17 Top historical fiction books like Nurse Anna's War by Mary Jane Staples

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Nurse Anna's War

By: Mary Jane Staples

4.30

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Brussels, 1915. It is a frosty April evening in occupied Belgium when a beautiful young woman finds…

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1. The Summer Day Is Done

By: None

3.40

Format: 320 pages,

At Livadia, when summer day is done and evening softens the warm shadows, the ghosts of innocents s… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

2. The Way Ahead

By: Mary Jane Staples

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is 1944, and the Adams family, along with the rest of the people of the United Kingdom, are begi… read more

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3. A Nurse's Courage

By: Maggie Holt

4.22

Format: 649 pages,

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4. The Little House

By: Philippa Gregory

4.20

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

A contemporary psychological thriller in the style of Ruth Rendell, from one of today's most versat… read more

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5. The Familiars

By: Stacey Halls

3.88

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again. None of her previous pregnancies h… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Familiars book and Mary Jane Staples's Nurse Anna's War

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Loyalty is earned, not demanded."

-Stacey Halls, The Familiars

"Respect is earned, not demanded."

-Stacey Halls, The Familiars

"Si el diablo es pobreza, hambre y dolor, entonces sí, creo que lo conocen."

-Stacey Halls, The Familiars

"Egy leánygyermek élete ugyanaz, mint egy feleségé – épp csak egy másik férfi mondja meg, mit csinálj."

-Stacey Halls, The Familiars

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6. The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2)

By: Chris Hammer

4.29

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A man runs for his life in a forest. A woman plans sabotage. A body is unearthed. Newly-minted… read more

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  • fiction
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7. Haven

By: Emma Donoghue

3.42

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the s… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Fog makes an island of every man."

-Emma Donoghue, Haven

"To travel is to turn the pages of the great book of life."

-Emma Donoghue, Haven

"Cormac’s distracted by a slopping sound under the slats. He keeps talking to soothe his nerves. ‘Here’s a saying I’ve heard but don’t understand: Never turn your back on the ocean.’ ‘Even on a calm d…"

-Emma Donoghue, Haven

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8. The Land Girls of Goodwill House (Goodwill House #4)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.50

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand-new instalment in Fenella J. Miller's bestselling Goodwill House series.August 1940 As Au… read more

Similar categories in Fenella J. Miller's The Land Girls of Goodwill House (Goodwill House #4) book and Mary Jane Staples's Nurse Anna's War

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. A Pocketful of Happiness

By: Richard E. Grant

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Born in Swaziland in 1957, Richard E. Grant moved to the UK to pursue his acting career, and has be… read more

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10. The Cottage by the Loch (Loch Cameron, #1)

By: Kennedy Kerr

4.27

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

The cottage stood alone on a rocky outcropping at the edge of the loch. Standing in the garden amon… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
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11. Tenement Girl

By: Anne Douglas

4.27

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Her world will be turned upside down…It’s 1935 and beautiful Lindy Gillan dreams of getting away fr… read more

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12. TIME TO MOVE ON a captivating historical family saga

By: Grace Thompson

4.13

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

AN UNPUTDOWNABLE HISTORICAL FAMILY SAGA YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH.Wales, 1952.Seranne Lauren… read more

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13. The Tea Ladies (The Tea Ladies, #1)

By: Amanda Hampson

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Trade Paperback

They keep everyone's secrets, until there's a murder... Sydney, 1965: After a chance encounter w… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Hampson's The Tea Ladies (The Tea Ladies, #1) book and Mary Jane Staples's Nurse Anna's War

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. A Simple Wish

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.55

Format: 419 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of heartwarming saga from Sunday Times bestselling author, Rosie Goodwin.Britian's… read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. The Last Lifeboat

By: Hazel Gaynor

4.33

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

A Most Anticipated Book by Real Simple ∙ SheReads ∙ BookBub ∙ and more! Inspired by a remarkable… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Gaynor's The Last Lifeboat book and Mary Jane Staples's Nurse Anna's War

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Hope for the Railway Girls (The Railway Girls, #5)

By: Maisie Thomas

4.62

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

Being a railway girl isn't always easy but together, they can overcome every challenge that stands … read more

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17. Sisters Under the Rising Sun

By: Heather Morris

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A phenomenal novel of resilience and survival from bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Country Girl (Truscott Family #1)

By: Sally Tarpey

4.38

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

An absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting First World War story of hardship and hope. 1912. Fift… read more

Similar categories in Sally Tarpey's The Country Girl (Truscott Family #1) book and Mary Jane Staples's Nurse Anna's War

  • historical fiction
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19. The Poppy Sisters

By: Deborah Carr

3.93

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Divided by war. Reunited by courage. Two sisters, torn apart by war, face daily battles to save th… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • historical fiction
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20. New Recruits at Goodwill House (Goodwill House #2)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.41

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

May 1940 There are new residents at Goodwill House – WAAF drivers Camilla ‘Millie’ Cunningham an… read more

Similar categories in Fenella J. Miller's New Recruits at Goodwill House (Goodwill House #2) book and Mary Jane Staples's Nurse Anna's War

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2)

By: Deborah Swift

4.17

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman must sacrifice everything to uncover the truth in this enthralling historical novel, insp… read more

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  • historical fiction
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22. Heartache at Blackberry Farm

By: Rosie Clarke

4.61

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover Rosie Clarke's bestselling Blackberry Farm series!A story of life and survival during the … read more

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  • historical fiction
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23. A Christmas Escape to Arran

By: Ellie Henderson

4.50

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

From living the high life to hitting rock bottom in the space of a few hours . . . Marketing gur… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
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24. FACING THE WORLD a captivating historical family saga

By: Grace Thompson

4.26

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

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25. Hopes and Dreams

By: Tracy Baines

4.61

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Cleethorpes – September 1939 Struggling to keep their spirits up as the reality of war hits home a… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. A Nurse and Mother: My Life as a Post-War Nurse

By: Evelyn Prentis

4.01

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

'Matron smiled. It was the smile that one woman gives to another and not the chilly facial movement… read more

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27. The Little Bluewater Bay Box Set (Little Bluewater Bay #1-3)

By: Joanne Boden

4.64

Format: 891 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to beautiful Little Bluewater Bay, where new beginnings are aplenty, and romance is never f… read more

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28. My Enemy, My Love

By: Robert Tyler Stevens

4.09

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

When Baroness Sophie von Korvacs meets British painter, James Fraser, one hot summer’s day in Vienn… read more

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  • romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of Nurse Anna's War by Mary Jane Staples

29. Nurse Anna's War

By: Mary Jane Staples

4.30

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Brussels, 1915. It is a frosty April evening in occupied Belgium when a beautiful young woman finds… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. The Soldier's Child

By: Tetyana Denford

4.15

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

“He is mine, he is ours,” she whispers, as the tears in her eyes gather in the corners. She holds h… read more

Similar categories in Tetyana Denford's The Soldier's Child book and Mary Jane Staples's Nurse Anna's War

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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31. A Soldier's Christmas: World War II Romance

By: Gracie Shaw

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over, but one woman’s battle for her husband’s heart has only just begun…The year is 194… read more

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Stacey Halls

3.88

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Chris Hammer

4.29

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Emma Donoghue

3.42

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Helen Parusel

4.44

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Rachel Sweasey

4.27

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Siobhan Daiko

4.13

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Deborah Carr

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