22 Best historical fiction books like The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1) by Ginny Bell

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The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1)

By: Ginny Bell

4.43

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

Dover, 1939 At the heart of Market Square lies Castle's Café, run by the formidable Nellie Castl…

"Why are we the ones who are always told not to give men the wrong idea when they are the ones who need to control themselves. It seems that just by being a woman you’re giving men the wrong idea!"

-Ginny Bell, The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1)

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1) by Ginny Bell , here is a list of 22 books like this:

1. Barbara's War

By: Fenella J. Miller

3.80

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

"BARBARA'S WAR by Fenella J Miller is a gripping tale of a young woman in wartime changing the cour… read more

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2. The Library Girls of the East End

By: Patricia McBride

4.40

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

The first instalment in a BRAND NEW series from bestselling author Patricia McBride 1940, London … read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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3. Hard Times for the East End Library Girls (Library Girls, #2)

By: Patricia McBride

4.46

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

As the war reaches London, they’ll band together… War strikes close to home for chief librarian Cor… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Reporting For Duty (The Army Girls #1)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.45

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

A BRAND NEW series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller - Meet the Army Girls! Army Girls - repo… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. A Christmas Baby at Goodwill House (Goodwill House, #7)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.52

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Don't miss the final instalment in Fenella J. Miller's heartwarming and emotional Goodwill House se… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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6. The Midwives' War

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.62

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Against the chaotic backdrop of World War II, Grace Murphy is working as a midwife in Doncaster Roy… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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7. Weaver Street at War (Weaver Street #3)

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.67

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

The BRAND NEW release from Chrissie Walsh Praise for Chrissie Walsh 'Full of joy, sorrow and a bi… read more

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8. A Christmas Baby at Rookery House

By: Rosie Hendry

4.62

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

ANOTHER WARTIME CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE, AND PREPARATIONS ARE IN FULL SWING FOR THE FESTIVE CELEBR… read more

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9. New Neighbours for Coronation Close (Coronation Close, #1)

By: Lizzie Lane

4.41

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Bristol 1936 Jenny Crawford has resigned herself to a loveless marriage living hand to mouth with … read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Lane's New Neighbours for Coronation Close (Coronation Close, #1) book and Ginny Bell's The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Finding Friends on Beamer Street

By: Sheila Riley

4.58

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

The start of a series from Sheila Riley, bestselling author of the Reckoner's Row saga series! Live… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. A Sister's Destiny

By: Rosie Clarke

4.48

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman’s journey is beset with trials and tribulations, but will it end in happiness? As wa… read more

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  • historical fiction
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12. Digging for Victory at Rookery House

By: Rosie Hendry

4.65

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring has arrived and it’s time to Dig for Victory… March 1941After Flo Butterworth loses everythi… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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13. Welcome to Weaver Street

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.53

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

If you love Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn, you'll love Chrissie Walsh's WWI story of love, loss an… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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14. Dangerous Times on Dressmakers' Alley (Dressmakers Alley #1)

By: Rosie Clarke

4.42

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Dressmakers Alley, a twisted place filled with dark and deadly secrets London’s East End… read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. The Pick-Pocket Orphans

By: Lindsey Hutchinson

4.47

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Thirteen-year-old Alice Truelove can’t take another day of her father’s cruelty. Better a life on t… read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. The Austrian Bride

By: Helen Parusel

4.44

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

Austria, 1938 After years of hardship, Ella is full of hope for a better future for Austrians, a… read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. A Wartime Welcome from the Foyles Bookshop Girls

By: Elaine Roberts

4.36

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1918: the world is being torn apart by war, but for the girls of London’s Foyles bookshop, … read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. Sisters at War

By: Jina Bacarr

4.18

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1940: Two sisters separated by the Nazis… After a devastating attack, Justine and Ève Beaufo… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Women of Fishers Wharf

By: Tracy Baines

4.52

Format: 335 pages, ebook

Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy Baines Gre… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1)

By: Ginny Bell

4.43

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

Dover, 1939 At the heart of Market Square lies Castle's Café, run by the formidable Nellie Castl… read more

Similar categories in Ginny Bell's The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1) book and Ginny Bell's The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1)

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Why are we the ones who are always told not to give men the wrong idea when they are the ones who need to control themselves. It seems that just by being a woman you’re giving men the wrong idea!"

-Ginny Bell, The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1)

Cover of The Nurse's Homecoming (Victoria's War #2) by Fenella J. Miller

21. The Nurse's Homecoming (Victoria's War #2)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.60

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Book two in the gripping Nurse's War series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller. Will she be… read more

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Cover of Sarah's Choice (The Trenwith Collection, #1) by Rosie Clarke

22. Sarah's Choice (The Trenwith Collection, #1)

By: Rosie Clarke

4.50

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Can life ever be the same again? The start of a fabulous new series set at Trenwith Estate from bes… read more

Similar categories in Rosie Clarke's Sarah's Choice (The Trenwith Collection, #1) book and Ginny Bell's The Dover Cafe at War (The Dover Cafe, #1)

  • historical fiction
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23. Daughter of Destiny (Strong Family, #1)

By: Lizzie Lane

4.46

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

Barbados 1818 One fateful night, a terrible tragedy occurs at the Strong family sugar plantation o… read more

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  • fiction
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24. The Seaside Girls under Fire (The Seaside Girls, #4)

By: Tracy Baines

4.26

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The Brand New Instalment in the Seaside Girls Series Will the war put a stop to the Seaside Girl… read more

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25. Hopes and Dreams

By: Tracy Baines

4.61

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Cleethorpes – September 1939 Struggling to keep their spirits up as the reality of war hits home a… read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Good Time Girls at Christmas (The Good Time Girls Trilogy, #2) by Fiona  Ford

26. The Good Time Girls at Christmas (The Good Time Girls Trilogy, #2)

By: Fiona Ford

4.40

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

London, December 1940. It's Christmas for the Good Time Girls, and whilst London tries to inject so… read more

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27. The Code Breaker's Secret

By: Catherine Law

4.33

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Love and duty, codes and spies... Kent, 1939 Soon to marry her childhood sweetheart, Eliza think… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. A New Doctor at Orchard Cottage Hospital (Orchard Cottage Hospital #1)

By: Lizzie Lane

4.48

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

A brand new series for 2024 from bestselling author Lizzie Lane A country town in need of a good… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Nurse's War (Victoria's War #1) by Fenella J. Miller

29. The Nurse's War (Victoria's War #1)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping story from bestselling author, Fenella J. Miller. For King, for country...for love? … read more

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30. Louise's War (The Trenwith Collection #2)

By: Rosie Clarke

4.54

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

Caught between enemy lines – can they survive? 1914, Hampshire Jack Barlow has a dream. For genera… read more

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31. The Picture House Girls (Lily Baker #1)

By: Patricia A. McBride

4.30

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s 1938 and hard-working Lily Baker’s life turns upside down when she and her family move to a ne… read more

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  • historical fiction

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Patricia McBride

4.40

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Hard Times for the East End Library Girls (Library Girls, #2)

Patricia McBride

4.46

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Reporting For Duty (The Army Girls #1)

Fenella J. Miller

4.45

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Lizzie Lane

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AnneMarie Brear

4.62

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Lynette Rees

4.30

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Rosie Clarke

4.42

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