Books like Rising Tides by Nora Roberts

by Nora Roberts · 1998

Book 2 of Chesapeake Bay Saga

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Genre

Domestic fiction

What it is about

Boatbuilding
Brothers

Where it happens

Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)
Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)

Ages

Adult

Books like this one

Last checked: November 7, 2026

East of Eden
John Steinbeck · 1952 · Adult

about 610 pages

Why: Both are books about domestic and brothers.
- Domestic
- Brothers
What both books share
- domestic
  Rising Tides: "Domestic fiction" (OL subject); "Domestic fiction." (LoC 655)
  East of Eden: "domestic fiction" (OL subject); "Domestic fiction." (LoC 655)
- brothers
  Rising Tides: "Brothers, fiction" (OL subject); "Brothers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  East of Eden: "Brothers" (OL subject); "Brothers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Rising Tides; Open Library and Wikidata for East of Eden.
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About Nora Roberts

Born: Born in Silver Spring, United States, in 1950. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Nora Roberts has also published as J.D. Robb. Source: Wikidata, citing Forbes, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Wikidata lists Sarah Hardesty as a pen name of Nora Roberts. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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