North and South – Elizabeth Gaskell (1855)
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell explores the contrast between England’s industrial North and agrarian South through Margaret Hale’s perspective.
Historical
Romance
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Historical
Romance
The Girl You Left Behind – Jojo Moyes (2012)
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes follows Sophie Lefèvre, whose portrait by her husband Édouard sparks a legal and emotional battle a century later.
Non Fiction
Half Broke Horses – Jeannette Walls (2009)
A fearless woman battles dust, drought, and destiny in the unforgiving American West, carving her life from grit, wit, and an unbreakable will to survive and lead.
Non Fiction
Seabiscuit – Laura Hillenbrand (1999)
A forgotten horse, a broken jockey, and a silent trainer defy the odds to inspire a nation starved for hope, racing toward redemption with every pounding stride.
Historical
Mystery
Thriller
Eye Of The Needle – Ken Follett (1978)
A relentless spy races to expose a war-shifting secret, but a woman’s quiet strength on a remote island may decide the fate of nations.
Classics
Historical
Mystery
The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood (2000)
Iris Chase reflects on her family’s dark past, her sister Laura’s mysterious death, and a novel-within-a-novel that reveals hidden secrets and betrayals.
Classics
Historical
Mystery
Alias Grace – Margaret Atwood (1996)
Grace Marks, a 19th-century maid convicted of murder, tells her enigmatic story, blurring the lines between truth, memory, and manipulation.
Adventure
Historical
Romance
The Scarlet Pimpernel – Baroness Emma Orczy (1905)
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy is a swashbuckling adventure about an English nobleman secretly rescuing aristocrats from the French Revolution.
Historical
Romance
The Last Letter from Your Lover – Jojo Moyes (2011)
The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes intertwines Jennifer Stirling’s 1960s love affair with Anthony O’Hare and Ellie Haworth’s modern-day search for its truth.
Historical
The Bonesetter’s Daughter – Amy Tan (2001)
A woman unearths her mother’s hidden past, bridging silence and memory across generations to reclaim identity, truth, and the ghosts that shaped them both.