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74 books

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

The Pull of the Stars

Emma Donoghue

295 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional medium-paced
The Good People by Hannah Kent

The Good People

Hannah Kent

386 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction historical dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye

The Far Pavilions

M.M. Kaye

960 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction classics historical romance adventurous emotional slow-paced
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

The House of Silk

Sherlock Holmes - Horowitz #1

Anthony Horowitz

389 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Year of Wonders

Geraldine Brooks

308 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction historical dark informative medium-paced
The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt

The Children's Book

A.S. Byatt

617 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction historical literary reflective slow-paced
The Pop Larkin Chronicles by H.E. Bates

The Pop Larkin Chronicles

The Pop Larkin Chronicles #1-5

H.E. Bates

582 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction classics funny slow-paced
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

249 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction classics middle grade emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Othello by William Shakespeare

Othello

William Shakespeare

120 pages • first pub 1603 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction classics play dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Rocking Horse Secret by Rumer Godden, Juliet Stanwell-Smith

The Rocking Horse Secret

Rumer Godden, Juliet Stanwell-Smith

87 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0marthaguymaid's review
fiction childrens middle grade dark mysterious tense medium-paced