A Dress of Violet Taffeta
By: Tessa Arlen
4.01
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A sumptuous novel based on the fascinating true story of Belle Epoque icon Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, …
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1. What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age
By: Renée Rosen
3.71
Format: 412 pages,
In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, visionary retail tycoon Marshall Field made his fortune wooing … read more
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- romance
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- historical fiction
2. The Seamstress of New Orleans
By: Diane C. McPhail
3.79
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe at the turn-of-the-century, the a… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
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- historical fiction
"Now, do you want a poppy?"-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans
"Isn’t that momentous? Women! A krewe of women. Turning the tide on men! We are making history here. Yes, this moment! Making history."-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans
"She picked up the wide sleeve and studied the beading: imitation pearls and small rhinestones interspersed with a few of glistening colors: watery blue and aqua, palest rose and coral."-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans
"Beauty had emerged from her mother’s fingertips, her nimble use of needle and bright-colored thread. Beauty had lain in what sort of stitch could marry two scraps on a quilt and what other stitch mir…"-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans
3. Finding Margaret Fuller
By: Allison Pataki
4.11
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
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- historical fiction
4. The Last Dollar Princess
By: Linda Bennett Pennell
4.13
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
It must be said. Scandal follows her family like an ever-faithful hound. No matter how hard they ki… read more
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- romance
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
5. The American Countess (An American Heiress Book 2)
By: Linda Bennett Pennell
4.40
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Yorkshire Dales, August 1913 American heiress India, Lady Kilnsey, enjoys the very comfortable l… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
6. An American Beauty
By: Shana Abe
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella … read more
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- romance
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- chick lit
- audiobook
7. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
By: Allison Pataki
4.15
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average ev… read more
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- romance
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- chick lit
- book club
- audiobook
8. Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl
By: Renée Rosen
4.03
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fashion
- chick lit
- audiobook
9. The Last Dress from Paris
By: Jade Beer
4.14
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The secret is hidden within a collection of Dior dresses... London, 2017. There's no one Lucille… read more
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- romance
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- fashion
- audiobook
10. An Indiscreet Princess
By: Georgie Blalock
3.67
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
From the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl and The Last Debutantes comes a brilliant novel… read more
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- romance
- british literature
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- historical fiction
- audiobook
11. Gilded Girl
By: Pamela M. Kelley
4.25
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
A Gilded Age Cinderella story...of sorts. When Eliza Chapman, a London ladies maid, learns that War… read more
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- audiobook
12. The Seeing Garden: A Novel
By: Ginny Kubitz Moyer
4.31
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
It’s 1910, and Catherine Ogden is aching to live a creative and meaningful life. That’s not easy to… read more
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- fiction
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13. A Dress of Violet Taffeta
By: Tessa Arlen
4.01
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A sumptuous novel based on the fascinating true story of Belle Epoque icon Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, … read more
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- romance
- british literature
- historical
- marriage
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- historical fiction
- fashion
- book club
- chick lit
- audiobook
14. The Royal Windsor Secret
By: Christine Wells
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Could she be the secret daughter of the Prince of Wales? In this dazzling novel by the author of Si… read more
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- romance
- british literature
- historical
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- historical fiction
- audiobook
15. American Gilt: Début
By: J.D. Peterson
3.99
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
ALSO AVAILABLE ON KINDLE & KOBO! “American Gilt – Début” (Vol 1) "This was the best gilded ag… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
16. The Tiffany Girls
By: Shelley Noble
4.09
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble wows with a gripping historical novel about the rea… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
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- historical fiction
17. The Grand Design
By: Joy Callaway
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
She has one last chance to prove she chose the right course for her life. In 1908, young Dorothy… read more
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- romance
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- book club
- audiobook
18. A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden
By: Gill Paul
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic ti… read more
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- historical
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19. The American Adventuress
By: C.W. Gortner
4.08
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A big, juicy biopic novel by the author of Mademoiselle Chanel about the scandalous life of Jennie … read more
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- british literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
20. The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
By: Leslie Johansen Nack
4.08
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
New York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when s… read more
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- romance
- historical
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21. The Briar Club
By: Kate Quinn
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more
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- historical
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"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
