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I enjoy historical fiction and classics: Memoirs of a Geisha, The Kite Runner, The God of Small Things and Perfume. Looking for a recommendation please:)

Looking for a recommendation please:)

I enjoy historical fiction and classics. I have loved Memoirs of a Geisha, The Kite Runner, The God of Small Things and Perfume. Thanks so much!

Shelly #recommend #classics #historical fiction #memoir

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Lori

Pachinko, The Nightengale, America’s First Daughter

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Trisha

My in person book club just did America’s First Daughter, and everyone seemed to like the pace, effective incorporation of the research into the novel, creation of characters, and and interesting and unexpected depiction of President Jefferson. We all wished she had spent more time on the White House years. Worth reading

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Bethany

Wolf Hall

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Kris

America’s First Daughter, The Perfume Collector

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Marge

The Paris wife and the Secret Wife. 2 best historical fictions I remember reading!

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Amber

The Moonstone

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Bonnie

The Thirteenth Tale

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Kathleen

This is a spectacular book!

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Shanon

Half of a Yellow Sun

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Penny

A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Good Earth

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Catherine

Outlander

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JoDee

The Guernsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Pie Society!!?❤❤❤

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Aldrei

A Song of Ice and Fire series

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Marsha

Books by Phillipa Gregory starting with Lady of the Rivers

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Alisha

Nightingale and Outlander

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Tina

Irena’s Children and Lilac Girls

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ShellyQuestion author

Thank you guys! This is so helpful!

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Valerie

Everyone Brave is Forgiven

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Holly

Redeeming Love by Francine

The Pearl that Broke Its Shell

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Steve

The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng.

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Diana

CS Harris or CJ Sansom series. Start at the beginning. Ken Follet. Any thing Davina Porter narrates

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Carolyn

The Book Thief, Sarah’s Key, The Reader, News of the World…

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Thania

The Terror

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Therese

The Other Einstein was good. My next book I plan to start is Carnegie’s Maid by the same author -Marie Benedict.

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Sneha

Up for Indian historical fiction?

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Steve

I am!

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Sneha

Try the Shiva Trilogy.. It has 3 books. I was searching for years to find a good indian historical fiction written in english n finally found this gem.

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Steve

@Sneha , thank you.

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ShellyQuestion author

Totally! Spent five months in India. And I really enjoyed god of small things

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Zahira

Try « A Thousand Splendid Suns » from Khaled Husseini

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Catherine
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Catherine
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Linda

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is brilliant

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Julie

The Dove Keepers

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Tina
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Stacy

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker, To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey, The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

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Linnie

Varnia

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Michele

Women in the Castle and A Thousand Splendid Suns and Unbroken

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Therese

Loved Women in the Castle.

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Kris

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a great one!

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Catherine

I loved that book.

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Maribel

Gone With The Wind

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Sandra

Based on the books you listed, I recommend A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

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Trisha

Anything by Tracy Chevalier. Remarkable Creatures is my favorite.

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Nikhaylah

Have you tried her new one – The Ministry of Utmost Happiness?

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Mary

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

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Laura

Kindred by Octavia Butler

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ShellyQuestion author

Wow thanks guys! I have enough books here for a decade! LOL

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ShellyQuestion author

Wow thanks guys! I have enough books for a decade! LOL

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