6 Top historical books like Tales of Ming Courtesans by Alice Poon

Cover of Tales of Ming Courtesans by Alice Poon

Tales of Ming Courtesans

By: Alice Poon

3.83

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Green Phoenix comes a riveting tale of female friendship, honor, and sacrifi…

"Happiness is like a slippery eel. It is hard enough to catch and even harder to hold onto."

-Alice Poon, Tales of Ming Courtesans

"Happiness is like a slippery eel. It is hard enough to catch and even harder to hold onto."

-Alice Poon, Tales of Ming Courtesans

"Time rushes forward and never back, oblivious of human joy or pain. We cannot but be driven by the tide of life."

-Alice Poon, Tales of Ming Courtesans

"Time rushes forward and never back, oblivious of human joy or pain. We cannot but be driven by the tide of life."

-Alice Poon, Tales of Ming Courtesans

If you liked the historical plot in Tales of Ming Courtesans by Alice Poon , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

1. The Bone Clocks

By: David Mitchell

3.84

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Following a scalding row with her mother, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her old li… read more

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  • fiction
"The Future,"

-David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

"Books’ll be back,"

-David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

"Guys are all sperm-guns."

-David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

"Don’t mess with the fairies."

-David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

Cover of The Postmistress by Orlagh Cassidy, Sarah Blake

2. The Postmistress

By: Orlagh Cassidy , Sarah Blake

3.35

Format: 11 pages, Audio CD

CDs, 9 CDs, 11 hours What would happen if someone did the unthinkable-and didn't deliver a lette… read more

Similar categories in Orlagh Cassidy's The Postmistress book and Alice Poon's Tales of Ming Courtesans

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"We can't change what is coming. Something is always coming."

-Orlagh Cassidy, The Postmistress

"Most people he knew, his wife included, wouldn't make it through an hour on the promise of four sentences. But Frankie Bard was like a camel. She could hold her words for days--as long as she could w…"

-Orlagh Cassidy, The Postmistress

"She imagined she could pull Time like taffy, stretching it longer and longer between her hands until the finest point had been reached, the point just before breaking, and she could live there. A poi…"

-Orlagh Cassidy, The Postmistress

"It is the story that lies around the edges of the photographs, or at the end of newspaper account. It's about the lies we tell others to protect them, and about the lies we tell ourselves in order no…"

-Orlagh Cassidy, The Postmistress

Cover of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

3. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

By: Fannie Flagg

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-c… read more

Similar categories in Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe book and Alice Poon's Tales of Ming Courtesans

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Quienes más sufren son quienes menos lo dicen."

-Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

"Face it girls. I'm older and I have more insurance."

-Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

"By the way, is there anything sadder than toys on a grave?"

-Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

"Are you a politician or does lying just run in your family?"

-Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Cover of Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa, Alison  Watts

4. Sweet Bean Paste

By: Durian Sukegawa , Alison Watts

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sentaro has failed: he has a criminal record, drinks too much, and hasn't managed to fulfil his dre… read more

Similar categories in Durian Sukegawa's Sweet Bean Paste book and Alice Poon's Tales of Ming Courtesans

  • asian literature
  • asia
  • fiction
Cover of Paris by Edward Rutherfurd

5. Paris

By: Edward Rutherfurd

3.63

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling epic portrait of Paris that leaps th… read more

Similar categories in Edward Rutherfurd's Paris book and Alice Poon's Tales of Ming Courtesans

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

6. London

By: Edward Rutherfurd

2.69

Format: 88 pages,

Here is Edward Rutherfurd's classic novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning two thousand years… read more

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7. Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls #2)

By: Lisa See

4.10

Format: None pages,

In her most powerful novel yet, acclaimed author Lisa See returns to the story of sisters Pearl and… read more

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8. A Christmas Memory

By: Truman Capote

3.27

Format: None pages, Audio CD

First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's ru… read more

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9. The Twentieth Wife (Taj Mahal Trilogy, #1)

By: Indu Sundaresan

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

An enchanting seventeenth-century epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the c… read more

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10. Strange Weather in Tokyo

By: Hiromi Kawakami

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tsukiko is drinking alone in her local sake bar when by chance she meets one of her old high school… read more

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Cover of No. 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer

11. 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

Similar categories in Jenni Keer's No. 23 Burlington Square book and Alice Poon's Tales of Ming Courtesans

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman

12. The Matchmaker's Gift

By: Lynda Cohen Loigman

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, c… read more

Similar categories in Lynda Cohen Loigman's The Matchmaker's Gift book and Alice Poon's Tales of Ming Courtesans

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"A drop of love sometimes brings an ocean of tears."

-Lynda Cohen Loigman, The Matchmaker's Gift

"If you can’t decide what you want to fight for, love is as good a cause as any."

-Lynda Cohen Loigman, The Matchmaker's Gift

Cover of Tales of Ming Courtesans by Alice Poon

13. Tales of Ming Courtesans

By: Alice Poon

3.83

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Green Phoenix comes a riveting tale of female friendship, honor, and sacrifi… read more

Similar categories in Alice Poon's Tales of Ming Courtesans book and Alice Poon's Tales of Ming Courtesans

  • cultural
  • 17th century
  • historical
  • asia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
"Happiness is like a slippery eel. It is hard enough to catch and even harder to hold onto."

-Alice Poon, Tales of Ming Courtesans

"Time rushes forward and never back, oblivious of human joy or pain. We cannot but be driven by the tide of life."

-Alice Poon, Tales of Ming Courtesans

"Look at the flowing water. Water is humble. It always heads to a low point. Water is soft, formless and flexible. It slides meekly and wittily around rocks, and it nurtures the plants on the sides. T…"

-Alice Poon, Tales of Ming Courtesans

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4.28

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Durian Sukegawa , Alison Watts

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Mieko Kawakami , Louise Heal Kawai

3.78

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Banana Yoshimoto , Megan Backus

3.66

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