Books like The lost country by William Gay

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.

The Orphan Master's Son follows a man's journey through propaganda, identity, and state power in North Korea.

After being adopted by a quirky Dublin couple who treat him only as a house‑guest, Cyril embarks on a life‑spanning quest to discover his origins, his place in Ireland, and the meaning of true belonging.

A French crime thriller where detectives probe murders linked to the motion‑picture industry, exploring the clash of good and evil, and the darker side of cinema.

Lila, a homeless woman rescued as a child, finds unexpected hope when she marries an Iowa minister and must reconcile her rugged past with the gentle faith of her new life.

In 1917 a dispossessed Georgia farmer and his sons and a swindled Ohio farmer's family are drawn together by crime and violence, creating a bleak, gothic tale of ambition, betrayal and the harsh rural North American South.

A reporter turns to a reclusive journalist for protection, forming an unlikely marriage against a backdrop of secret identities and dangerous threats.

Two empires...one in decline, the other ascendant and hungry for conquest... Upon his father’s mysterious assassination, young Haru reluctantly becomes ruler—Tain—of his once-fearsome island nation. Threatened by a world they once dominated, Haru’s people, the Cryori, struggle with the peace the old Tain championed, nostalgic for the violent glories of their past. But across the ocean, an alliance of old enemies has formed, led by a madman bent on righting old wrongs. Enigmatic and fanatical, Reius decries the Cryori and their living gods, determined to erase their influence and beliefs. Now Haru must get justice for his murdered father and defend his people from the coming scourge over the sea. Promising his ancient, grieving goddess to kill Reius, he reunites his father’s failed circle of protectors—a magical band of avenging misfits known as the Bloody Chorus.

When county sheriff’s deputy‑turned‑keeper of a secret past, Jess Hall’s brother Christopher—known as Stump—stumbles upon a forbidden revelation, the boys’ world unravels, thrusting them into a dangerous confrontation with evil in rural North Carolina.

A World War II-era historical thriller set in Arkansas, following veteran Bob Lee Swagger as he confronts gangsters and criminals.

Épique western de Larry McMurtry retraçant la jeunesse de Billy the Kid, alliant violence et tendresse dans un récit qui galope.