20 Best historical fiction books like Wild Chicory by Kim Kelly

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Wild Chicory

By: Kim Kelly

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

From Ireland to Australia, an immigrant's tale of love, war, and the unbreakable bonds of family. …

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1. The Passion

By: Jeanette Winterson

2.43

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jeanette Winterson's novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in worl… read more

Similar categories in Jeanette Winterson's The Passion book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Road to Gundagai

By: Jackie French

4.03

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Blue Laurence has escaped the prison of her aunt's mansion to join The Magnifico Family Circus, a t… read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's The Road to Gundagai book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. If Blood Should Stain the Wattle

By: Jackie French

4.53

Format: 194 pages, ebook

It's 1972 in Gibber's Creek, and across the nation, the catchcry is, 'It's time'. In 1972, and the … read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's If Blood Should Stain the Wattle book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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4. To Love a Sunburnt Country (The Matilda Saga, #4)

By: Jackie French

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

The year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy is 16 and left school to spend a year drovin… read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's To Love a Sunburnt Country (The Matilda Saga, #4) book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. A Month in the Country

By: J.L. Carr , Michael Holroyd

3.76

Format: None pages,

In J. L. Carr's deeply charged poetic novel, Tom Birkin, a veteran of the Great War and a broken ma… read more

Similar categories in J.L. Carr's A Month in the Country book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

6. The Ghost by the Billabong

By: Jackie French

3.40

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

The fifth title in the sweeping MATILDA series. Ages: 12 years+ and crossover Hippies wear beads, d… read more

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7. Tin Man

By: Sarah Winman

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is almost a love story. Ellis and Michael are twelve when they first become friends, and for a… read more

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8. The Miniaturist

By: Jessie Burton

3.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam--a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion--a … read more

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9. The Angel Tree

By: Lucinda Riley

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in th… read more

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10. 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

Similar categories in Fiona McIntosh's The Sugar Palace book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Naturalist's Daughter

By: Tea Cooper

4.12

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

1808 Agnes Banks, NSW Rose Winton wants nothing more than to work with her father, eminent natur… read more

Similar categories in Tea Cooper's The Naturalist's Daughter book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • family
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Stone Yard Devotional

By: Charlotte Wood

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Wood's Stone Yard Devotional book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. So Late in the Day

By: Claire Keegan

4.00

Format: 47 pages, Hardcover

After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the b… read more

Similar categories in Claire Keegan's So Late in the Day book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • literary fiction
  • novella
  • fiction
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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14. The Conversion

By: Amanda Lohrey

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From Miles Franklin Award-winning author Amanda Lohrey comes a stunning literary foray into place, … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lohrey's The Conversion book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

Similar categories in Gabbie Stroud's The Things That Matter Most book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • australia
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Whale Fall

By: Elizabeth O'Connor

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dis… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth O'Connor's Whale Fall book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. 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

Similar categories in Dervla McTiernan's What Happened to Nina? book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Dance Teacher of Paris

By: Suzanne Fortin

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

'But how will I look after them? Where can I hide them?' She looked up at me and didn't try to sto… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Fortin's The Dance Teacher of Paris book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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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

Similar categories in Tea Cooper's The Talented Mrs Greenway book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • fiction
  • australia
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature

By: Peter Wohlleben

3.74

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES A powerful return to the… read more

Similar categories in Peter Wohlleben's The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • audiobook
"The ancient tie that binds us to nature is not and never has been severed. We have just ignored it for a while."

-Peter Wohlleben, The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature

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22. Everyone and Everything

By: Nadine J. Cohen

4.29

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

A dazzling literary debut, Everyone and Everything will make you laugh, cry and call your sister. … read more

Similar categories in Nadine J. Cohen's Everyone and Everything book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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23. At the Foot of the Cherry Tree

By: Alli Parker

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A stirring story of love and hope, based on the incredible true story of Australia's first Japanese… read more

Similar categories in Alli Parker's At the Foot of the Cherry Tree book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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24. The Girl in the Painting

By: Tea Cooper

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An orphaned young math prodigy in need of family. A painting that shatters a woman’s peace. And a d… read more

Similar categories in Tea Cooper's The Girl in the Painting book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • australia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Beholders by Hester Musson

25. The Beholders

By: Hester Musson

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

SOME HOUSES ARE HAUNTED BY THE LIVING June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of th… read more

Similar categories in Hester Musson's The Beholders book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. The Twilight Garden

By: Sara Nisha Adams

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There's life all around you, if you just take the time to look for it... In a small pocket of th… read more

Similar categories in Sara Nisha Adams's The Twilight Garden book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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27. Free

By: Meg Keneally

4.04

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

'It is a harsh land - yes, for you especially - but people can also rise here ...' Born into pov… read more

Similar categories in Meg Keneally's Free book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secrets of the Huon Wren by Claire van Ryn

28. The Secrets of the Huon Wren

By: Claire van Ryn

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Senior journalist Allira is writing a story for Folk magazine when she meets Nora, a nursing home r… read more

Similar categories in Claire van Ryn's The Secrets of the Huon Wren book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Facing the Flame (Matilda Saga, #7) by Jackie French

29. Facing the Flame (Matilda Saga, #7)

By: Jackie French

4.39

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

There have been fires before, but not like this. In 1978, as the hot wind howls and the grass d… read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's Facing the Flame (Matilda Saga, #7) book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • fiction
  • australia
  • historical fiction
"But in her seventy and more years, she had learned that the risks taken for others gave the greatest rewards."

-Jackie French, Facing the Flame (Matilda Saga, #7)

"Wasn't me who said capitalism was wrong. I just didn't want another argument with Carol. Big projects need capital. It's when the people who have the capital get laws made in their favour that it all…"

-Jackie French, Facing the Flame (Matilda Saga, #7)

Cover of Clancy of the Overflow (The Matilda Saga, #9) by Jackie French

30. Clancy of the Overflow (The Matilda Saga, #9)

By: Jackie French

4.43

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga This i… read more

Similar categories in Jackie French's Clancy of the Overflow (The Matilda Saga, #9) book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Wild Chicory by Kim  Kelly

31. Wild Chicory

By: Kim Kelly

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

From Ireland to Australia, an immigrant's tale of love, war, and the unbreakable bonds of family. … read more

Similar categories in Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory book and Kim Kelly's Wild Chicory

  • literary fiction
  • love
  • historical
  • novella
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • australia
  • irish literature
  • audiobook

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Jeanette Winterson

2.43

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4.03

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To Love a Sunburnt Country (The Matilda Saga, #4)

Jackie French

4.33

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A Month in the Country

J.L. Carr , Michael Holroyd

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Amy Tintera

4.13

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Alex Finlay

3.79

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Sally Hepworth

4.04

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Garry Disher

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