Historical Lesbian Fiction
Explore the best historical lesbian fiction books with our curated list. Discover captivating love stories set in the past, featuring strong women and timeless romances.
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Affinity
by Sarah Waters
“Gothic tale, psychological study, puzzle narrative…This is gripping, astute fiction that feeds the mind and senses.”—The Seattle Times An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide …
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And Love Came Calling
by Beverly Shearer
The magic of the Old West comes alive in this timeless tale of love between women. When Kenny Smith. (Kendra Smith), the handsome stagecoach driver, …
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Bittersweet
by Nevada Barr
Award-winning author Nevada Barr reveals another side to her remarkable storytelling prowess with this heart-wrenching yet tender tale of two women whose boundless devotion to …
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Brigid's Charge
by Cynthia Lamb
Family history and fiction merge in this account of the origins of the "Jersey Devil."
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Charity
by Paulette Callen
"Unusually satisfying . . . an engrossing mystery, a lovingly etched portrait of a community, and an appreciation for the moral resilience of strong women" …
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The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
Set in the period between the world wars, this novel tells of two sisters, their trials, and their survival.
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Distant Thunder
by Peggy J. Herring
The story of two women forced by circumstance into the outlaw life. For Cordy, robbing banks and trains is the only way she knows how …
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Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters
“Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story.”—The New York Times Book Review The …
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Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe : [a novel]
by Fannie Flagg
Mrs. Threadgoode's tale of two high-spirited women of the 1930s, Idgie and Ruth, helps Evelyn, a 1980s woman in a sad slump of middle age, …
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Grassy Flats
by Penny Hayes
In 1930s Idaho, as the sun bakes what's left of the harvest and the bank stands ready to foreclose, the help of good neighbors is …
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The Ladies
by Doris Grumbach
"Grumbach is acutely sensitive to the quiet hum of everyday living and the small acquired habits that bond lovers over long periods. It is especially …
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The Long Trail
by Penny Hayes
School teacher Blanche Bartholomew and dance hall girl Teresa Stark, living in Texas in 1869, discover a forbidden love and flee together, attempting to cross …
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Montana Feathers
by Penny Hayes
High adventure in the old west...romantic and satisfying. An authentic portrait of women finding and loving each other in America's frontier days.
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A Mistress Moderately Fair
by Katherine Sturtevant
Seventeenth-century London is not accustomed to such a woman. Margaret Featherstone, a widow, manages her own household and business affairs. As a playwright, she consistently …
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Patience and Sarah
by Isabel Miller
Early in the 19th century, in a puritanical New England town, two women fell in love with one another. And with nothing and no one …
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South of the Line
by Catherine Ennis
A lesbian Civil War story filled with action, romance and high adventure.
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Tahoma
by M. Broughton Boone
In 1883 in the Washington Territory, Agnes Farwell still mourns the recent death of her father. William Tyrell, her new stepfather, seems intent on destroying …
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Tipping the Velvet
by Sarah Waters
“Erotic and absorbing…Written with startling power.”—The New York Times Book Review Nan King, an oyster girl, is captivated by the music hall phenomenon Kitty Butler, …
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Tumbleweed Fever
by L. J. Maas
In Oklahoma, Devlin Brown is trying to redeem herself working on a ranch. When a local widow needs help on her ranch, she enlists Devlin …
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Prairie Fire
by L. J. Maas
In this sequel to "Tumbleweed Fever, " the story of Devlin Brown, an ex-outlaw, and Saran Tolliver, the woman of her heart, continues. Sarah and …
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Yellowthroat
by Penny Hayes
A daring woman bandit terrorizes America's southwest... The time is the gold rush days in New Mexico Territory. Embittered Margarita Sanchez has sworn to avenge …
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Chloe Plus Olivia
by Lillian Faderman
This landmark work is the most complete compilation of its kind, offering an enlightened view of a diverse and long-neglected genre. Arranged in thematic sections …