I liked The Bean Trees - recommendations for books of similar genre....?

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I really enjoyed The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver and Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison.... can anyone suggest other books that I might like?

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Answer 2

Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother - James McBride .

Cloudsplitter - Russell Banks

Answer 3

( I loved Bastard Out of Carolina..there's also a movie)

Trash by Dorothy Allsion..sequel to Bastard Out of Carolina
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
The Girls by Lori Lansens
Paper Hearts b Debrah Willaimson
Singing WIth the Top Down by Denrah Williamson
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinksy
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
My Sister Dilly by Maureen Lang
Marley & Me by John Grogan
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Penumbra by Carolyn Haines
The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Them by Nathan McCall
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Sula by Toni Morrison
A Good Woman by Danielle Steel
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan nby Lisa See