Recommendations based on The Truth About Melody Browneby Lisa Jewell

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  1. The Making of Us

    by Lisa Jewell
    Three strangers discover they share the same biological father and embark on a journey to uncover their past and find their true identities.

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes a “compelling and heartbreaking” (Jojo Moyes) novel about three strangers who are brought together by the father they never knew. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. The House We Grew Up In

    by Lisa Jewell
    A family's idyllic life is shattered by tragedy, leading to years of dysfunction and secrets. Can they find a way to heal and move forward?

    Meet the Bird family. They live in a honey-colored house in a picture-perfect Cotswolds village, with rambling, unkempt gardens stretching beyond. Pragmatic Meg, dreamy Beth, and tow-headed twins ... (Goodreads)

  3. Before I Met You

    by Lisa Jewell
    A young woman moves to London to uncover the secrets of her grandmother's past and discovers a world of jazz, glamour, and forbidden love.

    After her grandmother Arlette's death, Betty is finally ready to begin her life. She had forfeited university, parties, boyfriends, summer jobs - all the usual preoccupations of a woman her age - in ... (Goodreads)

  4. Jemima J

    by Jane Green
    A woman's journey to find self-acceptance and fulfillment in a world of expectations.

    Jemima Jones is overweight. About one hundred pounds overweight. Treated like a maid by her thin and social-climbing roommates, and lorded over by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented but better ... (Goodreads)

  5. One True Loves

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid
    A woman's journey of love, facing unexpected choices between her past and present.

    In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in ... (Goodreads)

  6. A Vintage Affair

    by Isabel Wolff
    A young woman opens a vintage clothing shop and uncovers the story of a Holocaust survivor's life through the clothes she brings in.

    Do fairytale dresses bring fairytale endings? Every dress has a history, so does Phoebe… Phoebe always dreamt of opening her own vintage dress shop. She imagined every detail, from the Vivienne ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Hand That First Held Mine

    by Maggie O'Farrell
    An interweaving of two stories, exploring the complexities of love, friendship, and family.

    The story progresses in two different timelines. It tells the story of Lexie Sinclair, a young English woman who falls in love with magazine editor Innes Kent, after escaping from her stifling family ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Watermelon

    by Marian Keyes
    Claire's life falls apart when her husband leaves her for a younger woman, but a trip to her family in Ireland helps her find herself again.

    At twenty-nine, Claire has everything she ever wanted: a boyfriend she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to her first baby, James visits her in the recovery room ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Lady of the Rivers

    by Philippa Gregory
    A sweeping historical novel about a powerful female's journey of self-discovery.

    Fourteen-year-old Jacquetta, whose noble family claims descendance from the water goddess Melusine , learns the secrets of her inherited powers from her great-aunt Jehanne , the Demoiselle of ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Pope Joan

    by Donna Woolfolk Cross
    A story of a female Pope's rise to power in a male-dominated world.

    Joan, the daughter of a priest and his Saxon wife, is born in 814 as the last of three children. When he discovers that Joan has learned to read, her father calls her “child of the devil” and blames ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Rosie Effect

    by Graeme Simsion
    A professor's unexpected journey of self-discovery, learning to embrace change.

    Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back. The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they're about to face a new challenge because - surprise - Rosie ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Couple Next Door

    by Shari Lapena
    A suspenseful tale of a missing child, revealing the secrets and lies of the seemingly perfect neighbours.

    AN INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER,Shari Lapena’s new thriller,, AN UNWANTED GUEST, is available now!,“,The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages.,”, ,—,People,“,Provocative and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. Rachel's Holiday

    by Marian Keyes
    Rachel's addiction to drugs and alcohol leads her to rehab, where she confronts her past and learns to face her present.

    Meet Rachel Walsh. She has a pair of size 8 feet and such a fondness for recreational drugs that her family has forked out the cash for a spell in Cloisters – Dublin’s answer to the Betty Ford ... (Goodreads)

  14. Tales of the City

    by Armistead Maupin
    A warm and comedic exploration of 1970s San Francisco and its colorful inhabitants.

    San Francisco, 1976. A naïve young secretary, fresh out of Cleveland, tumbles headlong into a brave new world of laundromat Lotharios, pot-growing landladies, cut throat debutantes, and Jockey Shorts ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Woman in Cabin 10

    by Ruth Ware
    An intrepid reporter embarks on a luxury cruise, uncovering a dark and dangerous mystery.

    INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, AND, USA TODAY, BESTSELLER, , FROM THE AUTHOR OF, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, , Featured in TheSkimm, , An, Entertainment Weekly, “Summer Must List” Pick, , A, New York Post, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. Slammed

    by Colleen Hoover
    A young woman navigating her way through university and newfound love amidst a tumultuous family life.

    This is an alternate cover edition for , ASIN B008TRUDAS,. Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. ... (Goodreads)

  17. Firefly Lane

    by Kristin Hannah
    A lifelong friendship between two women, navigating through life's ups and downs.

    From the New York Times bestselling author of On Mystic Lake comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her ... (Goodreads)

  18. Anybody Out There?

    by Marian Keyes
    A woman, struggling with depression, searches for love and acceptance.

    Anna Walsh is officially a wreck. Physically broken and emotionally shattered, she lies on her parents' Dublin sofa with only one thing on her mind: getting back to New York. New York means her best ... (Goodreads)

  19. Kiss the Sky

    by Krista Ritchie
    Two rockstars navigate fame, addiction, and love in a world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

    A virgin "ice queen" heiress &, The arrogant god-like man who wants to melt her, , Rose Calloway thought she had everything under control. At twenty-three, she's a Princeton graduate, an Academic ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. The Other Woman

    by Jane Green
    A woman falls in love with a man who is already married, and must navigate the complexities of their relationship.

    Newly engaged, Ellie is thrilled to be accepted into the loving Cooper clan—which seems like the perfect family she never had—until she begins to realize that Dan’s mom, Linda, is a little too ... (Goodreads)

  21. The Beach

    by Alex Garland
    A young backpacker discovers a hidden beach paradise in Thailand, but the utopia is not as perfect as it seems.

    In a cheap hotel on Khao San Road in Bangkok , Richard, a young British backpacker, meets a mentally disturbed Scot going by the alias of Daffy Duck , who gives him a hand-drawn map with directions ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet

    by Charlie N. Holmberg
    A young woman with no memory of her past possesses the ability to infuse magical qualities into baked goods, leading her on a journey to uncover her identity.

    Maire is a baker with an extraordinary gift: she can infuse her treats with emotions and abilities, which are then passed on to those who eat them. She doesn’t know why she can do this and remembers ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. The Merchant of Venice

    by William Shakespeare
    A tale of justice, mercy, and revenge, a struggle between religious and secular law.

    Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Tully

    by Paullina Simons
    A young woman's journey to find herself and her place in the world, through love, loss, and self-discovery.

    The astonishing debut novel from international number one bestselling author Paullina Simons, now beautifully repackaged Tully Makker is a tough young woman from the wrong side of the tracks and she ... (Goodreads)

  25. What's Left of Me

    by Kat Zhang
    In a world where everyone is born with two souls in one body, Eva and Addie are different. Eva refuses to fade away, causing a dangerous struggle for control.

    The Hybrid Chronicles books are set in an alternate universe society in which at birth every body possesses two ' souls ', or human identities. One of these identities is supposed to fade away with ... (Wikipedia)

  26. The Bronze Horseman

    by Paullina Simons
    A sweeping love story set in WWII-era Leningrad, following the lives of a young couple amidst the chaos of war.

    From Book 1: The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the ... (Goodreads)

  27. Hothouse Flower

    by Krista Ritchie
    A young woman navigates the cutthroat world of ballet, struggling to balance her passion with her personal life.

    Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she's all grown up. , Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he's hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Sweet Thing

    by Renee Carlino
    A young woman escapes her troubled life by running away with a musician, but soon realizes that love isn't always enough.

    "You have to teach your heart and mind how to sing together... then you'll hear the sound of your soul." Mia Kelly thinks she has it all figured out. She's an Ivy League graduate, a classically ... (Goodreads)

  29. Leo

    by Mia Sheridan
    A woman on the run finds refuge in a small town and falls in love with a damaged man with a mysterious past.

    Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover for ASIN# B00BT0JB0A A, USA Today, bestselling book., Leo, is a full-length, standalone romance. Evie and Leo met in foster care as children and formed a ... (Goodreads)

  30. Things You Save in a Fire

    by Katherine Center
    A female firefighter confronts her past and learns to forgive while navigating a new job and a potential romance.

    From the, New York Times, bestselling author of, How to Walk Away, comes a stunning new novel about courage, hope, and learning to love against all odds. Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As ... (Barnes & Noble)