-
Vendor: Simone De Beauvoir
Inseparable: A Never-Before-Published Novel
Finalist for the French-American Florence Gould Translation PrizeA novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood friendship that, unpublished in her lifetime, displays "Beauvoir's genius as a fiction writer" (Wall Street Journal) From the moment Sylvie and Andr馥 meet...- $26.99
$26.99- $26.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Annabel Abbs
Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERGood Housekeeping Book Club Pick * A Country Living Best Book of Fall * A Washington Post Best Feel-Good Book of the Year * One of the New York Times's Best Historical Fiction Novels of FallIn a novel perfect for fans of Hazel...- $19.99
$19.99- $19.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Susan Higginbotham
John Brown's Women
As the United States wrestles with its besetting sin-slavery-abolitionist John Brown is growing tired of talk. He takes actions that will propel the nation toward civil war and thrust three courageous women into history.Wealthy Brown, married to John Brown's oldest son, eagerly falls in...- $15.99
$15.99- $15.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Karl Ove Knausgaard
My Struggle, Book One
A New York Times bestseller, My Struggle: Book 1 introduces American readers to the audacious, addictive, and profoundly surprising international literary sensation that is the provocative and brilliant six-volume autobiographical novel by Karl Ove Knausgaard. It has already been anointed a Proustian masterpiece and...- $18.00
$18.00- $18.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Paul Griffiths
Mr. Beethoven
Shortlisted for the 2020 Goldsmiths Prize Based on the German composer's own correspondence, this inventive, counterfactual work of historical fiction imagines Beethoven traveling to America to write an oratorio based on the Book of Job. It is a matter of historical record that in...- $17.95
$17.95- $17.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Hazel Gaynor
Three Words for Goodbye
From Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, the bestselling authors of Meet Me in Monaco, comes a coming-of-age novel set in pre-WWII Europe, perfect for fans of Jennifer Robson, Beatriz Williams, and Kate Quinn. Three cities, two sisters, one chance to correct the past ....- $16.99
$16.99- $16.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Therese Anne Fowler
A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts
The New York Times and USA Today bestseller The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, written by Therese Anne Fowler, a New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. Alva...- $17.99
$17.99- $17.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Elise Hooper
Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team
ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE SUMMER BY POPSUGAR, FROLIC, PARADE, TRAVEL & LEISURE, SHE KNOWS, and SHE READS NAMED A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF 2020 (SO FAR). "Fast Girls is a compelling, thrilling look at what it takes to be...- $16.99
$16.99- $16.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Pamela Binnings Ewen
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel
Legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel is revered for her sophisticated style--the iconic little black dress--and famed for her intoxicating perfume Chanel No. 5. Yet behind the public persona is a complicated woman of intrigue, shadowed by mysterious rumors. The Queen of Paris, the new...- $17.99
$17.99- $17.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Paula McLain
The Paris Wife
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A deeply evocative novel of ambition and betrayal that captures the love affair between two unforgettable people, Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley--from the author of Love and Ruin and When the Stars Go Dark "A beautiful portrait of...- $18.00
$18.00- $18.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Mark Sullivan
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Soon to be a major television event from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland.Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage...- $27.95
$27.95- $27.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Joyce Carol Oates
Blonde
The National Book Award finalist and national bestseller exploring the life and legend of Marilyn MonroeNow a Netflix Film starring Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale and Julianne NicholsonIn one of her most ambitious works, Joyce Carol Oates boldly reimagines the inner, poetic,...- $19.99
$19.99- $19.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Larry Feign
The Flower Boat Girl: A novel based on a true story
Her father traded away her youth.Sea bandits stole her freedom.She has one way to get them back: Become the most powerful pirate in the world.South China coast, 1801. Sold as a child to a floating brothel, 26-year-old Yang has finally bought her freedom, only...- $26.99
$26.99- $26.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Tove Ditlevsen
Childhood: The Copenhagen Trilogy: Book 1
The celebrated Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen begins the Copenhagen Trilogy ("A masterpiece" --The Guardian) with Childhood, her coming-of-age memoir about pursuing a life and a passion beyond the confines of her upbringing--and into the difficult years described in Youth and Dependency Tove knows she...- $13.00
$13.00- $13.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Wendy Holden
The Duchess: A Novel of Wallis Simpson
It was a love so strong, a king renounced his kingdom--all for that woman. Or was she just an escape route for a monarch who never wanted to rule? Bestselling author Wendy Holden takes an intimate look at one of the most notorious scandals...- $17.00
$17.00- $17.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Marie Benedict
Her Hidden Genius
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie and The Only Woman in the Room! Rosalind Franklin has always been an outsider--brilliant, but different. Whether working at the laboratory she adored in Paris or toiling at a university in...- $36.99
$36.99- $36.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Elise Hooper
Angels of the Pacific: A Novel of World War II
"Absolutely riveting. A stay-up-all night read about two very different women who discover just how strong they can be--and just how much they'll dare--during the brutal Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. This story of endurance and sisterhood will have you...- $27.99
$27.99- $27.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Tracy Chevalier
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Single Thread and At the Edge of the OrchardTranslated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Scarlett Johanson and Colin FirthTracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place...- $17.00
$17.00- $17.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Tove Jansson
The Summer Book
In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer--its sunlight and storms--into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the...- $15.95
$15.95- $15.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Charles Bukowski
Post Office
Charles Bukowski's classic roman à clef, Post Office, captures the despair, drudgery, and happy dissolution of his alter ego, Henry Chinaski, as he enters middle age.Post Office is an account of Bukowski alter-ego Henry Chinaski. It covers the period of Chinaski's life from the...- $17.99
$17.99- $17.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Marie Benedict
Carnegie's Maid
The USA Today BestsellerFrom the bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room comes a mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that asks what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the...- $16.99
$16.99- $16.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Rebecca Dwight Bruff
Trouble The Water
"Before this decisive night, I'd not fully appreciated the subtle line between inspiration and insanity. But now, with all our lives at risk, I found myself navigating that most perilous edge . . . " Inspired by the life of an unsung American hero...- $19.95
$19.95- $19.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Marie Benedict
The Other Einstein
From beloved New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Benedict comes the story of a not-so-famous scientist who not only loved Albert Einstein, but also shaped the theories that brought him lasting renown.In the tradition of Beatriz Williams and Paula McClain, Marie...- $16.99
$16.99- $16.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Colum McCann
Apeirogon: A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An epic novel rooted in the unlikely real-life friendship between two fathers--one Palestinian, one Israeli, both connected by grief and working together for peace--from the National Book Award-winning and bestselling author of Let the Great World Spin "A quite...- $19.00
$19.00- $19.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Camron Wright
The Rent Collector
Survival for Ki Lim and Sang Ly is a daily battle at Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of Cambodia. They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. Life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill...- $15.99
$15.99- $15.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Ariel Lawhon
Code Name H駘鈩e
Based on the thrilling real-life story of a socialite spy and astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in WWII--from the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia...- $18.00
$18.00- $18.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Hilary Mantel
The Mirror & the Light
The brilliant #1 New York Times bestseller Named a best book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, and many more With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began...- $18.00
$18.00- $18.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Andrew Cotto
Pasta Mike: A Story of Friendship and Loss
Mike O'Shea and Andy Cotto knew each other their entire lives. Born days apart on the same block, baptized in the same water, the two friends were inseparable growing up and into adulthood.After celebrating their 40th birthdays together, Mike falls ill and dies shortly...- $16.95
$16.95- $16.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Arthur Golden
Memoirs of a Geisha
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Speaking to us with...- $19.00
$19.00- $19.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: James Runcie
The Great Passion
From acclaimed bestselling author James Runcie, a meditation on grief and music, told through the story of Bach's writing of the St. Matthew Passion. In 1727, Stefan Silbermann is a grief-stricken thirteen-year-old, struggling with the death of his mother and his removal to a...- $28.00
$28.00- $28.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Eve Babitz
Eve's Hollywood
A legendary love letter to Los Angeles by the city's most charming daughter, complete with portraits of rock stars at Chateau Marmont, surfers in Santa Monica, prostitutes on sunset, and Eve's own beloved cat, Rosie. Journalist, party girl, bookworm, artist, muse: by the time...- $18.95
$18.95- $18.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Mark Sullivan
The Last Green Valley
"Mark Sullivan has done it again The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II." --Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom the author of the #1...- $27.95
$27.95- $27.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: B疵bara Mujica
Miss del R卲: A Novel of Dolores del R卲, the First Major Latina Star in Hollywood
"Dolores del R卲 bursts to life in this vivid, well-researched portrayal. Her iconic feline elegance and brash spirit dominates every page, but it's her defiance to live life on her own terms that sets her apart--and what an extraordinary life she led."--C.W. Gortner, bestselling...- $28.99
$28.99- $28.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Stella Benson
Living Alone
Living Alone (1919) is a novel by Stella Benson. Considered a pioneering work of fantasy fiction, Living Alone is a story of magic set in London during the First World War. Benson's meditative, diaristic prose guides the reader alongside her protagonist, a young woman...- $6.99
$6.99- $6.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Stella Benson
This Is the End
This Is the End (1917) is a novel by Stella Benson. Based on the author's experience in the movement for women's suffrage, This Is the End is a story of identity and social class set in the London neighborhood of Hackney. As Jay attempts...- $12.99
$12.99- $12.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Maya De Wit
A Deaf Journey through Time: In fifteen stories and two dreams
In 1938, Henk Betten was born as one of seven children in Langedijke, the Netherlands. Henk and one of his sisters were Deaf from birth. Educated vocationally at the Institute for the Deaf in Groningen (now the Royal Kentalis), Henk eventually managed to find...- $12.50
$12.50- $12.50
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Marcus Nathan Adler
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition . Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...- $26.90
$26.90- $26.90
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: A. C. Ramsey
The Autobiography of A.C. Ramsey
The Autobiography of A.C. Ramsey is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...- $23.90
$23.90- $23.90
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Robert Arthur Cosgrove
Vincent van Gogh: A Poisoned Life: A Novel
It is July 1890 as thirty-seven-year old Vincent van Gogh prepares for his last destination. Soon he plans to leave his tormented earthly life and move forward to a more peaceful place.After Vincent dons his usual paint-splattered clothes and leaves several still-wet canvases behind...- $34.99
$34.99- $34.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Jack Lehman
The Shadow Knows: Orson Welles in Wisconsin, Hitchcock: Strangers in the Pool, How I Met Raymond Chandler
The dead Orson Welles returns to his home, Wisconsin, to discover it has been part of his work all along, and who is that swimming in the lane next to you in the community pool--it is Alfred Hitchcock and he is plotting a film...- $5.38
$5.38- $5.38
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Perley Derby
The Foster family: One line of the descendants of William Foster, son of Reginald Foster
The Foster family - One line of the descendants of William Foster, son of Reginald Foster is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...- $16.50
$16.50- $16.50
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Eric Foster-Whiddon
Misplaced
Looking up from his busy life, Misplaced was troubled by what he saw. ""I'm not sure how I got here, but this is not where I want to be."" The early-middle-aged entrepreneur was following a path which proved to be much more difficult and...- $27.00
$27.00- $27.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Bryan Ney
Absaroka War Chief
On the run from trouble in 1824 St. Louis, James Beckwourth joins an expedition out West. As a freed slave, he struggles for respect, but makes a name for himself as a fighter in engagements with hostile tribes. He is captured by the Crow,...- $23.99
$23.99- $23.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Smith Likongwe
Living Playscripts: A Trilogy: Bakili's Wit, the Tragedy of Bingu, Amai's Turn
LIVING PLAYSCRIPTS- ATRILOGY, Bakili's Wit, The Tragedy of Bingu, Amai's Turn. A book containing a Malawian Trilogy of the lives and times of three of the Presidents. These are Dr Bakili Muluzi, Professor Bingu wa Mutharika and Dr Joyce Banda. A book of plays...- $17.99
$17.99- $17.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Monica Lorena Murillo
El Piloto: La historia del piloto colombiano, que mas cochina transporto en el mundo
Juan Petruchi es un h bil y experimentado piloto, cuya pericia para sacar los cielos le ha abierto las puertas de un negocio en extremo lucrativo: el narcotrafico. Su trabajo le ha permitido conocer desde adentro uno de los cap tulos mas sangrientos y...- $25.00
$25.00- $25.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: James Baldwin
Vintage Baldwin
The best of the best from a powerful voice in the American literary landscape who fearlessly tackled race, sex, politics, and art in his internationally acclaimed novels, short stories, plays, and essays. "[Baldwin] uses words as the sea uses waves, to flow and beat,...- $20.00
$20.00- $20.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Leo Tolstoy
Childhood, Boyhood, Youth: New Translation
Tolstoy's first published work, completed in 1856, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth recounts his early life up to his university days. These are not memoirs in the strict sense of the word, as the author's Stendhalian take on the autobiographical genre confronts and blurs the notions...- $12.00
$12.00- $12.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: Alan Gold
Bell of the Desert
She was the most celebrated adventurer of her day, the brains behind Lawrence of Arabia, an adviser to kings and desert sheikhs, and the British government's secret weapon in WWI in the campaign against the Turks. A brilliant academic, mountaineer, explorer, linguist, politician, and...- $16.99
$16.99- $16.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: M. G. Crisci
This Little Piggy: A Disturbing Tale About Wall Street's Lunatic Fringe
Sandra Martini thought she had it all, a storybook marriage, two loving children, a meaningful career in healthcare, and lots of corporate expense account goodies. But, all hell broke loose when husband Victor met Franklin Ryman, a wealthy, "tarnished" member of Wall Street's dark-side...- $39.95
$39.95- $39.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vendor: James Baldwin
James Baldwin: Early Novels & Stories (Loa #97): Go Tell It on the Mountain / Giovanni's Room / Another Country / Going to Meet the Man
Here, in a Library of America volume edited by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, is the fiction that established James Baldwin's reputation as a writer who fused unblinking realism and rare verbal eloquence. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), tells the...- $45.00
$45.00- $45.00
- Unit price
- per
Biographical Fiction Books
Biographical fiction books are a unique genre that combines elements of biography and literature. They provide readers with a fascinating blend of historical fact and imaginative storytelling, offering a fresh perspective on the lives of real people throughout history. These books breathe life into the past, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the experiences, emotions, and challenges of prominent individuals.
One key characteristic of biographical fiction is its commitment to historical accuracy. Authors undertake meticulous research to ensure that the facts, events, and cultural nuances of the era are faithfully represented in the story. This makes biographical fiction a valuable source for both history enthusiasts and casual readers seeking an engaging narrative rooted in reality. However, unlike traditional biographies that often rely heavily on documented evidence, biographical fiction allows authors to speculate, imagine, and creatively fill in the gaps in a subject's life. This literary license enables them to delve deeper into a character's thoughts, emotions, and motivations, adding an extra layer of depth and intimacy to the storytelling.
Biographical fiction also provides authors with an opportunity to bring lesser-known figures or those with untold stories to the forefront. By shedding light on these often marginalized characters, these books enhance our understanding of history and challenge conventional narratives. In recent years, biographical fiction has gained popularity and garnered critical acclaim as readers increasingly seek narratives that combine the authenticity of biography with the narrative power of fiction. This genre not only bridges the gap between fact and fiction but also serves as a means of connecting readers with the lives, experiences, and struggles of individuals who have shaped our world.
Popular Books
One such popular book is "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain. Set in the vibrant backdrop of 1920s Paris, the novel chronicles the turbulent relationship between Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. McLain's exquisite storytelling brings to life the bohemian atmosphere of the Lost Generation, while delving into the complexities of love, ambition, and the sacrifices made in the pursuit of artistic success.
Another book that has garnered widespread acclaim is "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Inspired by the lives of real-life abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sarah Grimké, and her slave-handmaid Hetty/Handful, the novel explores themes of freedom, sisterhood, and the resilience of the human spirit. Kidd's masterful writing seamlessly blends historical facts with fictional elements, making for a powerful and thought-provoking read.
These are just a few examples of the popular books that make up the vast and diverse landscape of biographical fiction. Through these captivating tales, readers are given the opportunity to connect with the lives of extraordinary individuals, gaining a deeper understanding of their struggles, motivations, and lasting impact on history.

