20 must-read historical fiction books like A Daughter’s Ruin by Kitty Neale

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A Daughter’s Ruin

By: Kitty Neale

4.52

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The Sunday Times bestseller is back with a gripping, heart-wrenching tale, perfect for fans of Dill…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in A Daughter’s Ruin by Kitty Neale , here is a list of 20 books like this:

1. The Button Box

By: Dilly Court

3.44

Format: None pages, Paperback

The new heartwarming novel from Sunday Times bestselling author, Dilly Court. Clara held onto the p… read more

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2. The Library Girls of the East End

By: Patricia McBride

4.40

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

The first instalment in a BRAND NEW series from bestselling author Patricia McBride 1940, London … read more

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  • historical fiction
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3. Hard Times for the East End Library Girls (Library Girls, #2)

By: Patricia McBride

4.46

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

As the war reaches London, they’ll band together… War strikes close to home for chief librarian Cor… read more

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  • historical fiction
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4. The Midwives' War

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.62

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Against the chaotic backdrop of World War II, Grace Murphy is working as a midwife in Doncaster Roy… read more

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  • historical fiction
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5. Dark Shadows over Coronation Close (Coronation Close, #3)

By: Lizzie Lane

4.50

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

The Brand New Instalment in the Coronation Close Saga from Lizzie Lane. There’s talk of war and dar… read more

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  • historical fiction
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6. Shameful Secrets on Coronation Close (Coronation Close, #2)

By: Lizzie Lane

4.48

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

There are no secrets that time does not reveal… Bristol 1937 The year is 1937 and the country is st… read more

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  • historical fiction
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7. A Thimble for Christmas

By: Dilly Court

4.57

Format: 487 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t miss the next utterly romantic historical saga from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author … read more

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  • historical fiction
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8. The Peddler's Widow

By: Faye Godwin

4.30

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Daisy Parker’s life is imperfect, but it’s better than she could ever have imagined. Born in a Vict… read more

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9. The Lost Girl

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.63

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

1875 With their father missing and their mother suddenly passing, Esme and Gabriel are forced to… read more

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10. A Mother's Shame

By: Rosie Clarke

4.55

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Maggie Bailey has not had an easy childhood. Her father, Michael, always too easy with his fists af… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. Falsely Accused Widow

By: Faye Godwin

4.40

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

In the wake of losing both her parents, young Joanna believed Bernard Woods was the solution to all… read more

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12. 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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13. Betrayal

By: Lesley Pearse

4.17

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Eve should never have married Don Hathaway. Yes, he gave her two beautiful children - Olly and Tabi… read more

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14. The Dock Girl's Shame (The Waterfront Women #2)

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.62

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

A broken heart, a shameful secret… Wakefield, Yorkshire 1871 Loretta Chambers has spent her l… read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. The Bad Penny

By: Lindsey Hutchinson

4.33

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

When Jared Johnson first meets Clarice Connaught he saves her from the hands of her father, who is … read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. Dangerous Times on Dressmakers' Alley (Dressmakers Alley #1)

By: Rosie Clarke

4.42

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Dressmakers Alley, a twisted place filled with dark and deadly secrets London’s East End… read more

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  • historical fiction
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17. The Ragged Orphan

By: Lindsey Hutchinson

4.46

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

When 12 year-old Jared Johnson’s little sister dies, just hours after his mother breathes her last … read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. A Child for Sale

By: Pam Howes

4.30

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

I reach out, arms aching to hold my newborn baby, and catch just a glimpse of soft, dark-brown hair… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. The Orphan in the Peacock Shawl

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Yorkshire Dales 1850 As a terrible storm rages, Annabelle Wallis is shocked to find a distressed… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. The Distant Legacy (Distant, #3)

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.66

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Born in Ireland but raised in Australia, Bridget Kittrick, headstrong and independent, is ready to … read more

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21. The Letter

By: Josephine Cox

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A cry for help will tear a family apart… Another gripping and dramatic family drama from the natio… read more

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22. Nettie’s Secret

By: Dilly Court

4.17

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author.Taking one last look around her attic room i… read more

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23. Our Fair Lily

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.73

Format: 422 pages, Kindle Edition

Nuneaton, 1875.Lily Moon, the local miner's daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord an… read more

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24. Sunday’s Child (The Rockwood Chronicles, #4)

By: Dilly Court

4.57

Format: 500 pages, Kindle Edition

Don't miss the fourth book in the heartwarming six-part series from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselli… read more

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  • historical fiction
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25. A Lesson Learned

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.67

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

Nuneaton, 1850 Growing up on a canal boat has meant life for young Saffie Doyle has been hard. H… read more

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  • historical fiction
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26. Moonlight and Ashes

By: Rosie Goodwin

4.58

Format: 500 pages, Kindle Edition

Despite being trapped in an abusive marriage, Maggie still feels blessed with her eight-year-old tw… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. A Daughter's Secret

By: Maggie Hope

4.26

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

Can she escape her mother's scandalous past?Cath Raine and her sister have had a difficult childhoo… read more

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28. A Daughter’s Ruin

By: Kitty Neale

4.52

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The Sunday Times bestseller is back with a gripping, heart-wrenching tale, perfect for fans of Dill… read more

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  • historical fiction
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29. The Workhouse Ward

By: Faye Godwin

4.53

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

When Belva, six, is abandoned at the workhouse, she naively believes her mother, Grace, will come b… read more

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30. The Home Front Nurses

By: Rachel Brimble

4.30

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

As war rages and brave soldiers returning home from the frontline need nurses more than ever, fierc… read more

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  • historical fiction
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31. A Christmas Gift for the East End Library Girls

By: Patricia McBride

4.50

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

As the war continues, the library girls face their greatest challenge yet... With the echoes of … read more

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  • historical fiction

12 best-selling historical fiction books like Dangerous Times on Dressmakers' Alley (Dressmakers Alley #1) by Rosie Clarke

Transform Your Habits

Hard Times for the East End Library Girls (Library Girls, #2)

Patricia McBride

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Dock Girl's Shame (The Waterfront Women #2)

AnneMarie Brear

4.62

Transform Your Habits

The Winter Waif

Lynette Rees

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Dangerous Times on Dressmakers' Alley (Dressmakers Alley #1)

Rosie Clarke

4.42

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