12 Best historical fiction books like Edith Holler by Edward Carey

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Edith Holler

By: Edward Carey

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse—and the m…

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1. The Warm Hands of Ghosts

By: Katherine Arden

4.02

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despit… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Arden's The Warm Hands of Ghosts book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Winter said there's ghosts all around you. Faland snorted. When you swim in the ocean there's water all around you, but no one mentions it."

-Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts

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2. The Extinction of Irena Rey

By: Jennifer Croft

3.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the International Booker Prize–winning translator and Women's Prize finalist, a propulsive, be… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Croft's The Extinction of Irena Rey book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • mystery
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The sun was higher, a white light between the birches that arched and bared their lenticels, shimmering their leaves."

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"Glittering crystalline rainbows extended in every direction, while gentle gold beams swept between the softened trees that sparkled and beckoned and forbade."

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"It was a new moon, but the stars of the northern hemisphere transformed her slim sinuous home, converting the oak strips on the convex walls into quicksilver that momentarily held the frenzied shadow…"

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"It was barely spring in the southern hemisphere, and Buenos Aires was not yet soft, or sumptuous, or purple.* *I wasn't sure what this meant at first, but when I asked this author to explain it, she …"

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

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3. Beautyland

By: Marie-Helene Bertino

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Marie-Helene Bertino's Beautyland book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. North Woods

By: Daniel Mason

4.15

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those … read more

Similar categories in Daniel Mason's North Woods book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Martyr!

By: Kaveh Akbar

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves… read more

Similar categories in Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Clear

By: Carys Davies

3.92

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote is… read more

Similar categories in Carys Davies's Clear book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Liberators

By: E.J. Koh

3.46

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be marr… read more

Similar categories in E.J. Koh's The Liberators book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. This Strange Eventful History

By: Claire Messud

3.63

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history, from one of our finest… read more

Similar categories in Claire Messud's This Strange Eventful History book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Family life, like playing chess, involved always thinking several steps ahead."

-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History

"Literature... Now, that's a religion I can believe in. That is perhaps my God."

-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History

"... she'd been a fool, enamored of a figment, had created the soul of a man who never existed -"

-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History

"All-U-Can Hi-way 4-Sale Thru. This American English thrilled him - its energy, its freedom, its carelessness."

-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History

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9. A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself

By: Katherine Howe

3.73

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one youn… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Howe's A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Poor Deer

By: Claire Oshetsky

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A wondrous, tender novel about a young girl grappling with her role in a tragic loss—and attempting… read more

Similar categories in Claire Oshetsky's Poor Deer book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"She has just learned that some things are forever, and other things are never-again."

-Claire Oshetsky, Poor Deer

"On this day the girl feels so much love pouring out of her mother that she is certain her mother has the power to save her. Soon she will come to understand she can't be saved."

-Claire Oshetsky, Poor Deer

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11. The Tower

By: Flora Carr

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A bold, feminist debut novel, reimagining Mary, Queen of Scots’s darkest hour, when she was held ho… read more

Similar categories in Flora Carr's The Tower book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Glutton

By: A.K. Blakemore

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A subversive historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by a young peasant boy tur… read more

Similar categories in A.K. Blakemore's The Glutton book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Organ Meats

By: K-Ming Chang

3.35

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Two girls are bound by red string and canine heritage in this vivid tale about female companionship… read more

Similar categories in K-Ming Chang's Organ Meats book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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14. Escape Velocity

By: Victor Manibo

3.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Space Habitat Altaire is the premier luxury resort in low Earth orbit, playground of the privileged… read more

Similar categories in Victor Manibo's Escape Velocity book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • mystery
  • adult
  • fiction
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15. Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

By: Molly McGhee

3.50

Format: 304 pages, None

Jonathan Abernathy is drowning in debt. If he can appear to be competent at his new job, he might h… read more

Similar categories in Molly McGhee's Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Say Hello to My Little Friend

By: Jennine Capó Crucet

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Scarface meets Moby Dick in this groundbreaking, darkly comic novel about a young man’s attempt to … read more

Similar categories in Jennine Capó Crucet's Say Hello to My Little Friend book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. Edith Holler

By: Edward Carey

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse—and the m… read more

Similar categories in Edward Carey's Edith Holler book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • british literature
  • historical
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands

By: Sarah Brooks

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand e… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Brooks's The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. Hum

By: Helen Phillips

3.58

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the National Book Award–longlisted author of The Need comes an extraordinary novel about a wif… read more

Similar categories in Helen Phillips's Hum book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. The Bright Sword

By: Lev Grossman

4.06

Format: 673 pages, Hardcover

A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, onl… read more

Similar categories in Lev Grossman's The Bright Sword book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"One day you will see that it is a mistake to love an empire, or a throne, or a crown, because those things cannot love. They can only die."

-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

"God doesn't come when you snap your fingers, He comes when you're ready for Him." Nimue snapped her delicate fingers, producing a strikingly loud pop in the quiet. "That's the difference between a sp…"

-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

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21. Let the Dead Bury the Dead

By: Allison Epstein

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An urgent, immersive alternate history set in an imperial Russia on the brink of disaster, followin… read more

Similar categories in Allison Epstein's Let the Dead Bury the Dead book and Edward Carey's Edith Holler

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy

21 Top fiction books like Edith Holler by Edward Carey

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The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden

4.02

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The Extinction of Irena Rey

Jennifer Croft

3.26

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Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

4.15

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North Woods

Daniel Mason

4.15

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21 must-read fiction books like The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

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The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden

4.02

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The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

3.84

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The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Shubnum Khan

3.87

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