Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Suggest me books that follow multiple generations of the same family over a long period with good writing and intriguing characters. I have read The Covenant of water by Abraham Verghese and The Thorn bird by Colleen McCullough. by just-a-readerr
iammewritenow on January 20, 2026 10:10 am Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, follows almost 100 years of a family of Korean migrants to Japan.
buginarugsnug on January 20, 2026 10:14 am Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Red Tent by Anita Diamant The House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende The Fairmile Trilogy by Philippa Gregory [Note that I did not enjoy book two, but one and three were very good] The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Sisterhood by Helen Bryan
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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, follows almost 100 years of a family of Korean migrants to Japan.
East of Eden would be the obvious suggestion for me!
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
The House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende
The Fairmile Trilogy by Philippa Gregory [Note that I did not enjoy book two, but one and three were very good]
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Sisterhood by Helen Bryan
Wild Swans by Jung Chang.