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100 Books With a Historical Setting

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After the Party (Cressida Connolly)
After the Party
1
Cressida Connolly
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
3
Erich Maria Remarque
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost
4
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
5
Julian Barnes
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop (Author), Anna Moschovakis (Translator))
At Night All Blood Is Black
6
David Diop (Author), Anna Moschovakis (Translator)
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
7
Ian McEwan
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
8
W.G. Sebald
Betty (Tiffany Mcdaniel)
Betty
9
Tiffany Mcdaniel
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
10
Sebastian Faulks
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
11
Marlon James
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
Cancer Ward
12
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Cellist of Sarajevo
The Cellist of Sarajevo
13
Cilka's Journey (Heather Morris)
Cilka's Journey
14
Heather Morris
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
15
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Colour Purple (Alice Walker)
The Colour Purple
16
Alice Walker
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
17
Michael Faber
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
18
Abraham Verghese
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
19
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Dark Circle (Linda Grant)
The Dark Circle
20
Linda Grant
Dark Tides (Philippa Gregory)
Dark Tides
21
Philippa Gregory
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
22
Sebastian Barry
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
23
Madeleine Thien
The Doll Factory (Elizabeth Macneal)
The Doll Factory
24
Elizabeth Macneal
Empress Orchid (Anchee Min)
Empress Orchid
25
Anchee Min
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
26
Michael Ondaatje
The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
27
Sarah Perry
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven (Chris Cleave)
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
28
Chris Cleave
The Eye in the Door (Pat Barker)
The Eye in the Door
29
Pat Barker
The Familiars (Stacey Halls)
The Familiars
30
Stacey Halls
The Famished Road (Ben Okri)
The Famished Road
31
Ben Okri
The Fortune Men (Nadifa Mohamed)
The Fortune Men
32
Nadifa Mohamed
The Garden of Evening Mists (Tan Twan Eng)
The Garden of Evening Mists
33
Tan Twan Eng
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
34
Amor Towles
The German Girl (Armando Lucas Correa)
The German Girl
35
Armando Lucas Correa
The Ghost Road (Pat Barker)
The Ghost Road
36
Pat Barker
Girl (Edna O'Brien)
Girl
37
Edna O'Brien
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
38
Tracy Chevalier
Golden Hill (Francis Spufford)
Golden Hill
39
Francis Spufford
Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)
Great Circle
40
Maggie Shipstead
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