14 Top historical books like The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah

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The Direction of the Wind

By: Mansi Shah

4.09

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answe…

If you liked the historical plot in The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. The Forgetting

By: Hannah Beckerman

4.08

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of If Only I Could Tell You comes the story of two women feeling trappe… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Beckerman's The Forgetting book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. The Light on Farallon Island

By: Jen Wheeler

3.88

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

From debut author Jen Wheeler comes a spellbinding tale about the dangers a nineteenth-century woma… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wheeler's The Light on Farallon Island book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Promise of Tomorrow

By: Mary Ellen Taylor

4.30

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Brighter the Light comes the moving story about one woman’s reason for leavi… read more

Similar categories in Mary Ellen Taylor's The Promise of Tomorrow book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Good for You

By: Camille Pagán

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Aly Jackson has waited her whole life to become editor in chief of All Good magazine. But six month… read more

Similar categories in Camille Pagán's Good for You book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"A watched phone never buzzed"

-Camille Pagán, Good for You

"Only actors, narcissists, and freakishly beautiful people liked seeing themselves on film."

-Camille Pagán, Good for You

"Please. Don’t call me Allegra.' 'It’s on your birth certificate.' 'It’s an allergy medication."

-Camille Pagán, Good for You

"When you weren’t always worrying about how to pay for your life, you could actually take a beat to enjoy it."

-Camille Pagán, Good for You

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5. The Echo of Old Books

By: Barbara Davis

4.28

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old pap… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Davis's The Echo of Old Books book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Call the Canaries Home

By: Laura Barrow

4.03

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Three estranged sisters reconnect in their Louisiana hometown to face an unresolved past in a heart… read more

Similar categories in Laura Barrow's Call the Canaries Home book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Men were always there for the fun parts, she thought. Women were always left to pick up the pieces."

-Laura Barrow, Call the Canaries Home

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7. The Starfish Sisters

By: Barbara O'Neal

4.30

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

From the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids comes an emotional novel abou… read more

Similar categories in Barbara O'Neal's The Starfish Sisters book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Chemistry of Love

By: Sariah Wilson

3.94

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

True love requires a little research and development in a funny, heart-racing romance by Sariah Wil… read more

Similar categories in Sariah Wilson's The Chemistry of Love book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. The Lost Letters of Aisling

By: Cynthia Ellingsen

4.34

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman faces the past she fled in a heart-stirring novel about unforgettable love and indomitable … read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Ellingsen's The Lost Letters of Aisling book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. There's No Coming Back from This

By: Ann Garvin

3.95

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“The show must go on” takes on a whole new meaning for one single mom in a witty and emotional nove… read more

Similar categories in Ann Garvin's There's No Coming Back from This book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Don’t Forget to Write

By: Sara Goodman Confino

4.50

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and … read more

Similar categories in Sara Goodman Confino's Don’t Forget to Write book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Night Angels

By: Weina Dai Randel

4.22

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Longlisted for the Mass Book Awards 2024 From the author of The Last Rose of Shanghai comes a pr… read more

Similar categories in Weina Dai Randel's Night Angels book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. Sing, Wild Bird, Sing

By: Jacqueline O'Mahony

4.12

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

A courageous woman journeys from nineteenth-century Ireland to the American West in a powerful nove… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline O'Mahony's Sing, Wild Bird, Sing book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Morning in This Broken World

By: Katrina Kittle

4.34

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Kindness of Strangers comes a poignant and life-affirming novel … read more

Similar categories in Katrina Kittle's Morning in This Broken World book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. A Girl Called Samson

By: Amy Harmon

4.50

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes the saga of a young woman who dares to char… read more

Similar categories in Amy Harmon's A Girl Called Samson book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. When the Rain Ends

By: Mary Ellen Taylor

4.14

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

From The Brighter the Light author Mary Ellen Taylor comes the emotional story of a mother and daug… read more

Similar categories in Mary Ellen Taylor's When the Rain Ends book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Where Waters Meet

By: Zhang Ling

3.86

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother’s secret life in an emotional and … read more

Similar categories in Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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18. The Life She Wanted

By: Anita Abriel

3.94

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

New York in the 1920s—a time when fortunes are made and a woman’s dreams are challenged against all… read more

Similar categories in Anita Abriel's The Life She Wanted book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Vibrant Years

By: Sonali Dev

3.97

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Living on their own terms means being there for one another. When sixty-five-year-old Bindu Desa… read more

Similar categories in Sonali Dev's The Vibrant Years book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Swan Light

By: Phoebe Rowe

4.21

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping, emotional tale of hope and perseverance, Swan Light weaves together the stories of two … read more

Similar categories in Phoebe Rowe's Swan Light book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There were as many parts of a story as there were people who remembered it."

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

"It was the story of the wrecks that hadn't happened, of the lives people got to keep living because of a light in the darkness ..."

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

"But shipwrecks were rarely like that, she’d learned later, proud and upright, perched whimsically on the seafloor. Wrecks were wrecked, sure and violent. Shattered and flattened, rotting edges under …"

-Phoebe Rowe, Swan Light

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21. Light to the Hills

By: Bonnie Blaylock

4.32

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A richly rewarding novel about family bonds, the power of words, and the resilience of mothers and … read more

Similar categories in Bonnie Blaylock's Light to the Hills book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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22. Someone Else’s Life

By: Lyn Liao Butler

3.44

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

A new life in paradise should have healed her wounds. But for a woman struggling to hold on to her … read more

Similar categories in Lyn Liao Butler's Someone Else’s Life book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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23. A Castle in Brooklyn

By: Shirley Russak Wachtel

3.79

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

Spanning decades, an unforgettable novel about reckoning with the past, the true nature of friendsh… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Russak Wachtel's A Castle in Brooklyn book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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24. Wild, Beautiful, and Free

By: Sophfronia Scott

4.31

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised… read more

Similar categories in Sophfronia Scott's Wild, Beautiful, and Free book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. Five Winters

By: Kitty Johnson

3.99

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

A bighearted novel about motherhood, friendship, moving on, and love of all kinds. Ever since Beth… read more

Similar categories in Kitty Johnson's Five Winters book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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26. The Road Towards Home

By: Corinne Demas

3.96

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

In this witty, warm novel by award-winning author Corinne Demas, unexpected changes bring two retir… read more

Similar categories in Corinne Demas's The Road Towards Home book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. The Curious Secrets of Yesterday

By: Namrata Patel

4.02

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman’s ambitions clash with familial expectations in a captivating novel about generational secr… read more

Similar categories in Namrata Patel's The Curious Secrets of Yesterday book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Scent of a Garden

By: Namrata Patel

4.07

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A perfumer in Paris is forced to return to her California roots in an exhilarating novel about fami… read more

Similar categories in Namrata Patel's Scent of a Garden book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • womens fiction
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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29. Halfway to You

By: Jennifer Gold

4.31

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

An ambitious podcaster and her reclusive interviewee embark on a life-altering journey to uncover l… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Gold's Halfway to You book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • historical fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah

30. The Direction of the Wind

By: Mansi Shah

4.09

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answe… read more

Similar categories in Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • cultural
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • india
  • france
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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31. Friends with Secrets

By: Christine Gunderson

4.16

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In a funny and suspenseful debut, Christine Gunderson explores the myth of the perfect mother, the … read more

Similar categories in Christine Gunderson's Friends with Secrets book and Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind

  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary

31 must-read fiction books like The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah

Transform Your Habits

The Forgetting

Hannah Beckerman

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Light on Farallon Island

Jen Wheeler

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Promise of Tomorrow

Mary Ellen Taylor

4.30

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Good for You

Camille Pagán

3.89

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Transform Your Habits

The Last Time I Saw You

Jo Leevers

4.04

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In the Midnight Rain

Barbara O'Neal

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Where Butterflies Wander

Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

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No Place Like Home: A Novel

Barbara O'Neal

4.51

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