Maine
Author: J. Courtney Sullivan
In her best-selling debut, Commencement, J. Courtney Sullivan explored the complicated and contradictory landscape of female friendship. Now, in her highly anticipated second novel, Sullivan takes us into even richer territory, introducing four unforgettable women who have nothing in common but the fact that, like it or not, they’re family.For the Kellehers, Maine is a pla….Read More
8 Books Similar to Maine
Commencement
J. Courtney Sullivan’s celebrated debut novel is a sparkling tale of friendship and a fascinating portrait of the first generation of women who have all the opportunities in the world,… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming of Age Fiction, Female Friendship, Fiction, Social Conditions, Women's Divorce Fiction
The Engagements
From the New York Times best-selling author of Commencement and Maine comes a gorgeous, sprawling novel about marriage—about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary American Fiction, Literary Sagas, Novel, Women In The Advertising Industry
The Man Who Fell In Love With His Wife
Newly-wed Frank Dempsey, a former Catholic priest, can now luxuriate in the sublime joys of his wife's arms.Yet Frank isn't really off-duty from charitable deeds - when he isn't driving… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Taxicab Drivers
Seating Arrangements
Winn Van Meter is heading for his family’s retreat on the pristine New England island of Waskeke. Normally a haven of calm, for the next three days this sanctuary will… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Sisters Fiction, Social Life And Customs, Weddings, Women's Divorce Fiction
The Vacationers
For the Posts, a two-week trip to the Balearic island of Mallorca with their extended family and friends is a celebration: Franny and Jim are observing their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary,… Continue Reading Posted in: Family Life Fiction, Family Vacations, Psychological Fiction, Spain Majorca
Olive Kitteridge
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby,… Continue Reading Posted in: Classic Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Maine, Women Teachers
The Vanishing Half
Twins, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds: one black and one white.The Vignes sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming of Age Fiction
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