6 Best historical books like Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

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Memoirs of a Geisha

By: Arthur Golden

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless auth…

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Cover of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

1. The Kite Runner

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.35

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and … read more

Similar categories in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner book and Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
"Bareh tu hazar dafa!"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"It hurts to say that,"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"Sad stories make good books"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"For you, a thousand times over"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

Cover of Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

2. Memoirs of a Geisha

By: Arthur Golden

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless auth… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha book and Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • japan
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3. The Red Tent

By: Anita Diamant

2.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within th… read more

Similar categories in Anita Diamant's The Red Tent book and Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Book Thief

By: Markus Zusak

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

A story about, among other things: A girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a J… read more

Similar categories in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief book and Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

5. A Thousand Splendid Suns

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

At once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of fami… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult

6. The Lovely Bones

By: Alice Sebold

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Lovely Bonesis the story of a family devastated by a gruesome murder -- a murder recounted by t… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Help by Kathryn Stockett

7. The Help

By: Kathryn Stockett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women: Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home a… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Stockett's The Help book and Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

By: Stieg Larsson , Reg Keeland

0.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story and financial intrigue. A Sensati… read more

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9. To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that … read more

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10. Gone with the Wind

By: Margaret Mitchell

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Gone with the Windis a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is se… read more

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11. The Secret Life of Bees

By: Sue Monk Kidd

4.22

Format: 224 pages,

Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Beestells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has… read more

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12. All the Light We Cannot See

By: Anthony Doerr

3.68

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

A stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths c… read more

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13. Girl with a Pearl Earring

By: Tracy Chevalier

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

With precisely 35 canvases to his credit, the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer represents one of the … read more

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14. Life of Pi

By: Yann Martel

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine … read more

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15. Gone Girl

By: Gillian Flynn

5.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anni… read more

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16. Eat, Pray, Love

By: Elizabeth Gilbert

4.14

Format: None pages,

A celebrated writer's irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure… read more

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17. Water for Elephants

By: Sara Gruen

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa … read more

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18. The Time Traveler's Wife

By: Audrey Niffenegger

3.83

Format: 35 pages, ebook

A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn't stop slip… read more

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19. The Girl on the Train

By: Paula Hawkins

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Every day the same Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she ratt… read more

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20. Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)

By: Dan Brown

3.87

Format: 334 pages, Mass Market Paperback

An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target... Wh… read more

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21. The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)

By: Dan Brown

3.87

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

A fascinating and absorbing thriller -- perfect for history buffs, conspiracy nuts, puzzle lovers o… read more

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4.34

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