9 must-read historical fiction books like A Whisper to the Living by Ruth Hamilton

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A Whisper to the Living

By: Ruth Hamilton

4.44

Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotional and heart-warming saga set in the Lancashire cotton mills from The Sunday Times bestse…

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1. Looking Back

By: Josephine Cox

4.30

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

A story of love, sacrifice and a girl who has to grow up too fast... From the moment she learns … read more

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  • fiction
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2. The Lost Girl

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.63

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

1875 With their father missing and their mother suddenly passing, Esme and Gabriel are forced to… read more

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3. A Mother's Shame

By: Rosie Clarke

4.55

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Maggie Bailey has not had an easy childhood. Her father, Michael, always too easy with his fists af… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Close to Home

By: Pamela Evans

4.48

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

A terrible accident. A convicted murderer. An impossible love. A heart-breaking saga from much-lov… read more

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5. Falsely Accused Widow

By: Faye Godwin

4.40

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

In the wake of losing both her parents, young Joanna believed Bernard Woods was the solution to all… read more

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6. Yesterday's Friends

By: Pamela Evans

4.46

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

One night. One decision. A lifetime of consequences. Yesterday's Friends is a thrilling saga of lo… read more

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7. Women of Straw

By: Carole Llewellyn

4.30

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1865, Luton in Bedfordshire is famous for manufacturing straw boaters worn everywhere, although … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Cotton Mill Orphan

By: Faye Godwin

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Juliette Purcell has never known anything beyond her small, miserable world: the tiny tenement wher… read more

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9. The Wild Child

By: Anne Baker

4.30

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

Raising her daughters alone, widowed Flora Wilcox often feels out of her depth. There's no problem … read more

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  • fiction
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10. A Winter Baby for Gin Barrel Lane

By: Lindsey Hutchinson

4.51

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Dolly Perkins and Jack Larkin have grown up in the notorious gin palaces of Birmingham. It’s a w… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. Welcome to Weaver Street

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.53

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

If you love Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn, you'll love Chrissie Walsh's WWI story of love, loss an… read more

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  • historical fiction
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12. Believing in Tomorrow

By: Rita Bradshaw

4.65

Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition

Believing in Tomorrow is the epic family saga and moving historical fiction, from the top ten bests… read more

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13. The Empty Cradle

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.63

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

When a young woman faces unimaginable heartache, she vows to make a difference...A moving saga of a… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. The Orphan in the Peacock Shawl

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Yorkshire Dales 1850 As a terrible storm rages, Annabelle Wallis is shocked to find a distressed… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Beneath a Stormy Sky

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.48

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Slum Angel and the Kitty McKenzie series! Surviving a shipwreck was the l… read more

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16. The Runaway Children

By: Lindsey Hutchinson

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

In two rundown houses, at the side of a barren Black Country heath, live six children with no famil… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. Wishes And Tears

By: Dee Williams

4.41

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

A bond this powerful can never be broken...Dee Williams writes a heart-wrenching tale of a young mo… read more

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  • fiction
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18. Polly of Penn's Place

By: Dee Williams

4.51

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

Polly and her brother never liked each other and when, in a fit of spite, he flicks a fishbone at h… read more

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19. Living a Lie

By: Josephine Cox

4.37

Format: 484 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1975 Lucinda Marsh throws herself in front of a speeding train leaving her twelve-year-old daugh… read more

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  • fiction
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20. The Secret Of The Orphan's Windfall (Moonlight and Fog: Love in Victorian London)

By: Hattie Finch

4.31

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

Winnie had no idea how fortunate her life was until things began to change. Then, once the changes … read more

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21. With a Little Luck

By: Anne Baker

4.35

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

Alice Luckett is only nine years old when her father, Len, commits suicide. Her mother disappeared … read more

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22. The Orphan's Gift

By: Anne Baker

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

When all seems lost, will her mother's legacy keep her safe?Praise for Anne Baker's Merseyside saga… read more

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23. A Labour of Love

By: Anne Baker

4.37

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

Two young people come face to face with the trials and tribulations of life and love. Anne Baker's… read more

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  • fiction
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24. A Lesson Learned

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.67

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Nuneaton, 1850 Growing up on a canal boat has meant life for young Saffie Doyle has been hard. H… read more

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  • historical fiction
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25. Somewhere, Someday

By: Josephine Cox

4.35

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

To find peace, she must come face to face with the tragedies of her past... Kelly knew that, alt… read more

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  • fiction
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26. Through Rose-Coloured Glasses

By: Anne Baker

4.36

Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition

A whirlwind romance changes a young woman's life forever...Anne Baker writes a spellbinding saga in… read more

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27. Jessica's Girl

By: Josephine Cox

4.45

Format: 580 pages, Kindle Edition

She must endure horror and heartache, but can she dare to hope for happiness? Despite a deathbed… read more

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  • fiction
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28. Mersey Maids

By: Anne Baker

4.37

Format: 443 pages, Kindle Edition

The fate and happiness of a family rest on the shoulders of two young sisters...Mersey Maids by Ann… read more

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  • fiction
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29. No Wings To Fly

By: Jess Foley

4.25

Format: 624 pages, Kindle Edition

If you like Catherine Cookson, Dilly Court and Katie Flynn, then you will love this breath-taking s… read more

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30. A Whisper to the Living

By: Ruth Hamilton

4.44

Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotional and heart-warming saga set in the Lancashire cotton mills from The Sunday Times bestse… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. Daughters of Rebecca

By: Iris Gower

4.30

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

Fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale will love this captivating and heart-wrenching s… read more

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14 best-selling fiction books like A Whisper to the Living by Ruth Hamilton

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Josephine Cox

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Rosie Clarke

4.55

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4.30

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Anne Baker

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