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Across Sagas, Coming of Age, and Literary — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

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Umbertina A Novel — Helen Barolini

Umbertina A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Tempting — Susan Mallery

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The Line of Beauty — Alan Hollinghurst

The Line of Beauty

Alan Hollinghurst

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The Lowering Days A Novel — Gregory Brown

The Lowering Days A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The Bookshop of Yesterdays — Amy Meyerson

The Bookshop of Yesterdays

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

A Cattleman’s Honor — Diana Palmer

A Cattleman’s Honor

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Almost English — Charlotte Mendelson

Charlotte Mendelson

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Portrait in Sepia A Novel — Isabel Allende

Portrait in Sepia A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The House of Eve — Sadeqa Johnson

The House of Eve

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Behind the Scenes at the Museum — Kate Atkinson

Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The Way from Here A Novel — Jane Cockram

The Way from Here A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Little Women — Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The End of the Ocean A Novel — Maja Lunde

The End of the Ocean A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The Last Romantics — Tara Conklin

The Last Romantics

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

A Wild Winter Swan — Gregory Maguire

A Wild Winter Swan

Gregory Maguire

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The Namesake — Jhumpa Lahiri

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

A Doubter’s Almanac A Novel — Ethan Canin

A Doubter’s Almanac A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Persuasion — Jane Austen

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The Gravedigger’s Daughter — Joyce Carol Oates

The Gravedigger’s Daughter

Joyce Carol Oates

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Dignity — Alys Conran

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

The Space Between Us A Novel — Thrity N. Umrigar

The Space Between Us A Novel

Thrity N. Umrigar

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

A Ticket to Ride A Novel — Paula McLain

A Ticket to Ride A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Good Company A Novel — Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Good Company A Novel — Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

Mrs. Kimble A Novel — Jennifer Haigh

Mrs. Kimble A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Coming of Age • Literary

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for The Road by Cormac McCarthy — spanning Sagas, Coming of Age, Literary and featuring authors such as Helen Barolini, Susan Mallery, Alan Hollinghurst, Gregory Brown, and others.

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