Books like Treeborne by Caleb Johnson

A young woman raised alone in a North Carolina marsh is accused of murder after a local man's death, weaving a tale of survival, love, and secrets in the wilderness.

Alice Walker's 1982 novel, The Color Purple, won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, exploring the lives of black women in the South and their experiences of abuse and struggle for independence.

Jennifer Egan’s interlocking narratives weave the lives of Bennie Salazar, a former punk rocker turned record executive, and Sasha, a restless young woman, across decades and continents, exploring music, memory and the fragile threads that bind us.

Alma Singer, a fourteen‑year‑old New Yorker, searches for a book that might cure her mother’s loneliness, while Leo Gursky, an immigrant in the city, hunts the hidden author of a novel that once inspired his love in Polish exile.

Dr. Marina Singh ventures into the insect‑infested Amazon to find her missing mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson, unraveling a dangerous drug discovery while confronting personal loss and sacrifice.

A family’s idyllic summer party at a grand estate in Cornwall turns into a desperate search when six‑year‑old Theo vanishes, leaving the house abandoned and the siblings torn apart.

After being adopted by a quirky Dublin couple who treat him only as a house‑guest, Cyril embarks on a life‑spanning quest to discover his origins, his place in Ireland, and the meaning of true belonging.

It is 1974 when Leni Allbright's impulsive father Ernt decides the family is moving to Alaska. But the Alaskan winter is just as unforgiving as Ernt, and life quickly becomes a struggle for survival.

Three teenagers who were separated at birth discover the complex meanings of family as they navigate adoption, teen pregnancy, and foster care, learning what it means to find, keep, and love family.

A contemplative portrait of two sisters growing from the 1950s to today, charting their quests to find purpose and authenticity amid America’s social shifts.

This is the story of a girl who looked on marriage as a release—an insurance against boredom and loneliness. Hounded by a stern, old-fashioned father, chafing at the monotony of life around Treehaven, the small California ranch where she lived, Cynthia Trezavant longed to escape and have a life of her own. Guy Waring, an artist staying near by, was the man she loved, and when he suggested that they run away together, she was happy to agree. Then it happened—the terrible thing that made it impossible for them to be married. Heartsick and desperate, Cynthia turned to Jim Fowler, a guide from the mountains. She could not love him as she had Guy, but he was strong and handsome, and she thought that she could make him a good wife. It was not long before she discovered that marriage was not always the free, happy relationship she had fancied, and she began to think that perhaps she was still in love with Guy. Things drifted from bad to worse until a near tragedy revealed her husband's true devotion to her and showed her where her heart really belonged.