If you loved watching Lorelai go on and on about every random thing under the sun, or if you enjoyed seeing the three generations of women build a life for themselves, then you will definitely like this list of novels to read from The Bombay Circle Press. Small town stories, cozy reads and novels about the duo of mother-daughter awaits you here.
- The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
A mishap changes Olivia Rawlings’ course of life when she leaves her big city life to spend some time with her best friend, Hannah in the small town of Guthrie, Vermont. She is offered a job at the Sugar Maple Inn and she takes it, knowing that her days at her old job were already numbered.
With so much calm around her, she begins to like the new place very soon. When Martin McCracken moves back to the town to take care of his ailing father, Olivia realises she is not as alone as she once thought. As she unravels the aspects of a small town life, read further to know what hurdles await her!
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
A Simon Snow fan, Cath and her twin Wren grew up watching his shows, which got them through the difficulties of their childhood when their mother left them. But now, all set to go to college, Wren doesn’t want to be her roommate. So, out of her comfort zone, Cath explores college life, with a sulky roommate, whose boyfriend is always around, a professor who loathes fan-fiction literature, and a handsome classmate who only talks about love.
Between figuring out her new life and leaving her father behind at home, who has never been alone, Cath navigates life through the hurdles without her sister being with her most of the time.
- The Union Street Bakery by Mary Ellen Taylor
Daisy McCrae’s life is in disarray. She lost her job, ended a relationship, and is now living in her family’s bakery attic while learning about the business. The bakery is struggling, and Daisy also feels disconnected from her family, as she was adopted and has had a strained relationship with her sisters. After a loyal elderly customer dies, she leaves Daisy a journal from the 1850s, written by a slave girl named Susie. Through the journal, Daisy learns surprising truths about her family and herself. Haunted by dreams of Susie, who encourages her to “find her”, Daisy is motivated to explore her family’s history, uncovering answers and a chance for renewal.
- The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
The novel follows the lives of four adult daughters of a loving couple Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson, who have been married for forty years. Set in Chicago, it explores how the daughters’ struggles and rivalries resurface when a long-hidden secret comes to light. Each daughter experiences her own challenges: Wendy copes with the death of her husband through drinking and flings; Violet, a stay-at-home mom, deals with anxiety as troubling memories resurface; Liza, a professor, grapples with an unexpected pregnancy and doubts about her relationship; and the youngest, Grace, starts living a secret life. The arrival of Jonah Bendt, a child given up for adoption by one of the daughters, triggers a tumultuous year and reveals their family’s complicated history of both pain and joy.
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