7 Top historical books like When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown

Cover of When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown

When Stars Rain Down

By: Angela Jackson-Brown

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

This summer has the potential to change everything. The summer of 1936 in Parsons, Georgia, is u…

"Everything we ever need to heal ourselves grows out of God's good earth."

-Angela Jackson-Brown, When Stars Rain Down

If you liked the historical plot in When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Balm by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

1. Balm

By: Dolen Perkins-Valdez

3.41

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

The Civil War has ended, and Madge, Sadie, and Hemp have each come to Chicago in search of a new li… read more

Similar categories in Dolen Perkins-Valdez's Balm book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

2. The Book of Harlan

By: Bernice L. McFadden

3.88

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

During World War II, two African American musicians are captured by the Nazis in Paris and imprison… read more

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3. The Light on Halsey Street

By: Vanessa Miller

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two girls’ lives are irrevocably intertwined the summer of 1985 in the streets of Brooklyn, New Yor… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The Light on Halsey Street book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • audiobook
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • christian fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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5. We Are the Gardeners

By: Joanna Gaines

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Our journey as gardeners started with one small potted plant, but things did not go as planned. Tur… read more

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"Dad says that every hard thing we choose to do MAKES US BRAVER for the next time."

-Joanna Gaines, We Are the Gardeners

"Turns out, trying something new isn't always easy, but sometimes, it's the hardest work that leads to the greatest reward."

-Joanna Gaines, We Are the Gardeners

"Some say that a garden just grows from seeds, but we think it grows from trying and failing and trying again. A garden is hard work, but so is most of the good, important stuff in life."

-Joanna Gaines, We Are the Gardeners

Cover of The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

6. The Berlin Letters

By: Katherine Reay

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Near the end of the Cold War, a CIA code breaker discovers a symbol she recognizes from her childho… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Reay's The Berlin Letters book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel by ReShonda  Tate

7. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

By: ReShonda Tate

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. All We Were Promised

By: Ashton Lattimore

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an e… read more

Similar categories in Ashton Lattimore's All We Were Promised book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Moment of Tenderness by Madeleine L'Engle

9. The Moment of Tenderness

By: Madeleine L'Engle

3.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of A Wrinkle in Time comes a deeply personal, genre-bending short story co… read more

Similar categories in Madeleine L'Engle's The Moment of Tenderness book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. In West Mills

By: De'Shawn Charles Winslow

3.90

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For readers of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and The Turner House, an intimately told story about a w… read more

Similar categories in De'Shawn Charles Winslow's In West Mills book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Premonition at Withers Farm

By: Jaime Jo Wright

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In 1910 Michigan, Perliett VanHilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor, G… read more

Similar categories in Jaime Jo Wright's The Premonition at Withers Farm book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Empathy. Empathy was the emotion that warred with the brutality of death."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Premonition at Withers Farm

"Living was sometimes far more terrifying than staring death in the face and accepting one’s fate."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Premonition at Withers Farm

"But this time—for the first time in a long time—the not-saying-anything said absolutely everything."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Premonition at Withers Farm

"Whether coming from a fellow mourner or God himself, words were hardly comforting when the heart had shattered into a thousand pieces."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Premonition at Withers Farm

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12. Caul Baby

By: Morgan Jerkins

3.79

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins makes her fiction debut with this electrifying nov… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Jerkins's Caul Baby book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship by Sheryl Lister

13. No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

By: Sheryl Lister

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Four friends, three struggling relationships, and one final wish: find your happiness. Both heartwa… read more

Similar categories in Sheryl Lister's No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Hell, there are real sisters out there who aren't as close as we are. [...] I know life has thrown us more curveballs than we can catch, but as long as you have each other, you can win this game call…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

"Over 15 years ago we pledged our Sisterhood. And promised we would always be there for each other. Today, we renew that commitment. Diane continued. To accept each other with all our flaws. Give enco…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

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14. What You Leave Behind

By: Wanda M. Morris

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Wanda Morris returns with a powerful, haunting thriller following a lawyer who… read more

Similar categories in Wanda M. Morris's What You Leave Behind book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Dances

By: Nicole Cuffy

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A provocative and lyrical debut novel follows a trailblazing Black ballerina who must reconcile the… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Cuffy's Dances book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • race
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The truth is, sometimes I wanted him gone. He frightened me a little, my brother. As much as I loved him, I knew something was wrong with him. I knew he did drugs, but there was always something else…"

-Nicole Cuffy, Dances

"The truth is, sometimes I wanted him gone. He frightened me a little, my brother. As much as I loved him, I knew something was wrong with him. I knew he did drugs, but there was always something else…"

-Nicole Cuffy, Dances

Cover of Secondary Target (The Secrets of Kincaid, #1) by Angela Carlisle

16. Secondary Target (The Secrets of Kincaid, #1)

By: Angela Carlisle

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

After the brutal murder of her mother and brother twelve years ago, Corina Roberts built a new life… read more

Similar categories in Angela Carlisle's Secondary Target (The Secrets of Kincaid, #1) book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • romance
  • christian fiction
Cover of Bitter and Sweet by Rhonda McKnight

17. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Gardins of Edin by Rosey Lee

18. The Gardins of Edin

By: Rosey Lee

3.45

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When the bonds in their family begin to fray, four Black women fight to preserve their legacy, heal… read more

Similar categories in Rosey Lee's The Gardins of Edin book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"I pray for Your guidance, and I ask that the small morsel of courage I feel right now grows and remains greater than any fear that may arise."

-Rosey Lee, The Gardins of Edin

Cover of When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown

19. When Stars Rain Down

By: Angela Jackson-Brown

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

This summer has the potential to change everything. The summer of 1936 in Parsons, Georgia, is u… read more

Similar categories in Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • race
  • christian fiction
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Everything we ever need to heal ourselves grows out of God's good earth."

-Angela Jackson-Brown, When Stars Rain Down

Cover of The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson

20. The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster

By: Shauna Robinson

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks and Must Love Books comes a heartf… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Robinson's The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million by Tanya   Smith

21. Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million

By: Tanya Smith

3.94

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of how a middle-class Black girl from Minneapolis became one of the single biggest t… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Smith's Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million book and Angela Jackson-Brown's When Stars Rain Down

  • audiobook

17 Best fiction books like When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown

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Dolen Perkins-Valdez

3.41

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The Light on Halsey Street

Vanessa Miller

3.97

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The American Queen

Vanessa Miller

4.14

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The Berlin Letters

Katherine Reay

4.21

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Finding Margaret Fuller

Allison Pataki

4.11

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The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

Ellen Baker

3.89

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Double Lives

Mary Monroe

4.23

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Tracy Brown

4.07

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