If you like Patricia O'Brien, try these authors:
(how we choose these read-alikes)
Gaynor Arnold was born and brought up in Cardiff, Wales. An only child, she grew up in a rented house with her parents (both shop assistants), grandparents and aunt. When she was 10 she asked her parents for a typewriter and... (more)
If you enjoyed:
Harriet and Isabella
Try:
Girl in a Blue Dress
by Gaynor Arnold
Gail Collins started out in journalism in Conneticut, where she founded the Connecticut State News Bureau, which provided coverage of the state capitol and Connecticut politics. Collins joined the New York Times in 1995 and ... (more)
If you enjoyed:
Harriet and Isabella
Try:
America's Women
by Gail Collins
An audacious American epic set in rural Georgia during the years of the Depression and Prohibition.
About the book
Clock Dance
by Anne Tyler
A delightful novel of one woman's transformative journey, from the best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.
Reader Reviews
The Summer Wives
by Beatriz Williams
An electrifying postwar fable of love, class, power and redemption set on an island off the New England coast.
Reader Reviews
A Place For Us
A deeply moving story of love, identity and belonging--the first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker's new imprint.
Visitors can view some of BookBrowse for free. Full access is for members only.
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends books that we believe to be best in class. Books that will whisk you to faraway places and times, that will expand your mind and challenge you -- the kinds of books you just can't wait to tell your friends about.
Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info & giveaways by email.
