21 must-read historical books like The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey

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The Beantown Girls

By: Jane Healey

4.31

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller. A novel of love, courage, and danger unfolds as W…

"We’ve got to stay strong,"

-Jane Healey, The Beantown Girls

If you liked the historical plot in The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Wives of War

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.15

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1944. Two young nurses meet at a train station with a common purpose: to join the war effor… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's Wives of War book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Before the war, she'd never have gone out in the rain and happily stood in it. Now, it was a reminder that she was alive..."

-Soraya M. Lane, Wives of War

"This war is going to be full of women who fall in love with men they'll never see again. All we do is say goodbye over and over."

-Soraya M. Lane, Wives of War

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2. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

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3. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
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4. The Paris Assignment

By: Rhys Bowen

4.33

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreakin… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's The Paris Assignment book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
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6. 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 Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Canary Girls

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Chiav… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Canary Girls book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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9. The London Girls

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.41

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes a remarkable story of three young women… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's The London Girls book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Typical; something exciting was announced for women, and everyone just carried on as normal, without a second thought."

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"That was the last time a man was ever going to make a fool of her. From now on, she was going to learn to look after herself, and no man was ever going to control her life or tell her what to do."

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"Flo, one thing I’ve learned is that life is too short,’ Olivia told her. ‘If you have feelings for the man,’ she whispered, ‘take a chance, have some fun. Lord knows you deserve it. And don’t forget …"

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"I’m riding motorcycles for a job, Mother! They’re calling us the Flying Wrens, and in case you’ve forgotten, there’s a war going on! People are losing their families.’ She shook her head. ‘It’s not a…"

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

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10. When We Had Wings

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses station… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's When We Had Wings book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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11. The Girls of Pearl Harbor

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.30

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Wives of War comes a harrowing tale of four brave young nurses whose… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's The Girls of Pearl Harbor book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Hearts of Resistance

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.39

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

At the height of World War II, three women must come together to fight for freedom, for the men the… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's Hearts of Resistance book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Beantown Girls

By: Jane Healey

4.31

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller. A novel of love, courage, and danger unfolds as W… read more

Similar categories in Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • book club
  • audiobook
"We’ve got to stay strong,"

-Jane Healey, The Beantown Girls

Cover of All the Glimmering Stars by Mark T. Sullivan

14. All the Glimmering Stars

By: Mark T. Sullivan

4.66

Format: 475 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in … read more

Similar categories in Mark T. Sullivan's All the Glimmering Stars book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • audiobook
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15. The Spitfire Girls

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.34

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Three skilled aviators determined to help win the war. Three brave women who know their place is no… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's The Spitfire Girls book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Secrets We Left Behind

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.39

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

How far will they go for family, friendship, and love? Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at … read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's The Secrets We Left Behind book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Under a Sky of Memories by Soraya M. Lane

17. Under a Sky of Memories

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.38

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes the powerful story of three brave women… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's Under a Sky of Memories book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Last Correspondent

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.16

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

When journalist Ella Franks is unmasked as a woman writing under a male pseudonym, she loses her jo… read more

Similar categories in Soraya M. Lane's The Last Correspondent book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Mercy Road

By: Ann Howard Creel

4.03

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of the World War I American Women’s Hospital, Mercy Road is a novel abou… read more

Similar categories in Ann Howard Creel's Mercy Road book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Girls on the Line

By: Aimie K. Runyan

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

From the celebrated author of Daughters of the Night Sky comes a stirring novel inspired by the cou… read more

Similar categories in Aimie K. Runyan's Girls on the Line book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Jane Healey's The Beantown Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

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Kristin Hannah

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4.43

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Patricia McBride

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