8 best-selling historical books like Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe

Cover of Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe

Recipe for a Good Life

By: Lesley Crewe

4.34

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

Globe & Mail bestselling Lesley Crewe's new novel follows a mystery author with writer's block from…

"Become an editor,' they said. 'You love books.' they said. I do love books; I just hate the people who write them."

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

"I met the Homeville Women's Institute, a whole gaggle of rural women who have monthly meetings to make their community better. They realized that by joining together they had a stronger voice, and that is empowering,"

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

"Life is like a recipe. What do you want in your life cake? What ingredients do you need to make it rise and taste wonderful? Sometimes the simplest recipe is the best, because the more you add to the mix, the more things can go wrong."

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

If you liked the historical plot in Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of The Adversary by Michael Crummey

1. The Adversary

By: Michael Crummey

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Innocents (“Extraordinary”— Wall Street … read more

Similar categories in Michael Crummey's The Adversary book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Rage the Night by Donna Morrissey

2. Rage the Night

By: Donna Morrissey

3.97

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

At once the intimate tale of one man's quest to discover the truth of his birth and a riveting acco… read more

Similar categories in Donna Morrissey's Rage the Night book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • historical
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
"What use is any man if he doesn’t have a purpose?"

-Donna Morrissey, Rage the Night

"…it is in solitude where one finds one’s courage."

-Donna Morrissey, Rage the Night

"No sense of having anything if you’ve no one to give it to."

-Donna Morrissey, Rage the Night

Cover of The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . by Rick      Mercer

3. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .

By: Rick Mercer

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir At the end … read more

Similar categories in Rick Mercer's The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • canada
Cover of What We Buried by Robert Rotenberg

4. What We Buried

By: Robert Rotenberg

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A Toronto homicide detective is attacked at his doorstep when his investigation into possible links… read more

Similar categories in Robert Rotenberg's What We Buried book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Good Women of Safe Harbour by Bobbi French

5. The Good Women of Safe Harbour

By: Bobbi French

4.39

Format: 304 pages, ebook

An unforgettable, life-affirming novel about a woman living on her own terms at last and reclaiming… read more

Similar categories in Bobbi French's The Good Women of Safe Harbour book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Closer by Sea by Perry Chafe

6. Closer by Sea

By: Perry Chafe

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER CBC Books “86 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in the First Half of 20… read more

Similar categories in Perry Chafe's Closer by Sea book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe

7. Recipe for a Good Life

By: Lesley Crewe

4.34

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

Globe & Mail bestselling Lesley Crewe's new novel follows a mystery author with writer's block from… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Become an editor,' they said. 'You love books.' they said. I do love books; I just hate the people who write them."

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

"I met the Homeville Women's Institute, a whole gaggle of rural women who have monthly meetings to make their community better. They realized that by joining together they had a stronger voice, and th…"

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

"Life is like a recipe. What do you want in your life cake? What ingredients do you need to make it rise and taste wonderful? Sometimes the simplest recipe is the best, because the more you add to the…"

-Lesley Crewe, Recipe for a Good Life

Cover of The Bittlemores by Jann Arden

8. The Bittlemores

By: Jann Arden

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt, comic, and deeply satisfying debut novel from the #1 bestselling author, singer-songwr… read more

Similar categories in Jann Arden's The Bittlemores book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of The Secret Keeper by Genevieve Graham

9. The Secret Keeper

By: Genevieve Graham

4.36

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author Genevieve Graham comes a gripping World War I… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Graham's The Secret Keeper book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • historical
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn

10. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1) by Kate   Hilton

11. Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1)

By: Kate Hilton

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A big-city journalist joins the staff of a small-town paper in cottage country and finds a communit… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hilton's Bury the Lead (Quill & Packet Mystery, #1) book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of A New Season by Terry Fallis

12. A New Season

By: Terry Fallis

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From beloved and bestselling author Terry Fallis comes a novel unlike any of his others. A thoughtf… read more

Similar categories in Terry Fallis's A New Season book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • romance
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Denison Avenue by Christina Wong

13. Denison Avenue

By: Christina Wong

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vuln… read more

Similar categories in Christina Wong's Denison Avenue book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Inheritance by Joanna Goodman

14. The Inheritance

By: Joanna Goodman

3.53

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls and The Forgotten Daughter comes a compu… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Goodman's The Inheritance book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of The Observer: A Novel by Marina Endicott

15. The Observer: A Novel

By: Marina Endicott

3.81

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

A spare and powerful new novel from the award-winning author of Good to a Fault and The Little Shad… read more

Similar categories in Marina Endicott's The Observer: A Novel book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

16. A Great Country

By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng's Little Fires E… read more

Similar categories in Shilpi Somaya Gowda's A Great Country book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather     Marshall

17. The Secret History of Audrey James

By: Heather Marshall

4.46

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The #1 bestselling author of Looking for Jane returns with a poignant, gripping novel about a piani… read more

Similar categories in Heather Marshall's The Secret History of Audrey James book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive by Peter Mansbridge

18. How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive

By: Peter Mansbridge

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From #1 bestselling authors Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch comes a new book of first-person sto… read more

Similar categories in Peter Mansbridge's How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • canada
Cover of Birth Road by Michelle Wamboldt

19. Birth Road

By: Michelle Wamboldt

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Told in startling vignettes and with bold, impeccable prose, Birth Road is a story of love, lost in… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Wamboldt's Birth Road book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • adult fiction
  • canada
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"My mother always said, if we all threw our troubles in a pile and were given the choice to pick out whichever ones we wanted, we would always choose our own."

-Michelle Wamboldt, Birth Road

Cover of Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau  by Sherri Aikenhead

20. Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau 

By: Sherri Aikenhead

4.23

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

On January 29, 2008, just days after a bitter winter storm, Nova Scotians watched with breaking hea… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Aikenhead's Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau  book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • canada
Cover of When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward

21. When the World Fell Silent

By: Donna Jones Alward

4.39

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

A story of loss, hope and redemption against the most impossible odds. 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. … read more

Similar categories in Donna Jones Alward's When the World Fell Silent book and Lesley Crewe's Recipe for a Good Life

  • historical
  • fiction
  • canada
  • historical fiction

18 best-selling fiction books like Recipe for a Good Life by Lesley Crewe

Transform Your Habits

The Adversary

Michael Crummey

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Rage the Night

Donna Morrissey

3.97

Transform Your Habits

What We Buried

Robert Rotenberg

3.85

Transform Your Habits

The Good Women of Safe Harbour

Bobbi French

4.39

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21 must-read fiction books like The Adversary by Michael Crummey

Transform Your Habits

The Adversary

Michael Crummey

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Librarianist

Patrick deWitt

3.41

Transform Your Habits

Rage the Night

Donna Morrissey

3.97

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