11 Best fiction books like The Road to the Sands by Anne Douglas

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The Road to the Sands

By: Anne Douglas

4.00

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The war has brought devastating changes to the people of Portobello, a seaside district of Edinburg…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Road to the Sands by Anne Douglas , here is a list of 11 books like this:

1. Pocketful of Dreams (The Brogans of Mafeking Terrace #1)

By: Jean Fullerton

3.50

Format: 168 pages,

It's 1939, and the Brogan family of London's East End are ready to show Hitler what for. But things… read more

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2. A Christmas Baby at Rookery House

By: Rosie Hendry

4.62

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

ANOTHER WARTIME CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE, AND PREPARATIONS ARE IN FULL SWING FOR THE FESTIVE CELEBR… read more

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3. East End Angels Together Again

By: Rosie Hendry

4.47

Format: 147 pages, Kindle Edition

Wartime friends helping each other find new beginnings…Devon, England 1948It’s been three long year… read more

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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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5. Shameful Secrets on Coronation Close (Coronation Close, #2)

By: Lizzie Lane

4.48

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

There are no secrets that time does not reveal… Bristol 1937 The year is 1937 and the country is st… read more

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6. Hard Times on Weaver Street

By: Chrissie Walsh

4.55

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

As Liverpool and its residents begin to heal from the wounds and memories of World War I, life on W… read more

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7. 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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8. DREAMS TO SELL

By: Douglas

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

1949. Attractive and spirited Roz Rainey, who lives in post-war Edinburgh with her widowed mother, … read more

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9. Taking Heart (The Caldwell Sisters #1)

By: Rowena Summers

4.38

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

After their father's haberdashery store is taken over, the three lovely Caldwell sisters are free t… read more

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10. Daisy's War (The Caldwell Sisters #2)

By: Rowena Summers

4.35

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

There was more than one kind of war. There was the one that threatened so much of the world now, an… read more

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11. Someone to Call Her Own

By: Rowena Summers

4.45

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Kate Sullivan is a simple country girl, living in Somerset with her parents, until she’s left jilte… read more

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12. Jeannie's War (The Kiltie Street Girls #1)

By: Carol MacLean

4.43

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Glasgow, 1939 Despite being shy and reserved, Jeannie Dougal finds herself newly engaged to hand… read more

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13. A New Home in the Dales (Made in Yorkshire, #1)

By: Betty Firth

4.42

Format: 371 pages, ebook

To follow her dream, she’s gone from city to village – but can she ever fit in? October 1940. Bo… read more

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14. Dreams of Peace (The Caldwell Sisters #4)

By: Rowena Summers

4.49

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

As the war draws to a close, life must change for sisters Imogen, Elsie and Daisy. They each have t… read more

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15. Secrets for the Three Sisters (The District Nurses #7)

By: Annie Groves

4.52

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s autumn 1940 and the Blitz has cast its shadow over London. Everyone is doing their bit to help… read more

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16. A Ration Book Victory: Perfect for fans of Ellie Dean and Rosie Goodwin (Ration Book series 8)

By: Jean Fullerton

4.65

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

'An enthralling page-turner' DILLY COURT'A heart-warming WW2 love story' ROSIE GOODWIN'The queen of… read more

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17. A Ration Book Christmas Kiss

By: Jean Fullerton

4.40

Format: 97 pages, Kindle Edition

A Ration Book series novella to warm the heart-strings on a cold winter's day.When the local girls'… read more

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18. A Ration Book Childhood (East End Ration #3)

By: Jean Fullerton

4.55

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

'Food for the soul, it's simply deliciously readable and enjoyable' LoveReading In the darkest days… read more

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19. A Ration Book Christmas Broadcast

By: Jean Fullerton

4.64

Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition

A Ration Book series short story from the Queen of the East End saga, Jean Fullerton *SHORTLISTED … read more

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20. A Place Called Home (Cliffehaven #19)

By: Ellie Dean

4.74

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1945. Victory has been declared and those who have been away during the war are finally coming… read more

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21. The Blitz Girls (The Blitz Girls #1)

By: Johanna Bell

4.48

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

'I love these type of books that tell the story of young women taking on the jobs of men and keepin… read more

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22. Elsie's Wartime Wish (The Kiltie Street Girls #2)

By: Carol MacLean

4.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Elsie Weir is trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street tenement in Glasgow … read more

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23. The Beekeeper’s War

By: Deborah Carr

4.22

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Two women Two wars A secret that threatens to tear them apart 1916 At the onset of war, Nur… read more

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24. A Wartime Welcome (The Sisters' War #2)

By: Rosie Meddon

4.51

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

Clemmie throws herself into volunteering with the very organisation who helped her and her sisters … read more

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25. The Bannister Girls

By: Rowena Summers

4.51

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Louise , Ellen , and Angel Bannister have enjoyed the comforts of a wealthy upbringing, but yearn f… read more

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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. A Stepney Girl's Secret

By: Jean Fullerton

4.47

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

'An enthralling page-turner' DILLY COURT 'A heart-warming WW2 love story' ROSIE GOODWIN 'A gr… read more

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28. In the Mood (Broken Wings #4)

By: M.W. Arnold

4.53

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

In February 1944, the girls of the Air Transport Auxiliary Mystery Club face the devastating person… read more

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29. The Lumberjills

By: M.W. Arnold

4.45

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

Berry Chambers and her co-workers have joined the Women's Timber Corps—known as the Lumberjills—to … read more

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30. The Caldwell Girls (The Caldwell Sisters #3)

By: Rowena Summers

4.50

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Rowena Summers's saga captures the feelings of three sisters enduring World War II. The Caldwell Gi… read more

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31. The Road to the Sands

By: Anne Douglas

4.00

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The war has brought devastating changes to the people of Portobello, a seaside district of Edinburg… read more

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11 must-read fiction books like Dreams of Peace (The Caldwell Sisters #4) by Rowena Summers

Transform Your Habits

The Library Girls of the East End

Patricia McBride

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Hard Times for the East End Library Girls (Library Girls, #2)

Patricia McBride

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Reporting For Duty (The Army Girls #1)

Fenella J. Miller

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Girls of Bomber Command (Bomber Command Girls #1)

Vicki Beeby

4.49

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