13 must-read fiction books like Rosa's Island by Val Wood

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Rosa's Island

By: Val Wood

4.43

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Rosa grew up an orphan in a remote, watery island fastness on the wild East coast of Yorkshire. Tak…

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1. Liverpool Angels

By: Lyn Andrews

4.61

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Born at the turn of the twentieth century, Mae Strickland is only a few days old when her mother su… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

2. The Songbird

By: Valerie Wood

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

The choice was hers - fame and fortune or true love. Poppy Mazzini, born in Hull over her father's … read more

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3. Far From Home

By: Valerie Wood

3.00

Format: 24 pages,

When Georgiana Gregory and her maid, Kitty, make the long sea journey from their native Hull for Ne… read more

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4. A Season for Hope

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.65

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new novel from Britain's best-loved saga author Whitby, 1845 Amber Ainsley works fo… read more

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5. The Waterfront Lass (The Waterfront Women #1)

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.53

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Wakefield 1870 On the banks of the River Calder, Meg Taylor struggles to care for her younger si… read more

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  • historical fiction
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6. 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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  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. The Tobacconist's Wife: An emotional historical saga

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.50

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

1855 York, England Having lost her father, Thea Goodson is alone in the world. It is true she has a… read more

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8. The Dock Girl's Shame (The Waterfront Women #2)

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.62

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

A broken heart, a shameful secret… Wakefield, Yorkshire 1871 Loretta Chambers has spent her l… read more

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  • historical fiction
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9. 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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10. Megan

By: Carole Llewellyn

4.41

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

A VIVID AND GRIPPING PORTRAYAL OF WORLDS COLLIDING AND LOVE CONQUERING ALL. 1919, Bristol. Me… read more

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11. The Winter Widow (Seasons of Change Book 1)

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.59

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Slum Angel When the hand of friendship is everything...York, Eng… read more

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12. The Doorstep Girls

By: Valerie Wood

4.38

Format: 546 pages, Kindle Edition

Ruby and Grace have grown up in the poorest slums of Hull. Friends since early childhood, they have… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Family Holiday

By: Shalini Boland

3.90

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Two families. One house swap. A vacation to die for. I can’t believe my luck as I arrive at the … read more

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  • fiction
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14. Dolly's Dream (The Rockwood Chronicles, #6)

By: Dilly Court

4.51

Format: 491 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss the sixth and final book in the heartwarming six-part series from the No.1 Sunday Times … read more

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  • romance
  • historical fiction
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15. The Girls From Mersey View

By: Lyn Andrews

4.50

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

In her nostalgic and heart-warming saga, Sunday Times bestselling author Lyn Andrews evokes the ups… read more

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  • fiction
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16. Catrina's Return: Victorian saga

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The Scottish Highlands, 1899. A life altering event led Catrina Davies to hide from her family and … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. 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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18. The Misfit

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.47

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Abandoned outside a hospital, baby Rebecca didn't have a good start. She's adopted, but her new fat… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Maid’s Disgrace

By: Emma Hornby

4.13

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

**Don't miss Emma Hornby's gripping new wartime saga, A DAUGHTER'S WAR - available for pre-order no… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. Sunlight on the Mersey

By: Lyn Andrews

4.22

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

The Great War is over, but one family's journey has just begun... Sunlight on the Mersey is an e… read more

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  • historical fiction

21. Liverpool Sisters

By: Lyn Andrews

4.39

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

With no mother to guide them, can Livvie and Amy find happiness? Two motherless girls, a young ste… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. From Liverpool with Love

By: Lyn Andrews

4.24

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Bestselling author Lyn Andrews writes a poignant and unforgettable saga - From Liverpool With Love … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. A Family’s Heartbreak

By: Kitty Neale

4.45

Format: 422 pages, Kindle Edition

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘OMG as always Kitty Neale’s book has not disappointed, story was amazing. Could hardly put t… read more

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  • historical fiction
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24. Rosa's Island

By: Val Wood

4.43

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Rosa grew up an orphan in a remote, watery island fastness on the wild East coast of Yorkshire. Tak… read more

Similar categories in Val Wood's Rosa's Island book and Val Wood's Rosa's Island

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. The Winter Widow's Daughter

By: Dolly Price

4.37

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Christmas should be a time for giving, but for Tess it is the day that stole her childhood…Wrongful… read more

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26. Children Of The Tide

By: Valerie Wood

4.46

Format: 548 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the late 1850s and a tired woman holding a baby walks from Hull to one of the big houses in A… read more

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  • fiction
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27. Cinderella Sister

By: Dilly Court

4.28

Format: 477 pages, Kindle Edition

Lily Larkin is the youngest of six and the least important member of her family. With their father … read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. Going Home

By: Valerie Wood

4.42

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

For Amelia and her brothers and sisters, the grim past which their mother Emily had endured seemed … read more

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  • fiction

29. The Liverpool Matchgirl

By: Lyn Andrews

4.40

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Parentless and alone on the streets of Liverpool, Lizzie must fight for a brighter future... Curl … read more

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  • historical fiction
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30. The Spitfire Sisters (The Maitland Trilogy, #3)

By: Margaret Dickinson

4.50

Format: 566 pages, Kindle Edition

Family and friendship mean everything under the darkening skies of wartime Britain, by Sunday Times… read more

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  • romance
  • historical fiction
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31. Pride of the Courtneys

By: Margaret Dickinson

4.20

Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition

A historical romance, Pride of the Courtneys is Margaret Dickinson's first published novel. When Lo… read more

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