17 Best historical books like The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction by Jean Mead

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The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

By: Jean Mead

3.85

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Mead's novel The Widow Makers is inspiring reading; a classic tale, full of all the ingredients whi…

If you liked the historical plot in The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction by Jean Mead , here is a list of 17 books like this:

1. Wild Irish Eyes (Mystic Cove, #2)

By: Tricia O'Malley

3.93

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Oh, to stop the voices in her head. Other people's voices, that is. As a pub owner with an extra sp… read more

Similar categories in Tricia O'Malley's Wild Irish Eyes (Mystic Cove, #2) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

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2. Above the Bay of Angels

By: Rhys Bowen

4.19

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoria’s royal kitchen, setting off a… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"The new century is coming. Young women should have a chance to make something of themselves. Heaven knows that most of the cooks in the great houses around the country are women. It's a natural art f…"

-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels

"It is Jean-Paul Lepin. Chef Lepin." I could not stifle a grin. I thought he had said lapin , which is the French word for rabbit. "For a rabbit, you seem quite fearless." This made the other chefs ch…"

-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels

"And on that table was the most impressive assortment of food: salmon mousse in the shape of a salmon; cold chickens; quail; a huge platter of oysters, shrimp and lobster claws; all kinds of salads; f…"

-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels

"Her Majesty's daughter Princess Helena and her granddaughter Princess Thora are visiting. Here's the menu: consommé aux fines herbes, cheese croutons, poached fillet of sole with parsley sauce and po…"

-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels

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3. One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

By: Olivia Hawker

4.19

Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Ragged Edge of Night comes a powerful and poetic novel of surviv… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Hawker's One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Beyond the borders of the land that was his lay the wilderness that was its own. The upthrust stone, the shoulders of the Bighorns, reddish gray where they stood near to the homestead and blue where …"

-Olivia Hawker, One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

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4. 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
  • historical fiction
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5. Sea of Memories

By: Fiona Valpy

4.40

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her s… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Valpy's Sea of Memories book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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6. The Lost Girls of Ireland (Sandy Cove #7; Starlight Cottages #1)

By: Susanne O'Leary

4.09

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming story about family secrets and one woman’s escape to dreamy Sandy Cove on the stunn… read more

Similar categories in Susanne O'Leary's The Lost Girls of Ireland (Sandy Cove #7; Starlight Cottages #1) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

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7. The Saints of Swallow Hill

By: Donna Everhart

4.12

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

It takes courage to save yourself... In the dense pine forests of North Carolina, turpentiners l… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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8. Storm Clouds over Byland Crescent (The Cowgill Family Saga #2)

By: Bill Kitson

4.40

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

A HEARTWARMING AND HEART-WRENCHING NEW SAGA SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR BILL KITSON. Please n… read more

Similar categories in Bill Kitson's Storm Clouds over Byland Crescent (The Cowgill Family Saga #2) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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9. Brothers and Sisters of Byland Crescent (The Cowgill Family Saga #1)

By: Bill Kitson

4.44

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this book was previously published as Requiem. From humble origins, the Cowgill fami… read more

Similar categories in Bill Kitson's Brothers and Sisters of Byland Crescent (The Cowgill Family Saga #1) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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10. The Apartment

By: K.L. Slater

3.74

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s an opportunity she can’t refuse. The woman before her tried…Freya Miller needs a miracle. In t… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Slater's The Apartment book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

"Why is that everyone can forget about physical ailments quite easily, but when it comes to mental illness, it sticks to you like glue for the rest of your life?"

-K.L. Slater, The Apartment

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11. The Runaway Children

By: Lindsey Hutchinson

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

In two rundown houses, at the side of a barren Black Country heath, live six children with no famil… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Hutchinson's The Runaway Children book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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12. The Complete Sinclair Family Saga Box Set Books 1–5 (Sinclair Family Saga #1-5)

By: Gwen Kirkwood

4.56

Format: 1222 pages, Kindle Edition

In this 5-book box set: BOOK 1: MOORLAND MIST Scottish Highlands, 1895. It’s Emma Greig’s fourt… read more

Similar categories in Gwen Kirkwood's The Complete Sinclair Family Saga Box Set Books 1–5 (Sinclair Family Saga #1-5) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

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13. Beyond the Crushing Waves

By: Bronwen Pratley

4.26

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Two generations face heartbreak and injustice in this poignant and emotional novel inspired by true… read more

Similar categories in Bronwen Pratley's Beyond the Crushing Waves book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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14. Dreams of the Island (Amherst Island #2)

By: Kate Hewitt

4.49

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Henry McAvoy leaned forward. “I have been looking for an artist just like you—a diamond in the roug… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hewitt's Dreams of the Island (Amherst Island #2) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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15. Goodbye to Dreams (The Owen Sisters #1)

By: Grace Thompson

4.12

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

A vivid and warm-hearted portrait of changing village life. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An exceptional read! Hard to … read more

Similar categories in Grace Thompson's Goodbye to Dreams (The Owen Sisters #1) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

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16. Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning

By: Gail Ward Olmsted

4.27

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

A marriage of convenience leads to a life of passion and purpose. A shared vision transforms the Am… read more

Similar categories in Gail Ward Olmsted's Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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17. Last Port of Call

By: Jean Grainger

4.44

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland April 1912 Twelve-year-old Harp Delaney is an unusual child, q… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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18. Roaring Liberty (Queenstown #4)

By: Jean Grainger

4.55

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City, 1922 Harp Devereaux is torn. Part of her desperately wants to return to Ireland t… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. A Silent Understanding (The Kilteegan Bridge Story, #5)

By: Jean Grainger

4.69

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Kilteegan Bridge, Co Cork, Ireland. 1975Lena Kogan is thrilled when her son Emmet invites her to th… read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's A Silent Understanding (The Kilteegan Bridge Story, #5) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

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20. Freedom in the Mountain Wind (Call of the Rockies, #1)

By: Misty M. Beller

4.44

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

The last epic journey before her life changes forever. Susanna Wilkins will do anything to make h… read more

Similar categories in Misty M. Beller's Freedom in the Mountain Wind (Call of the Rockies, #1) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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21. The Story of Grenville King (The Tour #3)

By: Jean Grainger

4.51

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Conor O’Shea has had enough of driving and guiding tours of Ireland. So when an opportunity to reno… read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's The Story of Grenville King (The Tour #3) book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical fiction
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22. Return to Robinswood

By: Jean Grainger

4.49

Format: 462 pages, Paperback

One Irish house, two very different families, and a war that changed everything.Robinswood Estate, … read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's Return to Robinswood book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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23. What Once Was True

By: Jean Grainger

4.28

Format: 522 pages, Paperback

Robinswood, Co. Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families. D… read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's What Once Was True book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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24. Trials and Tribulations

By: Jean Grainger

4.56

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Robinswood Estate, County Waterford, 1950 Three sisters, the three men that love them, and a house … read more

Similar categories in Jean Grainger's Trials and Tribulations book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction
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25. The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

By: Jean Mead

3.85

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Mead's novel The Widow Makers is inspiring reading; a classic tale, full of all the ingredients whi… read more

Similar categories in Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction book and Jean Mead's The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction

  • historical
  • historical fiction

19 best-selling historical fiction books like The Widow Makers: Historical Fiction by Jean Mead

Transform Your Habits

Above the Bay of Angels

Rhys Bowen

4.19

Transform Your Habits

One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

Olivia Hawker

4.19

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A Mother's Shame

Rosie Clarke

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Sea of Memories

Fiona Valpy

4.40

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18 Top fiction books like Trials and Tribulations by Jean Grainger

Transform Your Habits

The Girls from See Saw Lane (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #2)

Sandy Taylor

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3)

Sandy Taylor

4.42

Transform Your Habits

In the Midnight Rain

Barbara O'Neal

4.37

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Love Runs Deep (The Coleman Series Book 2)

Katie Winters

4.50

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