14 must-read historical books like The Secrets of the Huon Wren by Claire van Ryn

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The Secrets of the Huon Wren

By: Claire van Ryn

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Senior journalist Allira is writing a story for Folk magazine when she meets Nora, a nursing home r…

If you liked the historical plot in The Secrets of the Huon Wren by Claire van Ryn , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Sleepless in Stringybark Bay

By: Susan Duncan

3.57

Format: 389 pages, Paperback

A page-turning, mysterious, funny and delightful story by the bestselling author of Salvation Creek… read more

Similar categories in Susan Duncan's Sleepless in Stringybark Bay book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Back on Track

By: Tricia Stringer

3.95

Format: 454 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author and voice of Australian storytelling Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationsh… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Stringer's Back on Track book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical fiction
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

Similar categories in Gabbie Stroud's The Things That Matter Most book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • adult
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3)

By: Margaret Hickey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spe… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Hickey's Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3) book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year

By: Joanna Nell

3.77

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Husband and wife GPs Alan and Heather Winterbottom have worked side by side in their idyllic rural … read more

Similar categories in Joanna Nell's Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. The Accident

By: Fiona Lowe

3.86

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A terrible crash... but the facts don't add up. Worlds converge and two women's lives are torn … read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lowe's The Accident book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Other Bridget

By: Rachael Johns

4.16

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A feelgood romantic comedy by Australia's bestselling romance writer, ideal for fans of Emily Henry… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Johns's The Other Bridget book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. The Tea Ladies (The Tea Ladies, #1)

By: Amanda Hampson

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Trade Paperback

They keep everyone's secrets, until there's a murder... Sydney, 1965: After a chance encounter w… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Hampson's The Tea Ladies (The Tea Ladies, #1) book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Hummingbird Effect

By: Kate Mildenhall

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An epic, kaleidoscopic story of four women connected across time and place by an invisible thread a… read more

Similar categories in Kate Mildenhall's The Hummingbird Effect book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Redgum River Retreat

By: Sandie Docker

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The heart-warming new novel by the bestselling author of The Kookaburra Creek Hotel and The Wattle … read more

Similar categories in Sandie Docker's The Redgum River Retreat book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
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16. The Cryptic Clue (The Tea Ladies, #2)

By: Amanda Hampson

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Look who's back in hot water! The highly anticipated new novel in The Tea Ladies cosy crime series,… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Hampson's The Cryptic Clue (The Tea Ladies, #2) book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The House of Now and Then

By: Jo Dixon

4.15

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

You should leave the past in the past ... or should you? A vividly told, jaw-droppingly twisty and … read more

Similar categories in Jo Dixon's The House of Now and Then book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Daisy and Kate

By: Meredith Appleyard

4.13

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

Friendship lost and found again. Jealousy destroyed their friendship decades ago, but now they n… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Appleyard's Daisy and Kate book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. A Shadow at the Door

By: Jo Dixon

3.84

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The House of Now and Then comes a vividly portrayed story that revea… read more

Similar categories in Jo Dixon's A Shadow at the Door book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • book club
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22. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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23. The Wonderful Thing about Phoenix Rose

By: Josephine Moon

4.02

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

Phoenix Rose, a 35-year-old neurodivergent teacher, is at a crossroads in her career and in her rel… read more

Similar categories in Josephine Moon's The Wonderful Thing about Phoenix Rose book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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24. Sidelines

By: Karen Viggers

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A teenage sports game descends into a brawl after a controversial line call in a fast-paced contemp… read more

Similar categories in Karen Viggers's Sidelines book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • 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

Cover of The Secrets of the Huon Wren by Claire van Ryn

27. The Secrets of the Huon Wren

By: Claire van Ryn

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Senior journalist Allira is writing a story for Folk magazine when she meets Nora, a nursing home r… read more

Similar categories in Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • book club
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28. 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 Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of On a Bright Hillside in Paradise by Annette Higgs

29. On a Bright Hillside in Paradise

By: Annette Higgs

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the winner of the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize. Told from five different points of view, eac… read more

Similar categories in Annette Higgs's On a Bright Hillside in Paradise book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir by Sandie Docker

30. The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir

By: Sandie Docker

4.35

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Sisters Eleanor and Maggie have been running the Lyrebird Lake Ladies’ Choir for years. The choir m… read more

Similar categories in Sandie Docker's The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

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31. The Last Trace

By: Petronella McGovern

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

What if you're scared you committed a crime but can't remember? From the bestselling author of Six … read more

Similar categories in Petronella McGovern's The Last Trace book and Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren

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Jane Tara

4.02

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