17 Top historical fiction books like Where Waters Meet by Zhang Ling

Cover of Where Waters Meet by Zhang  Ling

Where Waters Meet

By: Zhang Ling

3.86

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother’s secret life in an emotional and …

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Cover of The Light on Farallon Island by Jen Wheeler

1. The Light on Farallon Island

By: Jen Wheeler

3.88

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

From debut author Jen Wheeler comes a spellbinding tale about the dangers a nineteenth-century woma… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wheeler's The Light on Farallon Island book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Bootlegger's Daughter by Nadine Nettmann

2. The Bootlegger's Daughter

By: Nadine Nettmann

4.13

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

In Prohibition-era Los Angeles, two women on opposite sides of the law must take control of their l… read more

Similar categories in Nadine Nettmann's The Bootlegger's Daughter book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Call the Canaries Home

By: Laura Barrow

4.03

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Three estranged sisters reconnect in their Louisiana hometown to face an unresolved past in a heart… read more

Similar categories in Laura Barrow's Call the Canaries Home book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Men were always there for the fun parts, she thought. Women were always left to pick up the pieces."

-Laura Barrow, Call the Canaries Home

Cover of The Lost Letters of Aisling by Cynthia Ellingsen

4. The Lost Letters of Aisling

By: Cynthia Ellingsen

4.34

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman faces the past she fled in a heart-stirring novel about unforgettable love and indomitable … read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Ellingsen's The Lost Letters of Aisling book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Don’t Forget to Write

By: Sara Goodman Confino

4.50

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and … read more

Similar categories in Sara Goodman Confino's Don’t Forget to Write book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Night Angels

By: Weina Dai Randel

4.22

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Longlisted for the Mass Book Awards 2024 From the author of The Last Rose of Shanghai comes a pr… read more

Similar categories in Weina Dai Randel's Night Angels book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
Cover of Sing, Wild Bird, Sing by Jacqueline O'Mahony

7. Sing, Wild Bird, Sing

By: Jacqueline O'Mahony

4.12

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

A courageous woman journeys from nineteenth-century Ireland to the American West in a powerful nove… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline O'Mahony's Sing, Wild Bird, Sing book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. 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

Similar categories in Amy Harmon's A Girl Called Samson book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Where Waters Meet by Zhang  Ling

9. Where Waters Meet

By: Zhang Ling

3.86

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother’s secret life in an emotional and … read more

Similar categories in Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • historical fiction
  • china
  • adult
Cover of The Curse of the Flores Women by Angélica Lopes

10. The Curse of the Flores Women

By: Angélica Lopes

4.01

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

In this haunting novel about the enduring bonds of womanhood, a young girl weaves together the trut… read more

Similar categories in Angélica Lopes's The Curse of the Flores Women book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello

11. Broadway Butterfly

By: Sara DiVello

3.98

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

New York in the Roaring Twenties—a riveting true-crime novel, based on one of the most notorious un… read more

Similar categories in Sara DiVello's Broadway Butterfly book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Village Healer’s Book of Cures by Jennifer Sherman Roberts

12. The Village Healer’s Book of Cures

By: Jennifer Sherman Roberts

3.78

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

In seventeenth-century England, a female healer enflames the fury of a witchfinder in this propulsi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Sherman Roberts's The Village Healer’s Book of Cures book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Life She Wanted

By: Anita Abriel

3.94

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

New York in the 1920s—a time when fortunes are made and a woman’s dreams are challenged against all… read more

Similar categories in Anita Abriel's The Life She Wanted book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. This Impossible Brightness

By: Jessica Bryant Klagmann

3.54

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Taking refuge on a remote island, a grieving woman develops unlikely connections with the community… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Bryant Klagmann's This Impossible Brightness book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Wild, Beautiful, and Free by Sophfronia Scott

15. Wild, Beautiful, and Free

By: Sophfronia Scott

4.31

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised… read more

Similar categories in Sophfronia Scott's Wild, Beautiful, and Free book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Road Towards Home

By: Corinne Demas

3.96

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

In this witty, warm novel by award-winning author Corinne Demas, unexpected changes bring two retir… read more

Similar categories in Corinne Demas's The Road Towards Home book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Curious Secrets of Yesterday by Namrata  Patel

17. The Curious Secrets of Yesterday

By: Namrata Patel

4.02

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman’s ambitions clash with familial expectations in a captivating novel about generational secr… read more

Similar categories in Namrata Patel's The Curious Secrets of Yesterday book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar

18. When the World Goes Quiet

By: Gian Sardar

4.32

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

In the final days of World War I, an aspiring artist’s courageous journey is just beginning in a po… read more

Similar categories in Gian Sardar's When the World Goes Quiet book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah

19. The Direction of the Wind

By: Mansi Shah

4.09

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answe… read more

Similar categories in Mansi Shah's The Direction of the Wind book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
Cover of Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robleda

20. Daughter of Fire

By: Sofia Robleda

3.97

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

For a young woman coming of age in sixteenth-century Guatemala, safeguarding her people’s legacy is… read more

Similar categories in Sofia Robleda's Daughter of Fire book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Moonflowers by Abigail Rose-Marie

21. The Moonflowers

By: Abigail Rose-Marie

4.39

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

In a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generati… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Rose-Marie's The Moonflowers book and Zhang Ling's Where Waters Meet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult

21 Best fiction books like Where Waters Meet by Zhang Ling

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The Light on Farallon Island

Jen Wheeler

3.88

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The Bootlegger's Daughter

Nadine Nettmann

4.13

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Call the Canaries Home

Laura Barrow

4.03

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The Lost Letters of Aisling

Cynthia Ellingsen

4.34

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21 Top fiction books like When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar

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The County Line

Steve Weddle

3.41

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Christopher Reich

4.26

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Where Butterflies Wander

Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

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The Promise of Tomorrow

Mary Ellen Taylor

4.30

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