Recommendations based on L'appel de l'angeby Guillaume Musso

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  1. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

    by Fyodor Dostoevsky
    A man's quest for happiness and meaning, resulting in a journey of self-realization.

    The story opens with the narrator wandering the streets of St. Petersburg . He is contemplating the ridiculousness of his own life, and his recent realization that nothing matters to him any more. It ... (Wikipedia)

  2. If Only It Were True

    by Marc Levy
    A fantastical journey of love, blurring the boundaries between fantasy and reality.

    What do you do when you find a stranger in your closet; particularly when she's surprised that you can even see her – and she can disappear and reappear at whim? What if she then tells you that her ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Forty Rules of Love

    by Elif Shafak
    A story of romance and spiritual enlightenment, exploring the teachings of a Sufi master.

    Ella Rubenstein is forty years old and unhappily married when she takes a job as a reader for a literary agent. Her first assignment is to read and report on Sweet Blasphemy , a novel written by a ... (Goodreads)

  4. Before I Go to Sleep

    by S.J. Watson
    A woman suffering from memory loss wakes up each day without the knowledge of her past.

    The novel is a psychological thriller about a woman suffering from anterograde amnesia . , She wakes up every day with no knowledge of who she is and the novel follows her as she tries to reconstruct ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Gabriel's Inferno

    by Sylvain Reynard
    A passionate romance between a professor and a student, exploring the power of love and redemption.

    Gabriel Owen Emerson is a brilliant and enigmatic professor of Dante studies at the University of Toronto . His cold, aloof exterior masks dark secrets he successfully hides, though he has never ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Moonlight on Nightingale Way

    by Samantha Young
    A young woman struggles to overcome her past and find love with a charming man in Edinburgh.

    Logan from, Echoes of Scotland Street, is back with his own smoldering story, as the, New York Times, bestselling, On Dublin Street, series returns… Logan spent two years paying for the mistakes he ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Best of Me

    by Nicholas Sparks
    A romantic story of two young lovers, struggling to remain connected despite life's obstacles.

    In the novel, Dawson Cole returns to his hometown for the first time after twenty years to fulfill the last wishes of his dear friend and surrogate father, Tuck Hostetler. When he arrives, Dawson is ... (Wikipedia)

  8. All Those Things We Never Said

    by Marc Levy
    A chance encounter between two strangers leads to a life-changing journey of self-discovery and love.

    From international bestselling author Marc Levy, the most widely read writer in France today, comes an unusual and charming love story that reunites a father and daughter, and past and present, in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. Please Look After Mom

    by Shin Kyung-sook
    A family's journey of grief and healing following the disappearance of their mother.

    When sixty-nine-year-old So-Nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station , her family begins a desperate search to find her. Yet as long-held secrets and private ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Slammed

    by Colleen Hoover
    A young woman navigating her way through university and newfound love amidst a tumultuous family life.

    This is an alternate cover edition for , ASIN B008TRUDAS,. Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. ... (Goodreads)

  11. Echoes of Scotland Street

    by Samantha Young
    A young woman falls for her neighbor, a tattooed bad boy with a troubled past. Can their love overcome their differences?

    Shannon MacLeod has always gone for the wrong type of man. After she drifted from one toxic relationship to the next, her last boyfriend gave her a wakeup call in the worst possible way. With her ... (Goodreads)

  12. Hopeless

    by Colleen Hoover
    A young girl's journey to find hope and strength in the midst of life's darkest moments.

    From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, All Your Perfects, comes the beginning of Sky and Dean’s passionate love story—where well-kept secrets threaten to opens wounds of a dark past. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. The Bastard of Istanbul

    by Elif Shafak
    Exploring the shared history between Turkey and the US while uncovering secrets of a family’s past.

    From one of Turkey’s most acclaimed and outspoken writers, a novel about the tangled histories of two families. In her second novel written in English, Elif Shafak confronts her country’s violent ... (Goodreads)

  14. Murder on the Orient Express

    by Agatha Christie
    Detective Hercule Poirot solves a murder mystery on the luxurious Orient Express.

    After taking the Taurus Express from Aleppo to Istanbul , private detective Hercule Poirot arrives at the Tokatlian Hotel , where he receives a telegram prompting him to return to London . He ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The Strange Journey of Mr. Daldry

    by Marc Levy
    Alice, a young widow, embarks on a journey to find the mysterious Mr. Daldry and discovers unexpected truths about herself and her past.

    We all have two lives... The life we know and another one, that lies waiting for us. Alice is a “nose”—a creator of perfumes. She is passionate about her work and her only distraction from her job is ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Lavender Garden

    by Lucinda Riley
    A tale of love, loss, and secrets set in the French countryside during World War II and present-day England.

    Note to readers: In the UK, this book is published under the title, The Light Behind the Window,. An aristocratic French family, a legendary château, and buried secrets with the power to destroy two ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. Season of Migration to the North

    by Tayeb Salih
    A stranger arrives in a small Sudanese village, stirring up dark secrets from the past.

    After years of study in Europe, the young narrator of Season of Migration to the North returns to his village along the Nile in the Sudan. It is the 1960s, and he is eager to make a contribution to ... (Goodreads)

  18. Seeds of Yesterday

    by V.C. Andrews
    A family unravels its dark secrets over four generations, leading to a devastating conclusion.

    The final, haunting novel in the extraordinary story that has enthralled millions! The horror began with Flowers in the Attic , the terrifying tale of four innocent children locked away from the ... (Goodreads)

  19. After

    by Anna Todd
    A passionate love story between two college students, battling misconceptions of their relationship.

    Tessa Young, an incoming freshman at Washington State University , arrives at college with her mother, Carol, and boyfriend Noah. The conservative Carol is horrified by Tessa's alternative-styled ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Love, Rosie

    by Cecelia Ahern
    A young couple's journey of love, navigating the struggles of life and all its surprises.

    Rosie and Alex are destined for one another, and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, their relationship gets closer by the day, until Alex gets the news that his family ... (Goodreads)

  21. Delicacy

    by David Foenkinos
    A young widow navigates the complexities of love and loss, finding solace in unexpected places.

    Nathalie, a young attractive woman is in love with a young attractive man, François. He proposes and they marry (portrayed in something resembling a ‘dream’ sequence), honeymoon, and are immediately ... (Wikipedia)

  22. The Bride

    by Julie Garwood
    A daring journey of love and courage as a young woman fights to save her family.

    By edict of the king, the mighty Scottish laird Alec Kincaid must take an English bride. His choice was Jamie, youngest daughter of Baron Jamison...a feisty, violet-eyed beauty. Alec ached to touch ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Eleven Minutes

    by Paulo Coelho
    A young woman's journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.

    Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never ... (Goodreads)

  24. The Muse

    by Jessie Burton
    A young woman's exploration of identity and artistry, set in the 1960s England and Spain.

    From the #1 internationally bestselling author of, The Miniaturist, comes a captivating and brilliantly realized story of two young women—a Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London, and a bohemian woman ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. Safe Haven

    by Nicholas Sparks
    A young woman's pursuit of self-discovery in a small coastal town, uncovering secrets from her past.

    Erin flees her abusive alcoholic husband, Kevin, takes on a different identity and changes her name to Katie. She arrives in Southport, North Carolina . Finding work at a seafood restaurant, she ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Requiem

    by Lauren Oliver
    A young girl's journey of grief and self-discovery as she navigates a post-apocalyptic world.

    The third and final book in Lauren Oliver’s powerful New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

    by Sun-mi Hwang
    A hen's quest to break free of her mundane life and fulfill her dream of flying.

    A Korean, Charlotte's Web,More than 2 million copies sold, This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses ... (Goodreads)

  28. Frankenstein in Baghdad

    by Ahmed Saadawi
    A quest for justice in a war-torn Baghdad, as a supernatural creature stalks the city.

    In the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq , a junk-dealer named Hadi al-Attag collects the scattered body parts of bomb victims with the intention of giving them a proper burial. Al-Attag first ... (Wikipedia)

  29. The Last Letter from Your Lover

    by Jojo Moyes
    Two intertwining love stories across time, exploring the power of secrets and second chances.

    From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, The Giver of Stars, a sophisticated, page-turning double love story spanning forty years and an unforgettable, Brief Encounter, for our times It is ... (Goodreads)

  30. Six Years

    by Harlan Coben
    A man's search for the truth of his lost love, uncovering secrets of a mysterious past.

    Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of hiding a broken heart by throwing himself into his career as a college professor. Six ... (Goodreads)