17 must-read historical fiction books like The River Flows On by Maggie Craig

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The River Flows On

By: Maggie Craig

4.40

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

A warm and poignant story of love, triumph over adversity and the building of the great ocean liner…

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1. 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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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Girls of Bomber Command (Bomber Command Girls #1)

By: Vicki Beeby

4.49

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Pearl has given up on her dreams of being a journalist after being denied a promotion because of he… read more

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  • fiction
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3. The Little Cottage on the Hill (The Little Cottage, #1)

By: Emma Davies

4.14

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s blossom in the trees and daffodils as far as the eye can see. Maddie is looking forward to … read more

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  • fiction
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4. The Lost Girls of St Ann’s

By: Cath Staincliffe

4.23

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this book was previously published as Trio. Manchester, 1960. When you’re young, … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Finding Friends on Beamer Street

By: Sheila Riley

4.58

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

The start of a series from Sheila Riley, bestselling author of the Reckoner's Row saga series! Live… read more

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  • historical fiction
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6. 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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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. The Tobacconist's Wife: An emotional historical saga

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.50

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

1855 York, England Having lost her father, Thea Goodson is alone in the world. It is true she has a… read more

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8. Picking up the Pieces

By: Amanda Prowse

4.34

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

In this heart-warming story from million copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse, Nora has given up o… read more

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  • fiction
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9. The Girl Who Dared to Dream

By: Diney Costeloe

4.33

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

In London in 1912, Mabel Oakley and her family are typical of their time. Her father Andrew is a so… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. 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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11. The Silence Before Dawn (WW2 Resistance #1)

By: Amanda Lees

4.34

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Nazi-occupied France, 1944: I tear open the envelope, extracting a sheet of folded paper. I read it… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. 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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13. A Time for Peace

By: Sylvia Broady

4.40

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

An absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting wartime story of love, loss and friendship.February 1945.… read more

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14. Beneath a Stormy Sky

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.48

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Slum Angel and the Kitty McKenzie series! Surviving a shipwreck was the l… read more

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15. The Tuscan Orphan

By: Siobhan Daiko

4.13

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

1944 - When an air raid strikes the hospital she’s been working in, Carrie’s life irrevocably chang… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. 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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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. 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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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Storyteller by the Sea

By: Phyllida Shrimpton

4.27

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

'Uplifting and delightful, you will be hooked from the very first page.' Faith Hogan A heartwarm… read more

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19. The Secrets We Left Behind

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.39

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

How far will they go for family, friendship, and love? Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. A Nurse’s Tale

By: Ola Awonubi

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story Born Nigerian royalty, Princess Adenrele Ademola trained as a nurse at Guy… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. Catrina's Return: Victorian saga

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The Scottish Highlands, 1899. A life altering event led Catrina Davies to hide from her family and … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. Isabelle's Choice

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.42

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

Halifax, England 1876. On the death of her mother and sister, Isabelle Gibson is left to fend for h… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. 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
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24. The Scottish Rose

By: Anne Douglas

4.51

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Will she have the courage to pursue the happiness she desires? After four years spent in an orphan… read more

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25. Daughter of the Sea

By: Sylvia Broady

4.43

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

An absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting wartime story of love, loss and friendship. 1937. East… read more

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  • historical fiction
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26. 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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27. What Tomorrow Brings

By: Anne Douglas

4.43

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Intelligent, ambitious Elinor Rae , maid at an exclusive ladies’ club in the idyllic Primrose Squar… read more

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28. The Melody Girls

By: Anne Douglas

4.38

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

The course of true love never did run smooth…When attractive redhead Lorna Fernie is taken on to pl… read more

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29. The Yearning Heart

By: Sylvia Broady

4.48

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Fran is pregnant, unmarried — and the man responsible is her sister’s husband!1941. East Yorkshire.… read more

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30. The River Flows On

By: Maggie Craig

4.40

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

A warm and poignant story of love, triumph over adversity and the building of the great ocean liner… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. No One Promised Me Tomorrow

By: June Tate

4.40

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

In the bustling docklands of a post-war city comes a story of unrivalled strength and courage — and… read more

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