12 best-selling historical fiction books like Mother of Light: A Novel by Elin de Ruyter

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Mother of Light: A Novel

By: Elin de Ruyter

4.66

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

From the untamed wilds of Iceland's far north comes a deeply heartfelt tale, inspired by the author…

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1. Section 132

By: Helga Zeiner

3.88

Format: 96 pages,

Lillian grows up in an American fundamentalist Mormon sect which still practices polygamy. At thirt… read more

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2. Earth of Another Kind (Another Kind #2)

By: Steven Decker

4.37

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Maddie and Cynthia lived peacefully in Paris for six years but are finally located by the authoriti… read more

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3. Queenie of Norwich

By: L.K. Wilde

4.44

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

"You're Nellie Westrop and don't you forget it. We'll see each other again one day, but until we do… read more

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  • historical fiction
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4. Mockingbird Summer

By: Lynda Rutledge

4.25

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful and emotional coming-of-age novel set amid the turmoil and profound changes of the 1960s… read more

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  • historical fiction
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5. Before the Swallows Come Back: A story that touches the soul

By: Fiona Curnow

4.31

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, and … read more

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6. Under a Gilded Sky

By: Imogen Martin

4.33

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

In this epic and unforgettable love story, set in the wilds of Missouri and the glamour of high soc… read more

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  • historical fiction
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7. The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu

By: Ann Bennett

4.36

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping wartime tale of secrets and love, mystery and redemption, moving from the snow-capped Hi… read more

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  • historical fiction
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8. My Grandmother’s Shadow

By: Devorah Shafrir Keret

4.23

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman’s search for answers unfurls into a riveting multi-layered family saga, perfect for reade… read more

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9. The Irish Key (Emerald Isles)

By: Daisy O'Shea

4.43

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Take the key, my pet. I can’t ever go back. The last letter I had from Ireland was clear about tha… read more

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  • historical fiction
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10. The Family

By: S.E. Green

4.14

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing’s more important than family... Leah When Leah’s daughter, Nyla, unexpectedly appears at … read more

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11. The Girls Left Behind

By: Emily Gunnis

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Dear Daisy, I miss you so much. I'm sorry I broke my promise to never be separated from you. I have… read more

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  • historical fiction
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12. Ton absence n'est que ténèbres

By: Jón Kalman Stefánsson

4.24

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

Un homme se retrouve dans une église, quelque part dans les fjords de l’ouest, sans savoir comment … read more

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13. The Fallen Woman's Daughter

By: Michelle Cox

4.20

Format: 419 pages, Kindle Edition

When eight-year-old Nora arrives at the Park Ridge School for Girls in 1932, she is sure there’s be… read more

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  • historical fiction
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14. The Third Son

By: S.E. Green

4.46

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

All he wants is a loving family to belong to, to manipulate, to control. . . . Architect Carter … read more

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15. The Beauty Doctor

By: Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard

3.98

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

"Beauty is power," Dr. Rome told her. "And with enough power, one can achieve anything." Straigh… read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

By: Margaret Willson

3.93

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A notorious crime, a lone woman fighting for equality, and the thrills of the wide-open sea A da… read more

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"We are survivors, harboring all the acquiring insights strengths and scars that word implies."

-Margaret Willson, Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

"She had the courage to retain compassion, the intelligence and strength to grow wisdom. This is the meaning of resilience."

-Margaret Willson, Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

"He dreamed of this day as he'd listened to his foster mother, Sesselja, and grandmother Ingibjörg tell of their sea adventures with the great Captain Thuridur. Their stories he knew were true because…"

-Margaret Willson, Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

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17. The Wild Road Home

By: Melissa Payne

4.52

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and enriching novel about unforgettable love and the power of friends and family by Mel… read more

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18. In the Hands of Women (A Gilded City Series Book 1)

By: Jane Loeb Rubin

4.22

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Hands of Women is a suspenseful historical novel centered on the life of Hannah Isaacson, an… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. The Butcher on Colfax

By: J.T. Tierney

4.14

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

On an autumn day in 1890, eighteen-year-old Alice Butler and her sister Nora step out the massive d… read more

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  • historical fiction
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20. This Savage World

By: Anna Housego

4.43

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when you're cast out from everything you love and know?From the moment London midwife … read more

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  • historical fiction
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21. Mother of Light: A Novel

By: Elin de Ruyter

4.66

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

From the untamed wilds of Iceland's far north comes a deeply heartfelt tale, inspired by the author… read more

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  • historical fiction

6 must-read fiction books like The Irish Key (Emerald Isles) by Daisy O'Shea

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The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1)

Susanne O'Leary

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Irish Key (Emerald Isles)

Daisy O'Shea

4.43

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Return to the Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #2)

Sandy Taylor

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Girl in the Cottage by the Sea: An absolutely gorgeous and emotional page-turner filled with family secrets (The Island Cottage)

Rebecca Alexander

4.51

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