9 must-read historical books like Violet Hill by Henrietta McKervey

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Violet Hill

By: Henrietta McKervey

3.37

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

'Henrietta McKervey is a storyteller of rare gifts. Violet Hill is a wonderfully assured and compel…

If you liked the historical plot in Violet Hill by Henrietta McKervey , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. In Bitter Chill (DC Connie Childs, #1)

By: Sarah Ward

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

In 1978, a small town in Derbyshire, England is traumatised by the kidnapping of two young schoolgi… read more

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2. The House of Mirth

By: Edith Wharton , Nina Bawden

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Paperback

First published in 1905, THE HOUSE OF MIRTH shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, p… read more

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3. The List of Suspicious Things

By: Jennie Godfrey

4.29

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

'What if we decided to try and find him?' 'What on earth are you on about?' she said. 'How are w… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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4. The Bookbinder

By: Pip Williams

4.07

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

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5. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

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6. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

By: Anna Funder

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more

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  • historical
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7. The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.01

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Ann Cleeves― New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, b… read more

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8. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

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9. In the Country of Others

By: Leïla Slimani

3.76

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning, #1 internationally bestselling new novel by the author of The Perfect Nanny--a p… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"À présent qu'aucun retour en arrière n'était possible, elle se sentait forte. Forte de ne pas être libre."

-Leïla Slimani, In the Country of Others

"J'admire ceux qui avec un cœur sincère acceptent le martyr des leurs. Mais je comprends encore mieux ceux qui veulent les sauver à tout prix."

-Leïla Slimani, In the Country of Others

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10. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more

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"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

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11. Queen Charlotte

By: Julia Quinn

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn and television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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12. A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2)

By: Clare Mackintosh

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see. Stranded in… read more

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13. Together, Again

By: Milly Johnson

4.32

Format: None pages, Audiobook

PRE-ORDER THE BRAND NEW MILLY JOHNSON NOVEL, COMING IN SPRING 2024! Together again after years apar… read more

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14. Pandora

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

3.67

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

London, 1799. Dora Blake, an aspiring jewelry artist, lives with her odious uncle atop her late par… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"but since when did gratitude mean the acceptance of rage?"

-Susan Stokes-Chapman, Pandora

"It amazes him how much money rich people seem happy to waste on entertainment for one mere evening."

-Susan Stokes-Chapman, Pandora

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15. The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, #11)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.20

Format: 384 pages, ebook

In a chilling entry to the award-winning Ruth Galloway series, she and DCI Nelson are haunted by a … read more

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16. The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12)

By: Tim Weaver

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

TWO DISAPPEARANCESAt the country's newest theme park, Tom Preacher and his son Leo are queuing for … read more

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17. Windmill Hill

By: Lucy Atkins

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

In the 1970s, a single night in a remote hunting lodge with a Hollywood director and his leading la… read more

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18. Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6)

By: Val McDermid

4.21

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

From internationally bestselling author Val McDermid comes a propulsive new Karen Pirie thriller th… read more

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"A cold case was a story, constructed piece by piece. Sometimes the pieces arrived in the wrong order so it made no sense at first...at the end, if you found all the pieces, you had a coherent tale. S…"

-Val McDermid, Still Life (Inspector Karen Pirie, #6)

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19. Maybe This Time

By: Jill Mansell

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 3 BESTSELLER!Heartwarming and joyful - the brand new romantic comedy from the … read more

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"Sometimes you could meet a complete stranger and just know you really liked them."

-Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

"For every wizened female tortoise there's a male tortoise who thinks she's irresistible."

-Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

"... the worst culprits were the ones who were secretly battling with their own feelings."

-Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

"Grief made you selfish; engulfed as you were in your own pain, it was hard to remember the others were suffering too."

-Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

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20. The Museum of Ordinary People

By: Mike Gayle

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Still reeling from the sudden death of her mother, Jess is about to do the hardest thing she's ever… read more

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21. From Now Until Forever

By: Rowan Coleman

4.04

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Memory Book , an unforgettable, beautiful novel abo… read more

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22. Bloomsbury Girls

By: Natalie Jenner

3.86

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and hea… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"As her eyes met his, Grace took strength in that feeling of understanding, which she now knew to be another form of love. Being understood, appreciated, and not judged: these, surely, were the corner…"

-Natalie Jenner, Bloomsbury Girls

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23. I Remember Paris

By: Lucy Diamond

4.14

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

'As multi-layered, rich and enjoyable as a giant mille-feuille. You will adore it' MILLY JOHNSONJes… read more

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24. A Stranger on the Beach

By: Michele Campbell

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

There is a stranger outside Caroline's house. Her spectacular new beach house, built for hosting… read more

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25. A Sicilian Affair

By: Susan Lewis

4.36

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Catie returns home from a stint in prison desperate for a fresh start. But her empty house, the sec… read more

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26. Shy Creatures

By: Clare Chambers

4.43

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In all failed relationships there is a point that passes unnoticed at the time, which can later be … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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27. Why Patti Smith Matters (Music Matters)

By: Caryn Rose

3.81

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Patti Smith arrived in New York City at the end of the Age of Aquarius in search of work and purpos… read more

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"For those of us who felt more comfortable around books than people, Smith made literature and reading not just desirable, but also implicit."

-Caryn Rose, Why Patti Smith Matters (Music Matters)

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28. The Missing Family (David Raker, #13)

By: Tim Weaver

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

One family... On a beautiful summer's day, at a remote lake in the middle of Dartmoor, three membe… read more

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29. Violet Hill

By: Henrietta McKervey

3.37

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

'Henrietta McKervey is a storyteller of rare gifts. Violet Hill is a wonderfully assured and compel… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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30. The Moonlight Market

By: Joanne Harris

3.54

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne Harris comes a richly imagined and captivating novel … read more

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" Love never ends--- but it changes. In some cases, it grows like a tree, stronger and more fruitful. In others, it changes nature, like chrysalis to butterfly. "

-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market

"And, at that, picking up his parcel of books, Spider began to walk purposefully down the road, a river of light at his ragged heels, his spindly shadow beside him."

-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market

"He was close to her now, close enough to smell her scent, which was like bluebells in the rain, and the aroma of a forest in spring, and the peppery sweetness of petrichor."

-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market

"There's daylight names and midnight names. Daylight names are safe enough. A spider brings good luck before midnight, but bad luck after. And you look to me like the kind of young man who needs good …"

-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market

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31. The Lost Shrine (Hills & Barbrook #2)

By: Nicola Ford

3.76

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Clare Hills, archaeologist and sometime sleuth, is struggling to finance her recently established u… read more

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4.29

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4.07

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3.76

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4.16

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4.13

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Brigitte Giraud

3.58

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Isabela Figueiredo

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