18 books like The first time

What to read after The first time — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Studs Lonigan James T. Farrell · 1932 · ★ 3.8 · 1113p · ≈ 37h · Challenging [William V. Lipton][1] from Ann Arbor, MI says: "This is both a coming-of-age novel and a social history. Set during the 1920s and 1930s, it follows Studs as he grows through his teen years in Chicago. It shows the influences on urban children, the stresses on families and the American society during that time. The characters and dialogue are captivating." ([on Flashlight Worthy][2]) [1]:… Shares: Illinois, Chicago

White horses Alice Hoffman · 1982 · ★ 4.0 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When Teresa was a little girl, she dreamed of dark-eyed, fearless heroes on white horses who would sweep her away. But now, as the adult Teresa negotiates life and love, she begins to understand that fairy tales don't always come true... Shares: Mothers and daughters, Domestic fiction

Annie John Jamaica Kincaid · 1983 · ★ 3.7 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Since her first, prize-winning collection of stories, At the Bottom of the River, Jamaica Kincaid's work has been met with nothing short of amazement. The New York Times hailed her "prophetic power" and the Los Angeles Times Book Review said: "No one else seems to be writing quite this way right now." With Annie John, the story of a young girl coming of age in Antigua, Kincaid tore open the theme… Shares: Mothers and daughters, Domestic fiction

Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon · 2015 · ★ 4.0 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more. Shares: Patients, Mothers and daughters

Pavilion of Women Pearl S. Buck · 1900 · ★ 4.2 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A los cuarenta años, Madame Wu, esposa de un miembro de una de las dinastías de terratenientes más consideradas de China, abandona voluntariamente la vida matrimonial y busca una concubina para su marido. Su decisión cambia la vida de todos los que la rodean... A las puertas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la familia se enfrenta a la encrucijada entre tradición, comunismo y pensamiento occidental,… Shares: Married women, Domestic fiction

The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai · 2018 · ★ 4.5 · 743p · ≈ 24h · Moderate In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDs epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, he finds his partner is infected, and… Shares: Chicago, Mothers and daughters

Amelia Henry Fielding · 1751 · 594p · ≈ 19h · Demanding Against her mother's wishes, Amelia marries Captain William Booth, a young army officer, and runs away to London. William is unjustly imprisoned in Newgate, and is subsequently seduced by Miss Matthews. Amelia stays faithful to her husband and forgives his transgression, but William soon draws them into trouble again as he accrues gambling debts trying to lift the couple out of poverty. Shares: Married women, Domestic fiction

Rejoice Karen Kingsbury · 2004 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Brooke Baxter has achieved everything this world has to offer--a prestigious career, a beautiful home, and two wonderful children. Her recent return to her faith is an encouragement to her family. But if she faces tremendous loss, can her fledgling faith and her rocky marriage survive? Shares: Married women, Domestic fiction

Act of will Barbara Taylor Bradford · 1986 · ★ 4.0 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Audra is an impoverished children's nanny from Leeds who sacrificed everything for her only daughter. Christina is a talented art student who won world renown as a fashion designer – yet who has known pain and heartache. Kyle is a rebellious young woman who chafes against her mother's success – and in whom her grandmother's spirit of duty and sacrifice is reborn. Moving from the bleak Yorkshire… Shares: Mothers and daughters, Domestic fiction

Terms of Endearment Larry McMurtry · 1975 · ★ 4.4 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Aurora is the kind of woman who makes the whole world orbit around her, including a string of devoted suitors. Widowed and overprotective of her daughter, Aurora adapts at her own pace until life sends two enormous challenges her way: Emma’s hasty marriage and subsequent battle with cancer. Shares: Patients, Mothers and daughters

So Big Edna Ferber · 1920 · ★ 4.1 So Big - winner of the Pulitzer Prize - the unforgettable story of Selina Peake Dejong, her marriage, widowhood, eventual success as a truck farmer, and of her son, Dirk. In So Big, Ferber simultaneously created a vivid picture of turn-of-the-century Chicago and dealt with the contemporary issues of poverty, Americanization, family tensions, sexism, and success. Shares: Chicago, Domestic fiction

One true thing Anna Quindlen · 1994 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A New York psychiatrist recounts her mother's death for which she was arrested. At the time, Dr. Ellen Gulden was accused of killing her mother with an overdose of morphine, a charge in part based on a high school essay in which she advocated euthanasia. By the author of Object Lessons. Shares: Mothers and daughters, Domestic fiction

How to Be Good Nick Hornby · 2000 · ★ 3.2 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Moderate According to her own complex moral calculations, Katie Carr has earned her affair. She's a doctor and her husband David is the self-styled Angriest Man in Holloway. But when David suddenly becomes good - properly, maddeningly, give-away-all-his-money good - Katie's sums no longer add up, and she is forced to ask herself some very hard questions. Shares: Married women, Domestic fiction

Young Wives Olivia Goldsmith · 2000 · ★ 3.5 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Three thirty-something women, all betrayed by their husbands, bind together for friendship and revenge. Shares: Married women, Domestic fiction

The Condition Jennifer Haigh · 2008 · ★ 3.5 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Unaware of the long-standing grievances harbored by their divorced parents, three adult siblings embark on a tumultuous summer when the oldest, a successful Manhattan doctor, investigates his sister's chromosomal disorder against his mother's wishes. Shares: Patients, Domestic fiction

Perfect Nightmare John Saul · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate If you open your house to strangers, who knows who might come in. And what they might be after. Or whom. Now, ponder the unthinkable and surrender to your darkest dread, as sinister storyteller extraordinaire John Saul weaves a heart-stopping tale of lurking terror and twisted intent.Every parent's nightmare becomes reality for Kara Marshall when her daughter, Lindsay, vanishes from her bedroom… Shares: Mothers and daughters, Domestic fiction

Halfway to forever Karen Kingsbury · 2002 · 430p · ≈ 14h · Moderate You wept with them as they were Waiting for MorningYou shared their Moment of WeaknessNow they face the greatest struggles of their lives.Matt and Hannah Bronzan have found a new life in the face of devastating loss.  Together with Hannah’s daughter, Jenny, they are finally moving forward—toward the adoption of a little girl. A younger sister for Jenny, a daughter for them to love and raise… Shares: Patients, Domestic fiction

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Anne Brontë · 1847 · ★ 4.0 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Librarian note: Alternate cover editions for this ISBN are: "Woman in white dress" (with the title on white and black background), "Woman at the easel" on a black and blue background, and "Furniture, easel and window". Anne Brontë's second novel is a passionate and courageous challenge to the conventions supposedly upheld by Victorian society and reflected in circulating-library fiction. The… Shares: Married women, Domestic fiction

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