19 Top historical books like Bessie by Linda Kass

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Bessie

By: Linda Kass

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Just days after the close of World War II, Bess Myerson—, the college-educated daughter of poor Rus…

If you liked the historical plot in Bessie by Linda Kass , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. 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 Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Winthrop Agreement

By: Alice Sherman Simpson

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

. #1 BEST SELLER AMAZON- Gilded Age Historical Romance: A captivating historical novel set in Gild… read more

Similar categories in Alice Sherman Simpson's The Winthrop Agreement book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Boy with the Star Tattoo

By: Talia Carner

4.15

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From acclaimed author of The Third Daughter comes an epic historical novel of ingenuity and courage… read more

Similar categories in Talia Carner's The Boy with the Star Tattoo book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • jewish
Cover of Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

4. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy Tomlinson

5. Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show

By: Tommy Tomlinson

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Elephant in the Room comes the first inside account … read more

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6. All on a Summer's Day

By: Judy Gardiner

4.39

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Liverpool, 1930s. Miranda Whittaker is a lonely teenage girl who makes a dear friend in Natalie … read more

Similar categories in Judy Gardiner's All on a Summer's Day book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Seeing Garden: A Novel by Ginny Kubitz Moyer

7. The Seeing Garden: A Novel

By: Ginny Kubitz Moyer

4.31

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

It’s 1910, and Catherine Ogden is aching to live a creative and meaningful life. That’s not easy to… read more

Similar categories in Ginny Kubitz Moyer's The Seeing Garden: A Novel book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. All You Have to Do Is Call

By: Kerri Maher

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A dramatic and inspiring novel based on the true story of the Jane Collective and the brave women w… read more

Similar categories in Kerri Maher's All You Have to Do Is Call book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I wish you could understand what it's like to have to stop doing something you love, something important , just because your body is made to carry children. No one else can do this for me...."

-Kerri Maher, All You Have to Do Is Call

"No matter what you want to call it," Veronica said, steering clear of words like cells and fetus that might further inflame Patty, "it resides inside a fully grown woman with a life to lead. Jane hel…"

-Kerri Maher, All You Have to Do Is Call

"[She] hadn't given a lot of thought to the many reasons why women needed abortions, but there was such a wide range: maternal health, money, rape and incest, shocking cluelessness about how pregnancy…"

-Kerri Maher, All You Have to Do Is Call

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9. The Royal Windsor Secret

By: Christine Wells

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Could she be the secret daughter of the Prince of Wales? In this dazzling novel by the author of Si… read more

Similar categories in Christine Wells's The Royal Windsor Secret book and Linda Kass's Bessie

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

10. 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 Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bessie by Linda Kass

11. Bessie

By: Linda Kass

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Just days after the close of World War II, Bess Myerson—, the college-educated daughter of poor Rus… read more

Similar categories in Linda Kass's Bessie book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • jewish
Cover of Code Name Butterfly by Embassie Susberry

12. Code Name Butterfly

By: Embassie Susberry

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker in the French Resistance, this is a heart-… read more

Similar categories in Embassie Susberry's Code Name Butterfly book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood

13. The Royal Librarian

By: Daisy Wood

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940: Sec… read more

Similar categories in Daisy Wood's The Royal Librarian book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The room smelt exactly as a library should: of old paper, leather and sweet, sticky glue, overlaid with furniture polish and the smoke from a thousand dead fires."

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"She loved the calm regularity of librarianship; each book a treasure trove of information or experience that would be categorised, labelled and stored in its rightful place. And she could think of no…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"Most walls of the family's apartment were lined with bookshelves, and more volumes were stacked in boxes under every bed and table. Her mother often threatened to throw them out with the rubbish, and…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

Cover of The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel by Camille Aubray

14. The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel

By: Camille Aubray

3.88

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the … read more

Similar categories in Camille Aubray's The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Can't We Be Friends by Denny S.  Bryce

15. Can't We Be Friends

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a … read more

Similar categories in Denny S. Bryce's Can't We Be Friends book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of American Daughters by Piper Huguley

16. American Daughters

By: Piper Huguley

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the vein of America’s First Daughter , Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkab… read more

Similar categories in Piper Huguley's American Daughters book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The Woman at the Wheel

By: Penny Haw

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspiring historical fiction based on the real life of Bertha Benz, whose husband built the first p… read more

Similar categories in Penny Haw's The Woman at the Wheel book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. 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 Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"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

Cover of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle    Moran

19. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret Pianist by Andie Newton

20. The Secret Pianist

By: Andie Newton

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

When a British RAF Whitley comes under fire over the French coast and is forced to drop their cargo… read more

Similar categories in Andie Newton's The Secret Pianist book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Thirteenth Husband by Greer Macallister

21. The Thirteenth Husband

By: Greer Macallister

3.52

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Tearing through millions of dollars, four continents, and a hearty collection of husbands, real-lif… read more

Similar categories in Greer Macallister's The Thirteenth Husband book and Linda Kass's Bessie

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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