52 Books in 52 Weeks (2023) (52 Book Club) - hosted by britrcup

A survival story
 
This prompt is all about survival. Choose a book that features a survival story – either fiction or non-fiction. It may be a character who survived a plane crash or a natural disaster. It might also be a more personal type of survival: a character who survived a traumatic upbringing or personal experience, an inspiring story by a cancer survivor, etc.

Goodreads List: A survival story


 
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Juniper Hill by Devney Perry

Juniper Hill

The Edens #2

Devney Perry

318 pages • digital • 2022

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten

Going Zero

Anthony McCarten

304 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

323 pages • hardcover • 2015

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Barbarian's Prize by Ruby Dixon

Barbarian's Prize

Ice Planet Barbarians #5

Ruby Dixon

238 pages • digital • 2016

fiction romance science fiction adventurous medium-paced
We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

We Are All So Good at Smiling

Amber McBride

320 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy poetry young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

Bryn Greenwood

352 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

Pieces of Her

Andrea Oliver #1

Karin Slaughter

656 pages • digital • 2018

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Birdcage Library by Freya Berry

The Birdcage Library

Freya Berry

400 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder

Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall

Anna Funder

288 pages • paperback • 2002

nonfiction history politics dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Pants of Perspective: One woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand by Anna McNuff

The Pants of Perspective: One woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand

Anna McNuff

9 hours, 56 minutes • audio • 2017 user-added

nonfiction travel adventurous medium-paced