Books like Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel
Maxine Simmons, a former beauty queen and Palm Springs socialite, is devastated when her husband leaves her for his secretary. After a highly publicized breakup and forced relocation to Scottsdale, Arizona, she must confront her new reality. Determined to regain her confidence, Maxine sets her sights on the Mrs. American Pie pageant, the national competition for the nation’s best wife and mother. To win this coveted crown, she realizes she must create or find a new family, setting her on a path of self-discovery in the 1960s American Southwest.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Juliet McDaniel
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to Mr. & Mrs. American Pie (19 similar books)
Alex Claremont-Diaz, the United States’ First Son, confronts diplomatic drama when he falls for the Prince of Wales, Henry. Their staged truce turns into a real romance that could reshape politics and personal identities alike.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Don Tillman, a genetics professor with Asperger’s, designs a scientific survey to find a wife, only to meet Rosie Jarman, a drinker and late arriver who challenges his controlled worldview and leads him to discover that love can’t be measured.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Urban romance meets time‑travel intrigue when New York City waitress August meets a 1970s punk rocker lost in the subway, forcing her to use her past to rescue the impossible.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A 1964 novel of a divorced woman's escape to a Nevada ranch, where she meets and falls for a repressed older woman, exploring identity, freedom, and lesbian relationships.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a London café, a plain green notebook becomes a conduit for six strangers to share their unvarnished truths, forging unexpected friendships and love.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A tale of two sisters in a Mennonite Canadian family, the famous pianist Eldricha faces a suicidal crisis while her younger, divorced sister Yolandi struggles to keep her alive and herself intact in the midst of grief and loss.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A fashion photographer in Rome wrestles with the murder of her half‑brother in Mogadishu and a protective instinct as she cares for her niece and nephew.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Ryu Murakami’s fiction captures the complexities of postwar Japan, exploring themes of divorce, revenge, and youthful ambition set against the backdrop of the Showa era.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After a man’s sudden death, his assistant inherits a curious collection of dropped items and a mission to return them to their owners while building new bonds in a quiet English town.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Stranded on Christmas Eve, three strangers form an impromptu celebration in a small New Hampshire station.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Alison Reynolds, a former TV journalist, retreats to Sedona, Arizona, after her career ends and a divorce looms. While running a healing blog for others, threatening messages surface, putting her life in danger as a killer may be hunting her next.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Four divorced women retrace their shared past while driving to an ex‑husband’s funeral in North Dakota's blizzard, uncovering secrets and questioning why they married him.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Two former childhood friends on Nantucket reunite after a decade apart, navigating forgiveness, rivalry, and the pull of home in Nancy Thayer’s heartfelt tale of friendship and second chances.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
See https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19781733W/Eleanor_Oliphant_Is_Completely_Fine
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love by Adib KhorramMy Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abby Waxman
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!