10 Best historical books like Twisted Briar by Peggy Poe Stern

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Twisted Briar

By: Peggy Poe Stern

4.59

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Twisted Briar is Peggy's fortieth novel; her forty-fifth book. Each book resonates with Peggy's aut…

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1. Lula Mae

By: None

3.84

Format: 640 pages,

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2. The Road to Bittersweet

By: Donna Everhart

4.00

Format: 120 pages,

Set in the Carolinas in the 1940s, The Road to Bittersweet is a beautifully written, evocative acco… read more

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3. Appalachian Song

By: Michelle Shocklee

4.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Forever within the memories of my heart. Always remember, you are perfectly loved. Bertie Jenkins… read more

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  • historical
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4. I Will Close My Eyes: A Novel

By: Amy Fillion

4.24

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

"Beautifully written and so inspiring!" -Amazon reviewer"One of the most heartfelt, touching books … read more

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5. They Call Her Dirty Sally

By: Amy Matayo

4.42

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

For years, the town of Silver Bell, Arkansas has quietly mourned the hospital fire that claimed the… read more

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  • historical
"Luck works best when it isn't pressed more than once."

-Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

"I was a drunk teenager once, and that combination goes together about as well as gasoline and a Zippo lighter."

-Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." --nursery rhyme, and the first lie we learned in school"

-Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

"Isn't that what every child wants even well into adulthood --- the opportunity to look their parents in the eye and see a glimmer of pride shining back at them?"

-Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

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6. The Promise ("The Promise" Saga Book 2)

By: Jean Hackensmith

4.46

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

“If you ever need anything, Rebecca, you just let me know and I'll be there." Those were the words … read more

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7. The Price of Bread and Shoes: A Novel

By: Lonormi Manuel

4.47

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

When nineteen-year-old Alafair Sizemore Slone journeys to Chemame Creek, West Virginia to join her … read more

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  • historical
"It's a hard life for a woman, married to a man who's married to the bottle."

-Lonormi Manuel, The Price of Bread and Shoes: A Novel

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8. Threshing of Straw

By: Kim Catron

4.51

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

A grandmother who only ever wanted to protect her two little girls. A mother who did the unthinkabl… read more

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  • historical
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9. Eventide: A Novel of the Southern Appalachians

By: Terri Fabel

4.33

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Eventide is a story about the deep and abiding love two sister have for each other as they struggle… read more

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10. Whispering Winds of Appalachia

By: John Ellington

4.46

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

Life-long friendships, class differences, terrible mistakes, and the beauty of unspoiled nature ar… read more

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  • historical
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11. Hiram's Girls: For Want of a Home (Pierce Family Saga Book 5)

By: Hazel Hart

4.54

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

All the Pierce sisters want is a secure home with their father. Will their diabolical stepmother’s … read more

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12. The Getaway Cabin (Book 2 Blue Ridge Mountains Series)

By: Sage Parker

4.31

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

Her greatest fear came true. Now what? 53-year-old Valerie Schuster was a great mother and wife for… read more

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13. Hiram's War (Pierce Family Saga, #4)

By: Hazel Hart

4.44

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

October 1864: A family and a nation divided. Kansan Hiram Pierce is a stubborn, opinionated man … read more

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14. Hiram's Boy (Pierce Family Saga, #3)

By: Hazel Hart

4.49

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

A boy’s search for truth and what it means to be a man. Kansas Territory, 1859 Ambrose Pierce has… read more

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15. For Want of a Father (Pierce Family Saga, #2)

By: Hazel Hart

4.41

Format: 196 pages, ebook

Fathers, Daughters, and Expectations In 1859, half-sisters Lucy and Cordelia travel by stagecoac… read more

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16. Cordelia's Journey (Pierce Family Saga, #1)

By: Hazel Hart

4.40

Format: 348 pages, ebook

In this coming-of-age story set in Kansas Territory, 1855, thirteen-year-old Cordelia puts up with … read more

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17. Where Courage Began: Velma's Story

By: G.L. Gooding

4.18

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

A blizzard rages outside a ramshackle Iowa farmhouse in February of 1921. Five-year-old Velma and h… read more

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  • historical
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18. The Road to Resilience: Velma’s Story (Velma's Story Book 2)

By: G.L. Gooding

4.42

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the life of author G. L. Gooding's mother, Velma Steele, The Road to Resilience continues … read more

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19. Quilly

By: Jan Strickland

4.55

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

What was it like to be biracial in the early 1900’s in a small white southern town where the divisi… read more

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20. Tobacco Rose

By: Florence Love Karsner

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

South Georgia 1955. Racial tensions lead to riots in the South. An old black woman named Rosie and … read more

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21. Veda

By: Ellen Gardner

4.18

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

If Veda’s mama hadn’t pounded religion into her “the way she pounded the dirt out of Papa’s overall… read more

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  • historical
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22. The Forgiving Kind

By: Donna Everhart

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this masterful new novel, set in 1950s North Carolina, the acclaimed author of The Road to Bitte… read more

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  • historical
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23. Cora Jean

By: Lawrence Gulley

4.51

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Cora Jean is the story of a young girl from the American South, the daughter of a prostitute who is… read more

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24. Above the Fog: Appalachian Fiction

By: Karen Lynn Nolan

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

When her abusive father swears an oath on her thirteenth birthday that could destroy her family, Co… read more

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25. The Cicada Tree

By: Robert Gwaltney

4.09

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

The summer of 1956, a brood of cicadas descends upon Providence Georgia, a natural event with super… read more

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  • historical
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26. Bitter Honey

By: Sharon Mierke

4.53

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

In the early 1800s (1830s – 1860s) it has been estimated that as many as 300,000 men and women may … read more

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27. The Red Road: Book One of the McGinn Family Saga

By: J.E. McCarthy

4.26

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

First Place Winner, Fall 2023 Historical FictionThere’s no greater duty than family…In the heart of… read more

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28. From the Flood: A Memoir

By: Suzanne Jones

4.24

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

**GOLD Winner of the 2022 Nonfiction Authors Association Book Award** **2022 American Writers Awar… read more

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29. More Than Grit

By: Gretchen A. Carlson

4.57

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

When do secrets become lies? When is grit not enough? A story of broken lives and deep friendships,… read more

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30. Twisted Briar

By: Peggy Poe Stern

4.59

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Twisted Briar is Peggy's fortieth novel; her forty-fifth book. Each book resonates with Peggy's aut… read more

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31. Granny Woman: An Appalachian Journey Novel

By: C.C. Tillery

4.47

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

After Bessie and Fletcher Elliott lose all their money when their bank fails at the beginning of th… read more

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11 Best fiction books like The Price of Bread and Shoes: A Novel by Lonormi Manuel

Transform Your Habits

I Will Close My Eyes: A Novel

Amy Fillion

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Where Butterflies Wander

Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

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The Only Way Home

Jeanette Minniti

4.21

Transform Your Habits

This Funny Life: A Novel

Amy Fillion

4.25

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