11 must-read historical books like Homeward by Angela Jackson-Brown

Cover of Homeward by Angela Jackson-Brown

Homeward

By: Angela Jackson-Brown

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The country is changing, and her own world is being turned upside down. Nothing—and no one—will eve…

If you liked the historical plot in Homeward by Angela Jackson-Brown , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Light on Halsey Street by Vanessa Miller

1. 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 Homeward

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Double Lives by Mary Monroe

2. Double Lives

By: Mary Monroe

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns with an outrageous new tale of … read more

Similar categories in Mary Monroe's Double Lives book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Life is a gift. You need to live."

-Mary Monroe, Double Lives

Cover of The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight

3. The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

4. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

By: Tia Williams

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more

Similar categories in Tia Williams's A Love Song for Ricki Wilde book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Cover of Brooklyn by Tracy Brown

5. Brooklyn

By: Tracy Brown

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Brooklyn book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The American Queen by Vanessa Miller

6. 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 Homeward

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Coleman Hill by Kim Coleman Foote

7. Coleman Hill

By: Kim Coleman Foote

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Coleman Hill is the exhilarating story of two American families whose fates become intertwined in t… read more

Similar categories in Kim Coleman Foote's Coleman Hill book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Perish by LaToya Watkins

8. Perish

By: LaToya Watkins

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From a stunning new voice comes a powerful debut novel, Perish, about a Black Texan family, explori… read more

Similar categories in LaToya Watkins's Perish book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Everybody wants to say bye, show the dying that they here and they somehow living on in spite of everything."

-LaToya Watkins, Perish

"Sometimes we don't get to understand things. People. We just got to try to be better than the things that spit us out. I don't know why my momma like she is, but I love her and got to keep on with it…"

-LaToya Watkins, Perish

Cover of The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel by ReShonda  Tate

9. 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 Homeward

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Promise by Rachel Eliza Griffiths

10. Promise

By: Rachel Eliza Griffiths

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Two Black sisters growing up in small-town New England fight to protect their home, their bodies, a… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Eliza Griffiths's Promise book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Troubled Waters by Mary Annaïse Heglar

11. Troubled Waters

By: Mary Annaïse Heglar

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this intimate portrait of two generations, a granddaughter and a grandmother come to terms with … read more

Similar categories in Mary Annaïse Heglar's Troubled Waters book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • southern
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Sisters with a Side of Greens by Michelle Stimpson

12. Sisters with a Side of Greens

By: Michelle Stimpson

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"A charming novel about sisterhood, regrets, and second chances, [with] a peek into Southern comfo… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Stimpson's Sisters with a Side of Greens book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again." I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?" Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now. "Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"Cooking with Momma's spices helped Marvina process. Never mind she didn't have enough people in the house to eat everything she laid out for preparation. Several pies, pork chops, chicken, greens, ma…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. F…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"I sprinkled a dose of Momma's seasoning into my cupped hand and dipped my tongue into the tiny pool of memories I knew one taste would evoke. Salty, savory, smoky, full of earthy flavors that somehow…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

Cover of Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore

13. Long Gone, Come Home

By: Monica Chenault-Kilgore

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Spanning from the joyous peak of the 1930s jazz era to the Great Depression and civil rights moveme… read more

Similar categories in Monica Chenault-Kilgore's Long Gone, Come Home book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship by Sheryl Lister

14. 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 Homeward

  • 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

Cover of Skin & Bones by Renée  Watson

15. Skin & Bones

By: Renée Watson

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Skin & Bones book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris

16. Long After We Are Gone

By: Terah Shelton Harris

3.88

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

An explosive and emotional story of four siblings—each fighting their own personal battle—who retur… read more

Similar categories in Terah Shelton Harris's Long After We Are Gone book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • race
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Other Princess by Denny S.  Bryce

17. The Other Princess

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.99

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

A stunning portrait of an African princess raised in Queen Victoria’s court and adapting to life in… read more

Similar categories in Denny S. Bryce's The Other Princess book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bitter and Sweet by Rhonda McKnight

18. 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 Homeward

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

19. 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 Homeward

  • 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 Homeward by Angela Jackson-Brown

20. Homeward

By: Angela Jackson-Brown

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The country is changing, and her own world is being turned upside down. Nothing—and no one—will eve… read more

Similar categories in Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward book and Angela Jackson-Brown's Homeward

  • race
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson

21. 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 Homeward

  • fiction
  • audiobook

21 Best fiction books like Homeward by Angela Jackson-Brown

Transform Your Habits

The Light on Halsey Street

Vanessa Miller

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Double Lives

Mary Monroe

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Thing About Home

Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Transform Your Habits

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Tia Williams

4.04

View all the books

21 must-read fiction books like Long Gone, Come Home by Monica Chenault-Kilgore

Transform Your Habits

Hotel Laguna

Nicola Harrison

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The American Queen

Vanessa Miller

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Coleman Hill

Kim Coleman Foote

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Perish

LaToya Watkins

3.74

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.