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Top authors writing 20th century historical-fiction
Rosie Clarke
263 ratings 4.45 ·- A Mother's Shame: A gritty, standalone historical saga from bestseller Rosie Clarke for 2022 by Rosie Clarke
- Victory Bells For The Harpers Girls by Rosie Clarke
- A New Dawn on Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke
- War Clouds Over Blackberry Farm by Rosie Clarke
- Nellie's Heartbreak: A compelling saga from the bestselling author the Mulberry Lane and Harpers Emporium series by Rosie Clarke
book · adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · family · epic · 20th-century · audiobook · ww2 · womens-fiction · war · friendship · violent-conflict · military · romance · action-adventure · coming-of-age · breakup · female-mc
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Ellie Midwood
119 ratings 4.39 ·
adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · 20th-century · book · war · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · romance · epic · drama · abuse · audiobook · dark · realistic · gothic · social-commentary · mystery
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Pam Howes
121 ratings 4.36 ·- A Royal Visit to Victory Street by Pam Howes
- Wedding Bells on Victory Street: Gripping and heartbreaking World War 2 saga fiction (The Bryant Sisters) by Pam Howes
- The Girls of Victory Street: An absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 family saga by Pam Howes
- The Midwives of Lark Lane by Pam Howes
- The Nurses of Lark Lane: A heartbreaking Liverpool saga by Pam Howes
book · adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · family · 20th-century · epic · ww2 · military · audiobook · violent-conflict · womens-fiction · war · romance · friendship · female-mc · poc-mc · contemporary · realistic
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Janet MacLeod Trotter
211 ratings 4.34 ·
fiction · adult · book · family · historical · epic · historical-fiction · 20th-century · romance · drama · audiobook · womens-fiction · action-adventure · literary-fiction · south-asia · india · asia · female-mc · victorian · war
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Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
violent-conflict · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · war · 20th-century · book · survival · audiobook · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · young-adult · family · action-adventure · death · sad · friendship · abuse
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Annie Groves
146 ratings 4.32 ·
historical · fiction · adult · book · 20th-century · historical-fiction · audiobook · family · ww2 · violent-conflict · war · holidays · epic · romance · military · action-adventure · medical · womens-fiction · friendship · psychological
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Sarah Sundin
220 ratings 4.31 ·
20th-century · historical · spirituality · christian · historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · romance · book · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · military · audiobook · womens-fiction · adult · young-adult · suspense · mystery · drama
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Ruta Sepetys
165 ratings 4.28 ·
historical · book · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · violent-conflict · 20th-century · realistic · coming-of-age · war · audiobook · friendship · action-adventure · young-adult · family · romance · drama · high-school · female-author · literary-fiction
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Margaret Mayhew
165 ratings 4.27 ·- The Lifeline by Margaret Mayhew
- Bitter Poison by Margaret Mayhew
- Bluebirds: An uplifting and heart-warming wartime saga, full of friendship, courage and determination by Margaret Mayhew
- Dry Bones by Margaret Mayhew
- The Crew: A perfectly heart-warming, moving and uplifting wartime drama that will capture your heart by Margaret Mayhew
adult · fiction · book · historical-fiction · historical · war · ww2 · violent-conflict · action-adventure · 20th-century · epic · military · mystery · family · amateur-sleuth · animals · cozy · culinary · romance · female-mc
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Lyn Andrews
275 ratings 4.27 ·
adult · fiction · book · audiobook · family · historical · epic · 20th-century · friendship · historical-fiction · female-mc · romance · womens-fiction · coming-of-age · workplace · drama · urban · industrial-era · victorian · contemporary
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Natasha Lester
134 ratings 4.26 ·
romance · book · 20th-century · historical · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · audiobook · ww2 · violent-conflict · war · womens-fiction · family · mystery · female-mc · action-adventure · drama · military · literary-fiction · urban
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Katie Flynn
180 ratings 4.24 ·
adult · fiction · book · historical-fiction · family · audiobook · historical · 20th-century · epic · romance · holidays · ww2 · war · friendship · violent-conflict · action-adventure · contemporary · womens-fiction · victorian · industrial-era
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Gemma Liviero
105 ratings 4.24 ·
historical-fiction · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · war · fiction · historical · audiobook · violent-conflict · adult · drama · family · ww2 · action-adventure · mystery · romance · ww1 · season-summer · young-adult · coming-of-age
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Marius Gabriel
116 ratings 4.22 ·
20th-century · book · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · adult · war · audiobook · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · action-adventure · drama · womens-fiction · journey · siblings · espionage · political-intrigue
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Kathryn Hughes
118 ratings 4.21 ·
historical-fiction · historical · female-mc · fiction · adult · book · family · romance · mystery · 20th-century · audiobook · psychological · womens-fiction · drama · ww2 · abuse · literary-fiction · secrets · violent-conflict · cozy
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Roberta Kagan
157 ratings 4.20 ·
adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · book · ww2 · 20th-century · war · literary-fiction · violent-conflict · romance · drama · europe · western-central-europe · spirituality · christian · audiobook · family · germany · suspense
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Martha Hall Kelly
121 ratings 4.20 ·
fiction · war · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · ww2 · historical · family · 20th-century · female-mc · audiobook · book · urban · adult · womens-fiction · friendship · action-adventure · female-author · drama · survival
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W.E.B. Griffin
809 ratings 4.19 ·
fiction · war · adult · military · violent-conflict · book · historical-fiction · action-adventure · historical · audiobook · mystery · thriller · suspense · 20th-century · espionage · political-intrigue · ww2 · crime · male-mc · politics
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Ronald H. Balson
145 ratings 4.19 ·
book · 20th-century · adult · literary-fiction · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · mystery · audiobook · violent-conflict · family · war · investigator · suspense · religion · crime · drama · legal · spirituality
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Aimie K. Runyan
113 ratings 4.16 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · adult · ww2 · 20th-century · book · romance · war · violent-conflict · family · female-mc · action-adventure · coming-of-age · mystery · literary-fiction · military · drama · feminism
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Eoin Dempsey
109 ratings 4.13 ·
book · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · adult · war · ww2 · violent-conflict · action-adventure · romance · military · literary-fiction · audiobook · family · suspense · female-mc · drama · political-intrigue · western-central-europe
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Nadia Hashimi
116 ratings 4.13 ·
book · realistic · poc-author · action-adventure · family · audiobook · historical-fiction · journey · female-mc · fiction · coming-of-age · poc-mc · historical · violent-conflict · female-author · literary-fiction · drama · adult · war · feminism
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Ariel Lawhon
140 ratings 4.08 ·
audiobook · fiction · suspense · historical-fiction · adult · book · historical · mystery · 20th-century · drama · action-adventure · war · female-mc · ww2 · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · female-author · family · friendship · political-intrigue
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Jacqueline Winspear
488 ratings 4.05 ·
fiction · law-enforcement · mystery · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · cozy · book · 20th-century · female-mc · war · adult · suspense · crime · violent-conflict · female-author · murder · whodunit · action-adventure · investigator
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Edward Rutherfurd
214 ratings 4.03 ·
action-adventure · family · book · literary-fiction · war · adult · epic · audiobook · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · early-modern · 20th-century · drama · journey · religion · medieval · spirituality · classics
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · gothic · fantasy · audiobook · drama · horror · dark · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · paranormal
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Mary Doria Russell
206 ratings 3.97 ·
literary-fiction · book · audiobook · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · female-author · action-adventure · 20th-century · historical · epic · spirituality · religion · 21st-century · christian · violent-conflict · politics · friendship · survival · war
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Yukio Mishima
348 ratings 3.90 ·
classics · literary · literary-fiction · fiction · 20th-century · adult · book · drama · historical-fiction · historical · philosophy · lgbtq · male-author · psychological · suicide · contemporary · coming-of-age · action-adventure · religion · journey
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