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Popular Historical Fiction Books

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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
1
Markus Zusak
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
3
Diana Gabaldon
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
4
Kathryn Stockett
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
5
Ken Follett
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
6
Philippa Gregory
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
7
Arthur Golden
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
8
Mary Ann Shaffer
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
9
Margaret Mitchell
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
10
Tracy Chevalier
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
11
Harper Lee
Dragonfly in Amber (Diana Gabaldon)
Dragonfly in Amber
12
Diana Gabaldon
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
13
Elizabeth Wein
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
14
Hilary Mantel
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
15
Tatiana De Rosnay
The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
16
Philippa Gregory
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
17
John Boyne
Voyager (Diana Gabaldon)
Voyager
18
Diana Gabaldon
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
19
Khaled Hosseini
The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory
The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory
20
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
Fall of Giants
21
Ken Follett
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
22
Ken Follett
Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)
Orphan Train
23
Christina Baker Kline
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
24
Lisa See
Salt to the Sea (Ruta Sepetys)
Salt to the Sea
25
Ruta Sepetys
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
26
Sue Monk Kidd
Drums of Autumn (Diana Gabaldon)
Drums of Autumn
27
Diana Gabaldon
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
28
Paula McLain
The Queen's Fool (Philippa Gregory)
The Queen's Fool
29
Philippa Gregory
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
30
Umberto Eco
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
31
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
32
Colson Whitehead
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
33
Ian McEwan
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
34
Jane Austen
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
35
Khaled Hosseini
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
36
Elizabeth Kostova
The Fiery Cross (Diana Gabaldon)
The Fiery Cross
37
Diana Gabaldon
The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
The Kitchen House
38
Kathleen Grissom
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
39
M.L. Stedman
The Red Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The Red Queen
40
Philippa Gregory
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