18 books like Becoming Madam Secretary

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The Girls in the Stilt House Kelly Mustian · 2021 · ★ 4.1 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Moderate THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"Remarkable debut.... [a] nearly flawless tale of loss, perseverance and redemption."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED reviewPerfect for readers of Where The Crawdads Sing! Set in 1920s Mississippi, this debut Southern novel weaves a beautiful and harrowing story of two teenage girls cast in an unlikely partnership through murder.Ada promised herself she would never go back to… Shares American literature, Romance

The Forest of Vanishing Stars

The Forest of Vanishing Stars Kristin Harmel · 2021 · ★ 4.5 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Parade “Best Books of Summer” pick * Real Simple pick * She Reads “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pickThe New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis—until a… Shares American literature, Romance

The Women of Chateau Lafayette

The Women of Chateau Lafayette Stephanie Dray · 2021 · ★ 4.3 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate The USA Today Bestseller!Recommended by Oprah Magazine ∙ Cosmopolitan ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Parade ∙ and more!An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy. Most castles are protected by men. This one by women.A founding mother...1774. Gently-bred… Shares American literature, Romance

A Far-flung Life

A Far-flung Life M.L. Stedman From the mega bestselling and acclaimed author of The Light Between Oceans, a global phenomenon, comes a magnificent and spectacularly moving new novel about family secrets that must never be revealed, and what the heart can endure for the sake of love.When we do something that can’t be undone or mended, how do we go on living? How do we find our north star when there is no right answer? These… Shares Romance

How to Stop Time

How to Stop Time Matt Haig From the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.“A quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations….A delightfully witty…poignant novel.” —The Washington Post    “She smiled a soft, troubled smile and I felt the whole world slipping away, and I wanted to slip with it, to go wherever she was going… I had existed whole years without her, but that was… Shares Romance

The Stolen Queen

The Stolen Queen Fiona Davis *A New York Times Bestseller*From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. That is… Shares Romance

Death of an American Beauty

Death of an American Beauty Mariah Fredericks · 2020 · ★ 3.8 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares American literature with this book.

Fishbone Cinderella

Fishbone Cinderella Elizabeth Lim A mother and daughter must break their family’s curse through trials of war and immigration, love, loss, and redemption in this “enchanting multi-generational tale” (People) with a shimmer of magic, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Forgery of Fate.★“Lim dazzles in her dark and deftly woven adult debut. . . . Blending the historically grounded and complex mother-daughter… Shares Romance

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post Allison Pataki NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Marvelous . . . I just had to be there with the Post cereal heiress through every twist and turn.”—Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls“New-money heiress Marjorie Post isn’t content to remain a society bride as she remakes herself into a savvy entrepreneur, a visionary philanthropist, a presidential hostess, and much more.”—Kate Quinn,… Shares Romance

Shogun

Shogun James Clavell · 1994 · ★ 4.7 · 1144p · ≈ 38h · Challenging EL ÉXITO INTERNACIONAL EN EL QUE SE BASA LA NUEVA SERIE DE DISNEY+La clásica novela épica sobre el Japón feudal que cautivó el corazón de una cultura y la imaginación del mundo, escrita por James Clavell, autor best seller de The New York Times y maestro sin parangón de la ficción histórica.Tras perderse en el mar, el inglés John Blackthorne despierta en un lugar que pocos europeos conocen y… Shares Romance

A Bright Young Thing

A Bright Young Thing Brianne Moore Shares Romance with this book.

Before She Disappeared

Before She Disappeared Lisa Gardner · 2021 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a propulsive thriller featuring an ordinary woman who will stop at nothing to find the missing people that the rest of the world has forgottenFrankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman, a recovering alcoholic with more regrets than belongings. But she spends her life doing what no one else… Shares American literature

I, Medusa

I, Medusa Ayana Gray NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “captivating villain origin story” (People Book of the Week) reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine“Ayana Gray brings her fresh, dynamic storytelling to one of the most monstered, maligned, and misunderstood women of Greek myth, imagining all the girls that Medusa was and could have been.”—Jennifer… Shares Romance

The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club

The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club Jojo Moyes #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |  A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK   “A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together.” —Reese Witherspoon   From the author of the forthcoming Someone Else’s Shoes, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond in Depression-era… Shares Romance

Yellow Wife

Yellow Wife Sadeqa Johnson From the New York Times bestselling author of House of Eve—a 2023 Reese’s Book Club Pick! *A Best Book of the Year by NPR and Christian Science Monitor* Called “wholly engrossing” by New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Grissom, this “fully immersive” (Lisa Wingate, #1 bestselling author of Before We Were Yours) story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living… Shares Romance

Sunflower Sisters

Sunflower Sisters Martha Hall Kelly NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Martha Hall Kelly’s million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced readers to Caroline Ferriday. Now, in Sunflower Sisters, Kelly tells the story of Ferriday’s ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey, a Union nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with Jemma, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and conscripted into the army, and Anne-May Wilson, a… Shares Romance

The Museum of Lost Quilts

The Museum of Lost Quilts Jennifer Chiaverini Jennifer Chiaverini’s beloved and bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series returns with the first Elm Creek Quilts novel since 2019’s The Christmas Boutique.Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master’s degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilter’s retreat is met with delight… Shares Romance

The Berlin Wife's Choice

The Berlin Wife's Choice Marion Kummerow “I love you more than life itself. But you’re not safe. If you weren’t married to me, you wouldn’t suffer like this, terrorized by the yellow star on my chest. I could never live with myself if something happened to you—because of me.” Berlin, 1939. Edith Falkenstein once lived a fairytale life. Falling in love with Julius introduced her to a world she had only dreamed of. She wore the finest… Shares Romance

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