 | The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Buy used from: $1.84 Russia 1940s. Tatiana falls in love with Alexander, a red army officer. can their love survive WWII,her family, and treachery? . This is a complete series that includes 3 books in order: 1. the Bronze Horseman 2. Tatiana and Alexander 3. the Summer Garden. You will not stop nor want to stop reading this series--have the sequels once you start reading!! AMAZING!!
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 | Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $7.50 Can a historical novels list be complete without this series? Starts with Jacobite Rising. the books in order: 1.outlander 2. dragonfly in amber 3.voyager 4. drums of autumn 5. fiery cross 6. a breath of snow and ashes, and the latest 7. echo in the bone. I know you will love Jamie!
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 | Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Buy new: $18.48 / Used from: $4.23 American Civil War. How can anyone not know about this book?! A pretty good sequel to this is "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley.
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 | The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $2.50 This is such an amazing book! and such a haunting, memorable story and characters. Again British Raj in colonial India. Epic! One of my absolute fav books!
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 | Shadow of the Moon by M. M. Kaye
Buy used from: $0.01 Colonial India- the Sepoy rebellion. Epic! I loved Alex, such a great character!
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 | Trade Wind by M.M. Kaye
Buy used from: $3.01 Story set during the late 1800s in Zanzibar.Pirates, slave traders, and the american socialite that wants to stop slavery. Wonderful book!
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 | Pride and Prejudice (Signet Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: $4.95 / Used from: $0.18 Comedy of manners in regency england. You'll love Elizabeth Bennet and her Mr. Darcy! Classic literature!
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 | Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Brontë
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $0.18 Wonderful story!A Classic of english lit! Orphaned governess falls for her mysterious employer...England 1800s
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 | Zemindar by VALERIE FITZGERALD
Buy used from: $41.83 British Raj in colonial India. this is an epic on the scale of "Gone with the wind" and "Far Pavilions". Very memorable!
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 | Beneath a Marble Sky: A Love Story by John Shors
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $2.43 India 1500s? The beautiful love story behind the building of the great monument to love- the Taj Mahal.
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 | Wuthering Heights (Oxford World's Classics) by Emily Bronte
Buy used from: $0.01 Haunting, tragic love story! so good! England 1800s
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 | Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club) by Leo Tolstoy
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $1.26 Imperial Russia, mid 1800s. Epic story! Very good!
Tolstoy's other book "war & peace" is also good, if a little long (i loved Natasha)
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 | Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: $6.00 / Used from: $0.94 She was once persuaded to reject the proposal of the man she loved, can she now win him back or is he lost to her forever? In my opinion this is Jane Austen's second best, after "Pride and Prejudice". England early 1800s
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 | The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Buy used from: $2.31 Tudor era. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's realtionship; the boleyn sisters' relationship; Henry and Mary Boleyn's realtionship. In my opinion this is her best book, followed by "The Queen's Fool"
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 | The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn) by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $2.44 Set during bloody mary's and then elisabeth I's reigns. Jewish girl with the sight is the court jester during a time of persecution. Great!
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 | The Vanishing Point by Mary Sharratt
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $1.99 Late 1600s/UK/colonial America. Reads like a mystery, keeps you interested until the very end; great!
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 | The Last Boleyn: A Novel by Karen Harper
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.45 Tudor Era, England. I liked this historical novel very much- another spin on the Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn. Focuses on Mary Boleyn's story, very good! Softer, more sympathetic story than "the Other Boleyn Girl".
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 | To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Harper Lee
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $4.60 An american classic. One of my absolute favorite books, so touching, so memorable! Black man on trial for allegedly raping a white woman. Atticus Finch is the perfect hero!
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 | Katherine by Anya Seton
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.99 1300s UK, love affair of John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster) and the already married Lady Katherine. A classic!
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 | North and South (North and South Trilogy Part One) by John Jakes
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.33 just started this series based on a recomm but i already love it, and it will be a definite keeper for me. Trilogy: 1. North and south 2. love and war 3. heaven and hell.
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 | The Tea Rose: A Novel by Jennifer Donnelly
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.84 late 1880s England. awesome story about star crossed lovers during Victorian England. Oh, and Jack the Ripper is part of this story...Very Good- 2 books in order: 1. The Tea Rose 2. Winter Rose.
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 | The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Buy used from: $8.54 1932 NC. 2 teenagers from different backgrounds fall in love one summer, but their backgrounds come in the way and they split apart and dont see one another for many years. So good!
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| Cold Mountain-A Novel
Buy used from: $1.80 Love story from the Civil War. Epic story, beautifully written.
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 | Les Misérables (Signet Classics) by Victor Hugo
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $1.75 this is an example of classic European Literature. An absolutely amazing book! Read it!
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 | Shadowbrook: A Novel of Love, War, and the Birth of America by Beverly Swerling
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $0.43 colonial america during the french and indian wars. many people say this is the the Gone with the wind of the French and Indian Wars. Great Book!
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| Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Buy used from: $14.15 The second Mrs. de Winter, a naive young bride is tormented by the presence of Rebecca and the many secrets of Manderley, her new home. This is a classic!
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 | North and South (Norton Critical Editions) by Elizabeth Gaskell
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $6.93 Industrial revolution, England....sort of a darker, moodier Pride & Prejudice...I really like it! Fantastic
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 | The Game of Kings (Lymond Chronicles, 1) by Dorothy Dunnett
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.08 mid 1500s starts off in scotland----the lymond chronicles are wonderful! there are 6 books in this series: 1. the game of kings 2.queen's play 3.the disorderly knights 4.pawn in frankincense 5. ringed castle and 6. checkmate
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 | Nefertiti: A Novel by Michelle Moran
Buy used from: $10.44 Ancient Egypt. the tale of two sisters: the queen Nefertiti and her sister Mutnodjmet, the building of a new religion. very good! sequel: the heretic queen.
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| Green Dragon, White Tiger by Annette Motley
Buy used from: $0.80 7th century China. the Empress Wu ascended the Dragon Throne to become the only woman to rule China
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| Roselynde (The Roselynde Chronicles: Book One) by Roberta Gellis
Buy used from: $3.86 medival england...this is another series that is quite wonderful and many many people are rightfully addicted to it and consider it a keeper.. the books in order here: 1.roselynde 2.alinor 3.joanna 4.gilliane 5.rhiannon 6. sybelle
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 | The Light Bearer by Donna Gillespie
Buy new: $13.50 / Used from: $0.75 First century Rome,the story of Auriane (a germanic tribe rebel) and patrician roman nobleman Marcus Julianus. sequel to this is: lady of the light.
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 | Through a Glass Darkly: A Novel by Karleen Koen
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.44 1700s england/france--love the description of the characters, and such a great story this is...the sequel to this Now Face to Face, and there is also a prequel dark angels
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 | Push Not the River by James Conroyd Martin
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $3.27 late 1700s poland, this great story is based on the diary of countess Anna Maria Berezowska...i really liked it! one sequel: Against a Crimson Sky
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 | Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $4.74 17th century england...great story and the main character-Amber-is fully developed and and complex. enjoyed very much!
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 | Olivia and Jai by Rebecca Ryman
Buy used from: $96.26 Amazing story set in Colonial India...very memorable. one sequel: veil of illusions
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 | Gracelin O'Malley by Ann Moore
Buy new: $13.50 / Used from: $0.01 this trilogy is set in ireland and is so well written, its a joy to read. trilogy in order: gracelin o'malley, leaving ireland, and 'til morning light.
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