18 must-read australia books like Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor

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Iris

By: Fiona Kelly McGregor

3.53

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Who is Iris Webber? A thief, a fighter, a wife, a lover. A scammer, a schemer, a friend. A…

"Thought doesn't necessarily calm a person, nor does confinement calm thought."

-Fiona Kelly McGregor, Iris

If you liked the australia plot in Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

1. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

By: Shankari Chandran

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens book and Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris

  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

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  • australia
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. 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

Similar categories in Anna Funder's Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life book and Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris

  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • audiobook
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4. The Lovers

By: Yumna Kassab

2.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What happens when we become used to each other, when we become bored, when we anticipate each other… read more

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  • australia
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor

5. Iris

By: Fiona Kelly McGregor

3.53

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Who is Iris Webber? A thief, a fighter, a wife, a lover. A scammer, a schemer, a friend. A… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris book and Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 21st century
  • australia
  • novels
  • crime
  • queer
"Thought doesn't necessarily calm a person, nor does confinement calm thought."

-Fiona Kelly McGregor, Iris

Cover of Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte  Wood

6. 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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  • novels
  • australia
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Limberlost

By: Robbie Arnott

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In the heat of a long summer Ned hunts rabbits in a river valley, hoping the pelts will earn him en… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Arnott's Limberlost book and Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris

  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"After an hour of sodden stomping they saw ghostly figures beckoning them through the dense cloud. Highland snow gums, colour-swirled and hardy, and alpine yellow gums, splashed with shades of lemon a…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"He told her the story of it, his words coming faster than with the others, without artifice or caution. Told her how he'd known there was something wonderful under the old paint from the moment he sa…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"He'd stare at that field of water until all the things he could not handle were rinsed out of him, and all that remained within him was the memory of that night: the whale, the warmth of the coat, hi…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

"Three days after their wedding they were standing at the base of Liffey Falls, at the brisk death of winter, watching an airborne river thrash its way earthward. The water tumbled through high ridges…"

-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost

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8. Edenglassie

By: Melissa Lucashenko

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two extraordinary Indigenous stories set five generations apart. When Mulanyin meets the beautiful … read more

Similar categories in Melissa Lucashenko's Edenglassie book and Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris

  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Women & Children

By: Tony Birch

4.22

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby,… read more

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  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • 21st century
  • historical fiction
  • novels
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10. Days of Innocence and Wonder

By: Lucy Treloar

3.71

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

When someone is taken away, what is left behind? All her life, Till has lived in the shadow of t… read more

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  • australia
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Safe Haven

By: Shankari Chandran

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. It was… read more

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  • fiction
  • australia
  • audiobook
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12. The Conversion

By: Amanda Lohrey

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From Miles Franklin Award-winning author Amanda Lohrey comes a stunning literary foray into place, … read more

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  • australia
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The In-Between

By: Christos Tsiolkas

3.70

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of The Slap … read more

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  • australia
  • fiction
  • queer
"There was respite in history. The beligerence and intolerance of the contemporary age was of no consequence to the past. And there was no shouting."

-Christos Tsiolkas, The In-Between

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14. The Hummingbird Effect

By: Kate Mildenhall

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An epic, kaleidoscopic story of four women connected across time and place by an invisible thread a… read more

Similar categories in Kate Mildenhall's The Hummingbird Effect book and Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris

  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Restless Dolly Maunder

By: Kate Grenville

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors were … read more

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  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Salonika Burning

By: Gail Jones

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Greece, 1917. The great city of Salonika is engulfed by fire as all of Europe is ravaged by war. … read more

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  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • 21st century
  • historical fiction
  • novels
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17. Feast

By: Emily O'Grady

3.33

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A compelling novel of three women and their dark secrets from the award-winning author of The Yello… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Bad Art Mother

By: Edwina Preston

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Good mothers are expected to be selfless. Artists are seen as selfish. So what does this mean for a… read more

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  • australia
  • fiction
  • 21st century
  • historical fiction
  • novels
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19. Girl in a Pink Dress

By: Kylie Needham

3.91

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Can one relationship survive two ambitious artists? Frances is an artist in her forties living a… read more

Similar categories in Kylie Needham's Girl in a Pink Dress book and Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris

  • 21st century
  • australia
  • fiction
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20. The Honeyeater

By: Jessie Tu

3.59

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A wildly inventive follow up to the acclaimed bestseller A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing, winner… read more

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  • australia
  • fiction
  • audiobook

19 Top fiction books like Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor

Transform Your Habits

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

4.21

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Lola in the Mirror

Trent Dalton

4.41

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The Lovers

Yumna Kassab

2.95

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Iris

Fiona Kelly McGregor

3.53

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19 Best fiction books like Days of Innocence and Wonder by Lucy Treloar

Transform Your Habits

Stone Yard Devotional

Charlotte Wood

3.68

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Edenglassie

Melissa Lucashenko

4.13

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Women & Children

Tony Birch

4.22

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Days of Innocence and Wonder

Lucy Treloar

3.71

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