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Books spanning several years

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mablemaybe · 09/05/2024 16:27

I don't mean those epic books covering thousands of years.

Having just read One Day I'm looking for recommendations that follow characters over several years, seeing how their lives pan out. Maybe 20 or 40 or so.

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Blackcountryexile · 09/05/2024 17:08

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

monpetitchou · 09/05/2024 17:08

Pachinko spans about 100 years, following generations and off-shoots of a family. Recently read it and loved it, learnt a lot about Korea/Japan too!

MermaidEyes · 09/05/2024 17:05

Seconding the Cazalet Chronicles. I've just recently re-read them again. Love those books!

ChessieFL · 09/05/2024 16:43

Once Upon A Leap Year by Anna Bell follows two people with leap year birthdays over a period of about 20 years.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin follows two friends over a 20+ time period.

If you don’t mind something a bit more historical, The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard follow the members of an extended family starting in 1938 and ending in the 1950s.

Mothership4two · 09/05/2024 16:37

The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett does but it also follows three different timelines for the couple over the span of their relationship. It's been several years since I read it, so plot is a bit hazy now!