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VPL - Books Just for You - Dramatic and Fanciful Tales

This list was created by the VPL Reading experts for a reader who enjoyed The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, the Harry Potter series, The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende and Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson.

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  • If you enjoyed the literary historical novel The Poisonwood Bible, you may also enjoy this award-winning novel. Both novels are sobering, moving, and haunting tales that deal with the subject of culture conflict. This novel movingly portrays the…
    Book, 2011New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
  • Readers who enjoy Barbara Kingsolver's bittersweet, reflective and moving literary novels, should check out the novels of Sara Gruen. This historical novel, set in World War II, concerns a group of wealthy Americans who arrive in Loch Ness, Scotland…
    Book, 2015[Toronto, Ontario] : Bond Street Books, Published by Doubleday Canada, A division of Random House of Canada Limited, A Penguin Random House Company, [2015]
  • Readers who enjoyed the haunting and lyrical novel, The Poisonwood Bible should check out this engaging and acclaimed novel set Alaska’s wilderness in 1974. Both tales feature unstable fathers who uproot their families and force them to adapt to a…
    Book, 2018New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
  • This first book in the Geisha Trilogy, tells the story of Alina Starkov who is a cartographer's assistant in the army who becomes the protegee of the all powerful Dark Leader in this fast-paced and suspenseful fantasy. This award-winning book may…
    Book, 2012New York : Henry Holt, 2012.
  • If you enjoyed Harry's fight against the evil forces in the Harry Potter series, you might also enjoy this fast-paced and suspenseful story. This brooding and romantic novel is the first book in the Nightshade novels Prequels series.
    Book, 2012New York : Philomel, 2012.
  • This is a sweeping saga chronicling four generations of the Espositos family living on a remote Italian island during significant worldly events. The atmospheric tone adds to the captivating and rich narrative. This lush family story may appeal to…
    Book, 2016[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, a division of Penguin Random House, [2016]
  • If you enjoy sweeping and dramatic family sagas such as The House of the Spirits, check out this Afrofantasy novel. The family history of the Kintu records their lineage as well as the history and development of modern Uganda.
    Book, 2017Oakland, California : Transit Books, [2017]
  • This award-winning novel combines a coming-of-age story with indigenous beliefs. 16-year-old Jared struggles to keep his life on track despite family dysfunction and his grandmother’s pronouncement that he is "the son of a trickster." This novel…
    Book, 2017Toronto : Knopf Canada, [2017]
  • Set in the Interior of British Columbia, this award-winning novel follows sixteen-year-old Franklin Starlight, who visits his dying estranged father. Franklin is then tasked with bringing his father up to the mountains for a traditional Ojibway…
    Book, 2014Toronto, Ontario : McClelland & Stewart, a division of Random House of Canada Limited, a Penguin Random House Company, [2014]