6 Best historical books like Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph

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Children of Sugarcane

By: Joanne Joseph

4.49

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

"Shanti is a heroine that the reader will not easily forget. The story that is told here is worth n…

If you liked the historical plot in Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Red Ink

By: Angela Makholwa

3.81

Format: 595 pages, Paperback

When Lucy Khambule receives an unexpected call from a convicted serial killer, nicknamed The Butche… read more

Similar categories in Angela Makholwa's Red Ink book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • south africa
  • fiction
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2. Coconut

By: Kopano Matlwa

4.16

Format: 1342 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Kopano Matlwa's Coconut book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • africa
  • south africa
  • fiction
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3. The Book of Memory

By: Petina Gappah

4.42

Format: 718 pages, Hardcover

Memory is an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, whe… read more

Similar categories in Petina Gappah's The Book of Memory book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • africa
  • fiction

4. The Kurdish Bike: A Novel

By: Alesa Lightbourne

3.37

Format: None pages,

"Courageous teachers wanted to rebuild war-torn nation." With her marriage over and life gone flat,… read more

Similar categories in Alesa Lightbourne's The Kurdish Bike: A Novel book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

5. Recipes for Love and Murder (Tannie Maria Mystery, #1)

By: Sally Andrew

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet Tannie Maria: A woman who likes to cook a lot and write a little. Tannie Maria writes recipes … read more

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6. The Covenant of Water

By: Abraham Verghese

4.45

Format: 724 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial ep… read more

Similar categories in Abraham Verghese's The Covenant of Water book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Water

By: John Boyne

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the local… read more

Similar categories in John Boyne's Water book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • fiction
Cover of Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph

8. Children of Sugarcane

By: Joanne Joseph

4.49

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

"Shanti is a heroine that the reader will not easily forget. The story that is told here is worth n… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • africa
  • south africa
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom

By: André de Ruyter

4.56

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

André de Ruyter’s explosive account of his three years as CEO of Eskom, where he dealt with corrupt… read more

Similar categories in André de Ruyter's Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • africa
  • south africa
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10. The House Called Mbabati: A Novel Out of Africa

By: Samantha Ford

4.54

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

This is Samantha Ford's long awaited 2nd novel The House Called Mbabati another story out of Africa… read more

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  • africa
  • fiction
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11. The Old Drift

By: Namwali Serpell

3.74

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A Zambian debut novel that follows three generations of three families, telling the story of a nati… read more

Similar categories in Namwali Serpell's The Old Drift book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • historical
  • africa
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Every family is a war but some are more civil than others."

-Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift

"Only a sister, an alternative self, could inspire such a sordid mix of disgust and envy."

-Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift

"She stepped from the trashy bedlam of the road into the cool cave of the shop, relieved to escape the experience of walking outside while female."

-Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift

"Old like her father was old, a shaggy shambling old, an old where you'd lost the order of things and felt so sad that you simply had to embrace the loss, reassuring yourself with the lie that you had…"

-Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift

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12. From Under A Mango Tree

By: Alan Fagan

4.71

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

“This story based on actual events is authentic, powerful, achingly beautiful and sad, and often br… read more

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13. The Invincible Miss Cust

By: Penny Haw

4.19

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

Must-read historical fiction for fans of Marie Benedict and Tracey Enerson Wood, based on the real … read more

Similar categories in Penny Haw's The Invincible Miss Cust book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Finding Endurance: Shackleton, My Father and a World Without End by Darrel Bristow-Bovey

14. Finding Endurance: Shackleton, My Father and a World Without End

By: Darrel Bristow-Bovey

4.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of Endurance briefly swept the anxiety and rancor of 2022 from the headlines of the w… read more

Similar categories in Darrel Bristow-Bovey's Finding Endurance: Shackleton, My Father and a World Without End book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • historical
Cover of An Angel's Demise: A Novel by Sue Nyathi

15. An Angel's Demise: A Novel

By: Sue Nyathi

3.99

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

An Angel’s Demise is an epic saga that explores a contested legacy and the heartrending destiny of … read more

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16. The Woman at the Wheel

By: Penny Haw

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspiring historical fiction based on the real life of Bertha Benz, whose husband built the first p… read more

Similar categories in Penny Haw's The Woman at the Wheel book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of White Trash: My year as a high-class call girl by Terry Angelos

17. White Trash: My year as a high-class call girl

By: Terry Angelos

4.08

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

Raised during the Rhodesian bush war and immigrating to SA at the age of 11, Terry is shaped by a w… read more

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18. Purple Lotus

By: Veena Rao

4.05

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Tara moves to the American South three years after her arranged marriage to tech executive Sanjay. … read more

Similar categories in Veena Rao's Purple Lotus book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • fiction
Cover of Lost Property by Megan Choritz

19. Lost Property

By: Megan Choritz

4.36

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

One morning Laine wakes up to discover that the man she's been married to for 15 years has been sec… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Fire Portrait: The page-turning novel of love and loss by Barbara Mutch

20. The Fire Portrait: The page-turning novel of love and loss

By: Barbara Mutch

4.37

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

I've taken risks in my life. Some have been physical ones, but some have been bolder and required m… read more

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21. Across the Kala Pani

By: Shevlyn Mottai

4.28

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1909, four women board a ship in Madras to cross the Kala Pani, the ‘black water’, to Natal. Lut… read more

Similar categories in Shevlyn Mottai's Across the Kala Pani book and Joanne Joseph's Children of Sugarcane

  • south africa

13 best-selling fiction books like Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph

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Red Ink

Angela Makholwa

3.81

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Coconut

Kopano Matlwa

4.16

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The Book of Memory

Petina Gappah

4.42

The Kurdish Bike: A Novel

Alesa Lightbourne

3.37

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7 Top history books like Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom by André de Ruyter

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Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom

André de Ruyter

4.56

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Finding Endurance: Shackleton, My Father and a World Without End

Darrel Bristow-Bovey

4.49

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Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage

Jonny Steinberg

4.53

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Daisy de Melker: Hiding among killers in the City of Gold

Ted Botha

4.14

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