Books like Heart and soul by Maeve Binchy

Petals on the Wind, released in 1980, continues the Dollanganger family saga after their escape from the attic in 1960, chronicling their trials and secrets through 1975.

In Maeve Binchy’s warm tale of friendship, two young women from a small Irish village follow their hopes to Dublin, where hidden secrets and love stories collide and test the bonds of their Circle of Friends.

Elizabeth White, evacuated from wartime London, finds solace and friendship in small Kilgarret, Ireland, where she bonds with Aisling, a spirited young woman who teaches her about faith and life. Their decades‑long friendship faces its greatest test yet.

Ella Brady documents the famed Dublin restaurant Quentins, tracing the city’s evolving social scene from the 1970s to today through the voices of those whose lives the restaurant shaped.

A tale of moral ambiguity and marital upheaval.

Minding Frankie follows the intertwined lives of an Irish family in post‑war London as they navigate love, responsibility, and secrets while raising an unexpected child.

An evaluation of the multi-faceted role of the heart considers its representation of emotions and spirituality, drawing on recent studies to reveal that the heart has its own intelligence and memory and operates independently from the brain.

An overworked New York doctor and her family flee to Tuscany following a mysterious inheritance, where family ties, cultural clashes, and unexpected intrigue test their bonds and reshape their lives.

When outspoken abortion doctor Diana Duprey is found dead in her pool, her family, a local pro‑life leader and a detective become suspects, each hiding secrets that could expose a deeper truth.

A gripping psychological suspense novel set in Dublin, focusing on two detectives investigating a series of murders in the woods.

A multi‑generational tale of love, loss, and family secrets unfolding in New York, centering on a mother‑daughter duo and a woman physician whose discoveries intertwine mystery and destiny.

"Maeve Binchy, "the grand story teller, "* returns with a cast of characters you will never forget when they all spend a winter week together on holiday at Stone House, a restful inn by the sea ... Stoneyville is a small town on the coast of Ireland where all the families know each other. When Chicky decides to take an old decaying mansion, Stone House, and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, the town thinks she is crazy. She is helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the place) and her niece Orla (a whiz at business). Finally the first week of paying guests arrive: John, the American movie star thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian, forced into taking a holiday together; Nuala and Henry, husband and wife, both doctors who have been shaken by seeing too much death; Anders, the Swedish boy, hates his father's business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired school teacher, who criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone's relief; the Walls who have entered in 200 contests (and won everything from a microwave oven to velvet curtains, including the week at Stone House); and Freda, the psychic who is afraid of her own visions. You will laugh and cry as you spend the week with this odd group who share their secrets and might even have some of their dreams come true."--

When a fatal accident forces two Boston mothers—one a devoted family woman, the other a resilient single parent—to confront their hidden fears, they discover that love and sacrifice redefine what truly matters.

Three women in California, Hawaii, and Africa meet as medical students and struggle to find their way in a male-dominated field.

A mother-daughter team from Louisiana's past reappears six decades later, solving past misunderstandings and forging new alliances.

Father Dowling in Illinois confronts a long‑standing family feud and a hidden murder when Eleanor Wygant turns to him for help, forcing the vicar to untangle generations of secrets and repressed drama.