Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like The lost father by Mona Simpson


Maya Stevenson has finally secured a place in medical school, but the absence of her father lingers like a shadow. Her unresolved longing turns from a quiet ache into a fierce obsession, compelling her to seek answers beyond the clinical. In a bold move, Maya hires detectives to dig into her family's history, hoping to uncover the truth that has haunted her for years. Through this pursuit, she confronts deep family secrets and the enduring impact of a father’s absence.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Mona Simpson
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 (1 community ratings)

All books by Mona Simpson
The lost father by Mona Simpson

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for The lost father by Mona Simpson 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 The lost father (15 similar books)

A Tale of Two Cities by 6801893|Charles Dickens book cover

📘 A Tale of Two Cities
 by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens’ landmark historical novel, set in London and Paris during the French Revolution, follows Doctor Manette’s 18‑year imprisonment, his release, and his reunion with daughter Lucie amid looming terror.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (177 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like A Tale of Two Cities
The lovely bones by 5206325|Alice Sebold book cover

📘 The lovely bones
 by Alice Sebold

After being murdered at fourteen, Susie Salmon watches from heaven as her family, friends, and killer grapple with grief and justice, revealing how love and forgiveness shape a family's future.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.4 (68 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The lovely bones
Bridge to Terabithia by 6916571|Katherine Paterson book cover

📘 Bridge to Terabithia
 by Katherine Paterson

A ten‑year‑old boy in rural Virginia befriends a newcomer, and together they create the imaginary kingdom of Terabithia, a friendship that ends tragically when a storm forces an untimely death.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (52 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Bridge to Terabithia
Emma by 6487689|Jane Austen book cover

📘 Emma
 by Jane Austen

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.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (46 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Emma
The Glass Castle by 7747663|Jeannette Walls book cover

📘 The Glass Castle
 by Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls' memoir chronicles her turbulent childhood in a dysfunctional, itinerant family, detailing poverty, alcoholism, and homelessness across the United States as she seeks stability and personal growth.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (45 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Glass Castle
Running with Scissors by 4254607|Augusten Burroughs book cover

📘 Running with Scissors
 by Augusten Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs recounts his turbulent adolescence spent in a decaying Victorian home run by a psychiatrist, where ordinary rites of childhood give way to a surreal blend of family eccentricity, escape from school, and the early years of a future author.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (16 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Running with Scissors
Heaven by 6531617|V. C. Andrews book cover

📘 Heaven
 by V. C. Andrews

Heaven Leigh Casteel, the brightest girl in her mountain shanty, dreams of a better life while her cruel father schemes to ruin her and her siblings. In this first Casteel Family tale, hope clashes with oppression.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (10 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Heaven
La place by 7242689|Annie Ernaux book cover

📘 La place
 by Annie Ernaux


★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (5 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like La place
This Boy's Life by 8836464|Tobias Wolff book cover

📘 This Boy's Life
 by Tobias Wolff

A candid account of a young boy's life in 1950s America and his coming of age process in the face of adversity and growth through experiences like paper routes, whiskey, scouting, fistfights, and betrayal.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like This Boy's Life
It had to be you by 7708490|David Nobbs book cover

📘 It had to be you
 by David Nobbs

James Hollingshurst’s life turns chaotic when a recent accident forces him to confront his past relationships, the women he loves, and a long‑missing daughter suddenly within reach.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like It had to be you
The greenhouse by 11392675|Auður A. Ólafsdóttir book cover

📘 The greenhouse
 by Auður A. Ólafsdóttir

A young man's journey of self-discovery through the cultivation of a rare rose.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The greenhouse
Flying in place by 13204771|Susan Palwick book cover

📘 Flying in place
 by Susan Palwick


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Flying in place
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by 4276776|Jonathan Safran Foer book cover

📘 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
 by Jonathan Safran Foer


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Looking for the Possible Dance by 6936370|A.L. Kennedy book cover

📘 Looking for the Possible Dance
 by A.L. Kennedy


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Looking for the Possible Dance
A Man Called Ove by 13702378|Fredrik Backman book cover

📘 A Man Called Ove
 by Fredrik Backman


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like A Man Called Ove

Some Other Similar Books

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
The Distance Between Us by Reema Zaman

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!