10 best-selling historical books like A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox

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A Lullaby for Witches

By: Hester Fox

3.59

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

Two women. A history of witchcraft. And a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries.…

"But what I'm beginning to realize is that I don't need to find myself. I've been here all along."

-Hester Fox, A Lullaby for Witches

"Here is what I know to be true: we are part of something larger, something more beautiful than we could ever comprehend. During our brief tenure on this earth, we see but only a glimpse of the world around us."

-Hester Fox, A Lullaby for Witches

"Here is what I know to be true: we are part of something larger, something more beautiful than we could ever comprehend. During our brief tenure on this earth, we see but only a glimpse of the world around us."

-Hester Fox, A Lullaby for Witches

"Perhaps if my mother had been a witch like me with powers of her own, she would have taken me under her wing and guided me on my singular path. But she did not, and I was left to discover what made me different on my own, stumbling and groping along."

-Hester Fox, A Lullaby for Witches

If you liked the historical plot in A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. A House with Good Bones

By: T. Kingfisher

3.69

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explor… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A House with Good Bones book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"Like many family dynamics, it didn't have to be healthy, it just had to work."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"He's got an alibi. People with alibis in the first half of the show are always suspicious."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"I could research it. I am a champion researcher. It's why they pay me the meager academic bucks."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"I understood Grand Mae then, I think. I could not pity the adult she had become, but I could pity the girl she had been."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

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2. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

By: Katie Lumsden

3.67

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Vic… read more

Similar categories in Katie Lumsden's The Secrets of Hartwood Hall book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"But I did not want the future he had planned for me. I did not want a future chosen by anyone but myself."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

"I said nothing. Too many reasons, too many sins. But he was right. It did not feel wrong. It felt less wrong than anything had in a long time."

-Katie Lumsden, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

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3. Weyward

By: Emilia Hart

4.07

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackl… read more

Similar categories in Emilia Hart's Weyward book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
" Altha . A strange name. Soft and yet powerful. Like an incantation."

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"It took skill, Violet thought, to make even your handwriting look angry"

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"She named me Altha, after all. Not Alice, meaning noble woman, nor Agnes, lamb of God. Altha. Healer."

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"I thought he loved me for myself. But you were right. To him I am but an animal, like those he hunts and puts on display"

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

Cover of A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox

4. A Lullaby for Witches

By: Hester Fox

3.59

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

Two women. A history of witchcraft. And a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries.… read more

Similar categories in Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • horror
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"But what I'm beginning to realize is that I don't need to find myself. I've been here all along."

-Hester Fox, A Lullaby for Witches

"Here is what I know to be true: we are part of something larger, something more beautiful than we could ever comprehend. During our brief tenure on this earth, we see but only a glimpse of the world …"

-Hester Fox, A Lullaby for Witches

"Perhaps if my mother had been a witch like me with powers of her own, she would have taken me under her wing and guided me on my singular path. But she did not, and I was left to discover what made m…"

-Hester Fox, A Lullaby for Witches

Cover of The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan

5. The Great Witch of Brittany

By: Louisa Morgan

4.27

Format: 448 pages, Nook

Set in the late 1700s, a tale of magic and fate, triumph and heartbreak, and the powerful bonds bet… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Morgan's The Great Witch of Brittany book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

6. Starling House

By: Alix E. Harrow

3.83

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that ca… read more

Similar categories in Alix E. Harrow's Starling House book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"You’re a pretty good liar"

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"Survival is a hard habit to break."

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"Maybe the truth is always messy that way."

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"the Bible only got it half right: there were demons aplenty, but no fire at all"

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

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7. Witch of Wild Things

By: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

3.74

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Legend goes that long ago a Flores woman offended the old gods, and their family was cursed as a re… read more

Similar categories in Raquel Vasquez Gilliland's Witch of Wild Things book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • witches
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"La casa de Nadia Flores was built sometime in the 1920s. Everything about it croaks and creaks and I can't help imagining each sound is a story, sliding right out of the floorboards."

-Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Witch of Wild Things

"It gets me thinking about the history of this land, of this whole world, even. How someone got it in their head that ripping down thousand-year-old trees was a-okay. How people who grow gardens are c…"

-Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Witch of Wild Things

Cover of Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

8. Hester

By: Laurie Lico Albanese

3.97

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotlan… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Lico Albanese's Hester book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The letter A is red,"

-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

"Isobel, you're in my veins now--you know it, don't you? You're in my blood."

-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

"...history isn't what's written or told. History is hidden away in dark corners and shadows..."

-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

"But there's another kind of strength we've got...It comes from knowing the difference between who you are and who they think you are."

-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester

Cover of Svetimkūniai by Patricija Tilvikaitė

9. Svetimkūniai

By: Patricija Tilvikaitė

4.14

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

Meda jaučiasi pati save įkalinusi prestižinio darbo gniaužtuose. Ją į neviltį varo vidinis kritikas… read more

Similar categories in Patricija Tilvikaitė's Svetimkūniai book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

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10. The Witches of Moonshyne Manor

By: Bianca Marais

3.62

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

A coven of modern-day witches. A magical heist-gone-wrong. A looming threat. Five octogenarian w… read more

Similar categories in Bianca Marais's The Witches of Moonshyne Manor book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • witches
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Age's sole purpose is to gift us more years in which to experience the minefield that is living. Along with that, it grants us the perspective to know that by the end of it all, it doesn't matter a d…"

-Bianca Marais, The Witches of Moonshyne Manor

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11. Cackle

By: Rachel Harrison

3.72

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a wi… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Harrison's Cackle book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • fiction
  • horror
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"My future is my own."

-Rachel Harrison, Cackle

"It's a nice thing to cook for yourself."

-Rachel Harrison, Cackle

"If life gives you any trouble, punch it in the face."

-Rachel Harrison, Cackle

"Any step away from the past is a step in the right direction."

-Rachel Harrison, Cackle

Cover of The Lighthouse Witches by C.J.  Cooke

12. The Lighthouse Witches

By: C.J. Cooke

3.94

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Two sisters go missing on a remote Scottish island. Twenty years later, one is found—but she's stil… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cooke's The Lighthouse Witches book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"She still doesn’t believe in magic. It’s a technology, she’s decided. Just one that she doesn’t understand yet."

-C.J. Cooke, The Lighthouse Witches

"... the sky like polished silver, the ocean sinewy and muscular, crackling as it reached the stones at the edge of the causeway."

-C.J. Cooke, The Lighthouse Witches

"Most people's pasts can be viewed like cleaved water left in the wake of a boat. Hers? It's a tangled weave of spider webs and nightmares, never to make sense."

-C.J. Cooke, The Lighthouse Witches

"I went outside, taking in the sight of the grey ocean swaying beyond the cliffs, a mackerel sky troubled by seabirds swooping and screaming beneath the clap of the waves."

-C.J. Cooke, The Lighthouse Witches

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13. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

By: Jess Armstrong

3.56

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more

Similar categories in Jess Armstrong's The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1) book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."

-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)

Cover of A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #1) by Kate Khavari

14. A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #1)

By: Kate Khavari

3.51

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

The Lost Apothecary meets Dead Dead Girls in this fast-paced, STEMinist adventure. Debut author … read more

Similar categories in Kate Khavari's A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #1) book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

15. The London Séance Society

By: Sarah Penner

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding tale about two daring women who hunt for truth and justice in the perilous art of co… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Penner's The London Séance Society book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Small Town, Big Magic (Witchlore, #1) by Hazel Beck

16. Small Town, Big Magic (Witchlore, #1)

By: Hazel Beck

3.32

Format: 411 pages, Paperback

A witchy rom-com in which a bookstore owner who is fighting to revitalize a small midwestern town c… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Beck's Small Town, Big Magic (Witchlore, #1) book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • witches
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"But I have always believed that a woman's best and biggest champion should be herself. The world sure isn't going to step up and cheer on its own."

-Hazel Beck, Small Town, Big Magic (Witchlore, #1)

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17. Spells for Forgetting

By: Adrienne Young

3.87

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Young's Spells for Forgetting book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"There are spells for breaking and spells for mending, but there are no spells for forgetting."

-Adrienne Young, Spells for Forgetting

"There were tales that only the island knew. Ones that had never been told. I knew, because I was one of them."

-Adrienne Young, Spells for Forgetting

Cover of The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs (The Physick Book, #2) by Katherine Howe

18. The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs (The Physick Book, #2)

By: Katherine Howe

3.76

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Connie Goodwin is an expert on America’s fractured past with witchcraft. A young, tenure-track prof… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Howe's The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs (The Physick Book, #2) book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"It would appear that we are nearly out of time," Janine Silva said, eying her vintage Spiro Agnew wristwatch...."

-Katherine Howe, The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs (The Physick Book, #2)

"Once inside the hedge, the garden, though sleeping for the winter, nevertheless seemed to glimmer with hidden life. A winding flagstone path made its leisurely way to the door of the house, lined on …"

-Katherine Howe, The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs (The Physick Book, #2)

Cover of Kur baigiasi sapnai by E.M.A. Rotvel

19. Kur baigiasi sapnai

By: E.M.A. Rotvel

4.58

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

2019-ųjų vasarą Kaune netikėtomis aplinkybėmis susitinka seserys dvynės, trisdešimt ketverius metus… read more

Similar categories in E.M.A. Rotvel's Kur baigiasi sapnai book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

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20. The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1)

By: Paula Brackston

3.76

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston returns with a new, magic-infused series about He… read more

Similar categories in Paula Brackston's The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1) book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5) by Deborah Harkness

21. The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

By: Deborah Harkness

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly ant… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Harkness's The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5) book and Hester Fox's A Lullaby for Witches

  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • witches
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Kümmere dich um deine eignen Wünsche und Bedürfnisse." S. 222"

-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

"Sehnsucht spornt mich an, Furcht bremst mich ... Was für ein Weg, gerade oder krumm, wird mir Frieden geben und mich erlösen?" S 414 f"

-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

"Du musst ihr [der Dunkelheit] die Stirn bieten ... Schau ihr ins Auge, ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken. Die Dunkelheit ist von einer verschlagenen Tücke und du darfst nicht zulassen, dass sie deine Sch…"

-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

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A House with Good Bones

T. Kingfisher

3.69

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The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

Katie Lumsden

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Weyward

Emilia Hart

4.07

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A Lullaby for Witches

Hester Fox

3.59

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Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden

4.02

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The Mystery Writer

Sulari Gentill

3.42

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Kristen Perrin

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