8 must-read amazon books like Swan Light by Phoebe Rowe

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Swan Light

By: Phoebe Rowe

4.21

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping, emotional tale of hope and perseverance, Swan Light weaves together the stories of two …

"There were as many parts of a story as there were people who remembered it."

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

"It was the story of the wrecks that hadn't happened, of the lives people got to keep living because of a light in the darkness ..."

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

"But shipwrecks were rarely like that, she’d learned later, proud and upright, perched whimsically on the seafloor. Wrecks were wrecked, sure and violent. Shattered and flattened, rotting edges under sand. There was no lovely way for something meant to conquer the sea to instead be torn apart by it."

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

If you liked the amazon plot in Swan Light by Phoebe Rowe , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of The Light on Farallon Island by Jen Wheeler

1. The Light on Farallon Island

By: Jen Wheeler

3.88

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

From debut author Jen Wheeler comes a spellbinding tale about the dangers a nineteenth-century woma… read more

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  • romance
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2. The Bootlegger's Daughter

By: Nadine Nettmann

4.13

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

In Prohibition-era Los Angeles, two women on opposite sides of the law must take control of their l… read more

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  • mystery thriller
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3. The Echo of Old Books

By: Barbara Davis

4.28

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old pap… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
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4. Call the Canaries Home

By: Laura Barrow

4.03

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Three estranged sisters reconnect in their Louisiana hometown to face an unresolved past in a heart… read more

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"Men were always there for the fun parts, she thought. Women were always left to pick up the pieces."

-Laura Barrow, Call the Canaries Home

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5. The Lost Letters of Aisling

By: Cynthia Ellingsen

4.34

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman faces the past she fled in a heart-stirring novel about unforgettable love and indomitable … read more

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  • romance
  • historical
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  • historical fiction
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6. There's No Coming Back from This

By: Ann Garvin

3.95

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“The show must go on” takes on a whole new meaning for one single mom in a witty and emotional nove… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. Don’t Forget to Write

By: Sara Goodman Confino

4.50

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and … read more

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  • romance
  • historical
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  • historical fiction
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8. Night Angels

By: Weina Dai Randel

4.22

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Longlisted for the Mass Book Awards 2024 From the author of The Last Rose of Shanghai comes a pr… read more

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  • historical
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9. Sing, Wild Bird, Sing

By: Jacqueline O'Mahony

4.12

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

A courageous woman journeys from nineteenth-century Ireland to the American West in a powerful nove… read more

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  • historical
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10. A Girl Called Samson

By: Amy Harmon

4.50

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes the saga of a young woman who dares to char… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
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11. When We Were Enemies

By: Emily Bleeker

3.97

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

Camera-shy Elise Branson is different from the other women in her matriline. Her mother is an award… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
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12. Broadway Butterfly

By: Sara DiVello

3.98

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

New York in the Roaring Twenties—a riveting true-crime novel, based on one of the most notorious un… read more

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  • mystery thriller
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13. The Village Healer’s Book of Cures

By: Jennifer Sherman Roberts

3.78

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

In seventeenth-century England, a female healer enflames the fury of a witchfinder in this propulsi… read more

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  • mystery
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14. The Life She Wanted

By: Anita Abriel

3.94

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

New York in the 1920s—a time when fortunes are made and a woman’s dreams are challenged against all… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Swan Light

By: Phoebe Rowe

4.21

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping, emotional tale of hope and perseverance, Swan Light weaves together the stories of two … read more

Similar categories in Phoebe Rowe's Swan Light book and Phoebe Rowe's Swan Light

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
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"There were as many parts of a story as there were people who remembered it."

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

"It was the story of the wrecks that hadn't happened, of the lives people got to keep living because of a light in the darkness ..."

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

"But shipwrecks were rarely like that, she’d learned later, proud and upright, perched whimsically on the seafloor. Wrecks were wrecked, sure and violent. Shattered and flattened, rotting edges under …"

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

Cover of Wild, Beautiful, and Free by Sophfronia Scott

16. Wild, Beautiful, and Free

By: Sophfronia Scott

4.31

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised… read more

Similar categories in Sophfronia Scott's Wild, Beautiful, and Free book and Phoebe Rowe's Swan Light

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas

17. The Road Towards Home

By: Corinne Demas

3.96

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

In this witty, warm novel by award-winning author Corinne Demas, unexpected changes bring two retir… read more

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  • romance
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  • contemporary
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18. Halfway to You

By: Jennifer Gold

4.31

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

An ambitious podcaster and her reclusive interviewee embark on a life-altering journey to uncover l… read more

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  • romance
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  • contemporary
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Cover of When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar

19. When the World Goes Quiet

By: Gian Sardar

4.32

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

In the final days of World War I, an aspiring artist’s courageous journey is just beginning in a po… read more

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  • historical
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Cover of The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah

20. The Direction of the Wind

By: Mansi Shah

4.09

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answe… read more

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  • contemporary
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21. The Moonflowers

By: Abigail Rose-Marie

4.39

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

In a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generati… read more

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18 must-read historical fiction books like Swan Light by Phoebe Rowe

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Jen Wheeler

3.88

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Barbara Davis

4.28

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Cynthia Ellingsen

4.34

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Steve Weddle

3.41

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Christopher Reich

4.26

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Suzanne Redfearn

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Mary Ellen Taylor

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