7 best-selling historical books like Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant by Cristina Sanders

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Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant

By: Cristina Sanders

4.01

Format: 321 pages, Paperback

It’s 1866 and the three-masted sailing ship General Grant is on the southern route from Melbourne t…

If you liked the historical plot in Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant by Cristina Sanders , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Water

By: John Boyne

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the local… read more

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2. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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3. Pet

By: Catherine Chidgey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic … read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw

4. The Bookseller at the End of the World

By: Ruth Shaw

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny book… read more

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"My mother, more than anyone, knew why I lived such a high-risk life. She gave me the freedom to run."

-Ruth Shaw, The Bookseller at the End of the World

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5. There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir

By: Emma Espiner

4.31

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

“I don’t know why medicine felt like coming home but, for some reason, it fits. I keep thinking abo… read more

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6. How to Loiter in a Turf War

By: Coco Solid

4.23

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A genre-bending work of autobiographical fiction from one of Aotearoa’s fiercest and most versatile… read more

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"She gives him a hurled brick wrapped up in a smile"

-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War

"Māoridom in Aotearoa dictates that we generate prestige from manaakitanga. It is the connection and hospitality we express for those in our care but also to show all that they are our equal, they too…"

-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War

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7. Lioness

By: Emily Perkins

3.43

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

You know how we say we devoured a story, and also that we were consumed by it? Eating and being eat… read more

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8. Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

By: Josie Shapiro

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved … read more

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9. The Axeman's Carnival

By: Catherine Chidgey

4.37

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Everywhere, the birds: sparrows and skylarks and thrushes, starlings and bellbirds, fantails and pi… read more

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10. Harbouring

By: Jenny Pattrick

3.88

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1839 and Huw Pengellin is desperate to find a better life for his family than the one he ekes… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Pattrick's Harbouring book and Cristina Sanders's Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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11. Loop Tracks

By: Sue Orr

4.16

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

It’s 1978: the Auckland abortion clinic has been forced to close and sixteen-year-old Charlie has t… read more

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12. The Good Wife of Bath

By: Karen Brooks

4.20

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

In the middle ages, a famous poet told a story that mocked a strong woman. It became a literary cla… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"I've always said, never trust a person without brows, a maxim that has proven true on more than one occasion."

-Karen Brooks, The Good Wife of Bath

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13. Kāwai For Such A Time As This

By: Monty Soutar

4.16

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

This epic historical adventure tells the story of pre-colonial Aotearoa New Zealand like it’s never… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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14. Better the Blood

By: Michael Bennett

4.01

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH Hana Westerman is a tenacious Māori detective juggling single… read more

Similar categories in Michael Bennett's Better the Blood book and Cristina Sanders's Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant

  • historical fiction
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15. The Last Secret Agent

By: Pippa Latour

4.55

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The extraordinary untold story of Pippa Latour, who parachuted into occupied France in 1944 as an u… read more

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  • historical
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16. The Call

By: Gavin Strawhan

3.84

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize 2023A brilliant debut crime novel centred on a 501 deport… read more

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17. Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant

By: Cristina Sanders

4.01

Format: 321 pages, Paperback

It’s 1866 and the three-masted sailing ship General Grant is on the southern route from Melbourne t… read more

Similar categories in Cristina Sanders's Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant book and Cristina Sanders's Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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18. Dice

By: Claire Baylis

3.86

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

A compelling courtroom drama, Dice is an incredibly timely exploration of how sexual violence is vi… read more

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19. The Space Between

By: Lauren Keenan

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A gripping historical novel set amidst the New Zealand Wars in 1860. How do you choose between t… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Keenan's The Space Between book and Cristina Sanders's Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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20. The Girl on the Page

By: John Purcell

3.62

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Two women, two great betrayals, one path to redemption. A punchy, powerful and page-turning novel a… read more

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21. The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone

By: Gareth Ward

4.11

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

“When we opened Sherlock Tomes people warned us that we’d made a terrible mistake. People warned us… read more

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8 Best historical fiction books like Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant by Cristina Sanders

Transform Your Habits

The Household

Stacey Halls

3.94

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Pet

Catherine Chidgey

4.06

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Harbouring

Jenny Pattrick

3.88

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The Good Wife of Bath

Karen Brooks

4.20

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Lola in the Mirror

Trent Dalton

4.41

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How to Loiter in a Turf War

Coco Solid

4.23

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Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2)

Michael Bennett

3.94

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Lioness

Emily Perkins

3.43

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