Books like The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
12 books with a reading profile close to The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
The Keeper of Hidden Books
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1939 Warsaw, Zofia Nowak and her friend Janina find solace in their local library as the German occupation begins.
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2
The Second Mrs. Astor
by Shana Abe
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Shana Abe reconstructs the life of Madeleine Force, the teenager who became the second wife of millionaire John Jacob Astor IV.
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3
The Spectacular
by Fiona Davis
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in 1950s Manhattan, the narrative follows Marion Brooks, a young woman who defies her father’s expectations by auditioning for the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
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4
The Astronaut Wives Club
by Lily Koppel
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Lily Koppel chronicles the lives of the women married to flight crews in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs.
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The First Ladies
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
This historical novel centers on the real-world partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
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America's First Daughter
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph serves as the primary protector of Thomas Jefferson’s reputation and household throughout this narrative.
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Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Elizabeth Keckley, a formerly enslaved woman who bought her freedom through her needlework, establishes a successful business in Washington, D.C., and becomes the personal confidante and modiste to Mary Todd Lincoln.
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8
Finding Dorothy
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
This novel follows Maud Gage Baum, the widow of L.
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in Italy during the final years of World War II, the story follows Pino Lella, a teenager who becomes an underground operative helping Jews escape across the Alps.
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The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1950s Washington, D.C., Grace March moves into Briarwood House, a female-only boarding establishment during the height of the Red Scare.
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Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
Maureen Callahan tells the stories of several women connected to the Kennedy family and argues that they were treated badly by the men around them and by the family's image-making.
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The Warsaw Orphan
by Kelly Rimmer
Also practical and clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1942 Poland, Elzbieta Rabinek discovers the brutal reality of the Warsaw Ghetto when she befriends her neighbor, Sara Goralnik.
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