Historical Fiction (Women Main Characters)

1.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating β€” 623,977 ratings
2.
Snowflower and the Secret Fan
Snowflower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,946 ratings
3.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating β€” 30,535 ratings
3.
The Sealed Letter
The Sealed Letter 3.36 avg rating β€” 6,777 ratings
5.
Island Queen
Island Queen 3.92 avg rating β€” 4,380 ratings
5.
Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating β€” 13,363 ratings
7.
The Brightest Star
The Brightest Star 3.48 avg rating β€” 1,430 ratings
7.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,770 ratings
9.
A Right Worthy Woman: A Novel
A Right Worthy Woman: A Novel 3.74 avg rating β€” 690 ratings
9.
The Sea Road
The Sea Road 3.85 avg rating β€” 610 ratings
11.
The Tiffany Girls
The Tiffany Girls 4.08 avg rating β€” 5,800 ratings
11.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,258 ratings
13.
The Chaperone
The Chaperone 3.88 avg rating β€” 63,778 ratings
13.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating β€” 121,010 ratings
15.
Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl
Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl 4.03 avg rating β€” 11,198 ratings
15.
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan 4.25 avg rating β€” 1,748 ratings
17.
The Last Rose of Shanghai
The Last Rose of Shanghai 4.12 avg rating β€” 43,619 ratings
17.
The Observations
The Observations 3.62 avg rating β€” 7,395 ratings
19.
Shark Dialogues
Shark Dialogues 4.10 avg rating β€” 2,951 ratings
19.
The Blood of Flowers
The Blood of Flowers 3.99 avg rating β€” 19,492 ratings
21.
Rebel Queen
Rebel Queen 4.05 avg rating β€” 11,838 ratings
21.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating β€” 54,481 ratings
23.
The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman 4.12 avg rating β€” 6,700 ratings
23.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating β€” 77,520 ratings
25.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,484 ratings
26.
Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility 4.09 avg rating β€” 262,572 ratings
26.
Dark Quartet: The Story of the BrontΓ«s
Dark Quartet: The Story of the BrontΓ«s 3.98 avg rating β€” 787 ratings
28.
Queen of Exiles
Queen of Exiles 3.77 avg rating β€” 460 ratings
29.
The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding
The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding 4.14 avg rating β€” 58,371 ratings
30.
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1)
Mistress of Rome (The Empress of Rome, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 29,333 ratings
31.
A More Perfect Union
A More Perfect Union 4.20 avg rating β€” 1,452 ratings
32.
Carolina Built
Carolina Built 3.65 avg rating β€” 1,973 ratings
33.
The Nature of Fragile Things
The Nature of Fragile Things 4.26 avg rating β€” 79,115 ratings
34.
Carnegie's Maid
Carnegie's Maid 3.98 avg rating β€” 86,824 ratings
35.
The People's Princess
The People's Princess 3.73 avg rating β€” 1,306 ratings
36.
Lady Clementine
Lady Clementine 3.84 avg rating β€” 32,318 ratings
37.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald 3.86 avg rating β€” 58,102 ratings
38.
The Paris Wife
The Paris Wife 3.82 avg rating β€” 302,769 ratings
39.
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 β€” 5,643 ratings
40.
That Churchill Woman: A Novel
That Churchill Woman: A Novel 3.72 avg rating β€” 4,625 ratings
41.
An American Duchess
An American Duchess 3.40 avg rating β€” 546 ratings