14 Best fiction books like What Once Was True by Jean Grainger

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What Once Was True

By: Jean Grainger

4.28

Format: 522 pages, Paperback

Robinswood, Co. Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families. D…

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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 Jean Grainger's What Once Was True

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. In the Midnight Rain

By: Barbara O'Neal

4.37

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Two converging mysteries compel a woman’s search for the truth in a captivating novel about loss, l… read more

Similar categories in Barbara O'Neal's In the Midnight Rain book and Jean Grainger's What Once Was True

  • romance
  • fiction
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3. The Jessabelle House (The Coleman Series Book 1)

By: Katie Winters

4.40

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

The Coleman Family of Nantucket hides a heartbreaking secret. When Samantha's Great-Aunt Jessabelle… read more

Similar categories in Katie Winters's The Jessabelle House (The Coleman Series Book 1) book and Jean Grainger's What Once Was True

  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • romance
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4. A Class Entwined (A Matter of Class, #2)

By: Susie Murphy

4.45

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

'A book that you can't stop reading because you want to see how it ends, and yet you never want it … read more

Similar categories in Susie Murphy's A Class Entwined (A Matter of Class, #2) book and Jean Grainger's What Once Was True

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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5. 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 What Once Was True

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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6. 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 What Once Was True

  • historical fiction
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7. 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 What Once Was True

  • romance
  • ireland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. 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 What Once Was True

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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9. The Willberry Inn (Oak Harbor #1)

By: Kimberly Thomas

4.12

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

Cora had it all, a doting husband, two wonderful daughters, an amazing career, and a beautiful home… read more

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10. 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 What Once Was True

  • historical
  • ireland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. 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 What Once Was True

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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12. 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 What Once Was True

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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13. 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 What Once Was True

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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14. 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 What Once Was True

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. What Once Was True

By: Jean Grainger

4.28

Format: 522 pages, Paperback

Robinswood, Co. Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families. D… read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's What Once Was True book and Jean Grainger's What Once Was True

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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

Similar categories in Eoin Dempsey's The Garden of Ireland: An Irish 19th Century Family Saga (The Powerscourt Series Book 2) book and Jean Grainger's What Once Was True

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19. Memories of the Lost

By: Barbara O'Neal

4.41

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

An unsuspecting artist uncovers her late mother’s secrets and unravels her own hidden past in a beg… read more

Similar categories in Barbara O'Neal's Memories of the Lost book and Jean Grainger's What Once Was True

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. 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 What Once Was True

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. 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 What Once Was True

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

7 Best audiobook books like What Once Was True by Jean Grainger

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The Irish Nanny

Sandy Taylor

4.31

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The Orphan's Daughter

Sandy Taylor

4.48

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The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1)

Sandy Taylor

4.15

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The Little Orphan Girl

Sandy Taylor

4.38

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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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