Books like The Dollmaker's Daughters by Dilly Court

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

A timeless novel about love, manners, and the struggle for wealth and status in 19th-century England.

A novel about a man who gives his daughter with Down syndrome to a nurse, sparking controversy and gaining widespread attention in the media.

Barbara Pym’s witty comedy follows the residents of St. Basil’s Church in London—vicar Mark Ainger, his wife Sophia, sister Penelope, new parson Rupert Stonebird and gentlewoman Ianthe Broome—as unlikely attachments and a Rome holiday alter their lives.

In East London's gritty streets, Phoebe Giamatti confronts family loyalty and looming danger when her protective instincts clash with a perilous secret involving the ruthless Paxman brothers.

Five single women in Victorian London confront choices about work, marriage, and independence, revealing the era's social roles and gender dynamics.

In turn‑of‑the‑twentieth‑century London, Hetty Huggins vows to protect her younger siblings after their mother dies, fighting poverty, a predatory tallyman and a long‑stride dream of entrepreneurship amid harsh social realities.

The compelling new saga set in turn-of-the twentieth-century London by the author of The Cockney Angel.Since the untimely death of her husband, young mother Effie Grey has been forced to live on a narrowboat owned by her tyrannical father-in-law Jacob. In spite of her own despair, she is determined to protect her brother Tom and her baby son Georgie from Jacob's bullying ways - for she is all they have in the world.But when Jacob hires villainous Salter and his vile wife Sal to run the barge, Effie's life becomes even more unbearable, and Tom is sent packing without a penny to his name. Forced to live on deck with little to shelter her and Georgie from the elements, tormented by the Salters, Effie is driven to desperation. And stealing Jacob's hidden cache of money she escapes with her son. As she begins her frantic search for Tom, Effie vows that whatever happens she will make a home for little Georgie and keep him safe from harm.

The illustrious Harte family saga continues as Emma Harte’s great-granddaughter, Evan Hughes, navigates love, loyalty, and a looming family rival while uncovering secrets that reshape her future.

When sixteen-year-old Noa is forced to abandon her child after a forbidden pregnancy with a Nazi soldier, she discovers a boxcar of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp and steals one to escape.