Books like The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
12 books with a reading profile close to The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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The Great Divide
history, narrative
The story reconstructs the construction of the Panama Canal through the intersecting lives of marginalized laborers and local residents.
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The Last Runaway
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1850, Honor Bright, a modest Quaker from Dorset, migrates to Ohio to escape a broken engagement.
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River Sing Me Home
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in the aftermath of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act in the Caribbean, the story follows Rachel, a field hand on a Barbados plantation.
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The Marriage of Opposites
history, narrative
Set on the island of Saint Thomas in the early nineteenth century, this novel follows Rachel Pomie, a woman born into a strict Sephardic Jewish community.
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The Women in the Castle
history, narrative
Set in the immediate aftermath of World War II, this novel follows Marianne von Lingenfels, the widow of a German resistance fighter executed for his role in the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
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China Dolls
by Lisa See
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1938 San Francisco, three young women from different backgrounds—Grace, Helen, and Ruby—meet while auditioning for the Forbidden City nightclub.
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The Lady and the Unicorn
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1490s Paris, nobleman Jean Le Viste commissions a set of six tapestries to display his status.
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The Birth House
by Ami McKay
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Dora Rare is a young woman growing up in a small Nova Scotia village around the First World War.
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The Bookbinder
by Pip Williams
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Peggy Jones works in the bindery of Oxford University Press during the First World War, spending her days folding printed sheets for books she is not permitted to read.
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The Chaperone
history, narrative
In 1922, Cora Carlisle, a conventional Kansas housewife, agrees to chaperone fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks on a summer trip to New York City.
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Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1830s Philadelphia, James Pyke lives as a wealthy white gentleman, concealing his identity as the son of a black runaway from the Pyke plantation.
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Whistling Past the Graveyard
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1963 Mississippi, nine-year-old Starla Caudill, a spirited girl with a hard home life, runs away.
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