20 Best historical fiction books like The Aerialists by Katie Munnik

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The Aerialists

By: Katie Munnik

3.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

*WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH*Paris, 1891 Laura is living on the streets, far from the Ameri…

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1. The Taxidermist's Daughter

By: Kate Mosse

3.74

Format: 409 pages, Hardcover

Sussex, 1912. In a churchyard, villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will die … read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The colour of the magpie, her father was saying, was symbolic of creation. The void, the mystery of that which had not yet taken form. Black and white, he said. Presence and absence."

-Kate Mosse, The Taxidermist's Daughter

2. The Scribe of Siena

By: Melodie Winawer

4.22

Format: 649 pages, Hardcover

Accomplished neurosurgeon Beatrice Trovato knows that her deep empathy for her patients is starting… read more

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3. Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life

By: Nina Stibbe

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the 1980s Nina Stibbe wrote letters home to her sister in Leicester describing her trials and tr… read more

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4. The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

By: Alexandra Benedict

3.70

Format: None pages, Audiobook

On 1st of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan finds a han… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. 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

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death Awaits in Durham (Kitt Hartley Yorkshire Mysteries #4) by Helen Cox

6. Death Awaits in Durham (Kitt Hartley Yorkshire Mysteries #4)

By: Helen Cox

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

When librarian and budding private investigator Kitt Hartley visits her ex-assistant Grace Edwards … read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Royal Secret (Marwood and Lovett, #5)

By: Andrew Taylor

4.25

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From the No.1 bestselling author of  The Last Protector  and  The Ashes of London  comes the next b… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Square of Sevens

By: Laura Shepherd-Robinson

4.14

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An orphaned fortune teller in 18th-century England searches for answers about her long-dead mother … read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"If time with those we love is measured by the hourglass, then God’s greatest cruelty is not to let us see the size of that vessel."

-Laura Shepherd-Robinson, The Square of Sevens

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9. The Theory of Crows

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.89

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land When … read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Murder After the Night Before

By: Katy Brent

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Something bad happened last night. My best friend Posey is dead. The police think it was a tragic a… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Traces: The Memoir of a Forensic Scientist and Criminal Investigator by Patricia Wiltshire

11. Traces: The Memoir of a Forensic Scientist and Criminal Investigator

By: Patricia Wiltshire

3.60

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Professor Patricia Wiltshire will take you on a journey through the fascinating edgeland where natu… read more

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  • audiobook
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12. The Witches of Vardø

By: Anya Bergman

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcra… read more

Similar categories in Anya Bergman's The Witches of Vardø book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Woman in the Garden (Eustacia Rose #1)

By: Jill Johnson

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

I've always been better with plants than people . . . Eustacia Rose is a Professor of Botanical … read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Isaac and the Egg

By: Bobby Palmer

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Heartbreaking and heart-stealing, this bestselling modern-day fable is an unforgettable novel about… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley

By: Sean Lusk

3.90

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Zachary Cloudesley is gifted in a remarkable way. But not all gifts are a blessing... Leadenhall… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. A Net for Small Fishes

By: Lucy Jago

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When Frances Howard, unhappy wife of the Earl of Essex, meets the talented Anne Turner, the two str… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Jago's A Net for Small Fishes book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Murder and marriage is not a happy mix."

-Lucy Jago, A Net for Small Fishes

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17. Upon a Frosted Star

By: M.A. Kuzniar

3.58

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When the snow falls, she will be free… The invitations always arrive the same way – without warn… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"...magic does not belong solely to the young."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"...all I want, all I could ever need, is you."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"A life was so fragile, spun from magic impossible to understand..."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"For their was no finer family than the one you had chosen yourself."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

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18. The Family Tree

By: Sairish Hussain

4.20

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Your roots can always lead you home…Amjad cradles his baby daughter in the middle of the night. He … read more

Similar categories in Sairish Hussain's The Family Tree book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Dangerous Women

By: Hope Adams

3.62

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Nearly two hundred condemned women on board a sailing ship bound for Australia. One of them is a mu… read more

Similar categories in Hope Adams's Dangerous Women book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Silence Factory

By: Bridget Collins

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of got… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Beholders by Hester Musson

22. The Beholders

By: Hester Musson

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

SOME HOUSES ARE HAUNTED BY THE LIVING June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of th… read more

Similar categories in Hester Musson's The Beholders book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph

23. The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho

By: Paterson Joseph

3.70

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It’s finally time for Charles Ignatius Sancho to tell his story, one that begins on a slave ship in… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. The House of Sorrowing Stars

By: Beth Cartwright

3.82

Format: 395 pages, ebook

How do you heal a broken house? First you unlock its secrets. Alone on an island, surrounded by … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"All stories deserve to be finished. And once you begin, you must continue until you reach the end."

-Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars

"A book is an invitation into another person's world - real or imagined- so how can you be a trespasser when you have been invited in?"

-Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars

"You do not have to agree, but you cannot blame someone for not wanting to feel their pain. Grief is being lost in familiar places. It is not seasonal. It doesn't bloom brightly in the sunshine, and w…"

-Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars

"Of course I will - my name is not a secret. I am Eloura; I am a book-weaver, a story-spinner, a protector, a collector and a brewer of fine tea. I navigate vast stretches of water to find my way onto…"

-Beth Cartwright, The House of Sorrowing Stars

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25. The Good Liars

By: Anita Frank

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Six years ago, at the very start of World War One, a local boy went missing and was never found. So… read more

Similar categories in Anita Frank's The Good Liars book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. Madwoman

By: Louisa Treger

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Based on a true story, a spellbinding historical novel about the world's first female investigative… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. Local Fires

By: Joshua Jones

4.24

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

Local Fires sees debut writer Joshua Jones turn his acute focus to his birthplace of Llanelli, Sout… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Dollmaker by Nina Allan

28. The Dollmaker

By: Nina Allan

3.36

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Stitch by perfect stitch, Andrew Garvie makes exquisite dolls in the finest antique style. Like him… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Aerialists by Katie Munnik

29. The Aerialists

By: Katie Munnik

3.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

*WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH*Paris, 1891 Laura is living on the streets, far from the Ameri… read more

Similar categories in Katie Munnik's The Aerialists book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Feathertide by Beth Cartwright

30. Feathertide

By: Beth Cartwright

3.80

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A girl. A secret. A life-changing journey. Born covered in the feathers of a bird, and kept hi… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
"In my rage, I has destroyed what I loved most and, in doing so, the only person I had punished was myself."

-Beth Cartwright, Feathertide

"The world stood - watchful, whispering, wonderful - counting down the minutes to the end of something frayed and worn at the edges, and to the start of something woven with promise and hope. The old …"

-Beth Cartwright, Feathertide

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31. The Seawomen

By: Chloe Timms

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Esta has known nothing but Eden's Isle her whole life. Raised by her grandmother, after a fire clai… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Timms's The Seawomen book and Katie Munnik's The Aerialists

  • fiction

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Alexandra Benedict

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Jennie Godfrey

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Rebecca Netley

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