Read-alikes and related books

Books like Hope

Readers who finished Hope by Lesley Pearse and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Literary and Historical.

Literary Historical Fiction

Top related books to Hope

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

The Rebels of Ireland The Dublin Saga

Edward Rutherfurd

Themes: Literary • Historical

The Guest Book A Novel

Sarah Blake

Themes: Literary • Historical

The Children’s Blizzard A Novel

Melanie Benjamin

Themes: Literary • Historical

Mercy House A Novel

Alena Dillon

Themes: Literary • Historical

The Law and the Lady

Wilkie Collins

Themes: Literary • Historical

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Themes: Literary • Historical

Emily Noble’s Disgrace

Mary Paulson-Ellis

Themes: Literary • Historical

Tempting the Laird

Julia London

Themes: Literary • Historical

House of Correction A Novel

Themes: Literary

Themes: Literary • Historical

#11

World’s End

T.C. Boyle

Themes: Literary • Historical

#12

Four Weeks of Scandal A Hazards of Dukes Novel

Megan Frampton

Themes: Literary • Historical

#13

Beyond That, the Sea A Novel

Laura Spence-Ash

Themes: Literary • Historical

#14

Sarum The Novel of England

Edward Rutherfurd

Themes: Literary • Historical

#15

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride A Novel

Roshani Chokshi

Themes: Literary • Historical

#16

Searching for Grace Kelly

Michael Callahan

Themes: Literary • Historical

#17

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories — Flannery O’Connor

Flannery O'Connor

Themes: Literary • Historical

#18

Dear Evelyn

Kathy Page

Themes: Literary • Historical

#19

Sorry for Your Trouble Stories

Richard Ford

Themes: Literary • Historical

Themes: Literary

The Cold Millions A Novel

Jess Walter

Themes: Literary • Historical

#22

Miss Buncle Married

D. E. Stevenson

Themes: Literary • Historical

#23

Blood Will Tell A Novel

Themes: Literary

Themes: Literary • Historical

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Hope by Lesley Pearse. Connected by Literary, Historical. Authors featured include Edward Rutherfurd, Sarah Blake, Melanie Benjamin, Alena Dillon, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.