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If you liked The Help by Kathryn Stockett, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.

  1. The Kite Runner

    Khaled Hosseini · 2003

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, drama, friendship.

    Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner retold: Amir and Hassan in Kabul, the alley, the escape to America, and the return to find Sohrab.

  2. The Three Musketeers

    Alexandre Dumas · 1844 · The d'Artagnan Romances #1

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

    Young dArtagnan joins Athos, Porthos and Aramis to recover the queens diamonds and face Milady.

  3. The Thorn Birds

    Colleen McCullough · 1977

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, drama.

    Meggie loves priest Ralph across decades on Drogheda sheep station.

  4. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

    Lisa See · 2005

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

    Footbound Lily and Snow Flower share laotong bond through 19th century Hunan hardship.

  5. One Day

    David Nicholls · 2009

    Because shares tags: drama, friendship.

    Emma and Dexter meet July 15 1988 and we revisit each St Swithins Day for 20 years.

  6. My Brilliant Friend

    Elena Ferrante · 2011 · Neapolitan Novels #1

    Because shares tags: friendship, historical fiction.

    Elena and Lila grow up in 1950s Naples bound by rivalry and love.

  7. The Other Boleyn Girl

    Philippa Gregory · 2001

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, drama.

    Mary Boleyn tells how she and sister Anne loved Henry VIII and paid for ambition at the Tudor court.

  8. The Light Between Oceans

    M.L. Stedman · 2012

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, drama.

    Lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and Isabel raise a boat baby on Janus Rock and face her true mother on shore.

  9. The Giver of Stars

    Jojo Moyes · 2019

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

    Alice Wright joins Kentucky packhorse librarians with Margery and faces marriage strain and a murder trial.

  10. Orphan Train

    Christina Baker Kline · 2013

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

    Foster teen Molly helps 91-year-old Vivian clear her attic and uncovers a hidden orphan-train childhood.

  11. Firefly Lane

    Kristin Hannah · 2008 · Firefly Lane #1

    Because shares tags: friendship, drama.

    Best friends Tully and Kate grow from teens to adults through careers, love, and loss.

  12. In Five Years

    Rebecca Serle · 2020

    Because shares tags: friendship, drama.

    Dannie sees herself with another man in 2025, then meets him as her best friend Bella's boyfriend. A sad, readable story about plans,…

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