Historical fiction books

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James
James
Percival Everett
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Adam Higginbotham
Night Watch
Night Watch
Jayne Anne Phillips
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V. E. Schwab
The Correspondent
The Correspondent
Virginia Evans
We Do Not Part
We Do Not Part
Han Kang
Hamnet
Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell
The Pretender
The Pretender
Jo Harkin
The Familiar
The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo
The Women
The Women
Kristin Hannah
The Devil's Bible
The Devil's Bible
Steve Berry
Skylark
Skylark
Paula McLain
Demon Copperhead
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
The Look
The Look
Michelle Obama
The Poppy War
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
My Friends
My Friends
Hisham Matar
Katabasis
Katabasis
R. F. Kuang
Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Babel Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
R. F. Kuang
Lady Tremaine
Lady Tremaine
Rachel Hochhauser
Truly
Truly
Lionel Richie
The Unicorn Hunters
The Unicorn Hunters
Katherine Arden
We Do Not Part
We Do Not Part
Han Kang
The Tapestry of Fate
The Tapestry of Fate
Shannon Chakraborty
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Spare
Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Ron Chernow
The Calamity Club
The Calamity Club
Kathryn Stockett
The Pretender
The Pretender
Jo Harkin
Lady Tremaine
Lady Tremaine
Rachel Hochhauser
The Artist
The Artist
Lucy Steeds
Throne of Nightmares
Throne of Nightmares
Kerri Maniscalco
Daughters of the Sun and Moon
Daughters of the Sun and Moon
Lisa See
Land
Land
Maggie O'Farrell
Land
Land
Maggie O'Farrell
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
Son of Nobody
Son of Nobody
Yann Martel
The Calamity Club
The Calamity Club
Kathryn Stockett
Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
Andrew Lownie
Some Bright Nowhere
Some Bright Nowhere
Ann Packer
Buckeye
Buckeye
Patrick Ryan
The Cruel Prince
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
The House of Doors
The House of Doors
Tan Twan Eng
The Land in Winter
The Land in Winter
Andrew Miller
Crown of Midnight
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas
The Look
The Look
Michelle Obama
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists
Tan Twan Eng
The Violin Maker's Secret
The Violin Maker's Secret
Evie Woods
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