22 best-selling family books like Famous in a Small Town by Viola Shipman

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Famous in a Small Town

By: Viola Shipman

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

For most of her eighty years, Mary Jackson has endured the steady invasion of tourists, influencers…

"He throws his arms open, and I hug him. In a world - and school system - where hugs are not often allowed anymore, I still hug. I know sometimes that can make a huge difference in the life of a child who may not get enough of them."

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

"He throws his arms open, and I hug him. In a world - and school system - where hugs are not often allowed anymore, I still hug. I know sometimes that can make a huge difference in the life of a child who may not get enough of them."

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

"He throws his arms open, and I hug him. In a world - and school system - where hugs are not often allowed anymore, I still hug. I know sometimes that can make a huge difference in the life of a child who may not get enough of them."

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

"I finally understand that there is no age limit on growth and self-discovery. We see our lives and ourselves in different chapters, different versions, through different perspectives as we age. We are a prism of ourselves. But we cannot clearly see our future until we clearly see ourselves."

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

If you liked the family plot in Famous in a Small Town by Viola Shipman , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. The Summer Book Club

By: Susan Mallery

3.84

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The rules of summer book club are simple: •  No sad books •  No pressure •  Yessssss, wine! … read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Summer Book Club book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. The Happiness Plan

By: Susan Mallery

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Three women search for joy in #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s new novel of hop… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Happiness Plan book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The Friendship Club

By: Robyn Carr

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Carr's The Friendship Club book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Must Love Flowers

By: Debbie Macomber

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Two women at different stages of life find themselves on a journey of renewal after undergoing hard… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Macomber's Must Love Flowers book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Bookshop by the Bay

By: Pamela M. Kelley

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Bookshop by the Bay is a breezy, escapist beach read from powerhouse bestselling women’s fictio… read more

Similar categories in Pamela M. Kelley's The Bookshop by the Bay book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Look on the Bright Side

By: Kristan Higgins

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Famous in a Small Town

By: Viola Shipman

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

For most of her eighty years, Mary Jackson has endured the steady invasion of tourists, influencers… read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
"He throws his arms open, and I hug him. In a world - and school system - where hugs are not often allowed anymore, I still hug. I know sometimes that can make a huge difference in the life of a child…"

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

"I finally understand that there is no age limit on growth and self-discovery. We see our lives and ourselves in different chapters, different versions, through different perspectives as we age. We ar…"

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

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8. The Bright Spot (Sunrise Cove, #5)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming story ab… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Bright Spot (Sunrise Cove, #5) book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Talulah's Back in Town (Coyote Canyon, #1)

By: Brenda Novak

4.19

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Sometimes the past we leave behind leads us right where we belong. Talulah Barclay doesn’t like … read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's Talulah's Back in Town (Coyote Canyon, #1) book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. For the Love of Summer

By: Susan Mallery

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding f… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's For the Love of Summer book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"I was in love with who I wanted him to be. Not who he was."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

"She's my family and you're hers. That means we are, in some inexplicable way, connected."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

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11. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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12. The Seaside Library

By: Brenda Novak

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookstore on the Beach There are secrets that br… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's The Seaside Library book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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13. The Talk of Coyote Canyon (Coyote Canyon, #2)

By: Brenda Novak

4.20

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

She’s not here to make friends. She’s here to make trouble. With her piercings, tattoos and spik… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's The Talk of Coyote Canyon (Coyote Canyon, #2) book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • family
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Summer We Started Over

By: Nancy Thayer

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Summer We Started Over book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
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15. Summers at the Saint

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Summers at the Saint book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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16. Welcome to Beach Town

By: Susan Wiggs

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Beloved  New York Times  bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale o… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wiggs's Welcome to Beach Town book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. A Little Ray of Sunshine

By: Kristan Higgins

4.14

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A kid walks into your bookstore and... guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption e… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's A Little Ray of Sunshine book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"I had thought, once, that I couldn't ever be a mother because I'd passed at the chance to raise my own son. But this summer had shown me--Matthew and Monica had shown me--that being a mother wasn't o…"

-Kristan Higgins, A Little Ray of Sunshine

"I had a new sense of awareness now--of my own mother, of Addison and Nicole, Monica, Grammy . . . even of Grady's ex-wife. You can't have a child and not experience terror and heartache in some way. …"

-Kristan Higgins, A Little Ray of Sunshine

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18. The Cafe at Beach End

By: RaeAnne Thayne

4.13

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Is Cape Sanctuary net als vroeger haar veilige haven?Vroeger, toen Meredith Collins als klein meisj… read more

Similar categories in RaeAnne Thayne's The Cafe at Beach End book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

By: Susan Wiggs

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Brenda Malloy wants nothing to do with Christmas ever again. Last year, Brenda and her husband rush… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wiggs's The Twelve Dogs of Christmas book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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20. The Sweetheart List (Sunrise Cove, #4)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

What makes life sweet? -Freshly baked bread -A cool lake on a hot summer day -The … read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Sweetheart List (Sunrise Cove, #4) book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. The Twelve Months of Christmas

By: Sheila Roberts

3.97

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

Three women. Three terrible Christmases. Can they finally perfect the holiday by celebrating every … read more

Similar categories in Sheila Roberts's The Twelve Months of Christmas book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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22. Christmas at the Shelter Inn (Shelter Springs)

By: RaeAnne Thayne

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Come home to Shelter Springs this Christmas, where hearts are warm and hopes are bright… Growin… read more

Similar categories in RaeAnne Thayne's Christmas at the Shelter Inn (Shelter Springs) book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • family
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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23. The Summer of Songbirds

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

3.97

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's The Summer of Songbirds book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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24. Swan Song (Nantucket, #4)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Swan Song (Nantucket, #4) book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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25. All the Days of Summer

By: Nancy Thayer

4.02

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts--complete with a husband who runs his ow… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's All the Days of Summer book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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26. Bright Lights, Big Christmas

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, co… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Bright Lights, Big Christmas book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. The Spectacular

By: Fiona Davis

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis transports us back to 1950s Manhattan and the glamoro… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Davis's The Spectacular book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"As they moved into the kick line for the big finale, her body tingled with anticipation and suddenly they were kicking in perfect tandem as the audience broke out into applause."

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

"She turned to see Peter leaning against the building a few feet away. He wore a navy peacoat and a woolen cap over his head, and some of his curls peeked out from the sides. His eyes were blue and br…"

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

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28. Tourist Season

By: Brenda Novak

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A summer by the ocean promises new beginnings—until old secrets resurface. Ismay Chalmers is rea… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's Tourist Season book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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29. My Magnolia Summer

By: Victoria Benton Frank

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run deep. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Benton Frank's My Magnolia Summer book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Omitting the truth is also lying."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Are you planning on kissing me behind a haystack or something?" "Oh, I plan on a lot worse, Maggie."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Maybe violets don't have thorns like roses, or heavy fragrances like lilies or magnolias, but they are just as strong."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"I unrolled my knife bag and saw all my old friends staring back at me. Some girls liked diamonds, some liked pearls, but just give me a good knife. Knives are sexy, that's all there is to it."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

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30. A Happier Life

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put h… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's A Happier Life book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever."

-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

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31. Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly

By: Marie Bostwick

4.07

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

From the author of  The Restoration of Celia Fairchild,  comes a novel about the meaning of family … read more

Similar categories in Marie Bostwick's Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly book and Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

29 must-read chick lit books like Famous in a Small Town by Viola Shipman

Transform Your Habits

The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Happiness Plan

Susan Mallery

3.91

Transform Your Habits

The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Must Love Flowers

Debbie Macomber

4.17

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21 best-selling fiction books like Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

Transform Your Habits

The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #2)

Jenny Colgan

3.60

Transform Your Habits

The Wishing Bridge

Viola Shipman

4.02

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