I read so many great books last year and this category – literary fiction/contemporary fiction ( and yes is does crisscross over a few other genres, but some books deserve more than one mention!) If you pick up any one of these books you will not be disappointed, links to my reviews are included. let me know if you enjoyed any of these suggestions.
Georgia Blain
Emily Maguire
Music and Freedom
Zoe Morrison
Kim Lock
Hebe de Souza
Virginia Reeves
Michael Faber
The Summer That Melted Everything
Tiffany McDaniel
Anne Goodwin
Olga Lorenzo
Clare Furniss
Reading, Writing and Riesling 
So glad you found so many good reads this past year, Carol. There’s a real variety, here, too, among your top choices. I like that, too. It’s a good reminder that an excellent story can take many different forms.
Margot – good writings engaging writing – any genre is good.
Terrific list. Have added a few new ones to my tbr. Two went to the top of my list; Like i Can Love & An Isolated Incident.
Hope 2017 brings just as many excellent reads 😀
Thanks Anne