Historical Fiction for Adults

1.
The Rose Code
The Rose Code 4.45 avg rating — 340,594 ratings
2.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,894,960 ratings
3.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 593,088 ratings
4.
Our Woman in Moscow
Our Woman in Moscow 4.05 avg rating — 24,457 ratings
5.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating — 26,661 ratings
5.
The Breath Between Waves
The Breath Between Waves 3.71 avg rating — 255 ratings
5.
Of Trust & Heart
Of Trust & Heart 3.59 avg rating — 105 ratings
8.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,039 ratings
9.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,799 ratings
10.
The Women of Chateau Lafayette
The Women of Chateau Lafayette 4.26 avg rating — 24,340 ratings
11.
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter 4.09 avg rating — 19,030 ratings
12.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,305 ratings
12.
Lust for Life
Lust for Life 4.27 avg rating — 30,952 ratings
14.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating — 382,955 ratings
15.
The Last Garden in England
The Last Garden in England 3.98 avg rating — 22,169 ratings
16.
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian 4.05 avg rating — 212,742 ratings
16.
The Librarian of Saint-Malo
The Librarian of Saint-Malo 3.71 avg rating — 4,301 ratings
18.
The Four Winds
The Four Winds 4.30 avg rating — 900,420 ratings
19.
Three Words for Goodbye
Three Words for Goodbye 4.03 avg rating — 5,021 ratings
20.
The Poppy Wife
The Poppy Wife 3.63 avg rating — 3,949 ratings
21.
Our Darkest Night
Our Darkest Night 4.11 avg rating — 19,708 ratings
21.
A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter
A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter 3.74 avg rating — 2,193 ratings
21.
Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating — 13,364 ratings
24.
Mademoiselle Chanel
Mademoiselle Chanel 4.10 avg rating — 12,469 ratings
24.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea 3.93 avg rating — 11,823 ratings
26.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating — 156,856 ratings
27.
The Woman Before Wallis
The Woman Before Wallis 3.88 avg rating — 8,315 ratings
28.
Atomic Love
Atomic Love 3.63 avg rating — 13,700 ratings
28.
American Duchess: A Gilded Age Historical Romance of a Duke and an American Heiress
American Duchess: A Gilded Age Historical Romance of a Duke and an American Heiress 3.66 avg rating — 13,479 ratings
28.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,264 ratings
31.
The Cottingley Secret
The Cottingley Secret 3.85 avg rating — 7,864 ratings
32.
The Social Graces
The Social Graces 3.98 avg rating — 14,411 ratings
32.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,421 ratings
34.
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba (The Perez Family, #4)
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba (The Perez Family, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 17,079 ratings
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March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,167 ratings
36.
Surviving Savannah
Surviving Savannah 4.17 avg rating — 29,034 ratings
36.
The Birdman's Wife
The Birdman's Wife 3.63 avg rating — 1,805 ratings
36.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,016 ratings
39.
Eternal
Eternal 4.29 avg rating — 43,052 ratings
39.
The Silk Weaver
The Silk Weaver 3.88 avg rating — 1,574 ratings
39.
Purge
Purge 3.91 avg rating — 20,152 ratings
42.
Band of Sisters
Band of Sisters 4.07 avg rating — 11,859 ratings
42.
On a Cold Dark Sea
On a Cold Dark Sea 3.84 avg rating — 3,189 ratings
42.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,800 ratings
45.
The Forest of Vanishing Stars
The Forest of Vanishing Stars 4.25 avg rating — 89,049 ratings
45.
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
by: Kim Izzo
3.89 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
45.
The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating — 12,548 ratings
48.
The Glass Ocean
The Glass Ocean 3.89 avg rating — 22,210 ratings
49.
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur (The Jaipur Trilogy, #2)
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur (The Jaipur Trilogy, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 62,447 ratings
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The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel
The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel 3.64 avg rating — 5,644 ratings
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Before the Crown
Before the Crown 3.89 avg rating — 4,580 ratings
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The Paris Dressmaker: A Novel of WWII
The Paris Dressmaker: A Novel of WWII 3.96 avg rating — 7,452 ratings
52.
Lady Clementine
Lady Clementine 3.84 avg rating — 32,319 ratings
54.
The Atomic City Girls
The Atomic City Girls 3.54 avg rating — 24,992 ratings
55.
The Elephant of Belfast
The Elephant of Belfast 3.46 avg rating — 4,597 ratings
55.
In Royal Service to the Queen
In Royal Service to the Queen 3.91 avg rating — 1,694 ratings
57.
The Traitor
The Traitor 4.09 avg rating — 2,292 ratings
58.
The Secret Stealers
The Secret Stealers 4.35 avg rating — 18,775 ratings
58.
The Taster
The Taster 4.01 avg rating — 17,893 ratings
60.
Rhapsody
Rhapsody 3.72 avg rating — 750 ratings
60.
The Duchess (Royal Outsiders, #2)
The Duchess (Royal Outsiders, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 2,532 ratings
62.
Vera
Vera 3.75 avg rating — 4,112 ratings
62.
Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft
Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft 4.16 avg rating — 2,006 ratings
64.
The Nature of Fragile Things
The Nature of Fragile Things 4.26 avg rating — 79,118 ratings
64.
The Second Mrs. Astor
The Second Mrs. Astor
by: Shana Abe
3.97 avg rating — 69,246 ratings
66.
The Curator's Daughter
The Curator's Daughter 4.20 avg rating — 1,923 ratings
67.
Sunflower Sisters (Woolsey-Ferriday, #3)
Sunflower Sisters (Woolsey-Ferriday, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 30,374 ratings
67.
Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team
Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team 3.88 avg rating — 9,203 ratings
69.
The Warsaw Orphan
The Warsaw Orphan 4.37 avg rating — 46,949 ratings
69.
The Paris Bookseller
The Paris Bookseller 3.72 avg rating — 15,918 ratings
71.
Sisters in Arms
Sisters in Arms 3.73 avg rating — 7,646 ratings
72.
The Pilot's Daughter
The Pilot's Daughter 3.98 avg rating — 1,977 ratings
72.
An Indiscreet Princess
An Indiscreet Princess 3.67 avg rating — 926 ratings
74.
Off the Wild Coast of Brittany
Off the Wild Coast of Brittany 3.95 avg rating — 1,133 ratings
74.
The Last Debutantes
The Last Debutantes 3.66 avg rating — 1,864 ratings
76.
The Bohemians
The Bohemians 4.04 avg rating — 4,262 ratings
76.
The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies 4.06 avg rating — 1,060 ratings
78.
Great Circle
Great Circle 4.10 avg rating — 78,603 ratings
78.
The American Adventuress
The American Adventuress 4.08 avg rating — 2,087 ratings
80.
The Mitford Affair
The Mitford Affair 3.71 avg rating — 17,464 ratings
81.
Dressed by Iris
Dressed by Iris 4.15 avg rating — 323 ratings
82.
The Sun Walks Down
The Sun Walks Down 3.71 avg rating — 4,078 ratings
83.
The Last Lifeboat
The Last Lifeboat 4.33 avg rating — 9,146 ratings
84.
A Beautiful Rival
A Beautiful Rival
by: Gill Paul
3.96 avg rating — 3,985 ratings
85.
Diva
Diva 3.87 avg rating — 6,663 ratings
86.
The Romanov Brides
The Romanov Brides 3.84 avg rating — 829 ratings