26 must-read historical fiction books like The Girl with the Emerald Flag by Kathleen McGurl

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The Girl with the Emerald Flag

By: Kathleen McGurl

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A country rebelling It’s 1916 and, as war rages in Europe, Gráinne leaves her job in a department …

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Girl with the Emerald Flag by Kathleen McGurl , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Flight of the Earls (Heirs of Ireland #1)

By: Michael K. Reynolds

4.42

Format: 718 pages, Paperback

It's 1846 in Ireland. When her family's small farm is struck by famine, Clare Hanley and her younge… read more

Similar categories in Michael K. Reynolds's Flight of the Earls (Heirs of Ireland #1) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • ireland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The American Girl

By: Rachael English

4.17

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

Boston 1968. Rose Moroney is seventeen, smart, spirited – and pregnant. She wants to marry her boyf… read more

Similar categories in Rachael English's The American Girl book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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3. All That We Have Lost

By: Suzanne Fortin

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Papa always told us that to be brave doesn't mean you have no fear. It just means you can move for… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Fortin's All That We Have Lost book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Hidden Years

By: Rachel Hore

3.90

Format: 493 pages, Kindle Edition

'A dramatic, warm-hearted, wonderfully written read.'  DAILY MAIL 'Gorgeous '  GOOD HOUSEKEEPING … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hore's The Hidden Years book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
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5. The Time Between Us: An emotional, gripping historical page turner

By: Marina McCarron

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Normandy, 1937. Sixteen-year-old Elise embarks on a whirlwind romance with a young American man, wh… read more

Similar categories in Marina McCarron's The Time Between Us: An emotional, gripping historical page turner book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1) by Susanne O'Leary

6. The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1)

By: Susanne O'Leary

4.22

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

A mysterious old house, an unforgettable romance and a lost granddaughter escaping to the stunning … read more

Similar categories in Susanne O'Leary's The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Girls Left Behind

By: Emily Gunnis

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Dear Daisy, I miss you so much. I'm sorry I broke my promise to never be separated from you. I have… read more

Similar categories in Emily Gunnis's The Girls Left Behind book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
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8. The Legacy of Halesham Hall

By: Jenni Keer

4.29

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Solve the house's puzzle. Claim the Bellingham inheritance . . . Uncover the truth behind the myste… read more

Similar categories in Jenni Keer's The Legacy of Halesham Hall book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Elopement

By: Tracy Rees

4.17

Format: 432 pages, None

A wealthy heiress . . . 1897. Rowena Blythe is wealthy, entitled and beautiful. As her twenty-four… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Rees's The Elopement book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Orphans on the Train

By: Gill Thompson

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, moving story of loss, friendship, the need to belong, inspired by real events, of two o… read more

Similar categories in Gill Thompson's The Orphans on the Train book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Memories Of The Storm

By: Marcia Willett

4.03

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

It has been a house of secrets for over sixty years - Bridge House on the edge of Exmoor, beautiful… read more

Similar categories in Marcia Willett's Memories Of The Storm book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • fiction
  • british literature
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12. The Garden of Lost Secrets

By: Kerry Barrett

4.17

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

A forgotten past. A garden full of secrets. A mystery to be uncovered. 1943. With her best fr… read more

Similar categories in Kerry Barrett's The Garden of Lost Secrets book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • contemporary
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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13. A Secret at the Cottage by the Loch (Loch Cameron, #2)

By: Kennedy Kerr

4.30

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The endless green and purple of the Scottish hills stretch as far as Liz can see, curving up around… read more

Similar categories in Kennedy Kerr's A Secret at the Cottage by the Loch (Loch Cameron, #2) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • contemporary
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14. The Moon Gate

By: Amanda Geard

4.42

Format: 503 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the Richard & Judy pick The Midnight House. A wartime secret. An abandoned hous… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Geard's The Moon Gate book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • ireland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Life I Stole

By: Nikola Scott

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

May 1953. England is finally starting to recover from World War Two. Shop shelves are filling, the … read more

Similar categories in Nikola Scott's The Life I Stole book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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16. The Secrets of Crestwell Hall

By: Alexandra Walsh

4.30

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A king adorns the throne… He has no subtlety, no grace but he does not deserve to die in the way t… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Walsh's The Secrets of Crestwell Hall book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
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17. The Paper Bracelet

By: Rachael English

4.33

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Every baby's bracelet held a mother's secret... Inspired by heartrending real events, the grippi… read more

Similar categories in Rachael English's The Paper Bracelet book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
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18. The Traitor's Wife

By: Sarah Steele

4.60

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

'Do it,' she said to the German, her voice a rasping whisper. 'Shoot me if you dare. I am Maddale… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Steele's The Traitor's Wife book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Granddaughter's Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #2)

By: Susanne O'Leary

4.41

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Rose places her hand protectively on her grandmother’s necklace and looks up at Magnolia Manor’s vi… read more

Similar categories in Susanne O'Leary's The Granddaughter's Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #2) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

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20. My Mother's Shadow

By: Nikola Scott

4.14

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

Addie thinks she knows everything about her mother. But when a stranger appears claiming to be her … read more

Similar categories in Nikola Scott's My Mother's Shadow book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
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21. The Hidden Letters

By: Lorna Cook

4.35

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home and one yo… read more

Similar categories in Lorna Cook's The Hidden Letters book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
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22. The Letter Home

By: Rachael English

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A rich, heartbreaking novel, moving between west of Ireland and Boston, of a mother's love, a baby … read more

Similar categories in Rachael English's The Letter Home book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
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23. The Silk Code (WW2 Secret Agent #1)

By: Deborah Swift

4.33

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the true story of ‘Englandspiel’, one woman must race against the clock to uncover a trait… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Swift's The Silk Code (WW2 Secret Agent #1) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature
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24. Her Forgotten Promise

By: Corin Burnside

4.38

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

A wartime secret. A journey to uncover the truth. Claire has always had a special bond with her … read more

Similar categories in Corin Burnside's Her Forgotten Promise book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. The Girl with the Emerald Flag

By: Kathleen McGurl

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A country rebelling It’s 1916 and, as war rages in Europe, Gráinne leaves her job in a department … read more

Similar categories in Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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26. The Lost Memories

By: Lorna Cook

4.35

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Readers will be captivated by this story of love, sacrifice, and destiny, where the past and presen… read more

Similar categories in Lorna Cook's The Lost Memories book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical fiction
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27. The Missing Wife

By: Kerry Barrett

4.30

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

1933. Hannah Snow is fleeing her unhappy marriage to an MP when she finds herself in a small hotel … read more

Similar categories in Kerry Barrett's The Missing Wife book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. A Call to Courage (Women of the Resistance #1)

By: Holly Green

4.20

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Far from home, will she fight for freedom? 21-year-old Alix is studying in Paris, far away from Sas… read more

Similar categories in Holly Green's A Call to Courage (Women of the Resistance #1) book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

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29. Summer of Secrets

By: Nikola Scott

4.11

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

August 1939At peaceful Summerhill, orphaned Maddy hides from the world and the rumours of war. Then… read more

Similar categories in Nikola Scott's Summer of Secrets book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • contemporary
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. The Keepsake

By: Julie Brooks

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman who defied convention. A mystery that will take centuries to solve. The Keepsake is a th… read more

Similar categories in Julie Brooks's The Keepsake book and Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. 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 Kathleen McGurl's The Girl with the Emerald Flag

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

25 best-selling fiction books like The Girl with the Emerald Flag by Kathleen McGurl

Transform Your Habits

Flight of the Earls (Heirs of Ireland #1)

Michael K. Reynolds

4.42

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The American Girl

Rachael English

4.17

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All That We Have Lost

Suzanne Fortin

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Hidden Years

Rachel Hore

3.90

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9 Top fiction books like The Irish Child by Daisy O'Shea

Transform Your Habits

The Forgotten Farmhouse by the Sea (Welcome to Anglesey #1)

Caroline Young

4.36

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The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1)

Susanne O'Leary

4.22

Transform Your Habits

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

Sandy Taylor

4.32

Transform Your Habits

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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