Historical Fiction Books

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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27244 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,920,313 ratings — published 2005
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23324 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,014,782 ratings — published 2014
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21188 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,224,478 ratings — published 2015
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 13798 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,166,337 ratings — published 1991
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13734 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,050,411 ratings — published 2009
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 13362 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 841,791 ratings — published 1989
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12709 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,224,098 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 12184 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,065,570 ratings — published 2011
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11623 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,677,621 ratings — published 2024
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11472 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,124,166 ratings — published 1997
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 11275 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 819,759 ratings — published 2008
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10953 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 649,901 ratings — published 2017
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 10499 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 682,985 ratings — published 2016
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The Alice Network The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 10048 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 648,917 ratings — published 2017
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 10021 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,539,400 ratings — published 2003
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 9992 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,980,745 ratings — published 1960
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9832 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,030,202 ratings — published 2021
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
by (shelved 9719 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 516,083 ratings — published 2001
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
by (shelved 9388 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,189,505 ratings — published 2018
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9092 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,893,816 ratings — published 2019
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8917 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 261,795 ratings — published 2016
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8535 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 281,429 ratings — published 2011
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 8476 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 236,307 ratings — published 2009
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8388 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 983,143 ratings — published 2006
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8067 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 451,145 ratings — published 2016
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Hamnet Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7893 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 453,143 ratings — published 2020
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 7737 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,696,713 ratings — published 2018
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7702 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,767,748 ratings — published 2007
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Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 7688 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,262,884 ratings — published 1936
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7638 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 413,630 ratings — published 2016
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 7510 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 786,640 ratings — published 1999
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The Frozen River The Frozen River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7367 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.38 — 622,594 ratings — published 2023
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7362 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 627,912 ratings — published 1989
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 7307 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,712,083 ratings — published 2006
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 7191 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,831,905 ratings — published 2022
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
by (shelved 7161 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 388,934 ratings — published 1992
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Before We Were Yours Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7088 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 740,445 ratings — published 2017
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The Red Tent The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6941 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 636,295 ratings — published 1997
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
by (shelved 6935 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 129,415 ratings — published 2012
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6897 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,392,890 ratings — published 2018
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The Rose Code The Rose Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 6868 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.44 — 386,229 ratings — published 2021
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 6854 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 733,092 ratings — published 2001
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The Great Alone The Great Alone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6632 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,258,485 ratings — published 2018
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Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)
by (shelved 6334 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 347,548 ratings — published 2016
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6262 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,560,433 ratings — published 2020
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6252 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,890,079 ratings — published 1813
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The Lost Apothecary The Lost Apothecary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6222 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 508,679 ratings — published 2021
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6113 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 498,127 ratings — published 2006
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 6010 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 467,356 ratings — published 2013
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5956 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 501,046 ratings — published 2022
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