Best 1930s Historical Fiction

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,413 ratings
2.
Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility 4.09 avg rating — 262,591 ratings
3.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,644 ratings
4.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 552,001 ratings
5.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,249 ratings
6.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,639 ratings
7.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,388 ratings
8.
The Angels' Share
The Angels' Share 3.96 avg rating — 293 ratings
9.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,881 ratings
10.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,806 ratings
11.
Fräulein M.
Fräulein M. 3.96 avg rating — 682 ratings
12.
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1)
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 21,965 ratings
13.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,872 ratings
14.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,386 ratings
15.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131,942 ratings
16.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 3.98 avg rating — 18,164 ratings
17.
Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels
Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels 4.11 avg rating — 3,000 ratings
18.
The Four Winds
The Four Winds 4.30 avg rating — 900,488 ratings
19.
Paper Moon
Paper Moon 4.13 avg rating — 1,933 ratings
20.
The Jade Peony
The Jade Peony 3.72 avg rating — 5,588 ratings
21.
The Master Butchers Singing Club
The Master Butchers Singing Club 4.06 avg rating — 25,992 ratings
22.
Jezebel
Jezebel 3.63 avg rating — 155 ratings
22.
The Assassin's Mark
The Assassin's Mark 3.96 avg rating — 105 ratings
24.
The Bottoms
The Bottoms 4.19 avg rating — 9,487 ratings
25.
This Tender Land
This Tender Land 4.39 avg rating — 210,477 ratings
26.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,289 ratings
27.
Before We Were Yours
Before We Were Yours 4.40 avg rating — 697,483 ratings
28.
Corelli’s Mandolin
Corelli’s Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,616 ratings
29.
The Giver of Stars
The Giver of Stars 4.29 avg rating — 485,784 ratings
30.
Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate 3.82 avg rating — 7,700 ratings
31.
Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating — 114,070 ratings
32.
Trust
Trust 3.81 avg rating — 154,295 ratings
33.
Euphoria
Euphoria
by: Lily King
3.86 avg rating — 97,945 ratings
34.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,763 ratings
35.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 253,337 ratings
35.
The Mitford Affair
The Mitford Affair 3.71 avg rating — 17,465 ratings
37.
Rainwater
Rainwater 4.12 avg rating — 20,557 ratings
38.
Clara Callan
Clara Callan 3.87 avg rating — 9,190 ratings
39.
The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers
The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers 3.65 avg rating — 1,301 ratings
40.
The Electric Michelangelo
The Electric Michelangelo 3.62 avg rating — 2,626 ratings
41.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,168 ratings
42.
Twelve Minutes till Midnight
Twelve Minutes till Midnight 4.42 avg rating — 134 ratings
42.
Action Words: Journey of a Journalist
Action Words: Journey of a Journalist 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
42.
An American Decade
An American Decade 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings
42.
Lucifer's Game
Lucifer's Game 4.13 avg rating — 330 ratings
46.
Black No More
Black No More really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,579 ratings
47.
A Cup of Dust (Pearl Spence, #1)
A Cup of Dust (Pearl Spence, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 1,736 ratings
48.
Roadwalkers
Roadwalkers 3.72 avg rating — 386 ratings
48.
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road 3.71 avg rating — 15,712 ratings
50.
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse 3.73 avg rating — 296 ratings
51.
The Illusionist's Apprentice
The Illusionist's Apprentice 3.81 avg rating — 2,072 ratings
51.
A Hundred Suns
A Hundred Suns 3.82 avg rating — 2,532 ratings
53.
The Last Debutantes
The Last Debutantes 3.66 avg rating — 1,864 ratings
54.
Last Dance on the Starlight Pier
Last Dance on the Starlight Pier 3.74 avg rating — 1,963 ratings
55.
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2) 4.38 avg rating — 172,983 ratings
56.
In the Skin of a Lion
In the Skin of a Lion 3.84 avg rating — 18,984 ratings
57.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,990 ratings
58.
Booky: A Trilogy
Booky: A Trilogy 4.40 avg rating — 244 ratings
58.
A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea 4.06 avg rating — 110,141 ratings
60.
The Blue Afternoon
The Blue Afternoon 3.78 avg rating — 3,614 ratings
61.
The Singapore Grip (Empire Trilogy, #3)
The Singapore Grip (Empire Trilogy, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 2,351 ratings
61.
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather 3.74 avg rating — 3,352 ratings
63.
The Invisible Bridge
The Invisible Bridge 4.18 avg rating — 53,715 ratings
64.
We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones 4.42 avg rating — 189,206 ratings
65.
The Mineral Palace
The Mineral Palace 3.18 avg rating — 444 ratings
66.
Velva Jean Learns to Drive (Velva Jean, #1)
Velva Jean Learns to Drive (Velva Jean, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 4,810 ratings
67.
The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women
by: Lisa See
4.32 avg rating — 154,819 ratings
68.
Her Last Flight
Her Last Flight 4.15 avg rating — 15,897 ratings
69.
Resistance Women
Resistance Women 4.07 avg rating — 19,674 ratings
70.
Noho
Noho 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings
70.
Buster Midnight's Cafe
Buster Midnight's Cafe 3.74 avg rating — 2,827 ratings
70.
Friend of the Devil
Friend of the Devil 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
70.
Risking Exposure
Risking Exposure 4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings
70.
The Snow White Gift
The Snow White Gift 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
70.
Discard 2
Discard 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
70.
Incurable
Incurable 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings
70.
Kingdom of Shadows (Night Soldiers, #6)
Kingdom of Shadows (Night Soldiers, #6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,580 ratings
70.
Never Enough Flamingos
Never Enough Flamingos 4.13 avg rating — 113 ratings
70.
The Silent Death (The Gereon Rath Mysteries Book 2)
The Silent Death (The Gereon Rath Mysteries Book 2) 3.99 avg rating — 4,020 ratings
70.
The Rolling Bootlegs (Baccano!, #1)
The Rolling Bootlegs (Baccano!, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 1,254 ratings
70.
Go Down the Mountain
Go Down the Mountain 4.14 avg rating — 140 ratings
70.
Watershed
Watershed
by: Mark Barr
3.59 avg rating — 483 ratings
70.
The Dark Heart of Night
The Dark Heart of Night 4.46 avg rating — 35 ratings
70.
Rhapsody
Rhapsody 3.72 avg rating — 750 ratings
70.
Sinners and Saints
Sinners and Saints 3.98 avg rating — 66 ratings
70.
Wingwalkers
Wingwalkers 3.67 avg rating — 438 ratings
70.
Along the Red Dirt Road
Along the Red Dirt Road 4.23 avg rating — 61 ratings
70.
Everyman's England
Everyman's England 4.20 avg rating — 64 ratings
89.
The Magician's Girl
The Magician's Girl 3.65 avg rating — 51 ratings
89.
The Foreign Correspondent (Night Soldiers, #9)
The Foreign Correspondent (Night Soldiers, #9) 3.88 avg rating — 5,078 ratings
89.
The Whole Truth (The Whole Truth, #1)
The Whole Truth (The Whole Truth, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 652 ratings
89.
A Deadly Coincidence (Lipton St Faith #1)
A Deadly Coincidence (Lipton St Faith #1) 3.98 avg rating — 356 ratings
89.
Bend to the Willow
Bend to the Willow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
94.
March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1)
March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 18,313 ratings
94.
An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood
An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood 4.02 avg rating — 3,712 ratings
94.
The Truth According to Us
The Truth According to Us 3.75 avg rating — 19,519 ratings
97.
Mariana
Mariana 3.89 avg rating — 2,419 ratings
97.
The Underground Reporters
The Underground Reporters 4.10 avg rating — 92 ratings
99.
Something Remains
Something Remains 3.87 avg rating — 229 ratings
99.
Into the Free
Into the Free 3.95 avg rating — 7,090 ratings
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