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Top authors writing 20th century historical-fiction
Ellie Dean
4.54 · 166 ratings
fiction · 20th-century · adult · book · family · historical-fiction · war · historical · violent-conflict · ww2 · audiobook · epic · military · drama · action-adventure · friendship · romance · disability · multi-pov · animals
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Rosie Clarke
4.45 · 263 ratings- 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 · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · historical · family · epic · 20th-century · audiobook · ww2 · womens-fiction · war · friendship · violent-conflict · romance · military · action-adventure · coming-of-age · breakup · ww1
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Pam Howes
4.36 · 121 ratings- 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
fiction · adult · book · family · historical · historical-fiction · 20th-century · epic · ww2 · military · audiobook · violent-conflict · womens-fiction · friendship · war · romance · poc-mc · female-mc · realistic · contemporary
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Janet MacLeod Trotter
4.34 · 211 ratings
adult · fiction · book · family · historical · epic · historical-fiction · 20th-century · romance · drama · audiobook · action-adventure · womens-fiction · asia · south-asia · india · literary-fiction · violent-conflict · victorian · female-mc
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Ellie Midwood
4.32 · 184 ratings
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · book · ww2 · violent-conflict · war · romance · literary-fiction · drama · dark · urban · europe · western-central-europe · germany · epic · political-intrigue · fascism
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Annie Groves
4.32 · 146 ratings
20th-century · historical · adult · fiction · book · historical-fiction · family · audiobook · ww2 · violent-conflict · war · holidays · epic · military · action-adventure · romance · medical · womens-fiction · friendship · psychological
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Sarah Sundin
4.31 · 230 ratings
romance · 20th-century · historical · christian · historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · spirituality · book · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · military · audiobook · adult · womens-fiction · suspense · young-adult · mystery · drama
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Heather Morris
4.29 · 198 ratings
violent-conflict · historical · 20th-century · historical-fiction · fiction · war · ww2 · book · action-adventure · audiobook · family · drama · survival · realistic · adult · friendship · young-adult · literary-fiction · death · journey
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Ruta Sepetys
4.29 · 181 ratings
book · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · friendship · young-adult · mystery · family · 20th-century · coming-of-age · action-adventure · war · audiobook · drama · realistic · violent-conflict · high-school · romance · female-author · survival
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Marion Kummerow
4.28 · 108 ratings
historical · book · fiction · ww2 · 20th-century · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · war · violent-conflict · adult · epic · romance · military · young-adult · action-adventure · coming-of-age · family · europe · social-commentary · espionage
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Margaret Mayhew
4.27 · 165 ratings- 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
book · adult · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · violent-conflict · war · ww2 · action-adventure · epic · military · family · mystery · cozy · culinary · amateur-sleuth · animals · female-mc · murder
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Lyn Andrews
4.27 · 275 ratings
adult · fiction · book · family · audiobook · epic · historical · 20th-century · friendship · historical-fiction · female-mc · romance · womens-fiction · coming-of-age · workplace · industrial-era · drama · urban · victorian · poverty
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Katie Flynn
4.25 · 190 ratings
adult · fiction · book · historical-fiction · family · audiobook · historical · 20th-century · epic · romance · ww2 · holidays · violent-conflict · war · friendship · action-adventure · contemporary · womens-fiction · victorian · industrial-era
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Natasha Lester
4.25 · 166 ratings
book · adult · fiction · romance · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · audiobook · violent-conflict · ww2 · womens-fiction · war · mystery · drama · family · female-mc · action-adventure · military · literary-fiction · female-author
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Marius Gabriel
4.24 · 136 ratings
violent-conflict · historical · adult · historical-fiction · 20th-century · fiction · book · war · ww2 · audiobook · romance · female-mc · literary-fiction · action-adventure · family · epic · mystery · drama · womens-fiction · espionage
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Cathy Gohlke
4.22 · 107 ratings
book · spirituality · fiction · christian · historical-fiction · adult · 20th-century · historical · ww2 · violent-conflict · romance · war · audiobook · family · action-adventure · mystery · religion · ww1 · suspense · womens-fiction
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Kathryn Hughes
4.21 · 118 ratings
historical-fiction · adult · historical · family · female-mc · fiction · book · 20th-century · mystery · romance · womens-fiction · drama · audiobook · psychological · ww2 · literary-fiction · abuse · holidays · secrets · violent-conflict
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Roberta Kagan
4.20 · 173 ratings
adult · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · book · 20th-century · ww2 · violent-conflict · war · literary-fiction · romance · audiobook · christian · germany · spirituality · drama · family · europe · western-central-europe · suspense
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Ronald H. Balson
4.18 · 157 ratings
20th-century · adult · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · literary-fiction · book · violent-conflict · audiobook · war · family · mystery · investigator · spirituality · suspense · religion · crime · drama · action-adventure
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Martha Hall Kelly
4.18 · 139 ratings
20th-century · historical · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · war · family · ww2 · fiction · literary-fiction · female-mc · audiobook · book · adult · friendship · womens-fiction · action-adventure · urban · death · female-author · drama
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Camille Di Maio
4.18 · 104 ratings
book · romance · audiobook · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · adult · 20th-century · female-mc · family · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · war · drama · ww2 · violent-conflict · action-adventure · mystery · british-isles · young-adult
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Gemma Liviero
4.18 · 123 ratings
book · literary-fiction · audiobook · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · war · 20th-century · adult · violent-conflict · drama · ww2 · family · mystery · romance · ww1 · action-adventure · journey · tragedy · horror
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Ariel Lawhon
4.09 · 152 ratings
audiobook · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · historical · book · mystery · suspense · female-mc · drama · 20th-century · war · action-adventure · ww2 · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · female-author · crime · spirituality · friendship
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.06 · 456 ratings
fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · fantasy · suspense · action-adventure · magical-realism · book · historical · gothic · drama · horror · audiobook · crime · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · adult · urban-fantasy
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Eowyn Ivey
4.05 · 106 ratings
paranormal · literary-fiction · book · female-author · historical-fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · action-adventure · mystery · fiction · season-winter · family · myths · audiobook · 21st-century · survival · marriage · fairy-tale · outdoors · adult
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Jacqueline Winspear
4.05 · 488 ratings
fiction · law-enforcement · mystery · audiobook · historical-fiction · historical · book · 20th-century · cozy · war · female-mc · adult · crime · violent-conflict · suspense · female-author · murder · whodunit · action-adventure · ww2
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Edward Rutherfurd
4.04 · 266 ratings
war · family · audiobook · fiction · action-adventure · epic · adult · historical · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · book · 20th-century · early-modern · drama · journey · spirituality · medieval · religion · urban
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Erika Robuck
3.92 · 116 ratings
fiction · adult · historical · historical-fiction · book · audiobook · 20th-century · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · romance · war · family · violent-conflict · military · drama · ww2 · friendship · female-mc · mental-illness · political-intrigue
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