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Love Formsby Claire Adam “A beautiful story full of vibrance and heart . . . explores what it means to be a woman and what it means to love.”—Amanda Peters, author of The Berry Pickers For much of her life, Dawn has felt as if something had been missing. At just sixteen, Dawn found herself pregnant, and-as was common in Trinidad back then-her parents sent her away to have the baby and give her up for adoption. More than forty years later, Dawn yearns to reconnect with her lost daughter. But tracking down her child is not as easy as she had thought. Try this next: Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown.
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| "A wonderfully dark, twisty collision of complicated sister-love, grief, and memory. "― Essie Chambers, author of Swift RiverAfter their mother's belongings were found near the Thames River in 1995, young twins Clara and Dempsey were adopted by different families. Now 30, successful author Clara meets a woman who looks exactly as their mom did in the 1990s. While Clara thinks somehow this woman is their mom, administrative clerk Dempsey doesn't, leading to tension between the estranged sisters. Read-alike: August Blue by Deborah Levy. |
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| "A novel about belonging, both within a family and the wider world" — Florence Knapp, author of The NamesThree sisters -- ambitious London finance expert Rei; single mom Kiki, who works at a care home; and young pop star Ai -- reunite at their Japanese childhood home after Ai is caught up in a scandal. Over the summer, they support each other and navigate memories of their troubled mother and their early years, where being half-British and half-Japanese made them outsiders. For fans of: Emily Giffin's The Summer Pact. |
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"Traces the arc of adolescent friendship and love into adult hunger and hope."― Belinda Huijuan Tang, author of A Map for the Missing Ye Lian is thriving in Beijing. She has a well-paid job, a nice boyfriend, and plans to marry and move into a luxury high-rise apartment. She's wanting for nothing-until her childhood best friend, Luo Wenyu, comes whirling back into her life after a decade in California with seemingly everything-a successful career as an influencer, a millionaire American fiancé, and a bespoke mansion in the Beijing suburbs. As the two women rekindle their friendship, Wenyu reveals a shocking secret about a past love that pushes Lian to question her own relationship. Try this next: You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin. |
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| “The beautiful writing, unforgettable characters, and stunning setting make this a must-read.”—Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in ChemistryNot long after their larger-than-life 76-year-old artist father suddenly marries a 27-year-old they've never met, the four Kemp siblings learn he has drowned in an Italian lake he'd swam in for decades. Descending on the vacation villa during a sweltering heatwave, they meet their enigmatic stepmother, question their dad's mysterious death, hunt for his unfinished masterpiece, and confront long-hidden familial wounds. Read-alike: Lynn Steger Strong's Flight. |
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| "Captures the big and little things about siblings and family life that create the beautiful and fractured thing we call family."―Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of UsGathering to celebrate their mother's 70th birthday at a posh rented house in the English countryside, three middle-aged sisters, each with their own families and issues, are shocked when an unexpected event indicates who their father's favorite child is. Told from multiple points of view over various time periods, this is the moving latest by the author of Amazing Grace Adams. Read-alike: Catherine Newman's Sandwich. |
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| "Opens up the world of young mothers in all its makeshift, sticky, struggling glory.” —Emma Donoghue, author of RoomIn the Florida Panhandle, young mothers support each other amid upheavals while others judge and put obstacles in their paths. Three of them narrate: de facto leader Simone, a 20-year-old mother of twins who's pregnant again; newcomer Adela, a champion teen swimmer from Indiana who's been sent to live with her grandmother; and determined Emory, who brings her infant to high school with her. Read-alikes: Sarai Johnson's Grown Women; Brit Bennett's The Mothers. |
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“A decibel-raising debut”—Mateo Askaripour, author of Black Buck Growing up, Billie Grand sought solace in music. When she finally lands a coveted A&R assistant role at Lit Music Productions, it initially seems like everything she’s dreamed of. But as she continues to work at Lit, she discovers a dark side to all the glamor. The hours are long, the demands are insane, and Billie can’t shake the sense Lit’s higher ups are hiding something about their dealings. As a reckoning brews at the office and the costs of her dreams get ever higher, she will have to decide—is finding success worth losing herself? Try this next: NSFW by Isabel Kaplan. |
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“Stunning, heartbreaking, a gorgeous lyrical page-turner”
—Meg Shaffer, author of The Lost Story Tess Eriksson and her love, Soren, grapple with the haunting curse of their windswept Scottish island, where any woman might become a deadly skeld, challenging their love and forcing choices between safety, home and each other. For fans of Unbound by Christy Healy. |
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| "A riveting portrait of a woman taking control of her life."—J. Courtney Sullivan, author of The CliffsShortly after leaving her abusive husband, affluent Emily reconnects with her high school best friend (and first love), Gennifer, now a famous Olympian with a questionable reputation. Will their respective baggage keep them from a second chance at happiness? Try this next: Perris, California by Rachel Stark. |
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| “Charming, hilarious, and deeply moving.”—Angie Kim, author of Happiness FallsHighly intelligent ten-year-old Vera loves words and lists. She also worries a lot, including about money, her Jewish dad and WASP stepmother divorcing, that they love her brother more, and how to find her Korean mom. This highly anticipated satirical latest from an acclaimed author explores a modern New York family in a politically troubled world. Read-alike: Alice Franklin's Life Hacks for a Little Alien; Eiren Caffall's All the Water in the World. |
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Walter Simmering is searching for love and purpose in a city he doesn’t realize is fading away—San Francisco in 1993, at the height of the AIDS epidemic and the dawn of the tech revolution. Walter is drawn from his shell when he meets Cary Menuhin and Sasha Stravinsky, a dynamic couple who live beyond the boundaries of gender and sexuality. As the three embark on adventures across the city, their lively friendship evolves in unexpected ways. When Walter befriends Lawrence, a filmmaker and former child actor living with HIV, they pursue a film project of their own, with hilarious and tragic results. Try this next: The Kingdom of Sand by Andrew Holleran. |
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