15 best-selling historical books like The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3) by Jean Grainger

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The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

By: Jean Grainger

4.56

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Dublin 1950 Liesl Bannon has never felt like she was truly at home anywhere, not since her mothe…

If you liked the historical plot in The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3) by Jean Grainger , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. When We Danced at the End of the Pier (Brighton Girls Trilogy #1)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.43

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Brighton 1930: Maureen O’Connell is a carefree girl, but her family is on the brink of tragedy, war… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's When We Danced at the End of the Pier (Brighton Girls Trilogy #1) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.42

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Brighton 1969: Dottie Perks steps off the train and breathes in the sea air, the smell of fish and … read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. 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 Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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4. A Class Coveted (A Matter of Class, #4)

By: Susie Murphy

4.55

Format: 633 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Susie Murphy…is an absolute HIT…This is another excellent installment to a beautiful series.’ The … read more

Similar categories in Susie Murphy's A Class Coveted (A Matter of Class, #4) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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5. A Class Apart (A Matter of Class, #1)

By: Susie Murphy

4.33

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH CAP AWARDS 2023 'A beautifully written historical novel with character… read more

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  • historical
  • ireland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. A Class Forsaken (A Matter of Class, #3)

By: Susie Murphy

4.48

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

EDITORS' CHOICE, HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY 'This series keeps getting better…Once I started readi… read more

Similar categories in Susie Murphy's A Class Forsaken (A Matter of Class, #3) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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7. A Class Reunited (A Matter of Class, #5)

By: Susie Murphy

4.59

Format: 635 pages, Kindle Edition

‘There's something that happens at the end of every Susie Murphy book that I read; I absolutely can… read more

Similar categories in Susie Murphy's A Class Reunited (A Matter of Class, #5) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical fiction
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8. Margot's Secret (Margot's Secret #3)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Amid the chaos of Hitler's conquest of Europe, a family teeters on the edge of utter destruction. … read more

Similar categories in Roberta Kagan's Margot's Secret (Margot's Secret #3) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical fiction
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9. The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1)

By: Susanne O'Leary

4.22

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

A mysterious old house, an unforgettable romance and a lost granddaughter escaping to the stunning … read more

Similar categories in Susanne O'Leary's The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • ireland
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. An Innocent Child (Margot's Secret #2)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.51

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

In the haunting backdrop of a world in turmoil, love, loyalty, and lineage converge in this grippin… read more

Similar categories in Roberta Kagan's An Innocent Child (Margot's Secret #2) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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11. The Lies We Told (Margot's Secret Book 4)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.52

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

In the haunting shadows of World War II, a chilling mystery unfolds in Frankfurt, where Aryan Germa… read more

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12. The Irish Key (Emerald Isles)

By: Daisy O'Shea

4.43

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Take the key, my pet. I can’t ever go back. The last letter I had from Ireland was clear about tha… read more

Similar categories in Daisy O'Shea's The Irish Key (Emerald Isles) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • ireland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Irish Nanny

By: Sandy Taylor

4.31

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

There is a fierce wind blowing in from the sea, as I step off the boat towards my new life in Ameri… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's The Irish Nanny book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • audiobook
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14. Return to the Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #2)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.32

Format: 343 pages, ebook

Mary Kate takes a deep breath as she stands outside 24 Merrion Square with its red front door and p… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's Return to the Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #2) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical
  • ireland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Orphan's Daughter

By: Sandy Taylor

4.48

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Ireland, 1924. For thirteen-year-old Nora Doyle every day is a fight for survival. In the rural Iri… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's The Orphan's Daughter book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.15

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

24 Merrion Square. The house stands empty, the old stone steps overgrown with thorny rose bushes. B… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • audiobook
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17. The Little Orphan Girl

By: Sandy Taylor

4.38

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

For readers of Orphan Train and The Throwaway Children, this unforgettable story of one little Iris… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's The Little Orphan Girl book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • audiobook
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18. The Runaway Children

By: Sandy Taylor

4.39

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-wrenching, unforgettable story of two evacuee sisters during the Second World War… Perfect … read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's The Runaway Children book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Secret Soldier (Maureen Ritter #3)

By: Eoin Dempsey

4.75

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

Maureen Ritter’s story draws to a stunning conclusion. France, 1943 Having left Christophe… read more

Similar categories in Eoin Dempsey's The Secret Soldier (Maureen Ritter #3) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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20. The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

By: Jean Grainger

4.56

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Dublin 1950 Liesl Bannon has never felt like she was truly at home anywhere, not since her mothe… read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3) book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • jewish
  • historical
  • germany
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • ireland
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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21. The Lost Mother of Ireland (Starlight Cottages #6)

By: Susanne O'Leary

4.49

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

A completely gripping and unforgettable story of long-lost family secrets and forbidden romance tha… read more

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22. The Granddaughter's Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #2)

By: Susanne O'Leary

4.41

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Rose places her hand protectively on her grandmother’s necklace and looks up at Magnolia Manor’s vi… read more

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23. A Sister’s Vow: A Gripping, Heart-Wrenching WW2 Historical Fiction Novel (World War II Brave Women Fiction)

By: Adiva Geffen

4.56

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Surviving the Forest and My Daughter’s Keeper comes a brand-new phen… read more

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  • historical fiction
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24. A Song of Silence

By: Steve N. Lee

4.62

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

War thrust them together. Love will tear them apart. Inspired by a true story... When the Naz… read more

Similar categories in Steve N. Lee's A Song of Silence book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • historical fiction
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25. Onward to Eden : An Emotional Family Drama set during World War II (The Days of War Series Book 3)

By: Jonathan Cullen

4.43

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

As winter descends on Boston, the Nolans brace for another year of war. By the end of 1942, the ti… read more

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26. A Class Inherited (A Matter of Class, #6)

By: Susie Murphy

4.68

Format: 510 pages, Kindle Edition

‘I just love these characters…they truly feel like people I know.’ Lisa Boyle, author of the Paddy … read more

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27. The Garden of Ireland: An Irish 19th Century Family Saga (The Powerscourt Series Book 2)

By: Eoin Dempsey

4.55

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Ireland/England 1880 On the run from the authorities after escaping from jail in Ireland, Joseph… read more

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28. The Bluestocking (The Tipperary #3)

By: Susanne O'Leary

4.35

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t judge a book by its cover—or a woman by her appearance. What you see is not always what you g… read more

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29. To Look Upon the Sun

By: Shannon St Hilaire

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In the shadow of pre-WWII Germany, 17-year-old Ilse finds herself alone, pregnant, and penniless—be… read more

Similar categories in Shannon St Hilaire's To Look Upon the Sun book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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30. The Rose Arbor

By: Rhys Bowen

4.30

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

An investigation into a girl’s disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a ha… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's The Rose Arbor book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. The Irish Child

By: Daisy O'Shea

4.52

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

A salty breeze whips the tears from my eyes as I stare out at the emerald Irish Sea. Everything I’v… read more

Similar categories in Daisy O'Shea's The Irish Child book and Jean Grainger's The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

15 best-selling fiction books like The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock #3) by Jean Grainger

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When We Danced at the End of the Pier (Brighton Girls Trilogy #1)

Sandy Taylor

4.43

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Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3)

Sandy Taylor

4.42

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The Paris Assignment

Rhys Bowen

4.33

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A Class Apart (A Matter of Class, #1)

Susie Murphy

4.33

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6 must-read fiction books like The Irish Key (Emerald Isles) by Daisy O'Shea

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

Susanne O'Leary

4.22

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The Irish Key (Emerald Isles)

Daisy O'Shea

4.43

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Return to the Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #2)

Sandy Taylor

4.32

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The Girl in the Cottage by the Sea: An absolutely gorgeous and emotional page-turner filled with family secrets (The Island Cottage)

Rebecca Alexander

4.51

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