Novels like like Sarah Waters'

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SilenceIsBroken · 29/11/2017 17:11

Can anyone recommend some novels similar to Sarah Waters'? I love her writing and attention to detail - and the gripping narratives.

I've read Life After Life and the Crimson Petal and the White, which are often recommended in the same breath as Waters' novels.

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Obliviate · 01/12/2017 05:41

Maybe try Hannah Kent (Burial Rites and The Good People) and Anna Hope (Wake and The Ballroom.) Hope this helps.

Grunkalunka · 01/12/2017 17:46

Jane Harris - Gillespie and I and The Observations might hit the spot

TheGirlOnTheLanding · 01/12/2017 22:23

Second Hannah Kent and also suggest Sarah Moss (Bodies of Light, Stories for Lost Children) and Emma Donoghue (The Sealed Letter, Slammerkin, The Wonder).

BestIsWest · 04/12/2017 22:33

The Essex Serpent?
His Bloody Project?

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SilenceIsBroken · 04/12/2017 22:35

Thank you! I've read the Essex Serpent but the others are new to me.

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doctorcuntybollocks · 05/12/2017 21:28

The Quincunx by Charles Palliser.

thepatchworkcat · 08/12/2017 21:03

Ooh just what I wanted to know, I like all Sarah Waters and keep impatiently checking to see if she’s written anything new. Love it when there’s a twist.

Ellisisland · 13/12/2017 13:43

I recommend The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell. Really reminded me of The Little Stranger in terms of detail and atmosphere.

OrangeCrush19 · 14/12/2017 19:19

Second Hannah Kent and Emma Donoghue. Also recommend Emma Flint: Little Deaths.

GinIsIn · 16/12/2017 22:51

A gathering light by Jennifer Donnelly

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