7 Best Books Based On True Stories

7 Best Books Based On True Stories

These are real things that happen to real people and deserve to be known. So, here is a list of the 7 best books based on real stories.

The Nickel Boys

The Nickel Boys

This Pulitzer Prize winning work is set in a dingy school. Here, two black boys Elwood and Turner face physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

Beautiful Exiles by Meg Waite Clayton

Beautiful Exiles by Meg Waite Clayton

This book chronicles and fictionalizes a beautiful, passionate and unstable love affair that took the world by storm in the 20th century.

On The Road by Jack Kerouac

On The Road by Jack Kerouac

This story is inspired from the real life travels of Jack Kerouac with his friends in America. These people made true the American dream of freedom after the war.

In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

This is a true crime classic that deals with the brutal murder of the Clutter family in Kansas in 1959. In this novel, Capote undertakes a deep psychological study.

Lullaby by Leila Slimani

Lullaby by Leila Slimani

This domestic thriller follows a new mom, Myriam, who decided to go back to work as a lawyer. Thus she and her husband Paul decide to hire a nanny.

The Other Side of Silence

The Other Side of Silence

This non fiction book is a compilation of the voices that went unheard in history, but those that made up history – the small actors in the Partition of India.

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

This book follows a real life murder than took place in Canada, and a woman who was framed for it. It tells the story from the perspective of the jailed murderess, Grace.