I Wish I Had Written These: Favorite Contemporary Novels

Discover a curated list of favorite contemporary novels that captivate and inspire. Explore must-read books that leave a lasting impact, perfect for your next literary adventure.

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The Magic Toyshop

by Angela Carter

From the master of the literary supernatural and author of The Bloody Chamber, a startling tale of the redemptive power of physical and emotional love …
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Human Croquet

by Kate Atkinson

Once part of a vast expanse where a wealthy Elizabethan family settled and built Fairfax Manor, by the mid-1960s the village of Lythe has become …
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IN LAND WINTER

by Grant R.

Losing custody of her daughter after she is attacked by right-winged gossips, self-proclaimed witch Pippa finds herself homeless, jobless, and friendless and begins a journey …
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Tex and Molly in the Afterlife

by Richard Grant

Two middle-aged hippies from Maine are given a chance to remake their own reality, commune with history's forsaken deities, and meet the Great Devourer of …
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Oranges are not the only fruit

 

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Life and Loves of a She Devil

by Fay Weldon

This is not a book for everyone, but its admirers are vigorously enthusiastic. For example: Rhoda Koenig in New York Magazine, who calls it ". …
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Lady Oracle

by Margaret Atwood

From the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments—the "brilliant and funny" story (Joan Didion, bestselling author of Let Me Tell You What …
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Skinny Legs and All

by Tom Robbins

An Arab and a Jew open a restaurant together across the street from the United Nations.... It sounds like the beginning of an ethnic joke, …
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A Year in Van Nuys

by Sandra Tsing Loh

Shares the anti-Hollywood life of Sandra Tsing Loh, self-described neurotic and public radio commentator.
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The Saskiad

by Brian Hall

A 13-year-old, enriched by her knowledge of Golden Age mythologies but burdened with the pressures of family history and contemporary life, comes of age in …