8 Best adult books like The Lost Lights of St Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford

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The Lost Lights of St Kilda

By: Elisabeth Gifford

4.26

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda in 1927, little does he realise that he has joined …

If you liked the adult plot in The Lost Lights of St Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts

By: Mary Gibson

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Heartwarming and gritty, the story of a factory girl in Bermondsey through World War 1. They cal… read more

Similar categories in Mary Gibson's Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook

2. Island of Wings

By: Karin Altenberg

2.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

A portrait of a marriage, a meditation on faith, and a journey of conquest and self-discovery, Isla… read more

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3. And the Land Lay Still

By: James Robertson

4.17

Format: 427 pages, Hardcover

Michael Pendreich is curating an exhibition of photographs by his late, celebrated father Angus for… read more

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4. The Bookseller of Inverness

By: S.G. MacLean

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drumossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally s… read more

Similar categories in S.G. MacLean's The Bookseller of Inverness book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. 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 Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The Last Witch of Scotland

By: Philip Paris

3.95

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Being a woman was her only crime. Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire… read more

Similar categories in Philip Paris's The Last Witch of Scotland book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Queen Macbeth

By: Val McDermid

3.77

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Queen Macbeth book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Paper Cup

By: Karen Campbell

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if going back means you could begin again? Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly ne… read more

Similar categories in Karen Campbell's Paper Cup book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Glenrock

By: Lee Christine

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A murdered judge. Two missing lawyers. A thrilling tale of mystery and suspense from the bestsellin… read more

Similar categories in Lee Christine's Glenrock book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness

By: Christian Lewis

4.40

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Join Christian Lewis as he walks the entire coastline of the UK – his dog Jet in tow – and rebuilds… read more

Similar categories in Christian Lewis's Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • scotland
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11. Restless Dolly Maunder

By: Kate Grenville

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors were … read more

Similar categories in Kate Grenville's Restless Dolly Maunder book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
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12. Women of the Dunes

By: Sarah Maine

3.97

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

From the author of the acclaimed novels The House Between Tides and Beyond the Wild River, a rich, … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Maine's Women of the Dunes book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"He started goading me, you know the way he does, all insinuation and sly remarks to which you can't respond. P.351"

-Sarah Maine, Women of the Dunes

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13. The Stolen Hours (The Wild Isle Series #2)

By: Karen Swan

4.18

Format: 385 pages, ebook

A reluctant bride. A forbidden romance. An island full of secrets . . . It’s the summer of 1929 … read more

Similar categories in Karen Swan's The Stolen Hours (The Wild Isle Series #2) book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Hidden Years

By: Rachel Hore

3.90

Format: 493 pages, Kindle Edition

'A dramatic, warm-hearted, wonderfully written read.'  DAILY MAIL 'Gorgeous '  GOOD HOUSEKEEPING … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hore's The Hidden Years book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Fair Botanists

By: Sara Sheridan

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. I… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sheridan's The Fair Botanists book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • book club
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16. The Island Swimmer

By: Lorraine Kelly

3.98

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

🎧Listening Length = 9 hrs and 16 mins Penned by “a Scottish Maeve Binchy” (Veronica Henry, autho… read more

Similar categories in Lorraine Kelly's The Island Swimmer book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. brother. do. you. love. me.

By: Manni Coe

4.39

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

brother. do. you. love. me. is the story of two brothers and their extraordinary journey of resilie… read more

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Cover of The Lost Lights of St Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford

18. The Lost Lights of St Kilda

By: Elisabeth Gifford

4.26

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda in 1927, little does he realise that he has joined … read more

Similar categories in Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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19. The Last Summer (Wild Isle, #1)

By: Karen Swan

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Wild-spirited Effie Gillies has lived all her life on the small island of St Kilda but when Lord Sh… read more

Similar categories in Karen Swan's The Last Summer (Wild Isle, #1) book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"forcing her mind away from the past, even though the shadows slunk over her at every turn."

-Karen Swan, The Last Summer (Wild Isle, #1)

"How many times had she crept into them as a little girl, playing hide and seek with Mhairi and Flora and their many brothers? Why couldn't one of those boys have grown into a man who made the very ed…"

-Karen Swan, The Last Summer (Wild Isle, #1)

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20. The Wartime Book Club

By: Kate Thompson

4.31

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

From enchanting cliff tops and white sandy bays to the pretty cobbled streets of St Helier, Jersey … read more

Similar categories in Kate Thompson's The Wartime Book Club book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Still Water

By: Rebecca Pert

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautifully written atmospheric story of trauma, grief and redemption, Still Water is a debut fro… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Pert's Still Water book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • fiction
Cover of Ever After by Kate Eberlen

22. Ever After

By: Kate Eberlen

3.85

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

'Expertly drawn characters. Italy comes alive in Eberlen's hands, London too' Fanny Blake 'A won… read more

Similar categories in Kate Eberlen's Ever After book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
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23. The Forgotten Shore

By: Sarah Maine

4.34

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the spellbinding new novel from Sarah Maine, author of the Waterstones Scottish Book of th… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Maine's The Forgotten Shore book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical
  • fiction
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24. Hear No Evil

By: Sarah Smith

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In the burgeoning industrial city of Glasgow in 1817 Jean Campbell - a young, Deaf woman - is witne… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Smith's Hear No Evil book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. The Mystery of Haverford House

By: Rachel Burton

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A captivating and moving tale of love, the true meaning of home, and the haunting secrets that can … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Burton's The Mystery of Haverford House book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lost Lover (The Wild Isles, #3) by Karen Swan

26. The Lost Lover (The Wild Isles, #3)

By: Karen Swan

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

‘A gripping new series . . . beautifully told by one of our most prolific and talented writers’ - S… read more

Similar categories in Karen Swan's The Lost Lover (The Wild Isles, #3) book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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27. The Château - Forever Home

By: Dick Strawbridge

4.22

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Return to life at Château-de-la-Motte Husson in the concluding memoir from the Sunday Times bestsel… read more

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Cover of The Haven (Summer Suspense Mysteries, #4) by L.J. Ross

28. The Haven (Summer Suspense Mysteries, #4)

By: L.J. Ross

4.28

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

SOME LEGENDS NEVER DIE...Irish newsreader Isolde Malone has a face many would recognise; in fact, s… read more

Similar categories in L.J. Ross's The Haven (Summer Suspense Mysteries, #4) book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • romance
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29. Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1)

By: Daniel Aubrey

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Midwinter in Orkney. Six hours of daylight. A race against time to catch a killer.Reporter Freya Si… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Aubrey's Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, #1) book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • novels
  • fiction
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30. Girls

By: Kirsty Capes

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

GIRLS follows the story of two sisters - Mattie and Nora - and the thorny relationship with their f… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty Capes's Girls book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • novels
  • fiction
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31. Daughters of Tuscany

By: Siobhan Daiko

4.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Two women, one community, everyone’s war… With the arrival of English prisoners of war on Marche… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Daiko's Daughters of Tuscany book and Elisabeth Gifford's The Lost Lights of St Kilda

  • historical fiction

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