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An American Marriage
Newlywed Roy is wrongly imprisoned and Celestial loves Andre while waiting.
2,535-word summary · 11 min read
drama + literary fiction
7 books tagged both “drama” and “literary fiction”.
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And the Mountains Echoed
When Abdullah and Pari are split in 1952 Afghanistan, their parting echoes across decades from Kabul to Paris to California in linked stories of loss and…
2,572-word summary · 11 min read
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
On a snowy night a doctor gives away his newborn daughter and tells his wife she died.
2,154-word summary · 10 min read
Me Before You
Me Before You retold: Lou cares for Will in a Welsh annexe, trips and talks, choice and loss.
1,989-word summary · 9 min read
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner retold: Amir and Hassan in Kabul, the alley, the escape to America, and the return to find Sohrab.
2,584-word summary · 11 min read
The Notebook
The Notebook retold: Noah reads to Allie in a nursing home, summer love in New Bern, letters and choice.
1,957-word summary · 9 min read
The Time Traveler's Wife
Niffenegger's Time Traveler's Wife retold: Henry's jumps, Clare waiting, art, and a marriage in two tenses.
1,932-word summary · 9 min read