Books like The Dollmaker by Harriette Arnow

Harper Lee’s 1960 classic follows young Scout Finch in Depression‑era Alabama as her father, lawyer Atticus Finch, defends a black man accused of rape, confronting racism, prejudice, and the moral growth of a child.

The beloved classic of American literature, Little Women, narrates the adventures of four March sisters as they grow up during the Civil War era.

A young bride, the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, arrives at Manderley on the Cornish coast and finds her new home haunted by the memory and housekeeper’s obsession with her mysterious, stylish predecessor—Rebecca.

The Awakening by Kate Chopin: A Novel of Women's Struggle and Feminism in the Late 19th Century South

A heart-wrenching coming-of-age story of poverty and resilience in 1930s Brooklyn.

A charming picture book in which a country house laments the growth of the surrounding city, illustrating the quiet loss of rural life as urban sprawl encroaches.

A tale of manners and expectations in the city versus the countryside, exploring the clash between Polly and her wealthy friend Fanny Shaw.

A captivating contemporary romance series with a deliciously unpredictable plot in the charming city of Cedar Cove.

Step into Lee's Machine Shop and meet Gilman Lee, infamous for his blues guitar, bootleg whiskey, and lovemaking. If you're a friend, he'll roll out the good times. If you're an enemy, he'll bite your ears off. Gilman dazzles nearly everyone except Gemma Collet, a cynical young woman who wrote her own ten commandments and follows them. Why, suddenly, is the whole world knocking on the door of Pick, Kentucky? It's in a county so remote that there are no craft shops, yogurt huts, or fast-food restaurants. Entering the region is like being swallowed by a living thing: a dinosaur or some other prehistoric animal that has evolved into a geographical area for reasons of self-preservation. Sent inland by the ocean's waves, Tom Jett, a philosopher from California, lands in Pick when his car breaks down. Frank Denton sneaks into town, bringing his grim search for Rosalie Wilson, one of Pick's own, a woman blessed with green eyes and a torch singer's voice. Meanwhile, the Conroy Coal Company is there to do what it's done since time immemorial - persuade people to sign coal leases that seldom pay off.

When a mother’s search for her missing daughter leads her to a New Orleans collectibles shop, she uncovers a sinister dollmaker whose eerie portrait dolls echo vanished children—unraveling a Louisiana mystery of obsession, redemption and new love.

Gertie Nevels and her husband Clovis are untouched by city life until the outbreak of World War II. They are forced to abandon their Kentucky mountain home and travel to Detroit so that Clovis can participate in the war effort by repairing heavy machinery. Gertie's survival techniques are useless in an urban milieu. In spite of the debasing effect of city life, Gertie maintains her faith in her fellow beings.

Grace, a lifelong resident of Cedar Cove and public‑library librarian, grapples with her husband Dan’s sudden disappearance while navigating family, friend, and town dynamics amid weddings, babies, and new relationships.

A mystery unfolds in Cedar Cove, Washington as Rosie Cox deals with her recent divorce, local gossip, and the death of a mysterious man at a bed-and-breakfast.

A biography of the singer and composer of country music who has twice won the Country Music Association award and twice been Female Vocalist of the Year. Dewey class 784.092/4 B 92

No Lease on Life is a psychological thriller that captures the chaotic, unpredictable lives of individuals in Manhattan, particularly focusing on a woman who is struggling with paranoia.

Identical twins Mary and Gretchen shared the same silky blonde hair, same blue eyes, same doll-like features. The only way to tell them apart was the doll that Gretchen began to carry everywhere, a doll with an eerie resemblance to the twins. A doll who loved Gretchen with all her heart. A doll who wanted nothing more than to grant Gretchen's heart's desire. But Gretchen's wish was to be an only child.