17 best-selling historical books like The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore

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The Nurse's Secret

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.15

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

The unflinching, spellbinding new book from the acclaimed author of The Second Life of Mirielle Wes…

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1. The Plum Tree

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.13

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

A deeply moving and masterfully written story of human resilience and enduring love, The Plum Tree … read more

Similar categories in Ellen Marie Wiseman's The Plum Tree book and Amanda Skenandore's The Nurse's Secret

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"...They were nothing but numbers to the people who had started this war."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Plum Tree

"When we're together," he whispered, "we'll only see each other, not the ugliness around us."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Plum Tree

2. The Life She Was Given

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

2.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

From acclaimed author Ellen Marie Wiseman comes a vivid, daring novel about the devastating power o… read more

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3. If The Creek Don't Rise

By: Leah Weiss

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

A strikingly sincere portrait of a town and its buried secrets from an outstanding new voice in sou… read more

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4. The Road to Bittersweet

By: Donna Everhart

4.00

Format: 120 pages,

Set in the Carolinas in the 1940s, The Road to Bittersweet is a beautifully written, evocative acco… read more

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5. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

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6. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Orphan Collector

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector

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8. The Seamstress of New Orleans

By: Diane C. McPhail

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe at the turn-of-the-century, the a… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Now, do you want a poppy?"

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"Isn’t that momentous? Women! A krewe of women. Turning the tide on men! We are making history here. Yes, this moment! Making history."

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"She picked up the wide sleeve and studied the beading: imitation pearls and small rhinestones interspersed with a few of glistening colors: watery blue and aqua, palest rose and coral."

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"Beauty had emerged from her mother’s fingertips, her nimble use of needle and bright-colored thread. Beauty had lain in what sort of stitch could marry two scraps on a quilt and what other stitch mir…"

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

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9. The Lost Girls of Willowbrook

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

3.92

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

Fact, fiction, and urban legend blend in this haunting story about a young woman mistakenly impriso… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Chết tiệt, động vật còn được đối xử tốt hơn cư dân ở đây"

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Lost Girls of Willowbrook

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10. They Call Her Dirty Sally

By: Amy Matayo

4.42

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

For years, the town of Silver Bell, Arkansas has quietly mourned the hospital fire that claimed the… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
"Luck works best when it isn't pressed more than once."

-Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

"I was a drunk teenager once, and that combination goes together about as well as gasoline and a Zippo lighter."

-Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." --nursery rhyme, and the first lie we learned in school"

-Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

"Isn't that what every child wants even well into adulthood --- the opportunity to look their parents in the eye and see a glimmer of pride shining back at them?"

-Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally

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11. The Nurse's Secret

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.15

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

The unflinching, spellbinding new book from the acclaimed author of The Second Life of Mirielle Wes… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Skenandore's The Nurse's Secret book and Amanda Skenandore's The Nurse's Secret

  • mystery thriller
  • medical
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Moonshiner's Daughter

By: Donna Everhart

4.23

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Set in North Carolina in 1960 and brimming with authenticity and grit, The Moonshiner's Daughter ev… read more

Similar categories in Donna Everhart's The Moonshiner's Daughter book and Amanda Skenandore's The Nurse's Secret

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Price of Bread and Shoes: A Novel

By: Lonormi Manuel

4.47

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

When nineteen-year-old Alafair Sizemore Slone journeys to Chemame Creek, West Virginia to join her … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"It's a hard life for a woman, married to a man who's married to the bottle."

-Lonormi Manuel, The Price of Bread and Shoes: A Novel

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14. All the Forgivenesses

By: Elizabeth Hardinger

4.27

Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition

Set in Appalachia and the Midwest at the turn of the twentieth century, this exquisite debut novel … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. A Girl Called Samson

By: Amy Harmon

4.50

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes the saga of a young woman who dares to char… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. An American Beauty

By: Shana Abe

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella … read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The Second Mrs. Astor

By: Shana Abe

3.98

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Chiaverini and Marie Benedict, this riveting novel takes you inside th… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It can be difficult sometimes for our families to accept us as people separate from who they are. As separate souls. When we’re young, we’re taught to behave as our parents do—to cherish what they ch…"

-Shana Abe, The Second Mrs. Astor

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18. The Saints of Swallow Hill

By: Donna Everhart

4.12

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

It takes courage to save yourself... In the dense pine forests of North Carolina, turpentiners l… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Officer's Wife

By: Catherine Law

4.19

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

1939 - American heiress Vivi Miles falls for naval officer Nathan as soon as she arrives in England… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Les Sœurs du Titanic

By: Patricia Falvey

3.83

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

Delia, jeune Irlandaise, vient de perdre sa sœur Nora dans le naufrage du Titanic. Sur un coup de … read more

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"Guilt, once it's imprinted deeply on your soul, is almost impossible to get rid of. It becomes as much a part of you as your heart or your reason, and you realize if you let go of it, you will lose a…"

-Patricia Falvey, Les Sœurs du Titanic

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21. The Forgiving Kind

By: Donna Everhart

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this masterful new novel, set in 1950s North Carolina, the acclaimed author of The Road to Bitte… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

17 best-selling fiction books like The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore

Transform Your Habits

The Plum Tree

Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.13

Transform Your Habits

The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

Transform Your Habits

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The Orphan Collector

Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

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11 Best fiction books like The Price of Bread and Shoes: A Novel by Lonormi Manuel

Transform Your Habits

I Will Close My Eyes: A Novel

Amy Fillion

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Where Butterflies Wander

Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The Only Way Home

Jeanette Minniti

4.21

Transform Your Habits

This Funny Life: A Novel

Amy Fillion

4.25

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