52 Book Club 2022: Summer Genre Challenge - Historical Fiction

1.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,258,000 ratings
2.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,922 ratings
3.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,802,069 ratings
4.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,082,514 ratings
5.
Fiona (The Viking Treasure Huntress, #2)
Fiona (The Viking Treasure Huntress, #2) 4.50 avg rating β€” 204 ratings
6.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 809,429 ratings
7.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating β€” 623,961 ratings
8.
The Attic Child
The Attic Child
by: Lola Jaye
4.36 avg rating β€” 14,429 ratings
9.
The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys 4.26 avg rating β€” 290,967 ratings
10.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating β€” 508,931 ratings
11.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,744 ratings
12.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating β€” 551,952 ratings
13.
The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman 4.09 avg rating β€” 87,951 ratings
14.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating β€” 582,556 ratings
15.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,255 ratings
16.
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams 4.37 avg rating β€” 215,753 ratings
17.
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 34,716 ratings
18.
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3)
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3) 4.05 avg rating β€” 22,417 ratings
19.
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle 4.08 avg rating β€” 20,643 ratings
19.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating β€” 933,529 ratings
21.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) 4.32 avg rating β€” 1,118,986 ratings
22.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 227,513 ratings
23.
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6) 3.93 avg rating β€” 166,043 ratings
23.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,252 ratings
25.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating β€” 768,668 ratings
26.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,066 ratings
26.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating β€” 592,966 ratings
28.
The Four Winds
The Four Winds 4.30 avg rating β€” 900,144 ratings
29.
The Rose Code
The Rose Code 4.45 avg rating β€” 340,486 ratings
30.
The Dovekeepers
The Dovekeepers 4.07 avg rating β€” 79,266 ratings
30.
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian 4.05 avg rating β€” 212,690 ratings
32.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,942 ratings
33.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow 4.32 avg rating β€” 636,858 ratings
34.
Yellow Wife
Yellow Wife 4.43 avg rating β€” 78,857 ratings
35.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating β€” 489,772 ratings
36.
The Saints of Swallow Hill
The Saints of Swallow Hill 4.11 avg rating β€” 36,005 ratings
37.
The Wishing Stone
The Wishing Stone 4.77 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
37.
The Tea Lords
The Tea Lords 3.71 avg rating β€” 3,208 ratings
37.
The Mapmaker's Daughter
The Mapmaker's Daughter 4.14 avg rating β€” 4,016 ratings
37.
Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544
Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 3.94 avg rating β€” 10,799 ratings
37.
The View from Castle Rock
The View from Castle Rock 3.68 avg rating β€” 5,503 ratings
42.
The Children of Jocasta
The Children of Jocasta 3.90 avg rating β€” 11,769 ratings
42.
What to Do When You Are Dead: Life After Death, Heaven and the Afterlife
What to Do When You Are Dead: Life After Death, Heaven and the Afterlife 4.31 avg rating β€” 93 ratings
42.
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,595 ratings
45.
The Scarlet City
The Scarlet City 3.60 avg rating β€” 705 ratings
46.
A Thousand Ships
A Thousand Ships 4.06 avg rating β€” 85,310 ratings
46.
My Dear Friend Janet (Southern Belle Insults, #1)
My Dear Friend Janet (Southern Belle Insults, #1) 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,332 ratings
46.
The Flight Girls
The Flight Girls 4.24 avg rating β€” 30,845 ratings
46.
Threshold of Fire: a novel of fifth century Rome
Threshold of Fire: a novel of fifth century Rome 3.52 avg rating β€” 279 ratings
50.
The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0)
The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0) 4.39 avg rating β€” 128,369 ratings
50.
The Commodore and The Matterless Martyr
The Commodore and The Matterless Martyr 4.71 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
52.
The Land Beyond the Sea
The Land Beyond the Sea 4.36 avg rating β€” 2,256 ratings
52.
Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)
Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 331,893 ratings
54.
Read Right: Coaching Your Child to Excellence in Reading
Read Right: Coaching Your Child to Excellence in Reading 4.33 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
55.
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 89,386 ratings
55.
Paddle to the Pacific
Paddle to the Pacific 4.25 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
55.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating β€” 2,961,993 ratings
55.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating β€” 102,599 ratings
59.
The Dance Tree
The Dance Tree 3.88 avg rating β€” 8,393 ratings
59.
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) 4.40 avg rating β€” 44,953 ratings
61.
The Darkest Sin (Cesare Aldo #2)
The Darkest Sin (Cesare Aldo #2) 4.21 avg rating β€” 890 ratings
62.
Sin Eater
Sin Eater 3.61 avg rating β€” 13,660 ratings
63.
Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7)
Tombland (Matthew Shardlake, #7) 4.40 avg rating β€” 15,613 ratings
64.
The City of Tears (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #2)
The City of Tears (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #2) 4.24 avg rating β€” 6,978 ratings
65.
The Mercies
The Mercies 4.01 avg rating β€” 50,780 ratings
66.
Daughters of Night
Daughters of Night 4.16 avg rating β€” 5,187 ratings
67.
Devotion
Devotion 3.87 avg rating β€” 12,324 ratings
68.
The Midwife
The Midwife 4.07 avg rating β€” 2,224 ratings
69.
Circus of Wonders
Circus of Wonders 3.63 avg rating β€” 9,873 ratings
70.
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer 4.06 avg rating β€” 116,571 ratings
71.
The Lamplighters
The Lamplighters 3.52 avg rating β€” 28,397 ratings
72.
Soul Sisters
Soul Sisters 3.67 avg rating β€” 399 ratings
73.
The Kitchen Front
The Kitchen Front 3.98 avg rating β€” 33,328 ratings
74.
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 48,580 ratings
75.
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts 3.73 avg rating β€” 33,274 ratings
76.
Sunset Swing (City Blues Quartet #4)
Sunset Swing (City Blues Quartet #4) 4.39 avg rating β€” 1,454 ratings
77.
Pippo and Clara
Pippo and Clara 4.21 avg rating β€” 389 ratings
78.
The Pull of the Stars
The Pull of the Stars 3.95 avg rating β€” 87,006 ratings
79.
The Most Precious of Cargoes
The Most Precious of Cargoes 4.19 avg rating β€” 4,708 ratings
80.
Kololo Hill
Kololo Hill 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,431 ratings
81.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating β€” 356,969 ratings
82.
The Book of Longings
The Book of Longings 4.23 avg rating β€” 137,585 ratings
83.
In the Shadow of the Banyan
In the Shadow of the Banyan 4.07 avg rating β€” 21,737 ratings
84.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
How Much of These Hills Is Gold 3.78 avg rating β€” 25,962 ratings
85.
A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea 4.06 avg rating β€” 110,119 ratings
86.
The Huntress
The Huntress 4.30 avg rating β€” 199,876 ratings
87.
The Diamond Eye
The Diamond Eye 4.29 avg rating β€” 184,763 ratings
88.
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 29,330 ratings
89.
Ribbons of Scarlet
Ribbons of Scarlet 3.88 avg rating β€” 5,622 ratings
90.
Vera
Vera 3.75 avg rating β€” 4,112 ratings
91.
Half Life
Half Life really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 3,384 ratings
92.
Swimming Back to Trout River
Swimming Back to Trout River 3.87 avg rating β€” 2,667 ratings
93.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating β€” 386,238 ratings
94.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,143 ratings
95.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,473 ratings
96.
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 138,221 ratings
97.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 4.43 avg rating β€” 374,023 ratings
98.
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba (The Perez Family, #4)
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba (The Perez Family, #4) 3.94 avg rating β€” 17,077 ratings
99.
The Hacienda
The Hacienda 3.84 avg rating β€” 52,960 ratings
100.
The Last Grand Duchess
The Last Grand Duchess 3.74 avg rating β€” 3,165 ratings
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