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Favorite Historial Fictions with Female Protagonists from Various Eras
By an Amazon.com customer
Forever AmberForever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.10
Story of Amber St. Clare, a mistress of Charles II during England's Restoration period.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A NovelThe Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel by Margaret George
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $1.25
My all-time favorite historical fiction novel - Story of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and her romances with Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius.
The Red TentThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01
A story about Jacob's daughter Dinah.
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi ArabiaPrincess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $0.25
An amazing true story of Princess Sultana of Saudi Arabia
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A NovelSnow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See
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A story set in remote 19th-century China.
Memoirs of a GeishaMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
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A story of the fictional Geisha Sayuri.
The Twentieth Wife: A NovelThe Twentieth Wife: A Novel by Indu Sundaresan
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The story of Mehrunnisa, twentieth and most loved wife of Emperor Jahangir of the Mughal Empire in 17th-century India
The Feast of Roses: A NovelThe Feast of Roses: A Novel by Indu Sundaresan
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.16
The story of Mehrunnisa, twentieth and most loved wife of Emperor Jahangir of the Mughal Empire in 17th-century India
Empress OrchidEmpress Orchid by Anchee Min
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Empress Dowager during the end of Imperial China during the Ching Dynasty.
Mary, Called MagdaleneMary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George
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Mary Magdalene, the "Apostle to the Apostles."
Girl with a Pearl EarringGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
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Griet is the subject of a painting by 1660s Dutch painter Vermeer.
Nefertiti: A NovelNefertiti: A Novel by Michelle Moran
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $6.93
Anticipating this one - Nefertiti is wife to Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep IV and one of the most mysterious figures in Ancient Egyptian history.