24 best-selling fiction books like Lady in Ermine — The Story of A Woman Who Painted the Renaissance: A Biographical Novel of Sofonisba Anguissola by Donna DiGiuseppe

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Lady in Ermine — The Story of A Woman Who Painted the Renaissance: A Biographical Novel of Sofonisba Anguissola

By: Donna DiGiuseppe

4.29

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Stroke by stroke, color by color, the past comes alive as a young woman in Lombardy, Italy trains t…

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Cover of Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland

1. Girl in Hyacinth Blue

By: Susan Vreeland

3.74

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

A professor invites a colleague from the art department to his home to view a painting he has kept … read more

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  • art
  • art history
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Work is love made plain, whether man’s work or woman’s work."

-Susan Vreeland, Girl in Hyacinth Blue

"I came to see that knowing what love isn't might be just as valuable, though infinitely less satisfying, as knowing what it is."

-Susan Vreeland, Girl in Hyacinth Blue

"No one but another painter could know the delicacy required to balance the complexities, to keep reality at bay in order to remain in the innermost center of his work."

-Susan Vreeland, Girl in Hyacinth Blue

"The only place Aletta and I could be together unseen was just under the rafters in the church tower, a circumstance that propelled us into an earlier intimacy than what we would have known had we bee…"

-Susan Vreeland, Girl in Hyacinth Blue

Cover of A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime by Casey Sherman

2. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime

By: Casey Sherman

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The dark story behind the bright lights of Tinseltown From the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turn… read more

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Cover of Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5) by Andrea Penrose

3. Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

By: Andrea Penrose

4.13

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The upcoming marriage of the Earl of Wrexford and Lady Charlotte Sloane promises to be a highlight … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Without laughter to counter the injustices and absurdities of the world, life could so easily crush one's spirit."

-Andrea Penrose, Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Wrexford & Sloane, #5)

Cover of Mrs. Winchester's Biographer by Deanna Lynn Sletten

4. Mrs. Winchester's Biographer

By: Deanna Lynn Sletten

4.42

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Was Sarah Winchester a woman of mystery or simply a strong woman who lived her life on her own term… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1) by Irina Shapiro

5. The Highgate Cemetery Murder (Tate and Bell Mystery, #1)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.35

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in H… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of No. 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer

6. No. 23 Burlington Square

By: Jenni Keer

4.21

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1927: One house. Three lives. A decision that will change everything. A powerful, unique ti… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Word by Elly Griffiths

7. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily   Critchley

8. One Puzzling Afternoon

By: Emily Critchley

3.86

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

A mystery she can't remember. A friend she can't forget. I kept your secret Lucy. I've kept it f… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Queenie of Norwich by L.K. Wilde

9. Queenie of Norwich

By: L.K. Wilde

4.44

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

"You're Nellie Westrop and don't you forget it. We'll see each other again one day, but until we do… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (Lady Petra Inquires, #1) by Celeste Connally

10. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (Lady Petra Inquires, #1)

By: Celeste Connally

3.52

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, a dazzling first entry in a… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Family Shadow: A dual timeline mystery with long-buried secrets (Foley Family Mysteries Book 1) by Suzanne Winterly

11. The Family Shadow: A dual timeline mystery with long-buried secrets (Foley Family Mysteries Book 1)

By: Suzanne Winterly

4.42

Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition

A Victorian era murder. A modern-day family researcher. Can she solve the century old puzzle of a r… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat by Rozsa Gaston

12. Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat

By: Rozsa Gaston

4.30

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮 was the most significant political negotiator of early 16th century Europe. Abo… read more

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Cover of The Waltham Murders by Susan Zalkind

13. The Waltham Murders

By: Susan Zalkind

3.09

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

A crusade to find a killer becomes a gripping, intensely personal investigation into a shocking col… read more

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Cover of The Star and the Shamrock (The Star and the Shamrock #1) by Jean Grainger

14. The Star and the Shamrock (The Star and the Shamrock #1)

By: Jean Grainger

4.42

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Ariella Bannon has no choice: she must put her precious children, Liesl and Erich, on that train or… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Herbalist's Secret by Annabelle Marx

15. The Herbalist's Secret

By: Annabelle Marx

4.13

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Two small lifeless bodies lay on the sand, arms carefully placed by their sides. On the other side … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of My Grandmother’s Shadow by Devorah Shafrir Keret

16. My Grandmother’s Shadow

By: Devorah Shafrir Keret

4.23

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman’s search for answers unfurls into a riveting multi-layered family saga, perfect for reade… read more

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Cover of The Curious Secrets of Yesterday by Namrata  Patel

17. The Curious Secrets of Yesterday

By: Namrata Patel

4.02

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman’s ambitions clash with familial expectations in a captivating novel about generational secr… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Whispering River: A dual timeline mystery with long buried secrets (Foley Family Mysteries Book 2) by Suzanne Winterly

18. The Whispering River: A dual timeline mystery with long buried secrets (Foley Family Mysteries Book 2)

By: Suzanne Winterly

4.40

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

A Victorian era murder. A modern-day family researcher. Can she unravel a governess's entanglement … read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Tide Between Us: An Irish-Caribbean Story of Slavery & Emancipation (The O'Neill Trilogy Book 1) by Olive Collins

19. The Tide Between Us: An Irish-Caribbean Story of Slavery & Emancipation (The O'Neill Trilogy Book 1)

By: Olive Collins

4.19

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

1821: Among the thousands of Irish deportees to the Caribbean British Colonies is a 10-year-old Iri… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Daughter of the Fens by Elena Collins

20. The Daughter of the Fens

By: Elena Collins

4.47

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

AD 61 Brittania is in the hands of the Romans but when the conquering army betray the dead King … read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph by Kate Braithwaite

21. The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph

By: Kate Braithwaite

4.30

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

A compelling historical retelling of the first great scandal to shake America. Victim? Temptress… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Peacock Emporium by Jojo Moyes

22. The Peacock Emporium

By: Jojo Moyes

3.46

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Jojo Moyes, the story of a young woman who finds new… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"She gave me another hard look, the kind that can only travel from mother to daughter"

-Jojo Moyes, The Peacock Emporium

"...his life was no longer on some predestined course, but had been diverted by fantastic possibility."

-Jojo Moyes, The Peacock Emporium

"The problem with getting older was not so much that one got stuck on the past, Vivi often thought, but that there was so much more of the past to get lost in."

-Jojo Moyes, The Peacock Emporium

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23. The Beggar Queen

By: Kelly Evans

4.09

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Kidnapped in 7th century England and sold as a slave to a powerful mayor in France, Bathilde needs … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Girl Braiding Her Hair: Inspired by the true story of a revolutionary female artist history forgot (Light & Life Series Book 2) by Marta Molnar

24. Girl Braiding Her Hair: Inspired by the true story of a revolutionary female artist history forgot (Light & Life Series Book 2)

By: Marta Molnar

4.35

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

By the time Suzanne Valadon was 15 years old, she’s been a horse walker, a milliner’s assistant, a … read more

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  • art
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of At the Stroke of Midnight by Jenni Keer

25. At the Stroke of Midnight

By: Jenni Keer

4.26

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

It’s 1923 and in a decade that promises excitement and liberation, Pearl Glenham and her father are… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Turning the World to Stone: The Life of Caterina Sforza Part One (1472 to 1488) by Kelly Evans

26. Turning the World to Stone: The Life of Caterina Sforza Part One (1472 to 1488)

By: Kelly Evans

4.45

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

Vilified by history, Caterina Sforza learned early that her life was not her own. Married at age te… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Fortune's Wheel (The Meonbridge Chronicles #1) by Carolyn  Hughes

27. Fortune's Wheel (The Meonbridge Chronicles #1)

By: Carolyn Hughes

4.09

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

How do you recover when half your neighbours are dead from history’s cruellest plague? June 1349… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

28. The Glassmaker

By: Tracy Chevalier

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glass… read more

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  • italy
  • art
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"...you never recover from losing someone; you just learn to accommodate the hole it makes in you."

-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

"People who make things also have an ambiguous relationship with time. Painters, writers, wood-carvers, knitters, weavers and, yes, glassmakers: creators often enter an absorbed state that psychologis…"

-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

Cover of The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11) by Ann Cleeves

29. The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Importance of Sons: Chronicles of the House of Valois by Keira   Morgan

30. The Importance of Sons: Chronicles of the House of Valois

By: Keira Morgan

4.18

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Claude is queen in name only. Can she outwit her rival, win her husband to her side, save her siste… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Lady in Ermine — The Story of A Woman Who Painted the Renaissance: A Biographical Novel of Sofonisba Anguissola by Donna DiGiuseppe

31. Lady in Ermine — The Story of A Woman Who Painted the Renaissance: A Biographical Novel of Sofonisba Anguissola

By: Donna DiGiuseppe

4.29

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Stroke by stroke, color by color, the past comes alive as a young woman in Lombardy, Italy trains t… read more

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  • italy
  • art
  • art history
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

24 Best historical fiction books like Lady in Ermine — The Story of A Woman Who Painted the Renaissance: A Biographical Novel of Sofonisba Anguissola by Donna DiGiuseppe

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Susan Vreeland

3.74

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Andrea Penrose

4.13

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Deanna Lynn Sletten

4.42

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Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4)

Ashley Weaver

4.26

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Mimi Matthews

3.97

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