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17 Historical Fiction Books That Will Immerse You in a Different Era

"BuzzFeed Books recently asked Goodreads about the historical fiction books that its users have been loving lately. Below are 17 titles that have been getting high ratings and ample attention from the site's many lovers of history."
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The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Book of Longings
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Sue Monk Kidd
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
2
Louise Erdrich
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
3
Isabel Allende
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
4
C Pam Zhang
The Mercies (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)
The Mercies
5
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Mirror and the Light (Hilary Mantel)
The Mirror and the Light
6
Hilary Mantel
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
7
James McBride
The Book of Lost Friends (Lisa Wingate)
The Book of Lost Friends
8
Lisa Wingate
Conjure Women (AFIa Atakora)
Conjure Women
9
AFIa Atakora
These Ghosts Are Family (Maisy Card)
These Ghosts Are Family
10
Maisy Card
The Mountains Sing (Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai)
The Mountains Sing
11
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars
12
Jojo Moyes
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
13
Ta-Nehisi Coates
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
14
Elizabeth Gilbert
Summer of '69 (Elin Hilderbrand)
Summer of '69
15
Elin Hilderbrand
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
16
Colson Whitehead
Cilka's Journey (Heather Morris)
Cilka's Journey
17
Heather Morris
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