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Fiction A to Z November 2023 |
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| What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko AoyamaIn this heartwarming novel, a Tokyo librarian provides just the right books for an unemployed artist, a bored 21-year-old sales assistant, a woman who's demoted after maternity leave, an accountant who wants to run an antique store, and a restless new retiree. Read-alike: Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold series. |
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The Wren, the Wren
by Anne Enright
Centering around celebrated Irish poet Phil McDaragh, who was lauded in public but carelessly selfish at home, three generations of McDaragh women must contend with inheritances—poetic wonder, abandonment and a sustaining love—in this intricately woven tapestry of longing, betrayal and hope. Read-alike: Leyla Erbil's A Strange Woman.
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| A House For Alice by Diana EvansAfter her estranged husband dies, elderly Alice Pitt ponders a return to Nigeria after five decades in London, but her three daughters have their own opinions about her move. Though this reflective book includes characters from the author's 2018 novel Ordinary People, newcomers can enjoy it, too. Read-alike: Mike Gayle's All the Lonely People. |
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The Little Village of Book Lovers
by Nina George
Traveling the region of Nyons with her foster father's mobile library in 1960s France, Marie-Jeanne, who has a special gift for matchmaking, brings soulmates together each place they go, but is unable to find one for herself, wondering when Love will finally come to her. Read-alike: Sara Nisha Adams' The Reading List.
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The Door-to-Door Bookstore
by Carsten Henn
Small-town German bookseller Carl Kollhoff delivers his books to special customers in the evening hours after closing time, walking through the picturesque alleys of the city. These people are almost like friends to him, and he is their most important connection to the world. When Kollhoff unexpectedly loses his job, it takes the power of books and a nine-year-old girl to help them all find the courage to rebuild their bonds with each other. Read-alike: Freya Sampson's The Last Chance Library.
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Mason's Jar
by John Jantunen
Ex-police chief Mason Lowry is hell-bent on retribution. Ten years ago he arrested outlaw biker Clarence Boothe for selling a bad batch of illicit narcotics that killed 37 people. Boothe's gang retaliated by killing Lowry's teenage granddaughter, and ever since Mason has been biding his time, waiting for the moment when he can exact his revenge. But unbeknownst to him, Clarence has been laying plans of his own. Read-alike: Michael Punke's The Revenant.
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
by Shehan Karunatilaka
Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka. Read-alike: Jason Mott's Hell of a Book.
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Everyone Here is Lying
by Shari Lapena
A father who had been having an affair that just ended badly discovers his difficult daughter unexpectedly home from school and loses his temper, ultimately discovering he's not the only one harboring secrets when she goes missing several hours later. Read-alike: Liz Alterman's The Perfect Neighborhood.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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