Biographical Historical Fiction

Includes fictional biographical histories.

Updated January 9, 2026
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Behave
Romano-Lax, Andromeda
Ebook
From the author of The Spanish Bow comes a lush, harrowing novel based on the real life story of Rosalie Rayner Watson, one of the most controversial scientists--and mothers--of the 20th century "The mother begins to destroy the child the moment it's born,"<...
The book of longings
Kidd, Sue Monk
Paper Book
'I am Ana. I was the wife of Jesus.' So begins the exquisitely written new novel from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES and THE INVENTION OF WINGS. Ana is a rebellious young woman, a gifted writer with a curious, brilliant mind, who...
Carnegie's Maid : a novel
Benedict, Marie
Paper Book
The USA Today Bestseller From the bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room comes a mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that asks what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty. Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who...
Circling the sun : a novel
McLain, Paula
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS * "Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of The Paris Wife will be...
The invention of wings
Kidd, Sue Monk.
Paper Book
The Lacuna : a novel
Kingsolver, Barbara.
Paper Book
The first novel in nine years from Barbara Kingsolver, author of the international bestseller, The Poisonwood Bible.
The swans of fifth avenue A novel
Benjamin, Melanie
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of The Aviator's Wife returns with a triumphant new novel about New York's "Swans" of the 1950s--and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley....
We were the lucky ones
Hunter, Georgia
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive--and to reunite--We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds  <...
A well-behaved woman : a novel of the Vanderbilts
Fowler, Therese
Paper Book
New York Times Bestselling AuthorA riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her family in Gilded-Age New York. With a nod to Jane Austen and Edith Wharton, Fowler paints a world of enormous wealth and desperate poverty, social ambition and social scorn, friendship and betrayal, and a...
White houses
Bloom, Amy
Paper Book
Hidden love in the White House in 1930s and 1940s America, from a master storyteller at the height of her powers.

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