The Greatest Books of All Time on Divorce

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
246 The Forsyte Saga John Galsworthy 1906 British English
298 Herzog Saul Bellow 1964 American English
467 A Handful of Dust Evelyn Waugh 1934 British English
737 The Custom of the Country Edith Wharton 1913 American English
1039 Birds of America Lorrie Moore 1998 American English
1101 Outline Rachel Cusk 2014 British English
1473 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Raymond Carver 1981 American English
1484 Independence Day Richard Ford 1995 American English
1547 What Maisie Knew Henry James 1897 American English
1637 The Sportswriter Richard Ford 1986 American English
1885 Little Disturbances Grace Paley 1959 American English
2192 The Witches Of Eastwick John Updike 1984 American English
2274 The Accidental Tourist Anne Tyler 1985 American English
2389 Breathing Lessons Anne Tyler 1988 American English
2587 Empire Falls Richard Russo 2001 American English
2660 The Women's Room Marilyn French 1977 American English
2694 Waiting to Exhale Terry McMillan 1992 American English
3162 Natural Novel Georgi Gospodinov 1999 Bulgarian Bulgarian
3236 The Radiant Way Margaret Drabble 1987 British English
3444 Transit Rachel Cusk 2016 British English
3468 Kudos Rachel Cusk 2018 British English
3553 Divorcing Susan Taubes 1969 American English
4630 Heartburn Nora Ephron 1983 American English
4990 Territory Of Light Yuko Tsushima 1979 Japanese Japanese
5863 A Modern Instance William Dean Howells 1882 American English
5951 Black Box Amos Oz 1987 Israeli Hebrew
6695 The Times Are Never So Bad Andre Dubus 1983 American English
7588 Commonwealth Ann Patchett 2016 American English
8107 Constance Ring Amalie Skram 1885 Norwegian Norwegian
8397 The Stag's Leap Sharon Olds 2012 American English
9051 The Romantic Comedians Ellen Glasgow 1926 American English
9154 La Brecha Mercedes Valdivieso 1961 Chilean Spanish
9711 Katherine Of Aragon Alison Weir 2016 British English
10085 Falling in Place Ann Beattie 1980 American English
10453 The Cost of Living Deborah Levy 2018 British English
10523 The Suitcase Kid Jacqueline Wilson 1992 British English
10751 A Late Divorce A. B. Yehoshua 1982 Israeli Hebrew
10832 Praxis Fay Weldon 1978 British English
11330 Learning To Drive Katha Pollitt 2007 American English
11437 Man And Boy Tony Parsons 1999 British English
11663 The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010 American English
11663 Raymond Carver Carol Sklenicka 2009 American English
11663 The Lay Of The Land Richard Ford 2006 American English
12259 Seventh Heaven Alice Hoffman 1990 American English
12569 No Fault Haley Mlotek 2025 Canadian English
12757 On Guard! Cassidy Wasserman 2025 Unknown English
14019 The Maples Stories John Updike 2009 American English
14191 Private Lives Noel Coward 1930 British English
14205 The Women Clare Booth Luce 1936 American English
14458 The Hearts and Lives of Men Fay Weldon 1987 British English
14648 The Woman Thou Gavest Me Hall Caine 1913 British English
14732 How To Save Your Own Life Erica Jong 1977 American English
14942 The Odd Couple Neil Simon 1965 American English
17162 The Position Meg Wolitzer 2005 American English
17162 Larry's Party Carol Shields 1997 Canadian English
17162 A Doll's House, Part 2 Lucas Hnath 2017 American English
17162 The End Of Vandalism Tom Drury 1994 American English
17162 Bark Lorrie Moore 2014 American English
17162 Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary 1983 American English
17162 The War Between The Tates Alison Lurie 1974 American English
17162 Do You Remember? Sydney Smith 2023 Unknown English
17162 Count The Ways Joyce Maynard 2021 American English
17162 Blended Sharon M. Draper 2018 American English