Earthly Joys by Philippa GregoryA Respectable Trade by Philippa GregoryVirgin Earth by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Best Books by Philippa Gregory
28 books — 162 voters
Schindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Pianist by Władysław SzpilmanThose Who Save Us by Jenna BlumThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneI Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Well-Written Holocaust Books
892 books — 2,886 voters

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Books Set in London
788 books — 318 voters
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Irish Books
686 books — 603 voters

A Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteRemember Me by Lesley PearseCooper's Creek by Alan Moorehead
Best Books Set in Australia
1,068 books — 587 voters

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas
Inside Your Wardrobe
795 books — 119 voters

The Pianist by Władysław SzpilmanRemember Me by Lesley Pearse
Best On The Run/Running Away Books
106 books — 69 voters
Remember Me by Lesley PearseSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyAlive by Piers Paul ReadGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Survival Stories
1,152 books — 1,605 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,798 books — 16,534 voters
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThose Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
382 books — 422 voters

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniUprising by Margaret Peterson HaddixHello, America by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,011 books — 1,451 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferKatherine by Anya SetonLondon by Edward Rutherfurd
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,609 voters

London Calling by Edward BloorThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneUprising by Margaret Peterson HaddixRemember Me by Lesley Pearse
Best Young Adult Books
13,113 books — 80,181 voters