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtel… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Suppose you could do one impossible thing."

-David Wroblewski, Familiaris

"Time is a snake-oil remedy if you ask me. Some wounds just keep hurting as bad as they ever did. That's what I think."

-David Wroblewski, Familiaris

"John once claimed that the way to convince a person to do something outlandish was to ask them to do something even more outlandish."

-David Wroblewski, Familiaris

"You can never watch too many pups climb through the straw for the first time, but there are just so many dogs you can bear watch to die."

-David Wroblewski, Familiaris

9 Top contemporary books like That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo

Transform Your Habits

An Evening of Long Goodbyes

Paul Murray

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Mary and O'Neil

Justin Cronin

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Every Last One

Anna Quindlen

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Black and Blue

Anna Quindlen

3.39

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21 Best fiction books like Familiaris by David Wroblewski

Transform Your Habits

After Annie

Anna Quindlen

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Night Watch

Jayne Anne Phillips

3.79

Transform Your Habits

James

Percival Everett

4.54

Transform Your Habits

Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2)

Colm Tóibín

3.82

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