17 Top historical books like Cecily by Annie Garthwaite

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Cecily

By: Annie Garthwaite

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

"Rebellion?" The word is a spark. They can start a fire with it, or smother it in their fingertips…

If you liked the historical plot in Cecily by Annie Garthwaite , here is a list of 17 books like this:

1. Queen's Gambit (The Tudor Trilogy, #1)

By: Elizabeth Fremantle

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet the woman who survived Henry VIII in Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, Queen's Gambit... My n… read more

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2. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Maiden

By: Kate Foster

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's T… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The Maiden book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Cuddy

By: Benjamin Myers

4.33

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patr… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Myers's Cuddy book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Some say owls carry within them the souls of those who in life never had a name, a place or a purpose, and were cast out to wander alone. Some say their stained-glass eyes are windows into other worl…"

-Benjamin Myers, Cuddy

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5. Christ on a Bike

By: Orla Owen

3.89

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Cerys receives an unexpected inheritance but there are rules attached. Three simple rules that must… read more

Similar categories in Orla Owen's Christ on a Bike book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • fiction
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6. The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den Trilogy #3)

By: Elodie Harper

4.39

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy Amara's journe… read more

Similar categories in Elodie Harper's The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den Trilogy #3) book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Disobedient

By: Elizabeth Fremantle

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

I'll show you what a woman can do . . . Rome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change, with sumpt… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Fremantle's Disobedient book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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8. The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1)

By: Alison Weir

4.09

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir explores the life of Henry VIII's mother, Elizabeth, … read more

Similar categories in Alison Weir's The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1) book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • 15th century
  • audiobook
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9. The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I

By: Alison Weir

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poig… read more

Similar categories in Alison Weir's The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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10. Song of the Huntress

By: Lucy Holland

3.76

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The acclaimed author of Sistersong transforms the story of Herla and the Wild Hunt into a rich, fem… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Holland's Song of the Huntress book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The House with the Golden Door (Wolf Den Trilogy, #2)

By: Elodie Harper

4.22

Format: 472 pages, Kindle Edition

The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glittering, yet precarious... Amara has escaped her life as … read more

Similar categories in Elodie Harper's The House with the Golden Door (Wolf Den Trilogy, #2) book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Joan

By: Katherine J. Chen

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint? A stunning secular reimagining of the epic life of Joan of Arc, in t… read more

Similar categories in Katherine J. Chen's Joan book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
"What would I gain by being a man?" she says. "A cock, a deeper voice, hair across my chest. I would not become stronger. I am already strong." And, she thinks, I would inherit several weaknesses of m…"

-Katherine J. Chen, Joan

"You must make your own map of the world. Search out your own piece of sky and patch of earth, your own awning to sleep under when it is raining and it feels the sun may never shine again, for there w…"

-Katherine J. Chen, Joan

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13. The Painter's Daughters

By: Emily Howes

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A story of love, madness, sisterly devotion, and control, about the two beloved daughters of renown… read more

Similar categories in Emily Howes's The Painter's Daughters book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Cecily

By: Annie Garthwaite

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

"Rebellion?" The word is a spark. They can start a fire with it, or smother it in their fingertips… read more

Similar categories in Annie Garthwaite's Cecily book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • british literature
  • historical
  • politics
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • medieval
  • 15th century
  • audiobook
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15. The Puzzle Wood

By: Rosie Andrews

3.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Deep in the woods, something is stirring. When Miss Catherine Symonds arrives to take up a posit… read more

Similar categories in Rosie Andrews's The Puzzle Wood book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. This Motherless Land

By: Nikki May

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a “vibrant” (Charmaine Wilkerson) retelling of Mansfield Park,… read more

Similar categories in Nikki May's This Motherless Land book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • fiction
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17. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Babylonia

By: Costanza Casati

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more

Similar categories in Costanza Casati's Babylonia book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Guilty by Definition

By: Susie Dent

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The debut murder mystery from the resident genius of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent. … read more

Similar categories in Susie Dent's Guilty by Definition book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. The Voyage Home (Women of Troy, #3)

By: Pat Barker

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The follow-up to Pat Barker's Number One bestseller THE WOMEN OF TROY Continuing the story of th… read more

Similar categories in Pat Barker's The Voyage Home (Women of Troy, #3) book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Story Spinner

By: Barbara Erskine

4.42

Format: 513 pages, Kindle Edition

The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Erskine's The Story Spinner book and Annie Garthwaite's Cecily

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Stacey Halls

3.94

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Kate Foster

4.05

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Benjamin Myers

4.33

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Orla Owen

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Jennifer Saint

3.75

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Ferdia Lennon

4.24

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Rosie Hewlett

4.22

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