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Great literature featuring troubled marriages that eventually find a happy ending. These books should not be "romance" novels*, and the separation between the characters should be a long and serious physical or emotional distance, not just a misunderstanding or lovers' quarrel.

Books on this list should stand alone, and may not be part of a series.

* If the book cover has naked people entwined, or if it is frequently shelved as "Erotica," it's probably not a good fit for this list.
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message 1: by Lyuda (new)

Lyuda Funny that the first book on the list is Harlequin romance (good one never less) while one of the requirements for the list state "These books should not be "romance" novels..


message 2: by Martine (new)

Martine Lyuda wrote: "Funny that the first book on the list is Harlequin romance (good one never less) while one of the requirements for the list state "These books should not be "romance" novels.."

I know, it is SO HARD to censor the list. People are always spamming it with smut, and every time a new one appears, I have to send a special request to a GoodReads librarian to remove it from the list. Ugh!

These books from the list are perfect, though, and I hope you'll check them out! :)

Painted Veil, Enchaned April, Green Dolphin Street, Harvesting The Heart, Redeeming Love, Last Runaway


message 3: by Lyuda (new)

Lyuda Thank you for your recommendations. I just added two books that should meet the requirement: What Alice Forgot and One Fine Day. The last one is really angsty but very good and if you would like to read it I would recommend to read the first book Molly.


message 4: by Adina (new)

Adina Ioana Hi guys,
I am looking for a book title.
It is a contemporany book, the H is ex military, working at a security company
He is married to the h, but they are separeted.
They lost a baby and he went on a mission .
The h is devasteded, after a few years she gos to his company seeking a divorce.
The H proposes that the h should move back for 3 moths i think to try to reconsilethe H colleagues do not know that he is married and lost a baby.
It is a sad book.
I think it was written in the 2000s.
I think it is a series.
I read it las year or in the beagiining of 2020.
Dual pov.
Thank you


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