10 Top historical fiction books like Harbouring by Jenny Pattrick

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Harbouring

By: Jenny Pattrick

3.88

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1839 and Huw Pengellin is desperate to find a better life for his family than the one he ekes…

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1. See You In September

By: Charity Norman

4.27

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Cassy blew a collective kiss at them. 'See you in September,' she said. A throwaway line. Just word… read more

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2. Freeing Grace

By: Charity Norman

3.19

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This novel tells the story of David, curate of an inner-city parish, and Leila, his Nigerian-born w… read more

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3. The Sugar Palace

By: Fiona McIntosh

3.89

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman’s ambition Sydney, 1925: When Grace Fairweather meets the irresistible Londoner Alfie Swe… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Pet

By: Catherine Chidgey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Spy's Wife

By: Fiona McIntosh

4.11

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The highly anticipated new historical adventure from the bestselling author of The Champagne War. … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Remember Me

By: Charity Norman

4.33

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not a turquoise beanie. After she left me… read more

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  • fiction
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7. The Bookseller at the End of the World

By: Ruth Shaw

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny book… read more

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"My mother, more than anyone, knew why I lived such a high-risk life. She gave me the freedom to run."

-Ruth Shaw, The Bookseller at the End of the World

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8. Wavewalker: Breaking Free

By: Suzanne Heywood

4.27

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing… read more

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"Do you want to hear a secret?' I asked him, leaning closer. 'I don't want to be different — I want to be normal. I don't want to be stuck out at sea away from my friends. I know Mum and Dad would lau…"

-Suzanne Heywood, Wavewalker: Breaking Free

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9. There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir

By: Emma Espiner

4.31

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

“I don’t know why medicine felt like coming home but, for some reason, it fits. I keep thinking abo… read more

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10. How to Loiter in a Turf War

By: Coco Solid

4.23

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A genre-bending work of autobiographical fiction from one of Aotearoa’s fiercest and most versatile… read more

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  • fiction
"She gives him a hurled brick wrapped up in a smile"

-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War

"Māoridom in Aotearoa dictates that we generate prestige from manaakitanga. It is the connection and hospitality we express for those in our care but also to show all that they are our equal, they too…"

-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War

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11. The Secrets of Strangers

By: Charity Norman

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

From the authr of Richard and Judy Book Club pick After The Fall comes a gripping and moving novel,… read more

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  • fiction
"She’s a firm believer in the healing power of normality. The ordinary little things: the sharing of stories, of food, of smiles, of small comforts. These are the key to survival."

-Charity Norman, The Secrets of Strangers

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12. Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2)

By: Michael Bennett

3.94

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Better the Blood, the gripping second novel in a crime series starring Māori det… read more

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  • fiction
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13. Lioness

By: Emily Perkins

3.43

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

You know how we say we devoured a story, and also that we were consumed by it? Eating and being eat… read more

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  • fiction
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14. Did I Ever Tell You This?

By: Sam Neill

4.06

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tell… read more

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15. Straight Up

By: Ruby Tui

4.38

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

This is Ruby Tui. An open, raw and honest account of her journey from a troubled and unstable child… read more

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"True leadership is the opposite of individualism, the opposite of one person standing above the rest. It's an encompassing, inclusive thing. I never liked the top-down way of leading. Even if I've be…"

-Ruby Tui, Straight Up

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16. Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

By: Josie Shapiro

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved … read more

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  • fiction
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17. Greta & Valdin

By: Rebecca K. Reilly

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible and bighearted international bestseller that follows a brother and sister as they n… read more

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  • fiction
"I wonder what plant I would be, if I were a plant. Maybe something with big leaves that droop sulkily if not provided with the exact right amount of water and light."

-Rebecca K. Reilly, Greta & Valdin

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18. The Axeman's Carnival

By: Catherine Chidgey

4.37

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Everywhere, the birds: sparrows and skylarks and thrushes, starlings and bellbirds, fantails and pi… read more

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  • fiction
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19. Harbouring

By: Jenny Pattrick

3.88

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1839 and Huw Pengellin is desperate to find a better life for his family than the one he ekes… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Auē

By: Becky Manawatu

4.50

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Taukiri was born into sorrow. Auē can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in t… read more

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  • fiction
"I thought how many terrible words there were, and how when they were let loose in the world, they sucked up all the air around them."

-Becky Manawatu, Auē

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21. Grand: Becoming My Mother's Daughter

By: Noelle McCarthy

4.13

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

"I’ll be grand, girl, I’ve great faith." – Mammy, just before she died Funny, charismatic and ge… read more

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22. Kāwai For Such A Time As This

By: Monty Soutar

4.16

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

This epic historical adventure tells the story of pre-colonial Aotearoa New Zealand like it’s never… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. Eddy, Eddy

By: Kate De Goldi

3.96

Format: None pages, Paperback

Eddy, Eddy is a coming of age story, a love story, an earthquake story and a story of finding your … read more

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  • fiction
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24. Better the Blood

By: Michael Bennett

4.01

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH Hana Westerman is a tenacious Māori detective juggling single… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. Peace (Hirsch, #2)

By: Garry Disher

4.20

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Constable Paul Hirschhausen runs a one-cop station in the dry farming country south of the Flinders… read more

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  • fiction
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26. Black Silk and Sympathy (Tatty Crowe #1)

By: Deborah Challinor

4.15

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

A dazzling new series from bestselling historical fiction author Deborah Challinor, exploring the f… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story

By: Jools Topp

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The iconic Kiwi duo - comedians, country music stars, yodellers, lesbians - in their own words. … read more

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28. The Call

By: Gavin Strawhan

3.84

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize 2023A brilliant debut crime novel centred on a 501 deport… read more

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29. Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant

By: Cristina Sanders

4.01

Format: 321 pages, Paperback

It’s 1866 and the three-masted sailing ship General Grant is on the southern route from Melbourne t… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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30. The Leonard Girls

By: Deborah Challinor

3.94

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Rowie's pro-war, her sister Jo's a protester. And they're both in Vietnam. The compelling new novel… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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31. The Space Between

By: Lauren Keenan

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A gripping historical novel set amidst the New Zealand Wars in 1860. How do you choose between t… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction

18 Best fiction books like Harbouring by Jenny Pattrick

Transform Your Habits

The Sugar Palace

Fiona McIntosh

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Pet

Catherine Chidgey

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The Spy's Wife

Fiona McIntosh

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Remember Me

Charity Norman

4.33

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17 Top fiction books like The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

Transform Your Habits

Lola in the Mirror

Trent Dalton

4.41

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How to Loiter in a Turf War

Coco Solid

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2)

Michael Bennett

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Lioness

Emily Perkins

3.43

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