Books like Swimming sweet arrow by Maureen Gibbon
First publish date: 2000
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Maureen Gibbon
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for Swimming sweet arrow by Maureen Gibbon 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 Swimming sweet arrow (22 similar books)
Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Reid’s lush tale follows film legend Evelyn Hugo as she unveils the truth of her glamorous, scandal‑ridden life to an unlikely biographer, revealing the intersecting fates of Hollywood’s biggest star and a struggling reporter.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
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.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A novel about Emma Woodhouse, a young woman's struggles with matchmaking, misplaced pride, and the dangers of meddling in others' lives in 18th-century England.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
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.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
An intimate exploration of social class, marital conflict, and romantic desire set in early twentieth‑century England.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A devoted dog reflects on life, love, and racing while watching his owner, a race car driver, navigate family trials and professional ambition.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Written in debtor's prison in 1784, Memoirs of Fanny Hill is the first modern English erotic novel that follows a young woman forced into prostitution by poverty, who navigates love, betrayal, and personal growth to find her own ending.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Two college friends discover that love can span continents and a decade when they reunite after life‑changing choices thrust them apart.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Three lifelong best friends—Tara, Katherine and Fintan—navigate their thirties in London, juggling diets, budgeting, and love while keeping their friendship stronger than any "last chance saloon."
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In Waterford, Pennsylvania, newcomer Sarah McClure begins a temporary job at Elm Creek Manor where she meets reclusive master quilter Sylvia Compson. As they stitch together their lives, the women uncover family secrets, healing wounds, and a shared legacy of quilting.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A gentle picture book about a boy named Jim who overcomes his fear of the pool with encouragement and a splash of surprise.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Four gifted girls at New York's prestigious Senetsky School of the Performing Arts discover that success comes at a price when a dark family secret threatens their dreams.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A funeral director seduces strangers to keep her safe from the pain of loss.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
See https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19781733W/Eleanor_Oliphant_Is_Completely_Fine
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!