15 must-read historical fiction books like The Silence of Strangers by Audrey Howard

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The Silence of Strangers

By: Audrey Howard

4.15

Format: 551 pages, Paperback

Set in the 1840s in the Lancashire coalfields, this is the story of two women who love the same man…

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1. Some Sunny Day (Lavender Road #2)

By: Helen Carey

3.59

Format: 320 pages,

In Helen Carey's poignant and nostalgic novel SOME SUNNY DAY, it's 1940, and two young women are gr… read more

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  • historical fiction
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2. The Wheel of Fortune

By: Susan Howatch

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

"Take me back to Oxmoon, the lost paradise of our childhood. Take me back to Oxmoon and make it liv… read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical fiction

3. The Marsh King's Daughter

By: Karen Dionne

5.00

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

I was born two years into my mother's captivity. She was three weeks shy of seventeen. If I had kno… read more

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4. On a Wing and a Prayer (Lavender Road #3)

By: Helen Carey

4.00

Format: 208 pages, ebook

'This dramatic and poignant novel depicts the resilience of ordinary people caught up in an extraor… read more

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5. A Place Called Hope

By: Audrey Howard

3.37

Format: 204 pages,

To Sir Robert Blenkinsopp, his frail, exquisite wife Amy is just another possession - to be used, m… read more

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6. The Trader's Reward (The Traders, #5)

By: Anna Jacobs

4.67

Format: 523 pages,

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7. Emma's Duty (Emma Trilogy #3)

By: Linda Sole

4.53

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over, but Emma’s battles continue at home…Emma Reece is slowly adjusting to her husband’… read more

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8. Emma's War (Emma Trilogy #2)

By: Linda Sole

4.45

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

All she wanted was her husband to come home…Newly married to the caring RAF pilot Jonathan Reece, E… read more

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9. 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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10. The Waterfront Lass (The Waterfront Women #1)

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.53

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Wakefield 1870 On the banks of the River Calder, Meg Taylor struggles to care for her younger si… read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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11. The Soldier's Daughter

By: AnneMarie Brear

4.39

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Yorkshire 1860 With the heat of their beloved India far behind them, Evie Davenport and her widowe… read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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12. TIME TO MOVE ON a captivating historical family saga

By: Grace Thompson

4.13

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

AN UNPUTDOWNABLE HISTORICAL FAMILY SAGA YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH.Wales, 1952.Seranne Lauren… read more

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13. Let It Shine

By: Josephine Cox

4.27

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

As her past catches up with her, can she ever hope to restore happiness? Ada Williams once belie… read more

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14. The 19th Christmas (Women's Murder Club, #19)

By: James Patterson

3.95

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

It's not sleigh bells that are ringing this Christmas.As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay B… read more

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15. The Lonely Furrow

By: Pamela Kavanagh

4.43

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Disaster strikes the Drummond family with the collapse of the Glasgow Bank which results in them lo… read more

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16. A Safe Haven on Beamer Street

By: Sheila Riley

4.51

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

The BRAND NEW, next book in the Beamer Street series set around Liverpool Docks, by bestselling aut… read more

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  • historical fiction
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17. Reach for Tomorrow

By: Rita Bradshaw

4.55

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

When everyone's deserted her, can she find the strength to go on? Reach for Tomorrow is a heart-… read more

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18. The Woman Who Left

By: Josephine Cox

4.18

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

Louise and Ben Hunter's loving marriage is marred only by their unfulfilled longing for a child. Li… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. The Orphan's Gift

By: Anne Baker

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

When all seems lost, will her mother's legacy keep her safe?Praise for Anne Baker's Merseyside saga… read more

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20. The Missing Daughter

By: Emily Gunnis

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the runaway bestseller The Girl in the Letter comes a heartwrenching, twisting n… read more

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  • historical fiction
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21. Victory Girls (Lavender Road #6)

By: Helen Carey

4.70

Format: 615 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s August 1944. Allied forces are finally making headway in Europe. But rocket attacks on London … read more

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  • historical fiction
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22. Maggie: A beautiful and moving tale of perseverance in the face of adversity

By: Lena Kennedy

4.27

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

Four decades. Four generations. One World War.Raised in Stepney, the heart of London's East End, Ma… read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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23. Christmas to Come

By: Carol Rivers

4.39

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

1941, the Isle of Dogs. Neglected by their drunken mother, young Bella Doyle and her brother Terry … read more

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  • historical fiction
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24. Her Father's Sins

By: Josephine Cox

4.19

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Does Queenie have the strength to overcome her father's sins and grasp love and happiness? Queen… read more

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25. Take this Woman

By: Josephine Cox

4.35

Format: 612 pages, Kindle Edition

Blackburn, 1947. In the tiny front parlour fourteen-year-old Laura Blake watches her beloved father… read more

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26. Don't Cry Alone

By: Josephine Cox

4.36

Format: 516 pages, Kindle Edition

Beth is a woman of rare courage and fortitude, but there is danger and heartbreak to be endured bef… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. Far from Home

By: Lyn Andrews

4.39

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

When blacksmith's daughter Kitty Doyle catches the eye of her grocer employer it seems her troubles… read more

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28. London Calling (Lavender Road #4)

By: Helen Carey

4.58

Format: 522 pages, Kindle Edition

It is December 1942. The war is showing no signs of ending. Allied forces are battling Rommel’s arm… read more

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  • historical fiction
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29. Her Rightful Inheritance: Can she find the happiness she deserves?

By: Benita Brown

4.34

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman's aspirations cause more than one life to change... Benita Brown writes a passionate… read more

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30. The Other Side of the Street (Lavender Road #5)

By: Helen Carey

4.62

Format: 586 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s 1944, four years into the Second World War. The British are weary of air raids and rationing. … read more

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  • historical fiction
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31. The Silence of Strangers

By: Audrey Howard

4.15

Format: 551 pages, Paperback

Set in the 1840s in the Lancashire coalfields, this is the story of two women who love the same man… read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical fiction

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