13 Top historical books like The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor

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The Girl Who Came Home

By: Hazel Gaynor

3.92

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A voyage across the ocean becomes the odyssey of a lifetime for a young Irish woman. . . . Irela…

"Now you look here. All your father ever dreamed of for you was to do something you loved in life. He didn't care about fancy qualifications or fancy clothes or cars, just that you were both happy and fulfilled. He was so excited about your dreams for a career."

-Hazel Gaynor, The Girl Who Came Home

If you liked the historical plot in The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. As Bright as Heaven

By: Susan Meissner

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Lifeand A Bridge Across the Oceancomes a new nove… read more

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2. Flight of Dreams

By: Ariel Lawhon

3.85

Format: 370 pages, ebook

On the evening of May 3rd, 1937, ninety-seven people board the Hindenburg for its final, doomed fli… read more

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3. The Dressmaker

By: Kate Alcott

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Just in time for the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titaniccomes a vivid, romantic, a… read more

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4. Titanic: A Survivor's Story

By: Archibald Gracie

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Here is a survivor's vivid account of the greatest maritime disaster in history. The information co… read more

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5. A Fall of Marigolds

By: Susan Meissner

3.82

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A beautiful scarf, passed down through the generations, connects two women who learn that the weigh… read more

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6. His Forefathers and Mick

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more

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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has  been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

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7. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

Similar categories in K. Ritz's Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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8. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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9. 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

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Isabella Warrior Queen

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.30

Format: None pages, ebook

The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more

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  • historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

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11. 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

Similar categories in Ellen Marie Wiseman's The Orphan Collector book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 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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12. Only the Beautiful

By: Susan Meissner

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune th… read more

Similar categories in Susan Meissner's Only the Beautiful book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Sontheimer's Victor's Blessing book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

Cover of The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor

14. The Girl Who Came Home

By: Hazel Gaynor

3.92

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A voyage across the ocean becomes the odyssey of a lifetime for a young Irish woman. . . . Irela… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 20th century
  • adult
  • ireland
  • audiobook
"Now you look here. All your father ever dreamed of for you was to do something you loved in life. He didn't care about fancy qualifications or fancy clothes or cars, just that you were both happy and…"

-Hazel Gaynor, The Girl Who Came Home

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15. A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice

By: Rebecca Connolly

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia—the one ship and her legendary captain who answ… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Connolly's A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. 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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17. When We Had Wings

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses station… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's When We Had Wings book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Next Ship Home

By: Heather Webb

4.17

Format: 421 pages, Paperback

Ellis Island, 1902: Two women band together to hold America to its promise: "Give me your tired, yo… read more

Similar categories in Heather Webb's The Next Ship Home book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • 20th century
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"They laughed heartily and shouted over one another, the Sicilian dialect she hadn't heard in a while enveloping her. To the untrained eye, the group might have been arguing, but Francesca knew better…"

-Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home

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19. Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Shelterwood book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

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20. Sisters of Fortune

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Sisters of Fortune book and Hazel Gaynor's The Girl Who Came Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 20th century
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Meet Me on Mercer Street

By: Booki Vivat

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Harriet the Spy meets Front Desk in this funny, surprising graphic novel by Booki Vivat, author-ill… read more

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  • fiction

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4.33

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Kristin Harmel

4.25

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Ariel Lawhon

4.43

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Ellen Marie Wiseman

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Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

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Susan Rowland

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Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

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