19 must-read historical books like The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning

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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…

If you liked the historical plot in The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of The Sugar Palace by Fiona McIntosh

1. 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 Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Chocolate Factory by Mary-Lou Stephens

2. 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 Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • fiction
  • australia
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper

3. 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 Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • fiction
  • australia
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Sea Captain's Wife by Jackie French

4. 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 Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. War of Hearts

By: Tania Farrelly

4.36

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1917 America’s declaration of war against Germany gives Grace Winter, a keen-eyed New York Times… read more

Similar categories in Tania Farrelly's War of Hearts book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Girl from London

By: Olivia Spooner

4.04

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1940. Ruth, a young schoolteacher, volunteers as an escort helping to evacuate children fro… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Spooner's The Girl from London book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Hidden Storyteller by Mandy  Robotham

7. The Hidden Storyteller

By: Mandy Robotham

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in war-torn Germa… read more

Similar categories in Mandy Robotham's The Hidden Storyteller book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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8. Snapshots from Home

By: Sasha Wasley

4.36

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

‘Please send snaps of my dear mother and father, my sisters Sarah and Evelyn, and my bonzer little … read more

Similar categories in Sasha Wasley's Snapshots from Home book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Milliner of Bendigo by Darry Fraser

9. The Milliner of Bendigo

By: Darry Fraser

4.10

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

Trouble with the law, a missing sister, and a growing attachment to the wrong man - Evie Emerson ha… read more

Similar categories in Darry Fraser's The Milliner of Bendigo book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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10. 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 Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

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

11. 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 Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • australia
  • 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

12. 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 Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning

13. 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 Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • australia
  • adult
  • holocaust
  • books about books
Cover of The Paris Gown by Christine   Wells

14. The Paris Gown

By: Christine Wells

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From perennially popular historical novelist Christine Wells, the delightful tale of three young wo… read more

Similar categories in Christine Wells's The Paris Gown book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Beauties

By: Lauren Chater

3.70

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

An incomparable beauty. A promise to a king. A portrait that can never be completed. When Emilia… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Chater's The Beauties book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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16. The Story Thief

By: Kyra Geddes

4.04

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Fact and fiction meld into one in this stirring family saga set against shifting landscapes and piv… read more

Similar categories in Kyra Geddes's The Story Thief book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Booklover's Library by Madeline  Martin

17. The Booklover's Library

By: Madeline Martin

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of the books that… read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Booklover's Library book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
Cover of Beyond Summerland by Jenny Lecoat

18. Beyond Summerland

By: Jenny Lecoat

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lecoat has crafted a spellbinding story about secrets and l… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Lecoat's Beyond Summerland book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward

19. When the World Fell Silent

By: Donna Jones Alward

4.39

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

A story of loss, hope and redemption against the most impossible odds. 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. … read more

Similar categories in Donna Jones Alward's When the World Fell Silent book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Place to Hide by Ronald H. Balson

20. A Place to Hide

By: Ronald H. Balson

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award Theodore “Teddy” Hartigan is the scion of a we… read more

Similar categories in Ronald H. Balson's A Place to Hide book and Kirsty Manning's The Hidden Book

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust

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