Rewriting women in history: finest historical fiction
Discover the finest historical fiction books rewriting women's roles in history. Explore captivating stories that spotlight overlooked female figures with powerful narratives and rich detail.
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The Josephine Bonaparte Collection
by Sandra Gulland
Collects all three historical fiction novels inspired by the life of Josephine Bonaparte.
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The Observations
by Jane Harris
In an attempt to escape her not-so-innocent past in Glasgow, Bessy takes a job as a maid. Her "missus" demands Bessy keep a journal of …
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Hunger's Brides
by Paul Anderson
On a frigid winter's night, a man escapes from an apartment in which a young woman lies bleeding. In his hands he clutches a box …
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98 Reasons for Being
by Clare Dudman
A mute girl finally starts to talk when her doctor, who has previously used treatments from ice-packs to blood-letting, tells her of his own troubled …
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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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The Vanishing Point
by Mary Sharratt
Constrained by their small 17th-century English town, two independent, spirited sisters push the limits of propriety--one journeys to America where she disappears, and the other, …