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Red Lily

  • 2005 first published
  • 384 pages
  • β˜… 3.4 (5 ratings)
  • 26 editions

Published in 2005, Red Lily is a paranormal romance and ghost story novel by Nora Roberts. The story is set in Tennessee and Memphis, Tenn.. It deals with unmarried mothers, haunted houses, ghosts and widows.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 57 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 26 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Trade Fiction Paperback bestseller list in 2014.

It runs to roughly 384 pages β€” 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Red Lily

Three women meet at a crossroads in their lives, each searching for new ways to grow - and find in each other the courage to take chances and embrace the future. With the undying support of her friends, Hayley and her new daughter have laid down roots in a new town. But when one of those friendships blossoms into something more, Hayley must choose between two different kinds of love...
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” Trade Fiction Paperback, 2014

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Widows in fiction
  • Haunted houses in fiction
  • Unmarried mothers
  • Nurseries, Horticulture
  • Haunted houses
  • Ghosts
  • Widows
  • Love stories, American
  • Widows, Tennessee
  • Haunted houses, Tennessee
  • Memphis, Tenn.
  • Ghost stories
  • FICTION / Romance / General
  • Haunted places
  • Ghost
  • Tennessee

Quick answers

Who wrote Red Lily?

Red Lily was written by Nora Roberts and first published in 2005.

What genre is Red Lily?

It is usually shelved as Paranormal Romance, Ghost Stories and Romantic Suspense.

How long is Red Lily?

The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Red Lily?

Readers who like it often enjoy Haunted, The House of Seven Gables Readalong and Die Erscheinung.

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