30 best-selling audiobook books like Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor

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Beautiful Little Fools

By: Jillian Cantor

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Jillian Cantor reimagines and expands on the literary classic The Grea…

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1. The Duke of Bannerman Prep

By: None

4.07

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Words are weapons. Facts can be manipulated. And nothing is absolute--especially right and wrong. T… read more

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2. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

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3. Our American Friend

By: Anna Pitoniak

3.78

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A globe-spanning thriller of love and betrayal about a mysterious first lady with an explosive secr… read more

Similar categories in Anna Pitoniak's Our American Friend book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. The Berry Pickers

By: Amanda Peters

4.14

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Peters's The Berry Pickers book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. 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

Similar categories in Ann Patchett's Tom Lake book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • 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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7. James

By: Percival Everett

4.54

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more

Similar categories in Percival Everett's James book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • retellings
  • classics
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Lost Summers of Newport

By: Beatriz Williams

3.71

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White--a nov… read more

Similar categories in Beatriz Williams's The Lost Summers of Newport book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Heiress

By: Rachel Hawkins

3.87

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest w… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hawkins's The Heiress book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"One rarely finds salvation in Florida."

-Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress

"Sometimes it's fun to give people enough rope with which to hang themselves."

-Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress

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10. The Lioness

By: Chris Bohjalian

3.72

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

A luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood starlet and her entourage in this riveting … read more

Similar categories in Chris Bohjalian's The Lioness book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We all look forward, but how we see tomorrow is grounded so deeply in what we lived through just yesterday."

-Chris Bohjalian, The Lioness

"Too often you couldn't mine the recollections that might keep you sane, but instead held close the memories that someday would kill you."

-Chris Bohjalian, The Lioness

"We all look forward- at least, I suppose, until you get to be my age - but how we see tomorrow is grounded so deeply in what we lived through just yesterday. And it was only yesterday, wasn't it? Was…"

-Chris Bohjalian, The Lioness

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11. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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12. Beautiful Little Fools

By: Jillian Cantor

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Jillian Cantor reimagines and expands on the literary classic The Grea… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • retellings
  • classics
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

By: Allison Pataki

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average ev… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • 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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15. Black Cake

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

4.10

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day California, Ele… read more

Similar categories in Charmaine Wilkerson's Black Cake book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"But trying to undo the worry is like trying to undo his blackness."

-Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

"More people’s lives have been shaped by violence than we like to think. And more people’s lives have been shaped by silence than we think."

-Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

"Some people think surfing is a relationship with the sea...but surfing is really a relationship between you and yourself. The sea is going to do whatever it wants."

-Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

"Young people had always wanted to do things their own way, and Bert had been no different. Only nowadays, there seemed to be this compulsion to eat up everything that was available to you and to let …"

-Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

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16. The Beach at Summerly

By: Beatriz Williams

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams returns with a ravishing summer read, taking readers bac… read more

Similar categories in Beatriz Williams's The Beach at Summerly book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

By: Noelle Salazar

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The discovery of a hidden label on a famous gown unearths the story of a talented young seamstress … read more

Similar categories in Noelle Salazar's The Roaring Days of Zora Lily book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Life would always throw challenges, but it was up to me to consider each and every one and make a choice about how I would take it on. And I was up to the task."

-Noelle Salazar, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

"No other person should ever get credit for being the best part of who you are. They may have helped shape you, lent you ides, shown you other possibilities, but you are you. Simple as that. Know your…"

-Noelle Salazar, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

"Art, I understood now, was so much more than the sum of its brush strokes, curved clay appendages, or intricate stitching. There were stories woven, kneaded, and scratches into each piece. Blood, swe…"

-Noelle Salazar, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily

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18. The Liz Taylor Ring

By: Brenda Janowitz

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

"Brenda Janowitz writes with extraordinary humor and heart." —JANE GREEN, New York Times bestsellin… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Janowitz's The Liz Taylor Ring book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Sicilian Inheritance

By: Jo Piazza

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza, comes a transporting novel rooted i… read more

Similar categories in Jo Piazza's The Sicilian Inheritance book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Diamond Eye

By: Kate Quinn

4.29

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II t… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Diamond Eye book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. The Tobacco Wives

By: Adele Myers

3.81

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

For the audience of Fiona Davis and Lisa Wingate, a vibrant historical debut set in 1946 North Caro… read more

Similar categories in Adele Myers's The Tobacco Wives book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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22. The Magnolia Palace

By: Fiona Davis

3.88

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantali… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Davis's The Magnolia Palace book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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23. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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24. Woman on Fire

By: Lisa Barr

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

After talking her way into a job with Dan Mansfield, the leading investigative reporter in Chicago,… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Barr's Woman on Fire book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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25. This Time Tomorrow

By: Emma Straub

3.80

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

What if you could take a vacation to your past? With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, belo… read more

Similar categories in Emma Straub's This Time Tomorrow book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"This time tomorrow, where will we be?"

-Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow

"Forward, that was the idea. Until the future, whatever it was going to be."

-Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow

"It's not about the time. It's about how you spend it. Where you put your energy."

-Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow

"Happy endings were too much for some people, false and cheap, but hope - hope was honest. Hope was good."

-Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow

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26. Husbands & Lovers

By: Beatriz Williams

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two women—separated by decades and continents, and united by a mysterious family heirloom—discover … read more

Similar categories in Beatriz Williams's Husbands & Lovers book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. The Christie Affair

By: Nina de Gramont

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Why would the world's most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desp… read more

Similar categories in Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It seemed an important lesson for a young person. It wasn't only the angry people that should make one wary. The jolly ones could be even more dangerous."

-Nina de Gramont, The Christie Affair

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28. The Unsinkable Greta James

By: Jennifer E. Smith

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Greta James's meteoric rise to ind… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer E. Smith's The Unsinkable Greta James book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The truth is, being a parent is mostly just reacting. Sometimes you get it right and sometimes you don't. You give what you can. And at the end of the day, most of it is just being there."

-Jennifer E. Smith, The Unsinkable Greta James

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29. The God of the Woods

By: Liz Moore

4.27

Format: 490 pages, Kindle Edition

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, Augu… read more

Similar categories in Liz Moore's The God of the Woods book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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30. Nick

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.15

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Critically acclaimed novelist Michael Farris Smith pulls Nick Carraway out of the shadows and into … read more

Similar categories in Michael Farris Smith's Nick book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • retellings
  • classics
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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31. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Jillian Cantor's Beautiful Little Fools

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

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Our American Friend

Anna Pitoniak

3.78

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The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters

4.14

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The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

4.43

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Chris Bohjalian

3.53

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Anna Pitoniak

3.78

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I.S. Berry

3.81

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Erica Katz

3.60

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