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55 Best Historical Fiction Books That Will Transport You to a Different Era

Whatever topic you're in the mood for, you'll find it here. Just keep in mind that authors can take quite a bit of creative license, so you'll want to double-check the facts and turn to a trusted source, like these nonfiction books and Holocaust books, for heavier topics. With that in mind, get ready to get swept away to another time and place. Happy reading! By Lucie Turkel
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A Ballad of Love and Glory (Reyna Grande)
A Ballad of Love and Glory
1
Reyna Grande
The Circus Train (Amita Parikh)
The Circus Train
2
Amita Parikh
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
3
Yaa Gyasi
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
4
Kristin Hannah
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
5
Orhan Pamuk
War Trash
War Trash
6
Property
Property
7
The View From Castle Rock (Alice Munro)
The View From Castle Rock
8
Alice Munro
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
9
E.L. Doctorow
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
10
Ernest J. Gaines
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
11
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Yours Cheerfully (A. J. Pearce)
Yours Cheerfully
12
A. J. Pearce
Thebes at War (Naguib Mahfouz)
Thebes at War
13
Naguib Mahfouz
Joseph and His Brothers (Thomas Mann)
Joseph and His Brothers
14
Thomas Mann
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
15
Colson Whitehead
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
16
Anthony Doerr
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
17
Hilary Mantel
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
18
Octavia Butler
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
19
Markus Zusak
The Second Life of Mirielle West (Amanda Skenandore)
The Second Life of Mirielle West
20
Amanda Skenandore
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
21
Anita Diamant
I Claudius (Graves)
I Claudius
22
Graves
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
23
Margaret Atwood
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
24
Arthur Golden
The Girl With the Pearl Earring (Chevalier, Tracy)
The Girl With the Pearl Earring
25
Chevalier, Tracy
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
26
Toni Morrison
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
27
Min Jin Lee
Fortune Favors the Dead (Stephen Spotswood)
Fortune Favors the Dead
28
Stephen Spotswood
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
29
Amor Towles
The English Patient
The English Patient
30
Hungry Ghosts (Kevin Jared Hosein)
Hungry Ghosts
31
Kevin Jared Hosein
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
32
Ian McEwan
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
33
Kathryn Stockett
The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Book of Longings
34
Sue Monk Kidd
A Peculiar Combination (Ashley Weaver)
A Peculiar Combination
35
Ashley Weaver
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders
36
Geraldine Brooks
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
37
Paula McLain
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
38
Margaret Mitchell
Poisonwood Bible (Kingsolver, Barbara)
Poisonwood Bible
39
Kingsolver, Barbara
The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict)
The Personal Librarian
40
Marie Benedict
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