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The Secret Life Of Sunflowers: A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law by Marta Molnar

The Secret Life Of Sunflowers: A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law

Marta Molnar

402 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
fiction historical emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

570 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Susannah Cahalan

250 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
nonfiction health memoir psychology emotional informative medium-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

273 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

325 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

320 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny reflective fast-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0jenbean's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced