20 Best historical fiction books like The Abolitionist’s Wife by Deanna Edens

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The Abolitionist’s Wife

By: Deanna Edens

4.18

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

When seventeen-year-old Mary Ann Day married the legendary abolitionist, John Brown, she could not …

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1. The Christmas Thief

By: Mary Higgins Clark , Carol Higgins Clark

3.63

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, teams up with private investigator Regan … read more

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2. Whistling Woman (Appalachian Journey, #1)

By: C.C. Tillery , Caitlyn Hunter , Christy Tillery French

3.99

Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition

In the waning years of the 19th century, Bessie Daniels grows up in the small town of Hot Springs i… read more

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  • historical fiction
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3. Grace, Grits and Ghosts: Southern Short Stories

By: Susan Gabriel

4.20

Format: 406 pages,

This delightful collection of short stories from acclaimed writer, Susan Gabriel (The Secret Sense … read more

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4. Sarah's Valley

By: Sharon Mierke

3.56

Format: None pages,

Sarah's dream was to live in a beautiful valley with a slow moving river running through it. This w… read more

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5. The Girl in the Letter

By: Emily Gunnis

3.99

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreaking letter. A girl locked away. A mystery to be solved. 1956. When Ivy Jenkins falls… read more

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  • historical fiction
"Manai, kad ilgėsiesi tik gerųjų žmogaus savybių, bet iš tiesų pasiilgsti visko."

-Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

"Pavojinga lyginti save su kitais. Visą tiesą galime žinoti tik apie savo pačių gyvenimą."

-Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

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6. Life, Loss, and Puffins

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

4.42

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

An exhilarating and emotional novel about grief, hope, friendship, and taking life one beautiful an… read more

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7. The Journal of Snow Woman

By: CR Wilson

4.06

Format: 136 pages, Kindle Edition

In the mid-1800's a wagon train is on the Oregon Trail. One of the wagons belongs to the Applegates… read more

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8. The Nurse's Secret

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.15

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

The unflinching, spellbinding new book from the acclaimed author of The Second Life of Mirielle Wes… read more

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  • historical fiction
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9. Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem

By: Laurie Notaro

3.97

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

A laugh-out-loud spin on the realities, perks, opportunities, and inevitable courses of midlife. L… read more

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10. October in the Earth

By: Olivia Hawker

4.21

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

In Depression-era Kentucky, a defiant wife embarks on an impulsive and liberating journey in a powe… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. The Thirteenth Child: A World War 2 historical novel based upon an enthralling and heart-wrenching true story

By: Mark deMeza

4.26

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of the author’s ancestors, this enthralling WWII novel tells of the Kisc… read more

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  • historical fiction
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12. Everything My Mother Taught Me

By: Alice Hoffman

4.00

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

In this haunting short story of loyalty and betrayal, a young woman in early 1900s Massachusetts di… read more

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  • historical fiction
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13. The Memory Box

By: Kathryn Hughes

4.49

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartbreakingly beautiful novel, The Memory Box unlocks an unforgettable epic story of love and w… read more

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  • historical fiction
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14. Golden Poppies (Freedman/Johnson, #3)

By: Laila Ibrahim

4.10

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Yellow Crocus and Mustard Seed comes the empowering novel of two gen… read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. The Lost Song of Paris

By: Sarah Steele

4.59

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

'For a moment she closed her eyes and imagined she was perched on the diving board at the Piscine M… read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. The Cabin at Jackson Hole

By: Kari August

4.02

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the 2021 Global Book Awards Gold Medal for Westerns With the passing of her beloved fa… read more

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  • historical fiction
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17. Surviving The Forest (World War II Brave Women Fiction)

By: Adiva Geffen

4.24

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate … She was a beautiful and happy young woman who … read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. When the World Goes Quiet

By: Gian Sardar

4.32

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

In the final days of World War I, an aspiring artist’s courageous journey is just beginning in a po… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.15

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

24 Merrion Square. The house stands empty, the old stone steps overgrown with thorny rose bushes. B… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. The Golden Oldies' Book Club

By: Judy Leigh

4.06

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

Ruth the librarian fears she’s too old to find love, but a discussion about Lady Chatterley’s Lover… read more

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21. The Jewish Priest

By: Aaron Ben Shahar

3.66

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

“And the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried the reeds and flags shall wither.” – Isaiah … read more

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  • historical fiction
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22. A Good Enough Mother

By: Sheila Norton

4.11

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Mia is telling me a story. It’s about a princess, who lives in a castle, on a street that bears a r… read more

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23. The American Wife (The Diplomat's Wife #1)

By: Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger

4.25

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

With her heart in her mouth, Kitty let herself into her husband’s private study. She knew where he … read more

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  • historical fiction
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24. The Oceans Between Us

By: Gill Thompson

4.29

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by heartrending real events, a mother fights to find her son and a child battles for survi… read more

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  • historical fiction
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25. Bitter Honey

By: Sharon Mierke

4.53

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

In the early 1800s (1830s – 1860s) it has been estimated that as many as 300,000 men and women may … read more

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26. The Strange Husband

By: C.R. Wilson

4.07

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Laura rated it 4 STARS really liked it.As I read this book by CR Wilson, I found myself completely … read more

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27. A Mother's War

By: Helen Parusel

4.56

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

A forbidden romance in occupied Norway… Narvik, 1940. After Laila awakens to the sight of warships … read more

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  • historical fiction
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28. Daughters of Warsaw

By: Maria Frances

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotional World War Two time-slip of one woman’s inspiring, dangerous and courageous undertaking… read more

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  • historical fiction
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29. The Mistress of Auschwitz

By: Terrance D. Williamson

4.43

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the harrowing life of Eleonore Hodys, The Mistress of Auschwitz follows the true story of … read more

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  • historical fiction
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30. The Lighthouse

By: Christopher Parker

4.08

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

Enchanting, mysterious, and deeply romantic, The Lighthouse follows a young woman's breathtaking jo… read more

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31. The Abolitionist’s Wife

By: Deanna Edens

4.18

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

When seventeen-year-old Mary Ann Day married the legendary abolitionist, John Brown, she could not … read more

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  • historical fiction

21 Top fiction books like When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar

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The County Line

Steve Weddle

3.41

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Matterhorn (Mac Dekker, #1)

Christopher Reich

4.26

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Where Butterflies Wander

Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

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Mary Ellen Taylor

4.30

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