The Greatest Books of All Time on Relationships

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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
11214 Memorial Bryan Washington 2020 American English
11240 December Breeze Marvel Moreno 1987 Colombian Spanish
11239 L'huile Sur Le Feu Hervé Bazin 1954 French French
11245 The Island Of Slaves Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux 1725 French French
11252 From The Lanai And Other Hawaii Stories Jessica Saiki 1983 American English
11273 I Am The Dust Under Your Feet Walter Abish 1987 American English
11286 Heartsick Chelsea Cain 2007 American English
11304 The Immortals René Barjavel 1960 French French
11313 Private Citizens Tony Tulathimutte 2016 American English
11325 Learning To Drive Katha Pollitt 2007 American English
11341 A Bridge Through Time Laila Abou-Saif 1984 Egyptian Unknown
11341 Heartwork Solveig von Schoultz 1984 Finnish Swedish
11359 The Illustrated Mum Jacqueline Wilson 1999 British English
11360 Une Façon D'aimer Dominique Barbéris 2019 French French
11362 La Fin D'amor Jean-Claude Marol French Unknown
11362 Où Sont Ils Maintenant. Anthologie Personnelle Laura Kasischke Unknown French
11389 His Daughter Yoram Kaniuk 1988 Israeli Hebrew
11389 Love Me Tender Constance Debré 2020 French French
11410 Spin Robert Charles Wilson 2005 Canadian English
11433 Man And Boy Tony Parsons 1999 British English
11451 Journey in the Dark Martin Flavin 1943 American English
11451 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Robert Lewis Taylor 1958 American English
11451 Elbow Room James Alan McPherson 1977 American English
11451 Martin Dressler Steven Millhauser 1996 American English
11441 A Farm Under A Lake Martha Bergland 1985 American English
11441 Later The Same Day Grace Paley 1985 American English
11441 Various Miracles Carol Shields 1985 Canadian English
11478 Victory Over Japan Ellen Gilchrist 1984 American English
11491 Red at the Bone Jacqueline Woodson 2019 American English
11500 State Of Wonder Ann Patchett 2011 American English
11509 Bowlaway Elizabeth McCracken 2019 American English
11514 If You Could Be Mine Sara Farizan 2013 Iranian English
11521 Dial A For Aunties Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021 Indonesian English
11579 Family Pictures Sue Miller 1986 American English
11579 Homemade Love J. California Cooper 1986 American English
11579 The Last Of The Menu Girls Denise Chávez 1986 American English
11579 The Mixquiahuala Letters Ana Castillo 1986 American English
11579 The Threshing Floor Barbara Burford 1986 British English
11612 Homesick for Another World Ottessa Moshfegh 2017 American English
11626 May We Be Forgiven A. M. Homes 2012 American English
11638 Damned If I Do Percival Everett 2013 American English
11641 Paradise Estate Max Easton 2021 Unknown English
11649 Yo Yo Boing! Giannina Braschi 1998 American Spanish
11650 All Of Us Raymond Carver 1996 American English
11660 The Furrows Namwali Serpell 2022 Unknown English
11660 Disappearing Earth Julia Phillips 2019 American English
11660 Penelope Fitzgerald Hermione Lee 2013 British English
11660 The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010 American English
11660 Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want It Maile Meloy 2009 American English
11660 Raymond Carver Carol Sklenicka 2009 American English
11660 The Lay Of The Land Richard Ford 2006 American English
11660 Falling Through The Earth Danielle Trussoni 2006 American English
11660 The Burning House Ann Beattie 1982 American English
11660 Isak Dinesen Judith Thurman 1982 American English
11660 Bech Is Back John Updike 1982 American English
11660 During The Reign Of The Queen Of Persia Joan Chase 1983 American English
11660 The Moons Of Jupiter Alice Munro 1982 Canadian English
11660 Him With His Foot In His Mouth And Other Stories Saul Bellow 1984 American English
11660 Lives Of The Poets E. L. Doctorow 2001 American English
11660 With A Daughter's Eye Mary Catherine Bateson 1984 American English
11660 Out Of India Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 1995 Indian English
11660 Whites Norman Rush 1986 American English
11660 Staring At The Sun Julian Barnes 1986 British English
11660 Bernard Shaw, Vol. 1 Michael Holroyd 1988 British English
11660 The Magic Lantern Ingmar Bergman 1987 Swedish Swedish
11660 Everything Under Daisy Johnson 2018 British English
11811 Lover's Choice Becky Birtha 1987 American English
11811 On The Golden Porch Tatyana Tolstaya 1987 Russian Russian
11811 Rich In Love Josephine Humphreys 1987 American English
11811 The Riverhouse Stories Andrea Carlisle 1987 American English
11847 Them Francine du Plessix Gray 2005 French English
11867 Bad Blood Lorna Sage 2000 British English
11882 Losing Face George Haddad 2022 Unknown English
11888 The Mac Gregor Brides Nora Roberts 1997 American English
11899 The Book Of Ruth Jane Hamilton 1988 American English
11899 Loving And Giving Molly Keane 1988 Irish English
11899 Nora Brenda Maddox 1988 British English
11899 The Ultraviolet Sky Alma Luz Villanueva 1988 American English
11899 The Woman Who Was Not All There Paula Sharp 1988 American English
11899 The Works Of Alice Dunbar Nelson Alice Dunbar-Nelson 1988 American English
11919 Lake Of Urine Guillermo Stitch 2020 British English
11930 Bad Dirt Annie Proulx 2004 American English
11939 Vera Stacy Schiff 1999 American English
11939 Louise Bogan Elizabeth Frank 1985 American English
11939 Sontag Benjamin Moser 2019 American English
12008 The Echo Maker Richard Powers 2006 American English
12025 Girls In Tears Jacqueline Wilson 2002 British English
12028 The Heather Blazing Colm Toibin 1992 Irish English
12030 American Wife Curtis Sittenfeld 2008 American English
12048 The Detour Gerbrand Bakker 2010 Dutch Dutch
12083 Blue Taxis Eileen Drew 1989 American Unknown
12083 Composing A Life Mary Catherine Bateson 1989 American English
12083 Disappearing Acts Terry McMillan 1989 American English
12083 Sweet Summer Bebe Moore Campbell 1989 American English
12083 Tahuri Ngahuia Te Awekotuku 1989 New Zealand English
12148 Awkward And Definition Ariel Schrag 1997 American English
12172 The Electric Michelangelo Sarah Hall 2004 British English
12194 Being Jordan Katie Price 2004 British English
12204 Lola Rose Jacqueline Wilson 2003 British English
12198 I Racconti Alberto Moravia 1952 Italian Italian
12219 The Victim Saul Bellow 1947 American English
12249 The Golden Gate Vikram Seth 1986 Indian English
12258 Circle Of Friends Maeve Binchy 1990 Irish English
12258 Disappearing Moon Cafe Sky Lee 1990 Canadian English
12258 Floating In My Mother's Palm Ursula Hegi 1990 German English
12258 Lantern Slides Edna O'Brien 1990 Irish English
12258 Riding In Cars With Boys Beverly Donofrio 1990 American English
12258 Seventh Heaven Alice Hoffman 1990 American English
12258 The Worry Girl Andrea Freud Loewenstein 1990 American English
12244 Marriage Confidential Pamela Haag 2011 American English
12290 All Russians Love Birch Trees Olga Grjasnowa 2012 German German
12311 Yes Please Amy Poehler 2014 American English
12321 Worsted Garielle Lutz 2025 American English
12324 My Son's Story Nadine Gordimer 1990 South African English
12324 Simone De Beauvoir Deirdre Bair 1990 American English
12324 Two Lives William Trevor 1991 Irish English
12324 Across The Bridge Mavis Gallant 1993 Canadian English
12324 The Life Of Graham Greene Norman Sherry 1989 British English
12324 After Rain William Trevor 1996 Irish English
12324 Preston Falls David Gates 1998 American English