Small Town Fiction

Readers who enjoy unconventinal characters and detailed idyllic settings are bound to enjoy small town fiction. These stories tend to be quieter and slower paced; however, the characters still struggle with relationships and inner conflicts just like their urban neighbors. Leave the fast-lane behind and take a drive down a one of these country lanes.

Little Giant of Aberdeen County - Tiffany Baker
Empire Falls -Richard Russo
Plainsong - Kent Haruf
Cold Sassy Tree - Olive Ann Burns
Larkspur Road - Jill Gregory
Inn at Rose Harbor - Debbie Macomber
The Welcome Home Garden Club - Lori Wilde
Return to Willow Lake - Susan Wiggs
Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani
The Year of Pleasures - Elizabeth Berg
Whitethorn Woods - Maeve Binchy
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter - Tom Franklin
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand - Helen Simonson