Books like The American Heiress
12 books with a reading profile close to The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Cleopatra's Daughter
Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance
Following the suicide of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, their daughter Selene and her surviving brothers are taken from Egypt to Rome as captives.
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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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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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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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Written In My Own Heart's Blood
Also clear-cut and escapist · history, romance
Set against the backdrop of 1778, the narrative follows Claire and Jamie Fraser as the American Revolution reaches a fever pitch in Philadelphia.
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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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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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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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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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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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Last Christmas in Paris
by Hazel Gaynor
Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance
In 1914, Evie Elliott waves goodbye to her brother Will and his friend Thomas Harding as they depart for the front lines of World War I.
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