Historical Fiction Books

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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27079 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,896,914 ratings — published 2005
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23183 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,992,461 ratings — published 2014
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20888 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,158,193 ratings — published 2015
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 13745 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,158,936 ratings — published 1991
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13684 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,034,481 ratings — published 2009
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 13257 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 835,401 ratings — published 1989
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12584 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,153,327 ratings — published 2017
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 12044 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,020,234 ratings — published 2011
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11445 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,116,284 ratings — published 1997
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11276 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,614,279 ratings — published 2024
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 11215 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 814,583 ratings — published 2008
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10741 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 635,077 ratings — published 2017
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 10384 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 674,047 ratings — published 2016
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The Alice Network The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 9943 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 636,325 ratings — published 2017
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 9923 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,927,259 ratings — published 1960
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 9914 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,513,214 ratings — published 2003
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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 9709 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 514,625 ratings — published 2001
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9632 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,002,549 ratings — published 2021
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
by (shelved 9299 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,176,722 ratings — published 2018
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9025 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,869,132 ratings — published 2019
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8851 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 258,113 ratings — published 2016
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8507 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 278,760 ratings — published 2011
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 8415 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.91 — 234,542 ratings — published 2009
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8376 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 974,170 ratings — published 2006
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8008 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 447,757 ratings — published 2016
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 7688 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,658,599 ratings — published 2018
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Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 7680 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,259,362 ratings — published 1936
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7613 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,749,107 ratings — published 2007
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7544 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 407,443 ratings — published 2016
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Hamnet Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7509 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 411,672 ratings — published 2020
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 7491 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 783,335 ratings — published 1999
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7332 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 623,976 ratings — published 1989
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 7297 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,705,916 ratings — published 2006
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
by (shelved 7139 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 386,802 ratings — published 1992
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 7084 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,804,941 ratings — published 2022
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The Frozen River The Frozen River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7048 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.38 — 580,122 ratings — published 2023
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Before We Were Yours Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7032 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 732,476 ratings — published 2017
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
by (shelved 6926 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 128,784 ratings — published 2012
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The Red Tent The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6906 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.21 — 633,641 ratings — published 1997
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6824 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,367,096 ratings — published 2018
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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 6800 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 725,592 ratings — published 2001
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The Rose Code The Rose Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 6755 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.44 — 376,737 ratings — published 2021
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The Great Alone The Great Alone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6494 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,219,495 ratings — published 2018
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Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)
by (shelved 6283 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 344,462 ratings — published 2016
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6210 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,528,897 ratings — published 2020
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6203 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,841,955 ratings — published 1813
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The Lost Apothecary The Lost Apothecary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6167 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.76 — 501,738 ratings — published 2021
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6094 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 496,365 ratings — published 2006
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 5998 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 465,526 ratings — published 2013
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Voyager (Outlander, #3) Voyager (Outlander, #3)
by (shelved 5928 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 332,005 ratings — published 1993
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