10 Top historical books like In West Mills by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

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In West Mills

By: De'Shawn Charles Winslow

3.90

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For readers of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and The Turner House, an intimately told story about a w…

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1. In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want

By: Iyanla Vanzant

3.95

Format: 272 pages,

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2. Loving Donovan

By: Bernice L. McFadden

4.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The first section of this unconventional love story belongs to Campbell. Despite being born to a br… read more

Similar categories in Bernice L. McFadden's Loving Donovan book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. The Book of Harlan

By: Bernice L. McFadden

3.88

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

During World War II, two African American musicians are captured by the Nazis in Paris and imprison… read more

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4. The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson

By: Nancy Peacock

4.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

1875: Drunken Bride, Texas. An ex-slave named Persimmon Wilson awaits his hanging for the murder of… read more

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5. The Stolen Daughter

By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley delivers a poignant, page-turning novel about the po… read more

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate Billingsley's The Stolen Daughter book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • fiction
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6. Perish

By: LaToya Watkins

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From a stunning new voice comes a powerful debut novel, Perish, about a Black Texan family, explori… read more

Similar categories in LaToya Watkins's Perish book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
"Everybody wants to say bye, show the dying that they here and they somehow living on in spite of everything."

-LaToya Watkins, Perish

"Sometimes we don't get to understand things. People. We just got to try to be better than the things that spit us out. I don't know why my momma like she is, but I love her and got to keep on with it…"

-LaToya Watkins, Perish

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7. Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

By: David Grann

4.25

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one … read more

Similar categories in David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • historical
Cover of In West Mills by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

8. In West Mills

By: De'Shawn Charles Winslow

3.90

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For readers of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and The Turner House, an intimately told story about a w… read more

Similar categories in De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • adult
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • african american
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9. The American Daughters

By: Maurice Carlos Ruffin

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical novel about a spirited young girl who joins a sisterhood of Black women worki… read more

Similar categories in Maurice Carlos Ruffin's The American Daughters book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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10. The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt

By: Andrea Bobotis

3.62

Format: 311 pages, Paperback

Some bury their secrets close to home. Others scatter them to the wind and hope they land somewhere… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Bobotis's The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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11. Moonrise Over New Jessup

By: Jamila Minnicks

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, a thought-provoking and encha… read more

Similar categories in Jamila Minnicks's Moonrise Over New Jessup book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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12. No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

By: Sheryl Lister

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Four friends, three struggling relationships, and one final wish: find your happiness. Both heartwa… read more

Similar categories in Sheryl Lister's No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • novels
  • african american
  • fiction
"Hell, there are real sisters out there who aren't as close as we are. [...] I know life has thrown us more curveballs than we can catch, but as long as you have each other, you can win this game call…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

"Over 15 years ago we pledged our Sisterhood. And promised we would always be there for each other. Today, we renew that commitment. Diane continued. To accept each other with all our flaws. Give enco…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

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13. What You Leave Behind

By: Wanda M. Morris

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Wanda Morris returns with a powerful, haunting thriller following a lawyer who… read more

Similar categories in Wanda M. Morris's What You Leave Behind book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • african american
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Things Past Telling

By: Sheila Williams

4.39

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The author of The Secret Woman tells the story of a brave and enduring woman as indomitable as Erne… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Williams's Things Past Telling book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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15. When Stars Rain Down

By: Angela Jackson-Brown

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

This summer has the potential to change everything. The summer of 1936 in Parsons, Georgia, is u… read more

Similar categories in Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Everything we ever need to heal ourselves grows out of God's good earth."

-Angela Jackson-Brown, When Stars Rain Down

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16. The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster

By: Shauna Robinson

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks and Must Love Books comes a heartf… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Robinson's The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • adult
  • fiction
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17. The Color of a Lie

By: Kim Johnson

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught b… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's The Color of a Lie book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Mama: An Urban Novel

By: K. Nicole

4.56

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

When told to get rid of the baby or be a single mother, Weslynn chose the latter. Being a single mo… read more

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19. Nobody's Magic

By: Destiny O. Birdsong

3.60

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"With Nobody's Magic, Destiny Birdsong has given us a devastatingly beautiful, sexy, searing gift. … read more

Similar categories in Destiny O. Birdsong's Nobody's Magic book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
  • adult
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20. Africaville

By: Jeffrey Colvin

3.19

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt famil… read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey Colvin's Africaville book and De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american

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Bernice L. McFadden

4.73

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ReShonda Tate Billingsley

4.16

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LaToya Watkins

3.74

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Sandra Dallas

4.26

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Lisa Patton

3.94

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Wanda E. Brunstetter

4.00

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Sara Alexander

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