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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: 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: Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club (a Novel)
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE--The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 18 million copies sold, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and...- $18.00
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Vendor: Marie Benedict
The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)
The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post! "Historical fiction at its best!"* A remarkable novel about J. P....- $17.00
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Vendor: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones & the Six
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup--from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu...- $17.00
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Vendor: Sophie Hannah
The Last Death of the Year
Author: Sophie Hannah, Agatha ChristieISBN-10: 0063424517ISBN-13: 9780063424517Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2025Pages: 320Format: Hardcover- $30.00
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The Artist and the Feast
Author: Lucy SteedsISBN-10: 1454960523ISBN-13: 9781454960522Publisher: Union Square & Co.Language: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 352Format: Hardcover- $27.99
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Vendor: Heather Morris
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
#1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller - Soon to be a Peacock Original SeriesThis beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov--an unforgettable love story in...- $16.99
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Vendor: Hayley Gelfuso
The Book of Lost Hours
For fans of The Ministry of Time and The Midnight Library, a sweeping, unforgettable novel moving from pre-WWII Germany to Cold War-era America to the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history. Nuremberg,...- $29.99
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Vendor: John Banville
Venetian Vespers
A masterful, enthralling new novel from the Booker Prize winner Everything was a puzzle, everything a trap set to mystify and hinder me . . . 1899. As the new century approaches, struggling English writer Evelyn Dolman--a hack, by his own description--marries Laura Rensselaer,...- $30.00
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Vendor: John Irving
Queen Esther
Author: John IrvingISBN-10: 1501189441ISBN-13: 9781501189449Publisher: Simon & SchusterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 528Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.07d- $32.00
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Vendor: Kate Quinn
The Rose Code
Don't miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club, coming July 9th! "The reigning queen of historical fiction" -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author...- $19.99
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Vendor: Jessica Anthony
The Most
From "one of our most thrilling and singular innovators on the page" (Laura Van Den Berg), a tightly wound, consuming tale about a 1950s American housewife who decides to get into the pool in her family's apartment complex one morning and won't come out....- from $18.99
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Vendor: Stephen Hunter
The Gun Man Jackson Swagger: A Western
Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter, "a true master at the pinnacle of his craft" (Jack Carr), returns with a classic Western--gunfights, horses, saloons, and looming above, the ominous presence of the railroad--about a Civil War veteran investigating the dark reality of a prosperous ranch....- $28.00
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Vendor: William W. Johnstone
As Good as Dead: Smoke Jensen's Frontier
Now together in one omnibus for the first time, 2 unrelenting, action-packed tales about the greatest gunslinger to ever ride the Wild West. JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. DOUBLE DOWN OR GET OUT OF TOWN. Strike of the Mountain Man In Colorado Territory, Smoke Jensen is trying...- $9.99
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Vendor: Kristin Harmel
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
Author: Kristin HarmelISBN-10: 1982191732ISBN-13: 9781982191733Publisher: Gallery BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2025Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d- $28.99
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Vendor: Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter
It is the mid-seventeenth century in Boston. Hester Prynne, dignified and silent, is led through prison doors to her public shaming by members of the Puritan town. Holding her illegitimate child to her breast, and bearing a bright scarlet letter "A" embroidered on her...- $7.99
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Vendor: Kelly Rimmer
The Things We Cannot Say: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel
The New York Times bestseller--for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!From the bestselling author of Truths I Never Told You, Before I Let You Go, and the The Warsaw Orphan, Kelly Rimmer's powerful WWII novel follows a...- $18.99
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Vendor: Alan Hollinghurst
Our Evenings
Author: Alan HollinghurstISBN-10: 0593243080ISBN-13: 9780593243084Publisher: Random House TradeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/19/2025Pages: 512Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.19w x 1.03d- $18.00
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Vendor: Elizabeth O'Connor
Whale Fall
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK - A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dissonance of finding oneself by exploring life outside one's community "Whale Fall is a powerful novel, written with a calm,...- $17.00
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Vendor: Nathan Harris
Amity
A gripping story about a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to finally reunite, all while escaping a former master still intent on their bondage New Orleans, 1866. The Civil...- $29.00
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Vendor: Anna North
Bog Queen
Author: Anna NorthISBN-10: 163557966XISBN-13: 9781635579666Publisher: Bloomsbury PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2025Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d- $28.99
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Vendor: Diana Gabaldon
Outlander
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The first book in Diana Gabaldon's acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series. One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS's The Great American Read! Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich...- $18.00
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Vendor: Meng XI Shi
Peerless (Novel) Vol. 5
Author: Meng XI ShiISBN-13: 9798891605893Publisher: Seven SeasLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/21/2025Pages: 380Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbs- $19.99
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Vendor: Sarah Penner
The Lost Apothecary
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -- OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD!"A bold, edgy, accomplished debut!" --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose CodeA forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to the Lost...- $17.99
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Vendor: Colm Toibin
Brooklyn
Colm Tb匤's New York Times bestselling novel--also an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture--is "a moving, deeply satisfying read" (Entertainment Weekly) about a young Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the early 1950s. "One of...- $18.00
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Vendor: Stephanie Dray
Becoming Madam Secretary
She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it... New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramatic new novel about an American heroine Frances Perkins. Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins...- $19.00
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Vendor: Laura Spence-Ash
Beyond That, the Sea
"Spence-Ash has written the novel in eight points of view, but each character is utterly three-dimensional and distinct. This debut novel captivated me from start to finish."--Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton Series A sweeping, tenderhearted love story, Beyond That, the Sea by Laura...- $18.99
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Vendor: Jo Piazza
The Sicilian Inheritance
NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of the NY Post's Best Beach Reads, an US Weekly pick for "mystery novels to read on the beach", a Woman's World "captivating beach read you won't be able to put down this summer" ("a riveting saga"), an Eater food-filled beach...- $19.00
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Vendor: Ava Reid
Lady Macbeth
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a "masterful reimagining" (Publishers Weekly) of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare's most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for...- $19.00
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Vendor: Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall
WINNER OF THE 2009 MAN BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil...- $20.99
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Vendor: Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth
#1 New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Book Club Selection The "extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece" (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follett's already phenomenal career--and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended."Follett risks all and comes out a clear...- $22.00
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Vendor: Hazel Gaynor
Before Dorothy
Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly change her, in this transporting new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. Chicago,...- $19.00
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Vendor: William Kent Krueger
This Tender Land
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you'll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come." --Parade The unforgettable story of four orphans who travel the Mississippi River on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression....- $17.00
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Vendor: Dan Chaon
One of Us
A playfully macabre and utterly thrilling tale about orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle who find refuge in a bizarre traveling carnival, from a master of literary horror It's 1915 and the world is transforming, but for thirteen-year-old Bolt and Eleanor--twins...- $28.99
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Vendor: William W. Johnstone
Painting the Town Red
Welcome back to Dead Broke, Colorado. Where the latest discovery--a giant boulder of zinc--ignites a kill-crazy war that rocks the Rockies to their core . . . Ever since the silver market crashed, the mining town of Dead Broke has been awfully quiet. The...- $8.99
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Vendor: Ottessa Moshfegh
Lapvona
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! "Lapvona flips all the conventions of familial and parental relations, putting hatred where love should be or a negotiation where grief should be . . . Through a mix of witchery, deception, murder, abuse, grand delusion, ludicrous conversations,...- $18.00
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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
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Vendor: Niall Williams
This Is Happiness
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST and REAL SIMPLE A profound and enchanting bestselling novel from Booker Prize-longlisted author Niall Williams about the loves of our lives and the joys of reminiscing. You don't see rain stop, but you...- $18.00
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Vendor: Charles Todd
A Christmas Witness
December 1921: Being single and a new Chief, Inspector Rutledge gets the short straw and is called upon by Chief Superintendent Markum to go to the Kentish home of a lord who is recovering from an attempt on his life. In bed with a...- $23.99
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Vendor: Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life Box Set (Four Volumes)
An upcoming book to be published by Penguin Random House.Author: Hanya YanagiharaISBN-13: 9798217007721Publisher: VintageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2025Pages: 872Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.10lbs- $60.00
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Vendor: Elmore Leonard
Picket Line: The Lost Novella
The first major release in nearly a decade from the late New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard: the never-before-published story of a budding agricultural strike in Texas, the racial tension brewing in the fields, and what happens when brutality from "the man" goes...- $24.99
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Les Miserables: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
A new translation of Hugo's novel, which, "beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, ... follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption"--Wikipedia.Author: Victor HugoISBN-10: 0143107569ISBN-13: 9780143107569Publisher:...- $25.00
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Vendor: Meagan Church
The Girls We Sent Away
"An important and vital story." -- Donna Everhart, USA Today bestselling author of The Saints of Swallow Hill"Engaging, shocking, heart-wrenching." -- Library JournalA "compassionate novel about loss and broken dreams." -- Washington PostA searing book club read for fans of Ellen Marie Wiseman and...- $16.99
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The Boxcar Librarian
Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman's quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and the Boxcar Library--a converted mining train that brought books to isolated rural towns in...- $19.99
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The Murder in Room 11
Author: Matthew BlakeISBN-10: 0063314193ISBN-13: 9780063314191Publisher: HarperLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/03/2025Pages: 448Format: Hardcover- $30.00
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Vendor: Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - "An American masterpiece" (NPR) that chronicles a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. - The basis for the acclaimed original...- $16.95
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Atonement
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness that provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from the acclaimed Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author. On a hot...- $17.00
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The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club (a Novel)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together." --Reese Witherspoon From the author of the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their...- $18.00
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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.

