28 Top historical books like The Grand Design by Joy Callaway

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The Grand Design

By: Joy Callaway

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

She has one last chance to prove she chose the right course for her life. In 1908, young Dorothy…

If you liked the historical plot in The Grand Design by Joy Callaway , here is a list of 28 books like this:

1. What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age

By: Renée Rosen

3.71

Format: 412 pages,

In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, visionary retail tycoon Marshall Field made his fortune wooing … read more

Similar categories in Renée Rosen's What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The First Ladies book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
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3. The President’s Wife

By: Tracey Enerson Wood

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The incredible story of the First Lady who clandestinely assumed the presidency, from the USA Today… read more

Similar categories in Tracey Enerson Wood's The President’s Wife book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Finding Margaret Fuller

By: Allison Pataki

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's Finding Margaret Fuller book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Lost Summers of Newport

By: Beatriz Williams

3.71

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling team of Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White--a nov… read more

Similar categories in Beatriz Williams's The Lost Summers of Newport book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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6. An American Beauty

By: Shana Abe

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella … read more

Similar categories in Shana Abe's An American Beauty book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • drama
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7. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

By: Allison Pataki

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average ev… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
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8. Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl

By: Renée Rosen

4.03

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined … read more

Similar categories in Renée Rosen's Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. The Spectacular

By: Fiona Davis

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis transports us back to 1950s Manhattan and the glamoro… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Davis's The Spectacular book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"As they moved into the kick line for the big finale, her body tingled with anticipation and suddenly they were kicking in perfect tandem as the audience broke out into applause."

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

"She turned to see Peter leaning against the building a few feet away. He wore a navy peacoat and a woolen cap over his head, and some of his curls peeked out from the sides. His eyes were blue and br…"

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

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10. The Mitford Affair

By: Marie Benedict

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sis… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The Mitford Affair book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Social Graces

By: Renée Rosen

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The author of Park Avenue Summer throws back the curtain on one of the most remarkable feuds in his… read more

Similar categories in Renée Rosen's The Social Graces book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
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12. The Last Dress from Paris

By: Jade Beer

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The secret is hidden within a collection of Dior dresses... London, 2017. There's no one Lucille… read more

Similar categories in Jade Beer's The Last Dress from Paris book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Gilded Girl

By: Pamela M. Kelley

4.25

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

A Gilded Age Cinderella story...of sorts. When Eliza Chapman, a London ladies maid, learns that War… read more

Similar categories in Pamela M. Kelley's Gilded Girl book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Starring Adele Astaire

By: Eliza Knight

4.00

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns with a story full of glitz and glam as she delves… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Knight's Starring Adele Astaire book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

By: Emily Matchar

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A poignant multigenerational Jewish family saga inspired by remarkable, yet little-known, true even… read more

Similar categories in Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. A Dress of Violet Taffeta

By: Tessa Arlen

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A sumptuous novel based on the fascinating true story of Belle Epoque icon Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, … read more

Similar categories in Tessa Arlen's A Dress of Violet Taffeta book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
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17. American Gilt: Début

By: J.D. Peterson

3.99

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

ALSO AVAILABLE ON KINDLE & KOBO! “American Gilt – Début” (Vol 1) "This was the best gilded ag… read more

Similar categories in J.D. Peterson's American Gilt: Début book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Tiffany Girls

By: Shelley Noble

4.09

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble wows with a gripping historical novel about the rea… read more

Similar categories in Shelley Noble's The Tiffany Girls book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Grand Design

By: Joy Callaway

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

She has one last chance to prove she chose the right course for her life. In 1908, young Dorothy… read more

Similar categories in Joy Callaway's The Grand Design book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • feminism
  • design
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • drama
Cover of By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret by Piper Huguley

20. By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret

By: Piper Huguley

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The incredible untold story of Ann Lowe, Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress designer, a Black woman who… read more

Similar categories in Piper Huguley's By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
"It took one person. One lady with a good heart to see who I was and what I could do in this world."

-Piper Huguley, By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret

"It has been many years since I let a man kiss me... When our lips met, parts of me that I had forgotten existed, thawed out from neglect and rose back to life like when Jesus was resurrected."

-Piper Huguley, By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret

"The way she had seen me and treated me, was the way we should all see and treat one another. For to be able to see someone, to see them as a human being, to see them for what they can contribute in t…"

-Piper Huguley, By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret

"For all of my life, ever since I was a little girl, I thought what I wanted was to be at one of these lovely dinner dances. Well. Now that I'm here, It's been marvelous, but I know that the main thin…"

-Piper Huguley, By Her Own Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret

Cover of A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden by Gill Paul

21. A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden

By: Gill Paul

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic ti… read more

Similar categories in Gill Paul's A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • drama
Cover of All the Summers in Between by Brooke Lea  Foster

22. All the Summers in Between

By: Brooke Lea Foster

3.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When wealthy, impulsive summer girl Margot meets hardworking and steady local girl Thea in the summ… read more

Similar categories in Brooke Lea Foster's All the Summers in Between book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • drama
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23. Bloomsbury Girls

By: Natalie Jenner

3.86

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and hea… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"As her eyes met his, Grace took strength in that feeling of understanding, which she now knew to be another form of love. Being understood, appreciated, and not judged: these, surely, were the corner…"

-Natalie Jenner, Bloomsbury Girls

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24. American Gilt: Absinthe

By: J.D. Peterson

4.13

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, January 1883 – The new year finds Oliver and Sara celebrating their recent marriage. After t… read more

Similar categories in J.D. Peterson's American Gilt: Absinthe book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda Janowitz

25. The Audrey Hepburn Estate

By: Brenda Janowitz

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A CBS New York Book Club pick! When Emma Jansen discovers that the grand Long Island estate wher… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Janowitz's The Audrey Hepburn Estate book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The American Adventuress by C.W. Gortner

26. The American Adventuress

By: C.W. Gortner

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A big, juicy biopic novel by the author of Mademoiselle Chanel about the scandalous life of Jennie … read more

Similar categories in C.W. Gortner's The American Adventuress book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • drama
Cover of The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies by Leslie Johansen Nack

27. The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies

By: Leslie Johansen Nack

4.08

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

New York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when s… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Johansen Nack's The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. The Last Twelve Miles

By: Erika Robuck

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two real, brilliant women on opposite sides of the law, in a deadly game of cat and mouse… 1926.… read more

Similar categories in Erika Robuck's The Last Twelve Miles book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • drama
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Elizabeth’s heart feels a pang of jealousy, followed by a burst of love at seeing her happy family. It’s both freeing and agonizing not to be needed. That is the nature of motherhood, she thinks"

-Erika Robuck, The Last Twelve Miles

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29. The Hollywood Governess

By: Alexandra Weston

4.16

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Preorder a BRAND NEW sweeping historical romance set in the golden age of Hollywood from Alexandra … read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Weston's The Hollywood Governess book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Almost Wife by Jade Beer

30. The Almost Wife

By: Jade Beer

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Three women, three white dresses, three big days all set… but only two will make it up the aisle, a… read more

Similar categories in Jade Beer's The Almost Wife book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • romance
  • fiction
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31. The Rose Arbor

By: Rhys Bowen

4.30

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

An investigation into a girl’s disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a ha… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's The Rose Arbor book and Joy Callaway's The Grand Design

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

31 must-read fiction books like The Grand Design by Joy Callaway

What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age

Renée Rosen

3.71

Transform Your Habits

The First Ladies

Marie Benedict

4.04

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The President’s Wife

Tracey Enerson Wood

3.66

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Finding Margaret Fuller

Allison Pataki

4.11

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24 must-read fiction books like The Hollywood Governess by Alexandra Weston

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The Flower Sisters

Michelle Collins Anderson

4.08

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Mrs. Winchester's Biographer

Deanna Lynn Sletten

4.42

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The American Countess (An American Heiress Book 2)

Linda Bennett Pennell

4.40

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The Philadelphia Heiress

Anita Abriel

3.78

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