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100 Must-Read Books About Starting Over

"Everyone in these stories came out the other side. Sometimes much better off, sometimes much worse for wear. Some gained life-long relationships and some lost everyone they'd ever loved. These are stories of people starting over in ways both big and small."
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A Good American
A Good American
1
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
2
Ali Smith
The Good House (Ann Leary)
The Good House
3
Ann Leary
Ladder of Years
Ladder of Years
4
Extra Virgin Amongst the Olive Groves of Liguria (Annie Hawes)
Extra Virgin Amongst the Olive Groves of Liguria
5
Annie Hawes
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
Dry
6
Augusten Burroughs
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian (Avi Steinberg)
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
7
Avi Steinberg
An American Brat (Bapsi Sidwha)
An American Brat
8
Bapsi Sidwha
Jasmine (Bharati Mukherjee)
Jasmine
9
Bharati Mukherjee
Openly Straight (Bill Konigsberg)
Openly Straight
10
Bill Konigsberg
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
11
Joan Didion
Cruel Beautiful World (Caroline Leavitt)
Cruel Beautiful World
12
Caroline Leavitt
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
13
Chang-Rae Lee
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
14
Cheryl Strayed
Her (Christa Parravani)
Her
15
Christa Parravani
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
16
Colson Whitehead
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
17
Cristina Henriquez
A Piece of Cake (Cupcake Brown)
A Piece of Cake
18
Cupcake Brown
Eat the Document (Dana Spiotta)
Eat the Document
19
Dana Spiotta
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What
20
Dave Eggers
Spanish Lessons: Beginning a New Life in Spain (Derek Lambert)
Spanish Lessons: Beginning a New Life in Spain
21
Derek Lambert
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
22
A Saloonkeeper's Daughter (Drude Krog Janson)
A Saloonkeeper's Daughter
23
Drude Krog Janson
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
24
Edwidge Danticat
The Chalet School in Exile (Elinor M. Brent-Dyer)
The Chalet School in Exile
25
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Island Sojourn (Elizabeth Arthur)
Island Sojourn
26
Elizabeth Arthur
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
27
Elizabeth Gilbert
Starting Over (Elizabeth Spencer)
Starting Over
28
Elizabeth Spencer
When I Was Puerto Rican (Esmeralda Santiago)
When I Was Puerto Rican
29
Esmeralda Santiago
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
30
Gabrielle Zevin
A Life in Men
A Life in Men
31
Mona in the Promised Land (Gish Jen)
Mona in the Promised Land
32
Gish Jen
Mistress of My Fate (Hallie Rubenhold)
Mistress of My Fate
33
Hallie Rubenhold
Teeth (Hannah Moskowitz)
Teeth
34
Hannah Moskowitz
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
35
Haruki Murakami
Maya's Notebook (Isabelle Allende)
Maya's Notebook
36
Isabelle Allende
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
37
Isabel Wilkerson
Lost and Found (Jacqueline Sheehan)
Lost and Found
38
Jacqueline Sheehan
Lucy (Jamaica Kincaid)
Lucy
39
Jamaica Kincaid
Beyond the Sky and the Earth, Jamie Zeppa
Beyond the Sky and the Earth, Jamie Zeppa
40
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