19 best-selling historical fiction books like Danny Boy by Anne Bennett

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Danny Boy

By: Anne Bennett

4.37

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving saga of a young couple with high hopes for a bright future in rural Ireland, only t…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Danny Boy by Anne Bennett , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Wait for Me

By: Santa Montefiore

4.13

Format: 400 pages, ebook

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn comes a captivating new nov… read more

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  • historical fiction
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2. 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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3. The Midwives' War

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.62

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Against the chaotic backdrop of World War II, Grace Murphy is working as a midwife in Doncaster Roy… read more

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  • historical fiction
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4. New Neighbours for Coronation Close (Coronation Close, #1)

By: Lizzie Lane

4.41

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Bristol 1936 Jenny Crawford has resigned herself to a loveless marriage living hand to mouth with … read more

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  • historical fiction
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5. A Wartime Family (Mary Anne Randall #2)

By: Lizzie Lane

4.55

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Bristol 1941 Having left her abusive husband for very good reasons, Mary Anne Randall finds hersel… read more

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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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  • historical fiction
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7. A Sister's Destiny

By: Rosie Clarke

4.48

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman’s journey is beset with trials and tribulations, but will it end in happiness? As wa… read more

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  • historical fiction
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8. Life's What You Make It

By: Siân O'Gorman

4.32

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Dreams can come true, you just have to believe... After 10 years in London, working in a stressf… read more

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9. Mothers and Daughters

By: Siân O'Gorman

3.98

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

When life demands that you make a choice, how do you know you are making the right one? Tabitha … read more

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  • historical fiction
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10. Welcome to Weaver Street

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.53

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

If you love Nadine Dorries and Katie Flynn, you'll love Chrissie Walsh's WWI story of love, loss an… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. A Greek Island Escape

By: Kate Frost

4.42

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Can a Greek escape be the start of something special? Xanthe Fox has it all: a famous, drop-dead… read more

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12. The Ragged Orphan

By: Lindsey Hutchinson

4.46

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

When 12 year-old Jared Johnson’s little sister dies, just hours after his mother breathes her last … read more

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  • historical fiction
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13. The Hat Girl's Heartbreak

By: Lindsey Hutchinson

4.51

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Will it be tears or triumph for the Hat Girl from Silver Street? It’s been five years since Ella… read more

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  • historical fiction
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14. The Girl She Left Behind

By: Jo Bartlett

4.24

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

A family in turmoil... Phoebe Spencer left home a long time ago, desperate to get away from her … read more

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15. 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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16. War Comes to the Dales

By: Betty Firth

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Can she help the village survive the war? April 1941 . When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to… read more

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17. 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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18. Welcome to the Cornish Country Hospital

By: Jo Bartlett

4.44

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

A new start… When Danni Carter moves to Cornwall from London, she hopes it will be the fresh start … read more

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19. The Narrowboat Orphans (The West Country Family Sagas Book 1)

By: Daisy Carter

4.53

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Dolly will do anything to protect her family on the canals of the West Country. But when poverty is… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. The Snow Orphan’s Destiny (The Victorian Family Sagas Book 1)

By: Daisy Carter

4.55

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

As the snow falls and secrets swirl around her, Penny is torn between two worlds. Does a gift hold … read more

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21. The Daughter's Winter Miracle (The Victorian Love Sagas #1)

By: Annie Brown

4.18

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

In the shadows of Victorian England's stifling society, Clara feels neglected and abused in the arm… read more

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22. 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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  • 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. For the Children

By: David Laws

4.38

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A young British war widow embarks on a dangerous journey that will change her life, and those of co… read more

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  • historical fiction
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25. The Code Girl From London: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel (Gripping World War 2 Resistance Stories Book 4)

By: Deb Stratas

4.39

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

The Germans’ transmissions are in her hands. Will she be enough to save her loved ones’ lives?Engla… read more

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  • historical fiction
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26. The Secret Sister

By: Jan Baynham

4.49

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Travel from wartime Wales to sixties Sicily in this breathtaking cross-generational saga about a da… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. The Widow's Hope (Victorian Romance Saga Book 1)

By: Iris Cole

4.38

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Mabel never expected those she trusted to bring her to ruin. Now she must do everything she can to … read more

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28. 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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29. Danny Boy

By: Anne Bennett

4.37

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving saga of a young couple with high hopes for a bright future in rural Ireland, only t… read more

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  • historical fiction
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30. The French Affair

By: Jan Baynham

4.41

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this was previously published as Her Nanny’s Secret A gripping and heartbreaking sto… read more

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  • historical fiction
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31. The Orphan’s Heartbreak: The BRAND NEW utterly heartbreaking story of love and loyalty through hardship from Chrissie Walsh for 2024

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.68

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

With no parents to protect her, Darcy Earnshaw must make her own way in the world. After the death … read more

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  • historical fiction

17 Best historical fiction books like For the Children by David Laws

Transform Your Habits

Courage for the Home Front Girls (The Home Front Girls #2)

Susanna Bavin

4.56

Transform Your Habits

The Girl with a Secret (The Emerald Sisters #2)

Kate Hewitt

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Nurse Behind the Gates

Shari J. Ryan

4.40

Transform Your Habits

A Child Far from Home

Lizzie Page

4.18

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