18 must-read historical books like A Bright Young Thing by Brianne Moore

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A Bright Young Thing

By: Brianne Moore

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In early 1930s England, a young firebrand finds herself on a fraught and dangerous road to independ…

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1. Teacher Man (Frank McCourt, #3)

By: Frank McCourt

3.75

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a wr… read more

Similar categories in Frank McCourt's Teacher Man (Frank McCourt, #3) book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • audiobook
"Teaching is bringing the news."

-Frank McCourt, Teacher Man (Frank McCourt, #3)

"I am teaching. Storytelling is teaching."

-Frank McCourt, Teacher Man (Frank McCourt, #3)

"Nobody ever told them they had a right to an opinion."

-Frank McCourt, Teacher Man (Frank McCourt, #3)

"If everyone moved on and up and out who would teach the children?"

-Frank McCourt, Teacher Man (Frank McCourt, #3)

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2. Royal Blood (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #4)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.29

Format: 480 pages,

Penniless and thirty-fourth in line to the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a truly … read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's Royal Blood (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #4) book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

3. Under a Painted Sky

By: Stacey Lee

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Missouri, 1849: Samantha dreams of moving back to New York to be a professional musician--not an ea… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Lee's Under a Painted Sky book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. China Dolls

By: Lisa See

4.04

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

An exciting new novel set in the "Chop Suey Circuit" of San Francisco right before World War II, fr… read more

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5. The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)

By: Gabriela Romero Lacruz

3.33

Format: 511 pages, Paperback

In a lush world inspired by the history and folklore of South America, a sweeping epic fantasy of c… read more

Similar categories in Gabriela Romero Lacruz's The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1) book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"I thought tinieblas were nothing but a story—just a word for shadows. Tales to scare children into obedience. Horror tales are inspired by reality."

-Gabriela Romero Lacruz, The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)

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6. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ryan's The Underground Library book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

New parents Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage look forward to introducing Sebastian’s father to h… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's A Fatal Illusion (Lady Darby Mystery, #11) book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Mrs. Porter Calling (The Emmy Lake Chronicles, #3)

By: A.J. Pearce

4.19

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

London, April 1943. A little over a year since she married Captain Charles Mayhew and he went away … read more

Similar categories in A.J. Pearce's Mrs. Porter Calling (The Emmy Lake Chronicles, #3) book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You didn’t miss someone any less, you just made room for other things to surround the gap they had left."

-A.J. Pearce, Mrs. Porter Calling (The Emmy Lake Chronicles, #3)

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9. The Beach at Summerly

By: Beatriz Williams

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams returns with a ravishing summer read, taking readers bac… read more

Similar categories in Beatriz Williams's The Beach at Summerly book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Diva

By: Daisy Goodwin

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair … read more

Similar categories in Daisy Goodwin's Diva book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Untitled Books (Glass Library, #3)

By: C.J. Archer

4.12

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

A curated collection of magic…and murder.When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made p… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Archer's The Untitled Books (Glass Library, #3) book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Paris Housekeeper

By: Renee Ryan

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Secret Society of Salzburg comes a powerful and moving story of bravery and … read more

Similar categories in Renee Ryan's The Paris Housekeeper book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club

By: Julia Bryan Thomas

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

For readers of Martha Hall Kelly and Beatriz Williams comes poignant historical fiction that remind… read more

Similar categories in Julia Bryan Thomas's The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard

By: Natasha Lester

4.12

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

Three generations. One chance to prove themselves. Can the women of the Bricard fashion dynasty fin… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Lester's The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden

By: Gill Paul

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic ti… read more

Similar categories in Gill Paul's A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. Jackie

By: Dawn Tripp

4.34

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In this mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, acclaimed author Dawn Tripp has crafted… read more

Similar categories in Dawn Tripp's Jackie book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"not only because of the pleasure it will bring, but because the power of ideas, and the ability to express them, is the greatest power we have."

-Dawn Tripp, Jackie

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17. For Those Who Are Lost

By: Julia Bryan Thomas

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

One woman's split-second decision on the eve of World War II will tear a family apart... On the … read more

Similar categories in Julia Bryan Thomas's For Those Who Are Lost book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The English Wife

By: Adrienne Chinn

3.99

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Two women, a world apart. A secret waiting to be discovered… VE Day 1945 As victory bells ri… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Chinn's The English Wife book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. An Unlikely Spy

By: Rebecca Starford

3.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“A beguiling tale of espionage." -- Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphans Tale and The Lost Girls of Pa… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Starford's An Unlikely Spy book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Body in the Bookstore (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #1) by Ellie Alexander

20. The Body in the Bookstore (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #1)

By: Ellie Alexander

4.09

Format: 274 pages, ebook

Behind the shelves of The Secret Bookcase, where the sun slants through the windows onto rows of cl… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Alexander's The Body in the Bookstore (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #1) book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Bright Young Thing by Brianne Moore

21. A Bright Young Thing

By: Brianne Moore

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In early 1930s England, a young firebrand finds herself on a fraught and dangerous road to independ… read more

Similar categories in Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing book and Brianne Moore's A Bright Young Thing

  • romance
  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

19 best-selling fiction books like A Bright Young Thing by Brianne Moore

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Rhys Bowen

4.29

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Stacey Lee

4.11

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The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)

Gabriela Romero Lacruz

3.33

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The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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The Museum of Lost Quilts (Elm Creek Quilts, #22)

Jennifer Chiaverini

4.11

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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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Allison Pataki

4.11

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