Books like Rules of Civility

1. 

   City of Girls

   Elizabeth Gilbert · 2019

   Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship, new york.

   City of Girls retold: a Vassar dropout, a shabby theater, one scandal, and a love like no other.

2. 

   The Rose Code

   Kate Quinn · 2021

   Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

   Three Bletchley Park women reunite in 1947 to expose a wartime traitor in Quinn's codebreaking novel.

3. 

   Lilac Girls

   Martha Hall Kelly · 2016 · Lilac Girls #1

   Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

   Three women meet across World War II: a New York volunteer, a Polish courier turned prisoner, and a German camp doctor.

4. 

   Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

   Fannie Flagg · 1987

   Because shares tags: friendship, historical fiction.

   Evelyn meets Ninny in a nursing home and hears the story of Idgie and Ruth and their Alabama cafe.

5. 

   The Three Musketeers

   Alexandre Dumas · 1844 · The d'Artagnan Romances #1

   Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

   Young dArtagnan joins Athos, Porthos and Aramis to recover the queens diamonds and face Milady.

6. 

   Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

   Lisa See · 2005

   Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

   Footbound Lily and Snow Flower share laotong bond through 19th century Hunan hardship.

7. 

   My Brilliant Friend

   Elena Ferrante · 2011 · Neapolitan Novels #1

   Because shares tags: friendship, historical fiction.

   Elena and Lila grow up in 1950s Naples bound by rivalry and love.

8. 

   The Giver of Stars

   Jojo Moyes · 2019

   Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

   Alice Wright joins Kentucky packhorse librarians with Margery and faces marriage strain and a murder trial.

9. 

   Orphan Train

   Christina Baker Kline · 2013

   Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

   Foster teen Molly helps 91-year-old Vivian clear her attic and uncovers a hidden orphan-train childhood.

10. 

    A Little Life

    Hanya Yanagihara · 2015

    Because shares tags: friendship, new york.

    Four friends in New York orbit Jude, whose hidden past of abuse shapes every page of this 720-page epic.

11. 

    The Kite Runner

    Khaled Hosseini · 2003

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

    Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner retold: Amir and Hassan in Kabul, the alley, the escape to America, and the return to find Sohrab.

12. 

    The Help

    Kathryn Stockett · 2009

    Because shares tags: historical fiction, friendship.

    Kathryn Stockett's The Help retold: Aibileen, Minny and Skeeter in 1962 Jackson, the interviews, and the book that breaks the town open.

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