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24 books recommended for fans of Optic Nerve by Maria Gainza, tied together by themes of City Life, Women, and Literary.

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Brothers and Sisters — Bebe Moore Campbell

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Bebe Moore Campbell

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Paris Library A Novel — Janet Skeslien Charles

The Paris Library A Novel

Janet Skeslien Charles

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

Really Good, Actually A Novel — Monica Heisey

Really Good, Actually A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Lost Girls of Paris — Pam Jenoff

The Lost Girls of Paris

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

More Than You’ll Ever Know A Novel — Katie Gutierrez

More Than You’ll Ever Know A Novel

Katie Gutierrez

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Madonnas of Leningrad A Novel — Debra Dean

The Madonnas of Leningrad A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

After You’ve Gone A Novel — Jeffrey Lent

After You’ve Gone A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Land of Mango Sunsets A Novel — Dorothea Benton Frank

The Land of Mango Sunsets A Novel

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Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Seven Or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna A Novel — Juliet Grames

The Seven Or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

Coffee Will Make You Black — April Sinclair

Coffee Will Make You Black

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Bloater — Rosemary Tonks

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

Preparation for the Next Life — Atticus Lish

Preparation for the Next Life

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The DNA of You and Me A Novel — Andrea Rothman

The DNA of You and Me A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Girl in Times Square — Paullina Simons

The Girl in Times Square

Paullina Simons

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Sunken Cathedral A Novel — Kate Walbert

The Sunken Cathedral A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Orchard A Novel — David Hopen

The Orchard A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

Snowflake A Novel — Louise Nealon

Snowflake A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

Nightshade — Annalena McAfee

Annalena McAfee

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

We Run the Tides A Novel — Vendela Vida

We Run the Tides A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

A Big Storm Knocked It Over A Novel — Laurie Colwin

A Big Storm Knocked It Over A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

A Good Marriage A Novel — Kimberly McCreight

A Good Marriage A Novel

Kimberly McCreight

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

Fake A Novel — Erica Katz

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

Vintage Contemporaries A Novel — Dan Kois

Vintage Contemporaries A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

The Motion of the Body Through Space A Novel — Lionel Shriver

The Motion of the Body Through Space A Novel

Themes: City Life • Women • Literary

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Optic Nerve by Maria Gainza — spanning City Life, Women, Literary and featuring authors such as Bebe Moore Campbell, Janet Skeslien Charles, Monica Heisey, Pam Jenoff, and others.

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