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46 Favorite Historical Fiction Page Turners by Dbtabm

These are the kinds of historical fiction that send you down a rabbit hole of reading more about the time period or particular event. I've included a few that have time travel, if despite having sci-fi elements the authors focused on capturing the past.
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The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
1
Kristin Hannah
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
2
Markus Zusak
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
3
Anthony Doerr
Outlander Series (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander Series
4
Diana Gabaldon
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
5
Mary Ann Shaffer
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
6
Elizabeth Wein
Rose Under Fire (Elizabeth Wein)
Rose Under Fire
7
Elizabeth Wein
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
8
Willis
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
9
Lois Lowry
Hattie Big Sky (Kirby Larson)
Hattie Big Sky
10
Kirby Larson
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
11
Amy Tan
All Clear (Connie Willis)
All Clear
12
Connie Willis
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
13
Connie Willis
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
14
Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
15
Hilary Mantel
The Secret Keeper (Kate Morton)
The Secret Keeper
16
Kate Morton
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
17
Sue Monk Kidd
Crooked Heart (Lissa Evans)
Crooked Heart
18
Lissa Evans
The War That Saved My Life (Kimberly Brubaker Bradley)
The War That Saved My Life
19
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The War I Finally Won (Kimberly Brubaker Bradley)
The War I Finally Won
20
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
21
Yaa Gyasi
The Hired Girl (Laura Amy Schlitz)
The Hired Girl
22
Laura Amy Schlitz
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword
23
Ian Serraillier
Wilderness Series (Sara Donati)
Wilderness Series
24
Sara Donati
The Magic of Ordinary Days
The Magic of Ordinary Days
25
Full Cicada Moon (Marilyn Hilton)
Full Cicada Moon
26
Marilyn Hilton
Crow Hollow (Michael Wallace)
Crow Hollow
27
Michael Wallace
Salt to the Sea (Ruta Sepetys)
Salt to the Sea
28
Ruta Sepetys
Longbourn (Jo Baker)
Longbourn
29
Jo Baker
Children of the River (Linda Crew)
Children of the River
30
Linda Crew
The Girl You Left Behind (Jojo Moyes)
The Girl You Left Behind
31
Jojo Moyes
The Chilbury Ladies Choir (Jennifer Ryan)
The Chilbury Ladies Choir
32
Jennifer Ryan
Someone Named Eva (Joan M. Wolf)
Someone Named Eva
33
Joan M. Wolf
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
34
Kate Quinn
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
35
Mildred D. Taylor
My Family for the War (Anne C. Voorhoeve)
My Family for the War
36
Anne C. Voorhoeve
Between Shades of Grey (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Grey
37
Ruta Sepetys
The Diary of Mattie Spenser (Sandra Dallas)
The Diary of Mattie Spenser
38
Sandra Dallas
Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Moloka'i
39
Alan Brennert
Daughter of Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Daughter of Moloka'i
40
Alan Brennert
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