Books like Cleopatra's Daughter
12 books with a reading profile close to Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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The American Heiress
Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance
Set in the 1890s, the story follows Cora Cash, a wealthy American socialite whose mother orchestrates a marriage into the British aristocracy to secure a title.
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2
Belgravia
Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance
On the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, the Trenchard family attends a legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond.
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3
Nefertiti
Also clear-cut and escapist · history, romance
The story follows Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, as they navigate the dangerous court of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
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An Echo in the Bone
Also clear-cut and escapist · history, romance
The seventh installment of the Outlander series follows Claire and Jamie Fraser as they navigate the American Revolution in 1777.
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The Fiery Cross
Also clear-cut and escapist · history, romance
In 1770 North Carolina, Claire and Jamie Fraser work to establish their mountain homestead, Fraser’s Ridge, against the gathering storm of the American Revolution.
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The Indigo Girl
by Natasha Boyd
Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance
In 1739, sixteen-year-old Eliza Lucas is left in charge of three South Carolina plantations while her father pursues military ambitions in Antigua.
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From Sand and Ash
by Amy Harmon
Also clear-cut · history, romance
Set in 1943 Italy, the narrative follows Eva Rosselli, a Jewish woman, and Angelo Bianco, a Catholic priest, as they navigate the German occupation of Rome.
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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
by Legs McNeil
Also clear-cut · history, entertainment
This book documents the rise and eventual dissolution of the American punk rock movement from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
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9
Katherine
by Anya Seton
Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance
Anya Seton’s novel recreates the fourteenth-century romance between Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.
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Small Sacrifices
by Ann Rule
Also clear-cut · history, entertainment
Ann Rule chronicles the 1983 shooting of the three children of Diane Downs on a rural Oregon road.
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Revolution
Also clear-cut · history, romance
In modern-day Brooklyn, Andi Alpers is a gifted musician struggling with clinical depression and failing grades following the death of her younger brother.
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The Rose Garden
Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance
After the death of her sister, Eva Ward returns to the Cornish coast and her childhood sanctuary, Trelowarth.
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