11 must-read historical books like The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale

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The Opal Dragonfly

By: Julian Leatherdale

3.79

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

"Miss Isobel Clara Macleod, youngest of the seven children of Major Sir Angus Hutton Macleod, Surve…

If you liked the historical plot in The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Girl on the Cliff

By: Lucinda Riley

4.10

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

The beautiful family drama from the international bestselling author of THE MURDERS AT FLEAT HOUSE … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • drama
"Every human being has a fascinating existence, with a big cast of good and evil characters in each. And almost always, somewhere along the way, magic."

-Lucinda Riley, The Girl on the Cliff

"I believe that our lives, just like fairy tales - the stories that have been written by us humans, through our own experiences of living - will always have a Hero and a Heroine, a Fairy Godmother and…"

-Lucinda Riley, The Girl on the Cliff

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2. Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, #2)

By: Jane Harper

3.24

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

Five women go on a hike. Only four return. Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of Th… read more

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  • australia

3. Thornwood House

By: Anna Romer

4.23

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

When you're all that stands between the murderous past and the fate of those you love, how far woul… read more

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4. Roommates Wanted

By: Lisa Jewell

3.69

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

1990. Please write and tell me why you should live here. Toby Dobbs received a big Victorian house … read more

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5. The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club

By: Sophie Green

4.36

Format: 39 pages,

Books bring them together - but friendship will transform all of their lives. Five very different w… read more

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6. Tapestry

By: Fiona McIntosh

4.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

The key to her future is trapped in the past. In 1978, Jane Maxwell is celebrating her engagement t… read more

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7. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

By: Shankari Chandran

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more

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  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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8. Back on Track

By: Tricia Stringer

3.95

Format: 454 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author and voice of Australian storytelling Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationsh… read more

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9. The Life Swap

By: Barbara Hannay

4.15

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Tess is feeling burnt out from her uninspiring job and her busy city lifestyle. Even her personal r… read more

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10. Black Sheep

By: Judy Nunn

4.05

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

Black sheep - there's one in every family . . . Orphaned at sixteen, James Wakefield was determi… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. The Sugar Palace

By: Fiona McIntosh

3.89

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman’s ambition Sydney, 1925: When Grace Fairweather meets the irresistible Londoner Alfie Swe… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • drama
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12. Ten Steps to Nanette

By: Hannah Gadsby

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Multi-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with her show Nanette, even as she declared tha… read more

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"Nanette is basically Eat Pray Love for autistic queer folk."

-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

"So, I will just share it here, because I truly believe that the only universal “body"

-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

"It really is something when you can make collecting and organising objects boring to a young kid with autism spectrum disorder (but that’s exactly what Stamp Explorer managed to do)."

-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

"And I needed my audience to trust me because I needed my audience to feel safe, and I needed my audience to feel safe so that I could take that safety away and not give it back. Why? Because that is …"

-Hannah Gadsby, Ten Steps to Nanette

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13. Dirt Creek

By: Hayley Scrivenor

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Austral… read more

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  • australia
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14. Combustible Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries #3)

By: Iris Beaglehole

4.17

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

As the festival of Beltane draws near, mysterious fires are springing up around the magical village… read more

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15. Experimental Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries, #2)

By: Iris Beaglehole

4.19

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s the Spring Equinox in Myrtlewood, complete with strange disappearances, a quest to uncover her… read more

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16. What Happened to Nina?

By: Dervla McTiernan

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more

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17. The Other Bridget

By: Rachael Johns

4.16

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A feelgood romantic comedy by Australia's bestselling romance writer, ideal for fans of Emily Henry… read more

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18. Restless Dolly Maunder

By: Kate Grenville

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors were … read more

Similar categories in Kate Grenville's Restless Dolly Maunder book and Julian Leatherdale's The Opal Dragonfly

  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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19. The Other Side of Beautiful

By: Kim Lock

3.94

Format: 368 pages, ebook

What happens when fate says 'go'? Lost & Found meets The Rosie Project in a stunning break-out nove… read more

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  • australia
"No matter how people fought it, or denied it, or outraged about it. Death happened. Birth happened. Life happened. It was a devastating, as transformative, and a simple as that."

-Kim Lock, The Other Side of Beautiful

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20. The Talented Mrs Greenway

By: Tea Cooper

3.93

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

From a bestselling Australian author, this compellingly realised novel brings to life the story of … read more

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  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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21. Sisters Under the Rising Sun

By: Heather Morris

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A phenomenal novel of resilience and survival from bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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22. The Keeper of Hidden Books

By: Madeline Martin

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of t… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Accidental Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries, #1) by Iris Beaglehole

23. Accidental Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries, #1)

By: Iris Beaglehole

3.90

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Myrtlewood, a quirky town, steeped in magic, tea and mystery… Life’s a struggle for R… read more

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24. The Codebreaker's Secret

By: Sara Ackerman

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret missi… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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25. The Milliner of Bendigo

By: Darry Fraser

4.10

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

Trouble with the law, a missing sister, and a growing attachment to the wrong man - Evie Emerson ha… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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26. A Woman of Courage

By: Tania Blanchard

3.90

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, moving story of love, tenacity and the right to be heard by bestseller Tania Blanchard,… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings by Dylan Alcott

27. Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings

By: Dylan Alcott

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The astonishing life of Australia's most inspirational athlete Not long after he was born in 1990, … read more

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28. The Valley of Lost Stories

By: Vanessa McCausland

3.91

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Beautiful, beguiling and treacherous ... Big Little Lies meets Picnic at Hanging Rock in a secluded… read more

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29. A Hundred Small Lessons

By: Ashley Hay

3.36

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Through the richly intertwined narratives of two women from different generations, Ashley Hay, know… read more

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  • australia
  • historical fiction
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30. A Distant Journey

By: Di Morrissey

3.83

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

Celebrating 25 years as Australia's favourite storyteller with new novel The Night Tide out now.Di … read more

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  • australia
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale

31. The Opal Dragonfly

By: Julian Leatherdale

3.79

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

"Miss Isobel Clara Macleod, youngest of the seven children of Major Sir Angus Hutton Macleod, Surve… read more

Similar categories in Julian Leatherdale's The Opal Dragonfly book and Julian Leatherdale's The Opal Dragonfly

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • australia
  • drama

14 Top historical fiction books like The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale

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The Girl on the Cliff

Lucinda Riley

4.10

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

4.21

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Black Sheep

Judy Nunn

4.05

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The Sugar Palace

Fiona McIntosh

3.89

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21 Best fiction books like What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan

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Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

4.13

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If Something Happens to Me

Alex Finlay

3.79

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Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

4.04

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Sanctuary

Garry Disher

3.99

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