20 Top historical fiction books like The Little Ship by Margaret Mayhew

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The Little Ship

By: Margaret Mayhew

4.49

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

CAN FRIENDSHIPS FORGED IN CHILDHOOD SURVIVE THE HORRORS OF WAR? In the summers leading up to the…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Little Ship by Margaret Mayhew , here is a list of 20 books like this:

1. All Things Wise and Wonderful

By: James Herriot

4.89

Format: 78 pages, Paperback

The third volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series Readers adored James Herriot's tales o… read more

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2. Barbara's War

By: Fenella J. Miller

3.80

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

"BARBARA'S WAR by Fenella J Miller is a gripping tale of a young woman in wartime changing the cour… read more

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3. Barbara's War -The Resolution

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.27

Format: 197 pages,

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4. Heartbreak and Hope (The Army Girls #2)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.46

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Pre-Order the next story in a BRAND NEW series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller - Meet the A… read more

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  • historical fiction
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5. 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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6. Love and Duty at Blackberry Farm (Blackberry Farm #3)

By: Rosie Clarke

4.59

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Cambridgeshire – 1942 As a new year begins and the war continues, young Artie Talbot feels trapped.… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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7. Reporting For Duty (The Army Girls #1)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.45

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

A BRAND NEW series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller - Meet the Army Girls! Army Girls - repo… read more

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  • historical fiction
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8. A Christmas Baby at Goodwill House (Goodwill House, #7)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.52

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Don't miss the final instalment in Fenella J. Miller's heartwarming and emotional Goodwill House se… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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9. A Christmas Baby at Rookery House

By: Rosie Hendry

4.62

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

ANOTHER WARTIME CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE, AND PREPARATIONS ARE IN FULL SWING FOR THE FESTIVE CELEBR… read more

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10. Digging for Victory at Rookery House

By: Rosie Hendry

4.65

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring has arrived and it’s time to Dig for Victory… March 1941After Flo Butterworth loses everythi… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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11. The Gunner Girls: Evie's Story (The Ack-Ack Gunner Girls #1)

By: Sylvia Broady

4.52

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

An absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting wartime story of love, loss and friendship. 1942. D… read more

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12. A Wrens' Wartime Christmas (The Wrens, #2)

By: Vicki Beeby

4.52

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

After her fiancé died in the sinking of the Royal Oak , Mary finds herself stationed in Orkney, sti… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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13. Orphans of War

By: Sylvia Broady

4.44

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Kingston Upon Hull, 1941. German bombs are raining down on the city. Racing to the nearest air-r… read more

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  • historical fiction
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14. Jeannie's War (The Kiltie Street Girls #1)

By: Carol MacLean

4.43

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Glasgow, 1939 Despite being shy and reserved, Jeannie Dougal finds herself newly engaged to hand… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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15. Christmas with the Engine Girls: An uplifting wartime Christmas romance

By: Daisy Styles

4.54

Format: 422 pages, Kindle Edition

An aspirational story of friendship, fortitude and the joy of Christmas . . . As the Autumn of 19… read more

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16. Secrets for the Three Sisters (The District Nurses #7)

By: Annie Groves

4.52

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s autumn 1940 and the Blitz has cast its shadow over London. Everyone is doing their bit to help… read more

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17. A New Start for the Wrens (The Wrens, #1)

By: Vicki Beeby

4.43

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Following a humiliating experience involving the man she thought she'd marry, Iris Tredwick signs u… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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18. The London Girls

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.41

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes a remarkable story of three young women… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
"Typical; something exciting was announced for women, and everyone just carried on as normal, without a second thought."

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"That was the last time a man was ever going to make a fool of her. From now on, she was going to learn to look after herself, and no man was ever going to control her life or tell her what to do."

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"Flo, one thing I’ve learned is that life is too short,’ Olivia told her. ‘If you have feelings for the man,’ she whispered, ‘take a chance, have some fun. Lord knows you deserve it. And don’t forget …"

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"I’m riding motorcycles for a job, Mother! They’re calling us the Flying Wrens, and in case you’ve forgotten, there’s a war going on! People are losing their families.’ She shook her head. ‘It’s not a…"

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

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19. Victory Bells For The Harpers Girls (Welcome To Harpers Emporium #6)

By: Rosie Clarke

4.56

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Sally Harper is busy juggling running London’s Oxford Street Store Harpers and looking after her be… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. Wartime with the Cornish Girls (The Cornish Girls, #1)

By: Betty Walker

4.35

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

1941. The Blitz rages over London. And even in Cornwall, the war is being fought… When Viole… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
Cover of Hopeful Hearts for the Wrens (The Wrens, #3) by Vicki Beeby

21. Hopeful Hearts for the Wrens (The Wrens, #3)

By: Vicki Beeby

4.52

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

Sally Hartley is a hopeless romantic. Her father died when she was a baby but she has lived off sto… read more

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22. Courage for the Cornish Girls (The Cornish Girls #3)

By: Betty Walker

4.48

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

April 1942. Enemy gunfire on Penzance beach brings the Cornish Girls rushing to the rescue... Year… read more

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  • historical fiction
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23. The Nurse's Homecoming (Victoria's War #2)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.60

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Book two in the gripping Nurse's War series by bestselling author Fenella J. Miller. Will she be… read more

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24. The Clarks Factory Girls at War

By: May Ellis

4.36

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Can love blossom in times of trouble? Life-long friends Louisa, Jeannie and Kate are following i… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Elsie's Wartime Wish (The Kiltie Street Girls #2) by Carol MacLean

25. Elsie's Wartime Wish (The Kiltie Street Girls #2)

By: Carol MacLean

4.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Elsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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26. The Telephone Girls (Lily Baker #2)

By: Patricia A. McBride

4.54

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Determined Lily Baker joins the Auxiliary Territorial Service to do her bit in World War Two. After… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. The Schoolteacher of Saint-Michel

By: Sarah Steele

4.45

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

The war taught her to fight. The children taught her to hope... Inspired by real acts of bravery… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
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28. The Nurse's War (Victoria's War #1)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping story from bestselling author, Fenella J. Miller. For King, for country...for love? … read more

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29. Courage for the Clarks Factory Girls

By: May Ellis

4.59

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

1915: As war continues to rage across the Channel, the families of the Somerset village of Street c… read more

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30. The Little Ship

By: Margaret Mayhew

4.49

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

CAN FRIENDSHIPS FORGED IN CHILDHOOD SURVIVE THE HORRORS OF WAR? In the summers leading up to the… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Second Chance for the Pilot's Girl (The Pilot's Girl #4) by Fenella J. Miller

31. A Second Chance for the Pilot's Girl (The Pilot's Girl #4)

By: Fenella J. Miller

4.53

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

January 1944 Heavily pregnant, Barbara is looking forward to welcoming her new baby. But with he… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical fiction

12 Best world war ii books like The Little Ship by Margaret Mayhew

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4.59

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4.52

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Rosie Hendry

4.65

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4.52

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The Library Girls of the East End

Patricia McBride

4.40

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

Patricia McBride

4.46

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Fenella J. Miller

4.45

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4.49

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