Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy M. Montgomery (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Cherokee America by Margaret Verble (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Roots by Alex Haley (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)