18 must-read historical books like The Lost Child by Kathleen McGurl

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The Lost Child

By: Kathleen McGurl

4.30

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

1912. As the steamship Carpathia takes the survivors of the Titanic to New York, a woman desperatel…

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1. The Girl in the Picture

By: Kerry Barrett

3.31

Format: None pages,

Two women. One house. Centuries of secrets East Sussex Coast, 1855 Violet Hargreaves is the lonely … read more

Similar categories in Kerry Barrett's The Girl in the Picture book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Other Gwyn Girl by Nicola Cornick

2. The Other Gwyn Girl

By: Nicola Cornick

4.30

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

1671 – London The Civil War is over and Charles II, the ‘Merry Monarch’, is revelling in the thr… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Cornick's The Other Gwyn Girl book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Broken Vow (The Fitznortons #2) by Luisa A. Jones

3. The Broken Vow (The Fitznortons #2)

By: Luisa A. Jones

4.38

Format: 377 pages, ebook

Marriage was what Charlotte had been brought up to. After all, it provided a happy ending for all t… read more

Similar categories in Luisa A. Jones's The Broken Vow (The Fitznortons #2) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical fiction
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4. 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 Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Time Between Us: An emotional, gripping historical page turner by Marina McCarron

5. The Time Between Us: An emotional, gripping historical page turner

By: Marina McCarron

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Normandy, 1937. Sixteen-year-old Elise embarks on a whirlwind romance with a young American man, wh… read more

Similar categories in Marina McCarron's The Time Between Us: An emotional, gripping historical page turner book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Paris Orphans

By: Suzanne Kelman

3.91

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

Clutching her suitcase tightly to hide her trembling hands, Charlotte takes a steadying breath. Thi… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Kelman's The Paris Orphans book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Shadows in the Ashes

By: Christina Courtenay

4.31

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

The sunlight caught her gold bracelet, sending a flash that almost blinded her. She closed her e… read more

Similar categories in Christina Courtenay's Shadows in the Ashes book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Girl with a Secret (The Emerald Sisters #2)

By: Kate Hewitt

4.27

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Rosa’s blood runs cold. He hasn’t seen her yet, but she would recognize those blue eyes anywhere. W… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hewitt's The Girl with a Secret (The Emerald Sisters #2) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Lost Diary

By: Rose Alexander

4.51

Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition

A wartime secret. A heartbreaking choice. A promise that cost her everything… German-occupied te… read more

Similar categories in Rose Alexander's The Lost Diary book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Only Light in London

By: Lily Graham

4.20

Format: 292 pages, ebook

She took him in when no one else would. She didn’t expect to fall in love… London, 1939. When F… read more

Similar categories in Lily Graham's The Only Light in London book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Daughter of the Fens

By: Elena Collins

4.47

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

AD 61 Brittania is in the hands of the Romans but when the conquering army betray the dead King … read more

Similar categories in Elena Collins's The Daughter of the Fens book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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12. The Sisters at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove, #6)

By: Liz Eeles

4.58

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

Sitting by the window with views of the shining sea, a white-haired woman seals an envelope with tr… read more

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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 Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • 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 Lost Child by Kathleen McGurl

14. The Lost Child

By: Kathleen McGurl

4.30

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

1912. As the steamship Carpathia takes the survivors of the Titanic to New York, a woman desperatel… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Garden of Lost Secrets

By: Kerry Barrett

4.17

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

A forgotten past. A garden full of secrets. A mystery to be uncovered. 1943. With her best fr… read more

Similar categories in Kerry Barrett's The Garden of Lost Secrets book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel (The Paris Sisters Book 1) by Suzanne Kelman

16. The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel (The Paris Sisters Book 1)

By: Suzanne Kelman

4.39

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

“No, Mama, please don’t make me leave!” Sophie cries, clutching her teddy bear as her blue eyes fil… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Kelman's The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel (The Paris Sisters Book 1) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Summer of Lies (Toussaints Detective Agency, #2) by Louise Douglas

17. The Summer of Lies (Toussaints Detective Agency, #2)

By: Louise Douglas

4.07

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

The summer is the hottest yet in the Brittany coastal town of Morranez, but when a new case lands o… read more

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18. The Moon Gate

By: Amanda Geard

4.42

Format: 503 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the Richard & Judy pick The Midnight House. A wartime secret. An abandoned hous… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Geard's The Moon Gate book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. At the Stroke of Midnight

By: Jenni Keer

4.26

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It’s 1923 and in a decade that promises excitement and liberation, Pearl Glenham and her father are… read more

Similar categories in Jenni Keer's At the Stroke of Midnight book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Life I Stole by Nikola Scott

20. The Life I Stole

By: Nikola Scott

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

May 1953. England is finally starting to recover from World War Two. Shop shelves are filling, the … read more

Similar categories in Nikola Scott's The Life I Stole book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secrets of Crestwell Hall by Alexandra Walsh

21. The Secrets of Crestwell Hall

By: Alexandra Walsh

4.30

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A king adorns the throne… He has no subtlety, no grace but he does not deserve to die in the way t… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Walsh's The Secrets of Crestwell Hall book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. The Secret Keepers

By: Tilly Bagshawe

4.24

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

The past can't be locked away forever…_____________________________________________________________… read more

Similar categories in Tilly Bagshawe's The Secret Keepers book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Rose In The Blitz: A sweeping family saga of love, war and betrayal set in London during the Blitz by Ann Bennett

23. A Rose In The Blitz: A sweeping family saga of love, war and betrayal set in London during the Blitz

By: Ann Bennett

4.26

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

Previously published as Kiss From A Rose by Ann BennettA city devastated by the Blitz, a family tor… read more

Similar categories in Ann Bennett's A Rose In The Blitz: A sweeping family saga of love, war and betrayal set in London during the Blitz book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Code Breaker's Secret by Catherine  Law

24. 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

Similar categories in Catherine Law's The Code Breaker's Secret book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Mystery of Haverford House by Rachel Burton

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 Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lost Memories by Lorna Cook

26. The Lost Memories

By: Lorna Cook

4.35

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Readers will be captivated by this story of love, sacrifice, and destiny, where the past and presen… read more

Similar categories in Lorna Cook's The Lost Memories book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical fiction
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27. The Florence Letter

By: Anita Chapman

4.19

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

Looking out over the twinkling city lights of Florence, Claire thinks of the letter that has brough… read more

Similar categories in Anita Chapman's The Florence Letter book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • fiction
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28. The Butterfly Garden

By: Rachel Burton

4.38

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping and beautiful tale of love, loss and secrets. Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore, Lorna Coo… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Burton's The Butterfly Garden book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical fiction
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29. The House of the Witch

By: Clare Marchant

4.43

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Now: When Adrianna arrives at the small, run-down cottage, near the sea in rural Norfolk, she can’t… read more

Similar categories in Clare Marchant's The House of the Witch book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. The House in the Water

By: Victoria Darke

4.17

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A secluded house. A lost notebook. A wartime secret. 1942: Young Irish nurse Ellen arrives at M… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Darke's The House in the Water book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Diary at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove #7) by Liz Eeles

31. The Diary at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove #7)

By: Liz Eeles

4.55

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Dear Diary, I have so much to keep secret. Maybe I am cruel to leave. But I have no choice…’Thirty… read more

Similar categories in Liz Eeles's The Diary at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove #7) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Lost Child

  • fiction

19 must-read fiction books like The Lost Child by Kathleen McGurl

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The Girl in the Picture

Kerry Barrett

3.31

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The Other Gwyn Girl

Nicola Cornick

4.30

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The Hidden Years

Rachel Hore

3.90

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The Time Between Us: An emotional, gripping historical page turner

Marina McCarron

4.36

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5 Best contemporary books like The Sisters at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove, #6) by Liz Eeles

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The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1)

Susanne O'Leary

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Irish Key (Emerald Isles)

Daisy O'Shea

4.43

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The Sisters at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove, #6)

Liz Eeles

4.58

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The Cottage at Whisper Lake (Temple River #1)

Phillipa Nefri Clark

4.44

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