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Contemporary Fiction From Shelley W's Library

This list contains many of my favorite contemporary novels that I have enjoyed over the last couple of years.
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A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
1
Hanya Yanagihara
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
2
Donna Tartt
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
3
John Irving
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
4
Abraham Verghese
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
5
Ann Patchett
The Lost Girls (Laurie Fox)
The Lost Girls
6
Laurie Fox
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
7
Neil Gaiman
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
8
Michael Chabon
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
9
Yaa Gyasi
The Nest (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney)
The Nest
10
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
11
Jonathan Franzen
The Secret Place (Tana French)
The Secret Place
12
Tana French
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
13
Marilynne Robinson
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
14
Helen Simonson
The Interestings : A Novel
The Interestings : A Novel
15
The Orchardist (Amanda Coplin)
The Orchardist
16
Amanda Coplin
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
17
Frederik Backman
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
18
Sarah Waters
Mislaid (Nell Zink)
Mislaid
19
Nell Zink
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
20
Elena Ferrante
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
21
Anthony Doerr
Nora Webster (Colm Tiobin)
Nora Webster
22
Colm Tiobin
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
23
Celeste Ng
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
24
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Death of Bees (Lisa O'Donnell)
The Death of Bees
25
Lisa O'Donnell
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
26
M.L. Stedman
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
27
Carol Rifka Brunt
The Snow Child
The Snow Child
28
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
29
Nevil Shute
The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
The Kitchen House
30
Kathleen Grissom
The Invisible Bridge
The Invisible Bridge
31
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
32
Fredrik Backman
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