Books like The Postmistress
12 books with a reading profile close to The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
The Lost Wife
history, romance
Set in pre-war Prague, the narrative follows Lenka, an art student, and Josef, a medical student, who fall in love and marry just as the German occupation begins.
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The Sandcastle Girls
history, romance
In 1915, Elizabeth Endicott travels from Boston to Aleppo with a relief committee to provide food and medical aid to Armenian refugees.
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3
Lovely War
by Julie Berry
history, romance
Set in 1917 and 1944, this historical novel uses Greek deities as narrators to chronicle two unfolding romances during World War I.
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4
The Room on Rue Amelie
history, romance
The story centers on Ruby, an American woman who moves to Paris in 1939 with her French husband.
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5
At the Water's Edge
by Sara Gruen
history, romance
Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands during the height of World War II, this historical novel follows Ellis and Maddie Hyde, an elite socialite couple searching for the Loch Ness Monster.
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6
Love and Ruin
by Paula McLain
history, romance
In 1937, Martha Gellhorn travels to Madrid to report on the Spanish Civil War, where she begins an intense affair with Ernest Hemingway.
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Revolution
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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8
From Sand and Ash
by Amy Harmon
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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9
The Far Pavilions
by M.M. Kaye
history, romance
Set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century India and the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the story follows Ashton Pelham-Martyn.
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10
Inés of My Soul
history, romance
Inés Suárez is a seamstress in sixteenth-century Spain, whose husband has left for the New World and not returned.
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11
The Rose Garden
history, romance
After the death of her sister, Eva Ward returns to the Cornish coast and her childhood sanctuary, Trelowarth.
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Last Christmas in Paris
by Hazel Gaynor
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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