5 Top dystopia books like Widowland by C.J. Carey

Cover of Widowland by C.J. Carey

Widowland

By: C.J. Carey

3.72

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. LOND…

"Rolf Friedel had a face that looked as though God had given up, and his conversation dwelt heavily on radio frequencies and signals technology, but he left Helena largely to her own devices, requiring her attention no more than one night a week."

-C.J. Carey, Widowland

"Rolf Friedel had a face that looked as though God had given up, and his conversation dwelt heavily on radio frequencies and signals technology, but he left Helena largely to her own devices, requiring her attention no more than one night a week."

-C.J. Carey, Widowland

If you liked the dystopia plot in Widowland by C.J. Carey , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of The Pursuit of Pearls (Clara Vine, #4) by Jane Thynne

1. The Pursuit of Pearls (Clara Vine, #4)

By: Jane Thynne

3.97

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Berlin, on the eve of war… As soldiers muster on the streets, spies circle in the shadows and Lo… read more

Similar categories in Jane Thynne's The Pursuit of Pearls (Clara Vine, #4) book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960

By: William Boyd

3.61

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

When William Boyd published his biography of New York modern artist Nat Tate, a huge reception of c… read more

Similar categories in William Boyd's Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960 book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. Black Roses (Clara Vine, #1)

By: Jane Thynne

3.64

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Berlin, 1933. Warning bells ring across Europe as Hitler comes to power. Clara Vine, an attractive … read more

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4. Master Class

By: Christina Dalcher

3.76

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Every child's potential is regularly determined by a standardized measurement: their quotient (Q). … read more

Similar categories in Christina Dalcher's Master Class book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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5. The Future

By: Naomi Alderman

3.86

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handfu… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Alderman's The Future book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There’s a beautiful world on the far shore,"

-Naomi Alderman, The Future

"The day was new now, as it is new every morning."

-Naomi Alderman, The Future

"There was fog, but behind the fog there was morning."

-Naomi Alderman, The Future

"The most persistent hauntings are the ghosts of lost futures."

-Naomi Alderman, The Future

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6. Cahokia Jazz

By: Francis Spufford

4.03

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently—from th… read more

Similar categories in Francis Spufford's Cahokia Jazz book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • historical
  • alternate history
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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7. Julia

By: Sandra Newman

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceana. It's 1984 and Julia… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Newman's Julia book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • feminism
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
"У цьому весь жах. Ти не маєш вибору, а все ж мусиш діяти точно так, ніби маєш."

-Sandra Newman, Julia

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8. Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain

By: Andy Burnham

4.37

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Picked as one of Waterstones' Non-Fiction 'Books You Need to Read in 2024' Gordon 'A path-bre… read more

Similar categories in Andy Burnham's Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • audiobook
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9. The Sentence

By: Christina Dalcher

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A law intended to end capital punishment. Prosecutors who seek the death penalty put their lives… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dalcher's The Sentence book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Scarlet Town (Laurence Jago, #3) by Leonora Nattrass

10. Scarlet Town (Laurence Jago, #3)

By: Leonora Nattrass

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

1796. A rigged election. A town at war. a murderer at large... Disgraced former Foreign Office c… read more

Similar categories in Leonora Nattrass's Scarlet Town (Laurence Jago, #3) book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Black River

By: Nilanjana Roy

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the village of Teetarpur, a few hours from the capital city of Delhi, Chand’s peaceful life is s… read more

Similar categories in Nilanjana Roy's Black River book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • fiction
Cover of Widowland by C.J. Carey

12. Widowland

By: C.J. Carey

3.72

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. LOND… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Carey's Widowland book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • historical
  • feminism
  • alternate history
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Rolf Friedel had a face that looked as though God had given up, and his conversation dwelt heavily on radio frequencies and signals technology, but he left Helena largely to her own devices, requirin…"

-C.J. Carey, Widowland

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13. To Battersea Park

By: Philip Hensher

3.12

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A brilliantly conceived and audacious novel from one of our most consistently intelligent and begu… read more

Similar categories in Philip Hensher's To Battersea Park book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • fiction
Cover of OffSet: A Dystopian Climate Fiction by Anna Trompetas

14. OffSet: A Dystopian Climate Fiction

By: Anna Trompetas

4.13

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

"Anna Trompetas’s debut novel is beautifully written, funny, poignant, and terrifying all at once."… read more

Similar categories in Anna Trompetas's OffSet: A Dystopian Climate Fiction book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • fiction
Cover of London, Burning by Anthony   Quinn

15. London, Burning

By: Anthony Quinn

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

London, Burning is a novel about the end of the 1970s, and the end of an era. It concerns a nation … read more

Similar categories in Anthony Quinn's London, Burning book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Twelve Miles by Erika Robuck

16. The Last Twelve Miles

By: Erika Robuck

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two real, brilliant women on opposite sides of the law, in a deadly game of cat and mouse… 1926.… read more

Similar categories in Erika Robuck's The Last Twelve Miles book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Elizabeth’s heart feels a pang of jealousy, followed by a burst of love at seeing her happy family. It’s both freeing and agonizing not to be needed. That is the nature of motherhood, she thinks"

-Erika Robuck, The Last Twelve Miles

Cover of The Words I Never Wrote by Jane Thynne

17. The Words I Never Wrote

By: Jane Thynne

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

New York, present day: On a whim, photographer Juno Lambert buys the 1931 Underwood typewriter that… read more

Similar categories in Jane Thynne's The Words I Never Wrote book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Last Light Over Oslo

By: Alix Rickloff

3.88

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A gripping historical novel set in Norway and Sweden in 1940, based on true events, which follows o… read more

Similar categories in Alix Rickloff's The Last Light Over Oslo book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Queen High by Carey  C.J.

19. Queen High

By: Carey C.J.

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

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20. Two-Step Devil

By: Jamie Quatro

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From a New York Times Notable "writer of great originality" comes a bold novel about love, faith an… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Quatro's Two-Step Devil book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • fiction
Cover of The Blood of Others by Graham Hurley

21. The Blood of Others

By: Graham Hurley

4.31

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

Dieppe, August 1942. A catastrophe no headline dared admit. Plans are underway for the boldest r… read more

Similar categories in Graham Hurley's The Blood of Others book and C.J. Carey's Widowland

  • historical fiction

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