Fannie
By: Rebecca F. John
3.51
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A feminist reimagining of the story of Fantine from Les Miserables, from Costa award shortlisted au…
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1. Longbourn
By: Jo Baker
3.66
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
• Pride and Prejudice was only half the story • If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own pe… read more
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- retellings
- historical fiction
"...too much time spent with books had not fitted her to be easy with herself, and other people."-Jo Baker, Longbourn
"Life was, Mrs. Hill had come to understand, a trial by endurance, which everybody, eventually, failed."-Jo Baker, Longbourn
"Things could change so entirely, in a heartbeat; the world could be made entirely anew, because someone was kind."-Jo Baker, Longbourn
"If Elizabeth had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she'd most likely be a sight more careful with them."-Jo Baker, Longbourn
2. The Dance Tree
By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping historical novel, the internationally bestselling author of The Mercies weaves a s… read more
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- historical fiction
3. Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)
By: Sophie Keetch
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against… read more
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- retellings
- historical fiction
"My name is Morgan. And there aren't enough words for all that I am."-Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)
"Do not apologize, Lady Morgan. Your decorum leaves a little to be desired, but never have I been able to fault your work. Never apologize for seeking further wisdom, or for being remarkable."-Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)
4. Jaded
By: Ela Lee
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A young lawyer wakes up the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previo… read more
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"I'd tell her that recovery would be like the temple: built between an enormous boulder and a cliff's edge. The construction would be perilous, with the laying of every stone risking a drop into the a…"-Ela Lee, Jaded
5. The List of Suspicious Things
By: Jennie Godfrey
4.29
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
'What if we decided to try and find him?' 'What on earth are you on about?' she said. 'How are w… read more
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- historical fiction
6. The Snow Song
By: Sally Gardner
4.01
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Women imprisoned by superstition, chained by guilt. Perched on a mountain in a land of ancient … read more
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- historical fiction
7. Scarlet (Scarlet Revolution, #1)
By: Genevieve Cogman
3.67
Format: 339 pages, Paperback
Revolution is a bloodthirsty business . . . especially when vampires are involved. It is 1793 an… read more
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- retellings
- historical fiction
"Free speech may be part of the ideal of any revolution, but soon enough it becomes free speech only where the government approves of it."-Genevieve Cogman, Scarlet (Scarlet Revolution, #1)
8. Dust Child
By: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga ab… read more
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- historical fiction
"Persistence turns a bar of iron into a needle."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Dust Child
"With the fire of war burning, it needed more men as firewood."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Dust Child
"Everyone came from dust and would one day return to dust. Life is transitory, after all."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Dust Child
"For him, poetry was the language of the soul. Writers could hide their feelings behind fiction, but had to bare their soul to poetry."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Dust Child
9. Pandora
By: Susan Stokes-Chapman
3.67
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
London, 1799. Dora Blake, an aspiring jewelry artist, lives with her odious uncle atop her late par… read more
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- retellings
- historical fiction
"but since when did gratitude mean the acceptance of rage?"-Susan Stokes-Chapman, Pandora
"It amazes him how much money rich people seem happy to waste on entertainment for one mere evening."-Susan Stokes-Chapman, Pandora
10. Fair Rosaline
By: Natasha Solomons
3.61
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Was the greatest ever love story a lie? The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capule… read more
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- retellings
- historical fiction
11. The Witches of Vardø
By: Anya Bergman
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcra… read more
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- historical fiction
12. Heatwave
By: Victor Jestin
3.16
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
A vivid, mesmerizing novel about a teenage boy on vacation who makes an irrevocable mistake and bec… read more
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"Elle ne m'aime pas. Elle ne m'aime plus. J'ai mis l'éternité dans deux heures qui n'étaient rien pour elle, elle est partie laver son linge et elle est revenue."-Victor Jestin, Heatwave
13. Perilous Times
By: Thomas D. Lee
3.89
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An immortal Knight of the Round Table faces his greatest challenge yet—saving the politically polar… read more
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- retellings
- historical fiction
"Oi!' says the squirrel. 'Get your filthy hands off me! I'll fucking have you!"-Thomas D. Lee, Perilous Times
14. The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
By: Pat Barker
3.83
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who e… read more
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- retellings
- historical fiction
"Achilles' story never ends: wherever men fight and die, you'll find Achilles."-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
"Crows are ferociously intelligent birds. I used to watch them gather as the men set off for another day of war. Drums, pipes, trumpets, the rhythmical pounding of swords on shields—to the fighters, t…"-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
"It was one of those moments that I think everybody experiences - and they don't have to be dramatic - when things begin to change; and you know there's no point ruminating about it, because thinking …"-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
15. The Thorns Remain
By: J.J.A. Harwood
3.45
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
A dance with the fae will change everything 1919. In a highland village forgotten by the world, … read more
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- historical fiction
16. The Bleeding
By: Johana Gustawsson
3.88
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
Queen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thrill… read more
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- historical fiction
17. The Dance of the Dolls
By: Lucy Ashe
3.73
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A novel about obsessive love featuring two ballet dancers—identical twin sisters Olivia and Clara M… read more
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- historical fiction
"Surely you would like to be immortalised in art, fixed forever in perfection?"-Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls
"Without pain, how do we know we are working hard enough? I said that to Clara once and she laughed at me. She didn’t understand what I meant."-Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls
"I thought that this mad life you all live, always on the edge of pain and exhaustion, was somehow worth it. It was glamorous, beautiful, justified by art."-Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls
"He imagines dancing with her, the two of them arm in arm under the stars. Silent, of course, but that is no matter. It is better that way. She is a dancing doll, his Coppélia, created at last."-Lucy Ashe, The Dance of the Dolls
18. Drift
By: Caryl Lewis
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
'A truly beautiful and haunting novel, and an incredible feat of storytelling' DONAL RYAN, author o… read more
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- historical fiction
19. Orfeia
By: Joanne M. Harris
3.76
Format: 153 pages, ebook
So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, … read more
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- novella
- retellings
"While her mother struggled with grief, Disy was coming to terms with death in a way she could control."-Joanne M. Harris, Orfeia
20. Fannie
By: Rebecca F. John
3.51
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A feminist reimagining of the story of Fantine from Les Miserables, from Costa award shortlisted au… read more
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- novella
- retellings
- historical fiction
21. Rewitched
By: Lucy Jane Wood
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Belladonna Blackthorn hasn’t lost her magical spark . . . but she hasn’t seen it in a while, either… read more
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