16 must-read historical books like The Maiden of Florence by Katherine Mezzacappa

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The Maiden of Florence

By: Katherine Mezzacappa

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Florence, 1584. Rumours are spreading about the virility of a prince marrying into the powerful Med…

If you liked the historical plot in The Maiden of Florence by Katherine Mezzacappa , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Lost Solace by Karl Drinkwater

1. Lost Solace

By: Karl Drinkwater

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sometimes spaceships disappear with everyone on board - the Lost Ships. But sometimes they come bac… read more

Similar categories in Karl Drinkwater's Lost Solace book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • fiction
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2. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder on the Italian Riviera (An Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery #7) by T.A.   Williams

3. Murder on the Italian Riviera (An Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery #7)

By: T.A. Williams

4.41

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Pre-order the BRAND NEW instalment in bestselling author T. A. Williams' Armstrong and Oscar cozy m… read more

Similar categories in T.A. Williams's Murder on the Italian Riviera (An Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery #7) book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • italy
  • fiction
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4. The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I

By: Alison Weir

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poig… read more

Similar categories in Alison Weir's The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Enlightenment

By: Sarah Perry

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling new work of literary fiction from the author of The Essex Serpent, a story of love and a… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Perry's Enlightenment book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Thomas [Hart] lived where he'd been born, and where (so he often thought without rancor) he'd very likely die; and if he lived alone he was not lonely, that being a condition not of solitude but of l…"

-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment

"So I told her this: that it's true I've only rarely been happy, and perhaps more often been sad. But I have been content. I have lived. I have felt everything available to me: I've been faithless, de…"

-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment

"I wish I could say, James, that we forgave each other in the end. I wish I could say: she put her head on my shoulder and I welcomed it and we laughed and said all was well. But in fact we were quiet…"

-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment

"...in the ordinary way we love because we're loved, and give more or less what we're given. But to love without return is more strange and more wonderful, and not the humiliating thing I'd once taken…"

-Sarah Perry, Enlightenment

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6. 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 Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Silence Factory

By: Bridget Collins

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of got… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Silence Factory book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Eliza Mace (Eliza Mace Mysteries, #1) by Sarah Burton

10. Eliza Mace (Eliza Mace Mysteries, #1)

By: Sarah Burton

3.45

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Enola Holmes meets the novels of Laura Purcell in this Victorian mystery featuring quick-witted wou… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Burton's Eliza Mace (Eliza Mace Mysteries, #1) book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Breaking the Dark (Marvel Crime, #1) by Lisa Jewell

11. Breaking the Dark (Marvel Crime, #1)

By: Lisa Jewell

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In her most imaginative novel yet, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell (None of This … read more

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  • fiction
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12. 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

Similar categories in Tracy Chevalier's The Glassmaker book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • italy
  • historical
  • 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

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13. The Instrumentalist

By: Harriet Constable

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Venice. 1704. In this city of glittering splendour, desperation and destitution are never far away.… read more

Similar categories in Harriet Constable's The Instrumentalist book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Missing Maid (The Baker Street Mysteries, #1) by Holly Hepburn

14. The Missing Maid (The Baker Street Mysteries, #1)

By: Holly Hepburn

4.01

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

A GLORIOUS SHERLOCK HOLMES-INSPIRED MYSTERY FOR FANS OF NITA PROSE AND JANICE HALLETT London, 19… read more

Similar categories in Holly Hepburn's The Missing Maid (The Baker Street Mysteries, #1) book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Love, Julie

By: Jamie Anderson

4.17

Format: 297 pages, ebook

A Poignant and Humorous Journey of Self-discovery, Resilience, and Redemption Once, Julie dreame… read more

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16. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Maiden of Florence by Katherine Mezzacappa

17. The Maiden of Florence

By: Katherine Mezzacappa

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Florence, 1584. Rumours are spreading about the virility of a prince marrying into the powerful Med… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Nightingale's Castle

By: Sonia Velton

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the vein of riveting historical novels such as Hamnet and Circe—with a touch of Dracula—a propul… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Book of Witty Women

By: Kathy Lette

3.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Lette's The Book of Witty Women book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • fiction
Cover of Costanza by Rachel  Blackmore

20. Costanza

By: Rachel Blackmore

4.29

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Rome, 1636. History calls her a Muse. Temptress. Fallen woman. This is her story. In the scorche… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Blackmore's Costanza book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. A Poisoner's Tale

By: Cathryn Kemp

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In 17th-century Rome, men are falling like flies and nobody knows why...Hidden within the alleys an… read more

Similar categories in Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale book and Katherine Mezzacappa's The Maiden of Florence

  • italy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

20 Best fiction books like The Maiden of Florence by Katherine Mezzacappa

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Lost Solace

Karl Drinkwater

5.00

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Stacey Halls

3.94

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T.A. Williams

4.41

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The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I

Alison Weir

4.02

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The Household

Stacey Halls

3.94

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House of Shades

Lianne Dillsworth

3.29

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Erin Kelly

4.08

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Laura Purcell

3.38

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