Books like Claire of the sea light by Edwidge Danticat

A 1930s wartime tale of a blind French girl and a German boy whose lives intersect in occupied France, weaving themes of survival, friendship, and the moral choices people make amid World War II.

The God of Small Things chronicles the upended childhood of fraternal twins in India, exploring love, caste, and the impact of small moments on fate.

Americanah follows Ifemelu, a Nigerian student who moves to the United States for university, exploring her life and love across continents while reflecting on identity, immigration, and cultural belonging.

In the orderly suburb of Shaker Heights, a new family’s arrival and a custody dispute ignite tension, revealing secrets, art, and the complex pull of motherhood in a tightly knit community.

Homegoing is Yaa Gyasi’s debut historical novel that traces generations of an Asante family from 18th‑century Ghana to modern America, exploring the enduring impact of slavery and colonialism.

Two lovers flee a war-torn city through mysterious doors, carrying hopes and memories into a world of uncertainty.

Stephen King’s Revival follows a charismatic preacher’s rise and fall in a small New England town, exploring music, addiction, and religious fanaticism amid family drama and supernatural mystery.

A sweeping family saga that follows the Clifton and Barrington families through love, betrayal, and corporate intrigue in 1960s Britain as secrets and ambition collide.

A Dominican‑American teenager in New Jersey struggles with weight, family history, and an unbreakable love, while his dream of becoming a writer clashes with a centuries‑old curse that haunts his lineage.

Jende Jonga’s dream of a new life in New York turns into a struggle as his family faces the rigors of immigration law and the hidden dangers of working for a powerful executive.

A poignant tale of identity and change in Nigeria, chronicling the journey of a thief who finds purpose and connection in his community.

A vivid portrait of life on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the turn of the nineteenth century, following Lilith, a young enslaved woman whose emerging powers draw her into a secret rebel faction.

A bustling Chinese immigrant family’s fortune crashes, forcing them on a cross‑country road trip that tests their bonds and redefines what home means.

Medical resident Claire Rawlings races to work with her two daughters in the car when a sudden illness knocks her out. When she awakens, the girls are gone, and the mystery of their disappearance forces her to confront guilt, a strained marriage, and relentless police inquiries.

At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from the impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets to New York to be reunited with her mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know and where she gains a legacy of shame that can only be healed when she returns to Haiti, to the woman who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence, in a novel that bears witness to the traditions, suffering, and wisdom of an entire people.

An American Holocaust studies professor spends a week-long spiritual retreat at Auschwitz, confronting his past and uncovering a family secret that challenges his identity and beliefs.

"Aaliya Sohbi lives alone in her Beirut apartment, surrounded by stockpiles of books. Godless, fatherless, childless, and divorced, Aaliya is her family's 'unnecessary appendage.' Every year, she translates a new favorite book into Arabic, then stows it away. The thirty-seven books that Aaliya has translated over her lifetime have never been read-- by anyone. After overhearing her neighbors, 'the three witches,' discussing her too-white hair, Aaliya accidentally dyes her hair too blue. In this breathtaking portrait of a reclusive woman's late-life crisis, readers follow Aaliya's digressive mind as it ricochets across visions of past and present Beirut. Colorful musings on literature, philosophy, and art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War and Aaliya's own volatile past. As she tries to overcome her aging body and spontaneous emotional upwellings, Aaliya is faced with an unthinkable disaster that threatens to shatter the little life she has left" --

In 1938 San Francisco, three young women—American‑born Chinese Ruby, San Francisco Chinatown resident Helen, and Japanese‑American Ruby—compete for showgirl roles at the Forbidden City nightclub, only to have their lives upended by Pearl Harbor and internment camps.

A Chinese American woman discovers her father's hidden life as a CIA mole, uncovering family secrets that force her to confront loyalty, love, and the legacy of espionage across China and the United States.

In 1938, Senator’s daughter Layla Beck is forced to leave her affluent life and work on the Federal Writers' Project, where she uncovers hidden family secrets and the true history of the West Virginia town of Macedonia.