Books like Whistling Past the Graveyard
12 books with a reading profile close to Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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White Chrysanthemum
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Hana lives in a Korean fishing village during the Japanese occupation in 1943, where she is a young woman who dives for a living.
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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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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 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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The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Rahima is a girl in Kabul whose father is addicted to opium, and whose family is desperate for money.
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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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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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The Book of Lost Friends
by Lisa Wingate
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
The narrative follows dual timelines centered around the real-life "Lost Friends" advertisements placed by formerly enslaved people searching for displaced family members after the American Civil War.
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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 Glassmaker
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1486, Orsola Rosso is the daughter of a master glassmaker on Murano, the island near Venice where the city's glass is made under strict guild rules.
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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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