Historical Fiction with Women Protagonists

A note from Laura: a number of blockbuster hit books over the last decade have been historical novels that follow women's stories. Many of these books fictionalize the lives of real women, and others delve into intriguing historical periods. Here are a few titles you might like if you enjoy character-centered historical fiction:

• The Only Woman in the Room, Marie Benedict, print | large print | ebook
• Mistress of the Ritz, Melanie Benjamin, print | ebook | eaudio
• White Houses, Amy Bloom, print | ebook | eaudio
• Resistance Women, Jennifer Chiaverini, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
• Next Year in Havana, Chanel Cleeton, print | ebook | eaudio
• To Capture What We Cannot Keep, Beatrice Colin, print | ebook | eaudio
• The After Party, Anton DiSclafani, print | ebook | eaudio
• The Time In Between, Maria Dueñas, print
• Manhattan Beach, Jennifer Egan, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
• The Turner House, Angela Flournoy, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
• Book of the Little Axe, Lauren Francis-Sharma, print | ebook | eaudio
• The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah, print | large print | audio | playaway | ebook | eaudio
• The Lost Girls of Paris, Pam Jenoff, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
• ​Better Luck Next Time, Julia Claiborne Johnson, print | ebook
• The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
• Pachinko, Min Jin Lee, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
• The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, Ayana Mathis, print | playaway
• Love and Ruin, Paula McLain, print | ebook | eaudio
• The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
• The Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka, print | ebook | eaudio
• The Alice Network, Kate Quinn, print | large print | audio | ebook | eaudio
• China Dolls, Lisa See, print | ebook | eaudio
• Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
• The Wicked City, Beatriz Williams, print | large print | ebook | eaudio
• Another Brooklyn, Jacqueline Woodson, print | large print | ebook | eaudio

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