Books like The Doll Factory
12 books with a reading profile close to The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
The Familiars
by Stacey Halls
history, narrative
Set in 1612 Lancashire, the story follows noblewoman Fleetwood Shuttleworth, who is eighteen years old and pregnant for the fourth time.
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2
The Address
by Fiona Davis
history, narrative
The Address follows two women connected by the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan across different centuries.
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3
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
by Casey Cep
history, narrative
In the 1970s, Reverend Willie Maxwell was accused of murdering five family members for insurance payouts in rural Alabama.
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4
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
history, narrative
In 1860, the brutal murder of three-year-old Saville Kent at Road Hill House shocked mid-Victorian England.
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5
The Night Tiger
by Yangsze Choo
history, narrative
In 1930s colonial Malaya, an eleven-year-old houseboy, Ren, is tasked with finding his dead master's missing finger and burying it with the body within forty-nine days.
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6
Zodiac
history, narrative
Robert Graysmith provides a chronological reconstruction of the unidentified serial killer who terrorized Northern California beginning in the late 1960s.
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7
The Phoenix Crown
by Kate Quinn
history, narrative
Set in 1906 San Francisco, the narrative follows soprano Gemma Bastion and artist Saffron Everleigh, two women whose lives intersect through their connection to a wealthy, mysterious benefactor named Henry Thornton.
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8
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
history, narrative
In 1789 Maine, Martha Ballard is a midwife and healer tasked with investigating a body found trapped in the Kennebec River.
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9
Weyward
by Emilia Hart
history, narrative
Weyward tracks the interconnected lives of three women from the same bloodline across five centuries.
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10
The Clockmaker's Daughter
by Kate Morton
narrative, mystery
In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by Edward Radcliffe arrives at Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Thames.
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11
The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
history, narrative
In 1791 London, Nella operates a hidden apothecary shop, preparing toxic tinctures for women to use against abusive or unfaithful men.
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12
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
history, narrative
For over a decade, a violent predator terrorized California through fifty sexual assaults and thirteen murders, vanishing without a trace.
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