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The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
4.65 average rating, · 2.3M ratings
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The Women
Kristin Hannah
4.58 average rating, · 1.7M ratings
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The Help
Kathryn Stockett
4.47 average rating, · 3.1M ratings
- Adult
- Adult Fiction
- Book Club
- Classics
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
4.37 average rating, · 3.7M ratings
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- Contemporary
- Historical
- Mystery
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
4.46 average rating, · 1.8M ratings
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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
4.39 average rating, · 2.9M ratings
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The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
4.36 average rating, · 3.6M ratings
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- Classics
- Contemporary
- Historical
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The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah
4.46 average rating, · 1.3M ratings
- Adult
- Book Club
- Historical
- Historical Romance
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
4.30 average rating, · 4.9M ratings
- Classics
- Historical
- Literature
- Historical Romance
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
4.26 average rating, · 7.1M ratings
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All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
4.31 average rating, · 2M ratings
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Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
4.59 average rating, · 270.4k ratings
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand
4.39 average rating, · 1M ratings
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The Complete Maus
Art Spiegelman
4.58 average rating, · 262k ratings
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Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
4.28 average rating, · 1.9M ratings
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- Historical
- Historical Romance
- Audiobook
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Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
4.51 average rating, · 384k ratings
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The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
4.20 average rating, · 4.3M ratings
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Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate
4.40 average rating, · 749.6k ratings
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The Things We Cannot Say
Kelly Rimmer
4.54 average rating, · 296.5k ratings
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- Historical
- Historical Romance
- Audiobook
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Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
4.47 average rating, · 420.7k ratings
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris
4.32 average rating, · 1.2M ratings
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- Historical
- History
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Percival Everett
4.41 average rating, · 576.3k ratings
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
4.33 average rating, · 1.1M ratings
- Adventure
- Classics
- Historical
- Literature
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Atmosphere
Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.32 average rating, · 939.9k ratings
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