Books like The Odds by Stewart O'Nan

Jennifer Egan’s interlocking narratives weave the lives of Bennie Salazar, a former punk rocker turned record executive, and Sasha, a restless young woman, across decades and continents, exploring music, memory and the fragile threads that bind us.

Set in post‑Civil War Friendship, Wisconsin, the novel follows Sheriff‑Under‑Taker‑Pastor Jacob Hansen as a deadly epidemic sweeps his town, forcing him to confront disease, hysteria, and the limits of his humanitarian resolve.

A Bengali woman finds love and a new beginning in Rochester, NY, after an online encounter leads to marriage and a journey into family life, cross‑cultural challenges, and contemporary romance.

A remarkable friendship and its enduring journey of two remarkable women from the postwar era of the 1950s, told with vividly descriptive language and a relatable narrative.

A novel exploring life, love, and the aftermath of 9/11.

Jack McKibbon offers to marry his best friend, Mia Alatore, to fix a bad situation. When a sexy interlude leaves Jack questioning their relationship, Mia asks for a divorce. Now, Jack must choose between his studies and inventions and his best friend's future.

Stewart O'Nan has been called "the bard of the working class" and has now crafted a frank and funny yet emotionally resonant tale set within a vivid workaday world seldom seen in contemporary fiction. Perched in the far corner of a run-down New England mall, The Red Lobster hasn't been making its numbers and headquarters has pulled the plug. But manager Manny DeLeon still needs to navigate a tricky last shift. With only four shopping days left until Christmas, Manny must convince his near-mutinous staff to hunker down and serve the final onslaught of hungry retirees, lunatics, and holiday office parties. All the while, he's wondering how to handle the waitress he's still in love with, his pregnant girlfriend at home, and the perfect present he still needs to buy. Last Night at the Lobster is a poignant yet redemptive look at what a man does when he discovers that his best might not be good enou

After her husband’s death, Emily Maxwell brings her fragmented family to a Lake Chautauqua cottage for a final summer together, where past wounds, rivalries, and fading loves are confronted on the lakeshore.

In 1985 Chicago, gallery director Yale Tishman faces career triumphs and the devastation of the AIDS epidemic, while his friend Nico dies and his partner tests positive. Thirty years later, Fiona travels to Paris to confront her estranged daughter lost to a cult, uncovering the lasting impact of AIDS on their lives.

A beloved high‑school student disappears from a tight‑knit Midwestern town, prompting her parents, sister, friends and boyfriend to unite in a desperate search.

A couple's marital troubles in Cedar Cove, Washington, as the church pastor is accused of having an affair with a community member.

George Washington's journey back to Mount Vernon after his presidency is filled with renewed love and affection for his wife, Martha.

A story of forbidden love and societal expectations in 1870s New York.