Books like Mermaids Singing

12 books to read next

• Fingersmith Sarah Waters 10.3 h
• The Help Kathryn Stockett, Álvaro Abella Villar, Alvaro Abella 8.9 h
• Slammerkin Emma Donoghue 7.5 h
• Small Island Andrea Levy 8.2 h
• The Lost Apothecary Sarah Penner 7.0 h
• Reef Romesh Gunesekera 3.5 h
• The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro 4.7 h
• The Crimson Petal and the White Michel Faber 15.5 h
• A Study in Scarlet Women Sherry Thomas 7.5 h
• Here's to You, Jesusa! Elena Poniatowska 5.8 h
• The Artificial Silk Girl Irmgard Keun 4.0 h
• The Turn of the Screw Henry James 2.9 h

How long each takes

Fingersmith Sarah Waters 10.3 h The Help Kathryn Stockett, Álvaro Abella Villar, Alvaro Abella 8.9 h Slammerkin Emma Donoghue 7.5 h Small Island Andrea Levy 8.2 h The Lost Apothecary Sarah Penner 7.0 h Reef Romesh Gunesekera 3.5 h The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro 4.7 h The Crimson Petal and the White Michel Faber 15.5 h A Study in Scarlet Women Sherry Thomas 7.5 h Here's to You, Jesusa! Elena Poniatowska 5.8 h The Artificial Silk Girl Irmgard Keun 4.0 h The Turn of the Screw Henry James 2.9 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.