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24 books recommended for fans of Private Life by Jane Smiley, tied together by themes of 20th Century, Literary, and Historical.

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Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of Private Life.

The Voyage Out — Virginia Woolf

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach — Pam Jenoff

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Tobacco Wives A Novel — Adele Myers

The Tobacco Wives A Novel

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Trust — Hernan Diaz

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Maid A Novel of Joan of Arc — Kimberly Cutter

The Maid A Novel of Joan of Arc

Kimberly Cutter

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Black Box — Amos Oz

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Snow Country — Sebastian Faulks

Sebastian Faulks

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The French Affair — Theresa Howes

The French Affair

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Brat — Lynsay Sands

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Welsh Girl — Peter Ho Davies

Peter Ho Davies

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Three Words for Goodbye A Novel — Hazel Gaynor

Three Words for Goodbye A Novel

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Most Precious of Cargoes A Tale — Jean-Claude Grumberg

The Most Precious of Cargoes A Tale

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Porcelain Moon A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love — Janie Chang

The Porcelain Moon A Novel of France, the Great War, and Forbidden Love

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

In Memoriam — Alice Winn

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Painted Veil — W Somerset Maugham

The Painted Veil — W Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

All the King’s Men — Robert Penn Warren

All the King’s Men

Robert Penn Warren

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Hotel de Dream A New York Novel — Edmund White

Hotel de Dream A New York Novel

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Storyteller of Casablanca — Fiona Valpy

The Storyteller of Casablanca

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Farewell Tour A Novel — Stephanie Clifford

The Farewell Tour A Novel

Stephanie Clifford

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Woman on Fire A Novel — Lisa Barr

Woman on Fire A Novel

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Florios of Sicily A Novel — Stefania Auci

The Florios of Sicily A Novel

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Time After Time A Novel — Lisa Grunwald

Time After Time A Novel

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

The Stolen Lady A Novel of World War II and the Mona Lisa — Laura Morelli

The Stolen Lady A Novel of World War II and the Mona Lisa

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Fall of the Florios A Novel — Stefania Auci

Fall of the Florios A Novel

Themes: 20th Century • Literary • Historical

Fans of Private Life by Jane Smiley will find 24 titles here, all united by 20th Century, Literary, Historical. Authors represented include Virginia Woolf, Pam Jenoff, Adele Myers, Hernan Diaz, and others.

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