18 Best historical books like The Outcast Girls by Shirley Dickson

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The Outcast Girls

By: Shirley Dickson

4.11

Format: 291 pages, ebook

An utterly heartbreaking tale of two young girls, worlds apart, who are thrown together when they h…

If you liked the historical plot in The Outcast Girls by Shirley Dickson , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The Girls from See Saw Lane (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #2) by Sandy Taylor

1. The Girls from See Saw Lane (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #2)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.32

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Brighton 1963. Mary Pickles and I walked along the street with our arms linked, looking in shop win… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Taylor's The Girls from See Saw Lane (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #2) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. 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 Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • romance
  • british literature
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3) by Sandy Taylor

3. 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 Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Orphanage (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #1) by Lizzie Page

4. The Orphanage (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #1)

By: Lizzie Page

4.39

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Shilling Grange Orphanage, England, 1948. She was their only hope. Now they are hers. A gritty, hea… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Page's The Orphanage (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #1) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Weaver Street at War (Weaver Street #3)

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.67

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

The BRAND NEW release from Chrissie Walsh Praise for Chrissie Walsh 'Full of joy, sorrow and a bi… read more

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6. Courage for the Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #2)

By: Susanna Bavin

4.56

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Manchester, 1940. The Blitz is threatening to destroy everything they love. These girls will never … read more

Similar categories in Susanna Bavin's Courage for the Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #2) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical fiction
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7. A Child for Sale

By: Pam Howes

4.30

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

I reach out, arms aching to hold my newborn baby, and catch just a glimpse of soft, dark-brown hair… read more

Similar categories in Pam Howes's A Child for Sale book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Ration Book Baby (A Village at War, #1)

By: Ellie Curzon

4.35

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1940. Opening the box with trembling hands, she couldn’t believe it – a tiny baby lay insi… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Curzon's The Ration Book Baby (A Village at War, #1) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • british literature
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Wedding Bells on Victory Street (The Bryant Sisters #2)

By: Pam Howes

4.48

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

From Amazon bestseller Pam Howes comes a heartbreaking World War Two novel about a young woman tryi… read more

Similar categories in Pam Howes's Wedding Bells on Victory Street (The Bryant Sisters #2) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Girls of Victory Street (The Bryant Sisters #1)

By: Pam Howes

4.34

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

From Amazon bestseller Pam Howes comes an emotional World War Two saga about three young women whos… read more

Similar categories in Pam Howes's The Girls of Victory Street (The Bryant Sisters #1) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Spitfire Girl (A Village at War #2)

By: Ellie Curzon

4.57

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1941. ‘I’m sorry. Freddy’s plane went down.’ Her knees buckle. ‘No,’ she whispers. But the… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Curzon's The Spitfire Girl (A Village at War #2) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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12. 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 Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. 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 Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. A Safe Haven on Beamer Street

By: Sheila Riley

4.51

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

The BRAND NEW, next book in the Beamer Street series set around Liverpool Docks, by bestselling aut… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Riley's A Safe Haven on Beamer Street book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical fiction
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16. 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 Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • british literature
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Place to Call Home (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #2) by Lizzie Page

18. A Place to Call Home (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #2)

By: Lizzie Page

4.36

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Shilling Grange Orphanage, England, 1949. She would do anything to protect the innocent children in… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Page's A Place to Call Home (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #2) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. An Orphan's Song (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #3)

By: Lizzie Page

4.42

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1951. A tear-jerking and uplifting story about children orphaned by war, the grieving youn… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Page's An Orphan's Song (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #3) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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20. When I Was Yours

By: Lizzie Page

4.13

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

Big ones, little ones. Straggly hair, cropped hair, curls… the adults surge forward to choose and s… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Page's When I Was Yours book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of An Orphan's Hope (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #4) by Lizzie Page

21. An Orphan's Hope (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #4)

By: Lizzie Page

4.42

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1951. In the aftermath of World War Two, Clara’s orphanage is all these children have left… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Page's An Orphan's Hope (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #4) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Outcast Girls by Shirley  Dickson

22. The Outcast Girls

By: Shirley Dickson

4.11

Format: 291 pages, ebook

An utterly heartbreaking tale of two young girls, worlds apart, who are thrown together when they h… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • romance
  • british literature
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of An Orphan's Wish (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #5) by Lizzie Page

23. An Orphan's Wish (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #5)

By: Lizzie Page

4.52

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1953. An emotional and heart-breaking story about children tragically orphaned by the war,… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Page's An Orphan's Wish (Shilling Grange Children’s Home #5) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical fiction
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24. The Violin Maker's Daughter

By: Sharon Maas

3.85

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

When the Nazis march onto the cobbled streets of Colmar on November 1st 1940, Josef, a Jewish violi… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Maas's The Violin Maker's Daughter book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #1) by Susanna Bavin

25. The Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #1)

By: Susanna Bavin

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is raging in Europe. These girls will do everything they can on the home front – but is a h… read more

Similar categories in Susanna Bavin's The Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #1) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical fiction
Cover of Please Come Home (A Cornish Wartime Story #3) by Elaine Johns

26. Please Come Home (A Cornish Wartime Story #3)

By: Elaine Johns

4.43

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Cornwall, England, 1940. ‘Please come back to me. I…’ Anna can barely speak as she clutches Jimmy t… read more

Similar categories in Elaine Johns's Please Come Home (A Cornish Wartime Story #3) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical fiction
Cover of Heartbreak at Harpers (Welcome To Harpers Emporium #8) by Rosie Clarke

27. Heartbreak at Harpers (Welcome To Harpers Emporium #8)

By: Rosie Clarke

4.67

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Immerse yourself in the Harpers Emporium in the roaring 20s - a time of prosperity, optimism, and c… read more

Similar categories in Rosie Clarke's Heartbreak at Harpers (Welcome To Harpers Emporium #8) book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical fiction
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28. The Forgotten Girls

By: Lizzie Page

4.00

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Two women from very different times, linked by a single, powerful photograph of two lost little gir… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Page's The Forgotten Girls book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • british literature
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29. 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 Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Home Front Nurses by Rachel Brimble

30. The Home Front Nurses

By: Rachel Brimble

4.30

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

As war rages and brave soldiers returning home from the frontline need nurses more than ever, fierc… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Brimble's The Home Front Nurses book and Shirley Dickson's The Outcast Girls

  • historical fiction
Cover of Operation Winter Wedding (Army Girls #4) by Fenella J. Miller

31. Operation Winter Wedding (Army Girls #4)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.60

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Preorder the next instalment in the emotional wartime Army Girls series from Fenella J Miller. May … read more

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18 must-read fiction books like The Outcast Girls by Shirley Dickson

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Sandy Taylor

4.32

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Sandy Taylor

4.43

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Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3)

Sandy Taylor

4.42

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Lizzie Page

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Caroline Young

4.36

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Susanne O'Leary

4.22

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

Sandy Taylor

4.32

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Rebecca Alexander

4.51

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