10 must-read historical fiction books like Of Stone and Sky by Merryn Glover

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Of Stone and Sky

By: Merryn Glover

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

After Highland shepherd Colvin Munro disappears, a mysterious trail of his possessions is found in …

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1. Poverty Safari

By: Darren McGarvey

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

People from deprived communities all around Britain feel misunderstood and unheard. Darren McGarvey… read more

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  • scotland

2. Just Duffy

By: Robin Jenkins

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

In writing Just Duffy, a novel set amidst the urban decay of Lanarkshire, Robin Jenkins has created… read more

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3. The Living Mountain

By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more

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4. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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Cover of The Bookseller of Inverness by S.G. MacLean

5. The Bookseller of Inverness

By: S.G. MacLean

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drumossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally s… read more

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  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Last Witch of Scotland

By: Philip Paris

3.95

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Being a woman was her only crime. Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire… read more

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  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Queen Macbeth

By: Val McDermid

3.77

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more

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  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. Cuddy

By: Benjamin Myers

4.33

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patr… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Some say owls carry within them the souls of those who in life never had a name, a place or a purpose, and were cast out to wander alone. Some say their stained-glass eyes are windows into other worl…"

-Benjamin Myers, Cuddy

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9. Brotherless Night

By: V.V. Ganeshananthan

4.46

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

In this searing novel, a courageous young woman tries to protect her dream of becoming a doctor as … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of In the Blink of An Eye (Kat and Lock, #1) by Jo  Callaghan

10. In the Blink of An Eye (Kat and Lock, #1)

By: Jo Callaghan

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds. Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an ey… read more

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  • fiction
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11. O Caledonia

By: Elspeth Barker

3.98

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

In the tradition of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a darkly humorous modern … read more

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  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Wild Silence

By: Raynor Winn

3.98

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more

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"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

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13. Frank and Red

By: Matt Coyne

4.57

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, the friend you need is the one you never saw coming. Frank and Red are a mess. F… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan

14. The Fair Botanists

By: Sara Sheridan

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. I… read more

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  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson, #1) by Ambrose Parry

15. The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson, #1)

By: Ambrose Parry

3.94

Format: 409 pages, Hardcover

A vivid and gripping historical crime novel set in 19th century Edinburgh, from husband-and-wife wr… read more

Similar categories in Ambrose Parry's The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson, #1) book and Merryn Glover's Of Stone and Sky

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Nor did he care for how McLevy used the term ‘females.’ He made it sound as though he were talking about some other manner of species; exotic and of interest, no doubt, but somehow beyond the human. …"

-Ambrose Parry, The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson, #1)

"James Matthew Duncan, he decided, was going to be insufferable. He had the bearing of a young man who had never been punched full in the face for an unguarded remark, and Raven instinctively felt he …"

-Ambrose Parry, The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson, #1)

"Sarah poured the tea, thinking how narrow Mina’s assessment of a woman’s role was, how restrictive. Why couldn’t a woman aspire to more? Why shouldn’t she? Why did Raven get to do whatever he wanted?…"

-Ambrose Parry, The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson, #1)

"Sarah had been speaking the truth when she said she didn’t dislike him, but she did dislike his presumption of superiority over her, as she disliked it in all young men. Given the same chance, she wa…"

-Ambrose Parry, The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson, #1)

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16. The Weekend

By: Charlotte Wood

3.38

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Three women in their seventies reunite for one last, life-changing weekend in the beach house of t… read more

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  • fiction
"No, it wasn't lovers but friends - these courageous, shining people - you pursued, romanced with dinners and gifts and weekends away."

-Charlotte Wood, The Weekend

Cover of The Forester's Daughter by Claire Keegan

17. The Forester's Daughter

By: Claire Keegan

4.07

Format: 68 pages, Paperback

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Secrets of Blythswood Square by Sara Sheridan

18. The Secrets of Blythswood Square

By: Sara Sheridan

4.19

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

You wouldn't suspect it, but scandalous secrets are being kept on Blythswood Square... 1846. Glasg… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sheridan's The Secrets of Blythswood Square book and Merryn Glover's Of Stone and Sky

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Hagstone

By: Sinéad Gleeson

3.63

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

The sea is steady for now. The land readies itself. What can be done with the woman on the cliff? … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Dálvi: Six Years in the Arctic Tundra by Laura  Galloway

20. Dálvi: Six Years in the Arctic Tundra

By: Laura Galloway

3.88

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Part memoir, part travelogue, this is the story of one woman's six years living in a reindeer-herdi… read more

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Cover of Of Stone and Sky by Merryn Glover

21. Of Stone and Sky

By: Merryn Glover

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

After Highland shepherd Colvin Munro disappears, a mysterious trail of his possessions is found in … read more

Similar categories in Merryn Glover's Of Stone and Sky book and Merryn Glover's Of Stone and Sky

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

15 Best fiction books like Of Stone and Sky by Merryn Glover

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The Bookseller of Inverness

S.G. MacLean

4.08

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The Last Witch of Scotland

Philip Paris

3.95

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Queen Macbeth

Val McDermid

3.77

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Benjamin Myers

4.33

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The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year

Sue Townsend

2.95

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The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country

Helen Russell

4.10

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The Great Alone: Walking the Pacific Crest Trail

Tim Voors

4.04

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Tjibbe Veldkamp

4.02

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