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Vendor: Meagan Church
The Mad Wife
With odes of The Bell Jar comes a searing historical suspense following a 1950s housewife who, when a mysterious new wife moves across the way, begins to unearth dark secrets about her neighborhood and her own mind. In the 1950s, nothing is valued more...- $17.99
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Vendor: S. D. House
Dead Man Blues
Two grisly murders. A disgraced former mayor. A tranquil town on the verge. This gripping historical crime novel set in the South pulls the past into the present, perfect for fans of Attica Locke and Wiley Cash. Dave Hendricks was once a respected man...- $19.99
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Vendor: Ken Follett
Circle of Days
Coming soon from Grand Central Publishing, this novel is scheduled for release in the fall of 2025.Author: Ken FollettISBN-10: 1538772779ISBN-13: 9781538772775Publisher: Grand Central PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/2025Pages: 752Format: HardcoverSize: 9.25h x 6.25w x 2.13d- $40.00
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Vendor: Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKA #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation. With courage,...- $17.99
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Vendor: Thomas Pynchon
Shadow Ticket
The new novel from Thomas Pynchon Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a one-time...- $30.00
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Vendor: Stephen King
11/22/63
One of the Ten Best Books of The New York Times Book Review Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Now a miniseries from Hulu starring James Franco ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963, THREE SHOTS RANG OUT IN DALLAS, PRESIDENT KENNEDY DIED, AND THE...- $22.99
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Vendor: Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist
An international bestseller Over 80 million copies sold worldwideA PBS Great American Read Top 100 pickA special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The...- $17.99
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Vendor: Ariel Lawhon
The Frozen River
Author: Ariel LawhonISBN-10: 0593312074ISBN-13: 9780593312070Publisher: VintageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2024Pages: 448Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.91d- $18.00
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Vendor: Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles
A New York Times Bestseller"At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art....A book I could not put down." --Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch HouseA thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and...- $17.99
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Vendor: Kristin Hannah
The Women
A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times! From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women--at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time...- $30.00
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Vendor: Marjan Kamali
The Lion Women of Tehran
An "evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism" (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran--from nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali. In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing...- $18.99
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Vendor: Marie Bostwick
The Book Club for Troublesome Women
"This is a novel about ambitious women and the mentors that inspired them to excellence . . . Bostwick carves an unforgettable path for her characters." --Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left UndoneFour dissatisfied sixties-era housewives form a book club turned sisterhood...- $18.99
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Vendor: Philippa Gregory
Boleyn Traitor
Sister. Pawn. Liar. Traitor.Her words sent two queens to the scaffold.Her secrets shaped a kingdom.But her true story was hidden.Until now. Philippa Gregory brings the Boleyn traitor out of the shadows in a groundbreaking tale of love, betrayal -- and survival.Author: Philippa GregoryISBN-10: 0063439689ISBN-13:...- $32.00
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Vendor: Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds
"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."--Publishers Weekly From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis...- $18.99
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Vendor: Madeline Miller
Circe
This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest...- $18.99
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Vendor: Kate Quinn
The Briar Club
"Quinn evocatively balances the outward cheerfulness of the 1950s with historical observations exploring racism, misogyny, homophobia and political persecution in this sharply drawn, gripping novel." - People MagazineThe New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a...- $19.99
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Vendor: John Steinbeck
East of Eden
A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America's most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial edition In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and...- $22.00
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Vendor: Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See
*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES--from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book...- $18.99
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Vendor: Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles Deluxe Edition
Author: Madeline MillerISBN-10: 0063459965ISBN-13: 9780063459960Publisher: Ecco PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2025Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.42lbs- $35.00
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Vendor: Jodi Picoult
By Any Other Name
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an "inspiring" (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart--one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays--who are both forced to hide behind another name. "You'll fall in love with...- $20.00
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Vendor: Maggie O'Farrell
Hamnet
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of The Marriage Portrait delivers a luminous portrait of a marriage, a family ravaged by grief, and a boy whose name was given to one of the most celebrated...- $16.95
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Vendor: Evie Woods
The Lost Bookshop
The Echo of Old Books meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets. 'The thing about books, ' she said 'is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream...- $18.99
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Vendor: Emilia Hart
Weyward
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF TWO GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS (Best Debut Novel & Best Historical Fiction) An Indie Next March 2023 Pick - A LibraryReads March 2023 Pick - An Amazon "Best Books of the Year So Far" 2023 Pick "A brave and...- $19.00
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Vendor: David Baldacci
Strangers in Time
Author: David BaldacciISBN-10: 1538742055ISBN-13: 9781538742051Publisher: Grand Central PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2025Pages: 432Format: HardcoverSize: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.33d- $30.00
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Vendor: Olga Tokarczuk
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
Author: Olga TokarczukISBN-10: 0593712951ISBN-13: 9780593712955Publisher: Riverhead BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/2025Pages: 320Format: Paperback- $20.00
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Vendor: Min Jin Lee
Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)
A New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year and National Book Award finalist, Pachinko is an extraordinary epic of four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family as they fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan (San Francisco Chronicle). NEW YORK...- $19.99
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Vendor: Yael Van Der Wouden
The Safekeep
Author: Yael Van Der WoudenISBN-10: 1668034352ISBN-13: 9781668034354Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2025Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.64d- $18.99
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Vendor: Adam Johnson
The Wayfinder
A historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen. The Wayfinder is an epic, sweeping novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the Tu'i Tonga Empire. At its heart is...- $30.00
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Vendor: Daniel Mason
North Woods
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR - FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of...- $18.00
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Vendor: Madeline Martin
The Secret Book Society
A captivating new historical novel from Madeline Martin, set in Victorian London about a forbidden book club, dangerous secrets, and the women who dare to break free. You are cordially invited to the Secret Book Society... London, 1895: Trapped by oppressive marriages and societal...- $18.99
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Vendor: Alyson Richman
The Missing Pages
A ghost in a library. A story waiting to be told. The Missing Pages is a rich, lyrical novel that reminds us that books are as eternal as the soul. 1912: Harry Widener, a promising and passionate book collector, boards theTitanic holding tight to...- $18.99
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Vendor: Hernan Diaz
Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE"Buzzy and enthralling ...A glorious novel about empires and erasures,...- $17.00
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Vendor: Elodie Harper
Boudicca's Daughter
The story of Boudicca, the notorious warrior queen who led a legendary rebellion in 60 CE against the Roman Empire in Britain. This book by acclaimed Wolf Den Trilogy author Elodie Harper follows Boudicca's meteoric rise and devastating fall through the eyes of her...- $19.99
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Vendor: Martha Hall Kelly
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
Two sisters living on Martha's Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women--a spectacular novel inspired by true events from the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls. 2016: Thirty-four-year-old...- $30.00
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Vendor: Ellen Marie Wiseman
The Lies They Told
In rural 1930s Virginia, a young immigrant mother fights for her dignity and those she loves against America's rising eugenics movement - when widespread support for policies of prejudice drove imprisonment and forced sterilizations based on class, race, disability, education, and country of origin...- $18.95
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Vendor: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "It's Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird."--The Guardian ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME - WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD - NOMINATED...- $17.00
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Vendor: Elena Ferrante
My Brilliant Friend: A Novel (Neapolitan Novels, 1)
Now an HBO series: the first volume in the New York Times-bestselling "enduring masterpiece" about a lifelong friendship between two women from Naples (The Atlantic). Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante's four-volume story...- $18.00
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Vendor: Kristin Harmel
The Book of Lost Names
"A fascinating, heartrending page-turner that, like the real-life forgers who inspired the novel, should never be forgotten." --Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a...- $18.99
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Vendor: Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers--Now a Paramount+ with Showtime series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is...- $18.00
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Vendor: Angela Flournoy
The Wilderness
"Wonderfully ambitious.... Flournoy explores the complexity of friendship, family, and home in a voice that is expansive yet intimate, humorous yet devastating. I loved this book." -- Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half and The MothersAn era-defining novel about five Black women over...- $30.00
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Vendor: Mitch Albom
The Little Liar
Beloved bestselling author Mitch Albom returns with a powerful novel that moves from a coastal Greek city during the Holocaust, to America, where the intertwined lives of three survivors are forever changed by the perils of deception and the grace of redemption.Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis...- $15.99
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Vendor: Isabel Ca?as
The Possession of Alba D?az
Author: Isabel Ca?asISBN-10: 0593641078ISBN-13: 9780593641071Publisher: Berkley BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/19/2025Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d- $29.00
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Vendor: Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale Deluxe Edition
Limited edition hardcover jacket with foil and embossing, gorgeous designed edges, a ribbon bookmark, exclusive four color endpapers, and a decorative, gold foil stamp on the front case.A #1 New York Times bestseller and Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, the stunning...- $35.00
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Vendor: Kate Quinn
The Alice Network: A Reese's Book Club Pick
Don't miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club, coming July 9th! New York Times and USA Today BestsellerAn NPR's Best Book of the Year A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick!The 2017 Girly Book Club Book of the Year!A Summer Book...- $19.99
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Vendor: Shelley Read
Go as a River
NATIONAL BESTSELLERColorado Public Radio 2023 Books We Love"Beautiful . . . A striking first novel of love and strength and growth, set against the forests and rivers of Colorado's high country. Read is a gifted writer, and the book is a literary triumph."--Denver Post"With...- $19.00
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Vendor: Anna Rasche
The Stone Witch of Florence
"A feast of a novel, The Stone Witch of Florence is erudite, transportive, and addicting. Magical in every sense of the word." --Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The CloistersA woman's secret. A deadly Plague. Unleash the hidden magic...1348. As the Black...- $18.99
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Vendor: Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is trapped on a train with a killer in his most famous mystery from Agatha Christie. Now with a beautiful new series look."The murderer is with us--on the train now . . ."Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is...- $18.99
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Vendor: Elif Shafak
There Are Rivers in the Sky
From the Booker Prize finalist, author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water. - "Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf [and] in your...- $19.00
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Vendor: Charlotte Bront?
Jane Eyre
Following the death of her uncle, the orphan Jane Eyre is sent to the Lowood School, where she grows into a confident and well-educated young woman. When Jane leaves Lowood to become a governess at Thornfield, she falls in love with Mr. Rochester, her...- $20.00
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Vendor: Geraldine Brooks
Horse
"Brooks' chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling." --The New York Times Book Review "Horse isn't just an animal story--it's a moving narrative about race and art." --TIME"A thrilling story about humanity in all its ugliness and beauty . . . the evocative voices create...- $19.00
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Fiction Historical Books
Fiction historical books are a distinct genre that combines the allure of storytelling with the engaging exploration of historical events, eras, and people. These books transport readers to different time periods, offering a unique blend of fiction and non-fiction elements. Whether it be ancient civilizations, medieval times, or more recent historical events, fiction historical books provide an immersive experience that educates and entertains. One of the defining features of fiction historical books is their ability to intertwine fictional characters and storylines with real historical events and figures. This creative approach allows authors to delve into the past and bring it to life in a way that resonates with readers. These books often present meticulously researched details, ensuring accuracy within the historical context while still conveying a captivating narrative.
Readers are drawn to fiction historical books for various reasons. Some are history enthusiasts seeking to expand their knowledge in an engaging and accessible manner. Others are fiction lovers who are intrigued by the prospect of fictional characters experiencing historical events firsthand. Regardless of their motives, readers often find themselves immersed in richly detailed settings, vivid descriptions, and well-developed characters navigating through historically significant events. The diversity of fiction historical books is worth mentioning as well. From epic sagas to intimate stories, this genre encompasses a wide range of narratives. Some books focus on well-known historical figures, shedding light on lesser-known aspects of their lives and the events surrounding them. Others explore ordinary people and their experiences during specific historical periods, providing a glimpse into the daily lives, struggles, and triumphs of regular individuals.
While fiction historical books are a mix of imagination and reality, they are not purely historical in nature. Authors often present their interpretations and creative liberties, shaping the story to suit their vision. With this in mind, readers should approach these books with the understanding that they may encounter fictional elements and alternative perspectives. Fiction historical books continue to captivate readers around the world, offering them a unique way to learn about and engage with history. By blending fiction and reality, these books provide an enjoyable experience that educates, stimulates curiosity, and fosters a deeper understanding of the past.
Popular Historical Fiction Books
The genre of historical fiction has always captivated readers, taking them on an immersive journey through past centuries, where real events blend seamlessly with the creative storytelling of the authors. Within the vast collections of fictional historical books, several titles have stood out, captivating audiences with their rich narratives and unforgettable characters. Here are some of the most popular books in this genre:
1. "The Pillars of the Earth"
2. "Gone with the Wind"
3. "The Book Thief"
4. "Wolf Hall"
5. "All the Light We Cannot See"
6. "Outlander"
These are just a few examples from the extensive array of popular books in the genre of fictional historical fiction. Each of these titles showcases the immense talent of their respective authors in transporting readers to bygone eras, allowing them to witness pivotal moments in history through the eyes of engaging and memorable characters. Historical fiction continues to provide a captivating escape into the past, satisfying the thirst for knowledge and entertainment in equal measure.
Popular Historical Fiction Book Authors
The world of fiction historical books is rich and diverse, filled with talented authors who have captured the imaginations of readers worldwide. These authors have seamlessly blended history with fiction, transporting readers to different eras and allowing them to experience the past through vivid storytelling. Here are some popular authors of fiction historical books:
1. Philippa Gregory
2. Ken Follett
3. Diana Gabaldon
4. Bernard Cornwell
5. Hilary Mantel
6. Kate Mosse
These are just a few of the popular authors who have gifted readers with their fictional interpretation of history. From royal courts and battlefields to forgotten civilizations and untold stories, these authors have elevated the genre of fiction historical books, making it a favorite among literature enthusiasts around the world.
At White Rain Book House, we understand the allure of historical fiction. Through these novels, readers can experience the past through the eyes of fictional characters, unveiling the wonders and challenges of bygone eras. Whether you are a history enthusiast, a book lover, or simply seeking an escape from the present, our collection of fiction historical books has something for everyone.

