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20 Amazing Novels You Probably Haven't Read

I've read a lot - and I mean A LOT - of novels in my time, and these are my favorites. Highly underrated yet brilliant, they deserve a read. Check them out. They won't disappoint.
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The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
1
Julian Barnes
The Hand That First Held Mine (Maggie O'farrell)
The Hand That First Held Mine
2
Maggie O'farrell
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
3
Kazuo Ishiguro
Our Fathers (Andrew O'Hagan)
Our Fathers
4
Andrew O'Hagan
The Storm at the Door (Stefan Merrill Block)
The Storm at the Door
5
Stefan Merrill Block
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
6
Carol Rifka Brunt
Wish You Were Here (Stewart O'Nan)
Wish You Were Here
7
Stewart O'Nan
The Night Strangers (Chris Bohjalian)
The Night Strangers
8
Chris Bohjalian
Kingdom of Childhood (Rebecca Coleman)
Kingdom of Childhood
9
Rebecca Coleman
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
10
Karen Joy Fowler
The Map of True Places (Brunonia Barry)
The Map of True Places
11
Brunonia Barry
More Than You Know (Beth Gutcheon)
More Than You Know
12
Beth Gutcheon
Where the Moon Isn't (Nathan Filer)
Where the Moon Isn't
13
Nathan Filer
The Night Swimmer (Matt Bondurant)
The Night Swimmer
14
Matt Bondurant
Aftermath of Dreaming (Delaune Michel)
Aftermath of Dreaming
15
Delaune Michel
How the Light Gets in (M.J. Hyland)
How the Light Gets In
16
M.J. Hyland
The Summer of the Bear (Bella Pollen)
The Summer of the Bear
17
Bella Pollen
The Storm (Frederick Buechner)
The Storm
18
Frederick Buechner
The Sleep Room (F.R.Tallis)
The Sleep Room
19
F.R.Tallis
Enough About Love (Hervé Le Tellier)
Enough About Love
20
Hervé Le Tellier
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