16 must-read historical books like The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

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The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

By: Karen Brooks

3.95

Format: 644 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this brilliant recreation of the vibrant, optimistic…

If you liked the historical plot in The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

1. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

By: Shankari Chandran

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Lola in the Mirror book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • fiction
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3. The Bookbinder

By: Pip Williams

4.07

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more

Similar categories in Pip Williams's The Bookbinder book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

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4. The Sugar Palace

By: Fiona McIntosh

3.89

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman’s ambition Sydney, 1925: When Grace Fairweather meets the irresistible Londoner Alfie Swe… read more

Similar categories in Fiona McIntosh's The Sugar Palace book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

By: Anna Funder

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more

Similar categories in Anna Funder's Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
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6. Stone Yard Devotional

By: Charlotte Wood

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Wood's Stone Yard Devotional book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • fiction
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7. Women & Children

By: Tony Birch

4.22

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby,… read more

Similar categories in Tony Birch's Women & Children book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. Safe Haven

By: Shankari Chandran

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. It was… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Safe Haven book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • fiction
Cover of The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) by Chris Hammer

9. The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

By: Chris Hammer

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer's… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hammer's The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Chocolate Factory

By: Mary-Lou Stephens

3.96

Format: 441 pages, Kindle Edition

Love, friendship and dangerous secrets in the early years of Cadbury's Tasmanian factory. It's 1… read more

Similar categories in Mary-Lou Stephens's The Chocolate Factory book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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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 Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Talented Mrs Greenway

By: Tea Cooper

3.93

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

From a bestselling Australian author, this compellingly realised novel brings to life the story of … read more

Similar categories in Tea Cooper's The Talented Mrs Greenway book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. A Woman's Work

By: Victoria Purman

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The astonishingly rich prize of the 1956 Australian Women's Weekly cookery competition offers two w… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Purman's A Woman's Work book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. The Sea Captain's Wife

By: Jackie French

4.36

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling story of murder, mystery, and mutiny on th… read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's The Sea Captain's Wife book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. At the Foot of the Cherry Tree

By: Alli Parker

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A stirring story of love and hope, based on the incredible true story of Australia's first Japanese… read more

Similar categories in Alli Parker's At the Foot of the Cherry Tree book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Becoming Mrs Mulberry

By: Jackie French

4.28

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the secrets we carry, those that we uneart… read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's Becoming Mrs Mulberry book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. Dreaming in French

By: Vanessa McCausland

4.25

Format: 368 pages, ebook

A remote French island. A crumbling villa. A reclusive film star. And an inheritance Saskia never e… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa McCausland's Dreaming in French book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • fiction
Cover of The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen  Brooks

18. The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

By: Karen Brooks

3.95

Format: 644 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this brilliant recreation of the vibrant, optimistic… read more

Similar categories in Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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19. A Woman of Courage

By: Tania Blanchard

3.90

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, moving story of love, tenacity and the right to be heard by bestseller Tania Blanchard,… read more

Similar categories in Tania Blanchard's A Woman of Courage book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Radio Hour by Victoria Purman

20. The Radio Hour

By: Victoria Purman

4.24

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Nurses' War comes this charming, funny, pointed look at the gold… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Purman's The Radio Hour book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Too many women kept too many secrets. For too long, women had buried their ambitions and their intelligence, succumbed to the law of the land made by men, and put up with behaviour and situations no …"

-Victoria Purman, The Radio Hour

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21. The Hidden Book

By: Kirsty Manning

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Jade Lily comes a compelling novel based on a true story of a WW… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book book and Karen Brooks's The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

20 Best fiction books like The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

4.21

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Trent Dalton

4.41

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4.07

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Susan Duncan

3.57

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Tricia Stringer

3.95

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3.89

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