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Elaine's March 2023 column: Historical Fiction by and About Women

The books talked about in Elaine's March 2023 column. We have added even more books by the authors mentioned! So many great historical fiction novels by and about women!

Books: 
The Silence of the Girls: A Novel Cover Image

The Silence of the Girls: A Novel (Paperback)

By Pat Barker
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525564102
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Published: Anchor - August 27th, 2019
The Women of Troy: A Novel Cover Image

The Women of Troy: A Novel (Paperback)

By Pat Barker
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593311325
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Published: Anchor - September 6th, 2022
The Mitford Affair: A Novel Cover Image

The Mitford Affair: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Marie Benedict
$27.99
ISBN: 9781728229362
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - January 17th, 2023
The Personal Librarian Cover Image

The Personal Librarian (Paperback)

By Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593101544
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Published: Berkley - June 7th, 2022
The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel Cover Image

The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel (Paperback)

By Marie Benedict
$16.99
ISBN: 9781492666899
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - August 6th, 2019
The Children's Blizzard: A Novel Cover Image

The Children's Blizzard: A Novel (Paperback)

By Melanie Benjamin
$17.00
ISBN: 9780399182303
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Published: Bantam - January 11th, 2022
The Aviator's Wife: A Novel Cover Image

The Aviator's Wife: A Novel (Paperback)

By Melanie Benjamin
$18.00
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ISBN: 9780345528681
Published: Bantam - November 26th, 2013
The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel Cover Image

The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel (Paperback)

By Melanie Benjamin
$17.00
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ISBN: 9780345528704
Published: Bantam - October 25th, 2016
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California Golden: A Novel Cover Image

California Golden: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Melanie Benjamin
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593497852
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Published: Delacorte Press - August 8th, 2023
Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters: A Novel Cover Image

Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters: A Novel (Paperback)

By Jennifer Chiaverini
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062975980
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - June 29th, 2021
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker: A Novel Cover Image

Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker: A Novel (Paperback)

By Jennifer Chiaverini
$17.00
ISBN: 9780142180358
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Published: Dutton - September 24th, 2013
Resistance Women: A Novel Cover Image

Resistance Women: A Novel (Paperback)

By Jennifer Chiaverini
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062841124
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - February 4th, 2020
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Canary Girls: A Novel Cover Image

Canary Girls: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jennifer Chiaverini
$32.00
ISBN: 9780063080744
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Published: William Morrow - August 8th, 2023
Switchboard Soldiers: A Novel Cover Image

Switchboard Soldiers: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jennifer Chiaverini
$28.99
ISBN: 9780063080690
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Published: William Morrow - July 19th, 2022
The Magnolia Palace: A Novel Cover Image

The Magnolia Palace: A Novel (Paperback)

By Fiona Davis
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593184035
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Published: Dutton - January 17th, 2023
The Lions of Fifth Avenue: A Novel Cover Image

The Lions of Fifth Avenue: A Novel (Paperback)

By Fiona Davis
$17.00
ISBN: 9781524744632
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Published: Dutton - May 25th, 2021
Today We Go Home: A Novel Cover Image

Today We Go Home: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kelli Estes
$15.99
ISBN: 9781492664185
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - September 3rd, 2019
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Cover Image

The Girl Who Wrote in Silk (Paperback)

By Kelli Estes
$14.99
ISBN: 9781492608332
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - July 7th, 2015
The Jane Austen Book Club Cover Image

The Jane Austen Book Club (Paperback)

By Karen Joy Fowler
$17.00
ISBN: 9780452286535
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - April 26th, 2005
Booth Cover Image

Booth (Paperback)

By Karen Joy Fowler
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593331453
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - February 7th, 2023
Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team Cover Image

Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team (Paperback)

By Elise Hooper
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062937995
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - July 7th, 2020
Angels of the Pacific: A Novel of World War II Cover Image

Angels of the Pacific: A Novel of World War II (Paperback)

By Elise Hooper
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063068902
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - March 8th, 2022
Learning to See: A Novel of Dorothea Lange, the Woman Who Revealed the Real America Cover Image

Learning to See: A Novel of Dorothea Lange, the Woman Who Revealed the Real America (Paperback)

By Elise Hooper
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062686534
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - January 22nd, 2019
The Other Alcott: A Novel Cover Image

The Other Alcott: A Novel (Paperback)

By Elise Hooper
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062645333
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 5th, 2017
Code Name Sapphire: A World War 2 Novel Cover Image

Code Name Sapphire: A World War 2 Novel (Paperback)

By Pam Jenoff
$17.99
ISBN: 9780778387091
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Published: Park Row - February 7th, 2023
The Lost Girls of Paris Cover Image

The Lost Girls of Paris (Paperback)

By Pam Jenoff
$16.99
ISBN: 9780778330271
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Published: Park Row - January 29th, 2019
The Jane Austen Society: A Novel Cover Image

The Jane Austen Society: A Novel (Paperback)

By Natalie Jenner
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250797179
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - July 6th, 2021
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Bloomsbury Girls: A Novel Cover Image

Bloomsbury Girls: A Novel (Paperback)

By Natalie Jenner
$18.00
ISBN: 9781250889690
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - August 1st, 2023
Bloomsbury Girls: A Novel Cover Image

Bloomsbury Girls: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Natalie Jenner
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250276698
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Published: St. Martin's Press - May 17th, 2022
Three Sisters: A Novel Cover Image

Three Sisters: A Novel (Paperback)

By Heather Morris
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250809025
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - September 6th, 2022
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel Cover Image

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel (Paperback)

By Heather Morris
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062797155
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Published: Harper Paperbacks - September 4th, 2018
Cilka's Journey: A Novel Cover Image

Cilka's Journey: A Novel (Paperback)

By Heather Morris
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250265692
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - September 8th, 2020
The Marriage Portrait: A novel Cover Image

The Marriage Portrait: A novel (Hardcover)

By Maggie O'Farrell
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593320624
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Published: Knopf - September 6th, 2022
Hamnet Cover Image

Hamnet (Paperback)

By Maggie O'Farrell
$16.95
ISBN: 9781984898876
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Published: Vintage - May 18th, 2021
The Rose Code: A Novel Cover Image

The Rose Code: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kate Quinn
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062943477
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - March 9th, 2021
The Alice Network: A Novel Cover Image

The Alice Network: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kate Quinn
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062654199
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - June 6th, 2017
The Diamond Eye: A Novel Cover Image

The Diamond Eye: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kate Quinn
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063144705
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - March 14th, 2023
The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding Cover Image

The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding (Paperback)

By Jennifer Robson
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062674951
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - December 31st, 2018
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Coronation Year: A Novel Cover Image

Coronation Year: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jennifer Robson
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063297104
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Published: William Morrow - April 4th, 2023
The Flight Girls Cover Image

The Flight Girls (Paperback)

By Noelle Salazar
$16.99
ISBN: 9780778369226
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Published: Mira Books - July 2nd, 2019
Angels of the Resistance: A Novel of Sisterhood and Courage in WWII Cover Image

Angels of the Resistance: A Novel of Sisterhood and Courage in WWII (Paperback)

By Noelle Salazar
$17.99
ISBN: 9780778386797
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Published: Mira Books - November 29th, 2022
Our Woman in Moscow: A Novel Cover Image

Our Woman in Moscow: A Novel (Paperback)

By Beatriz Williams
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063020795
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - June 28th, 2022
Her Last Flight: A Novel Cover Image

Her Last Flight: A Novel (Paperback)

By Beatriz Williams
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062834799
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - May 4th, 2021
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The Beach at Summerly: A Novel Cover Image

The Beach at Summerly: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Beatriz Williams
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063020849
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Published: William Morrow - June 27th, 2023
The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner Cover Image

The One and Only Ivan: A Newbery Award Winner (Paperback)

By Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780061992278
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Published: HarperCollins - January 6th, 2015
The One and Only Bob Cover Image

The One and Only Bob (Paperback)

By Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780062991324
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Published: HarperCollins - May 3rd, 2022
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The One and Only Ruby Cover Image

The One and Only Ruby (Hardcover)

By Katherine Applegate
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063080089
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Published: HarperCollins - May 2nd, 2023
Odder Cover Image

Odder (Hardcover)

By Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250147424
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Published: Feiwel & Friends - September 20th, 2022
The War That Saved My Life Cover Image

The War That Saved My Life (Paperback)

By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
$9.99
ISBN: 9780147510488
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Published: Puffin Books - May 31st, 2016
The War I Finally Won Cover Image

The War I Finally Won (Paperback)

By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
$9.99
ISBN: 9780147516817
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Published: Puffin Books - September 4th, 2018
The Birchbark House Cover Image

The Birchbark House (Paperback)

By Louise Erdrich
$7.99
ISBN: 9780063064164
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Published: HarperCollins - November 16th, 2021
The Game of Silence (Birchbark House #2) Cover Image

The Game of Silence (Birchbark House #2) (Paperback)

By Louise Erdrich
$7.99
ISBN: 9780064410298
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Published: HarperCollins - June 13th, 2006
The Porcupine Year (Birchbark House #3) Cover Image

The Porcupine Year (Birchbark House #3) (Paperback)

By Louise Erdrich, Louise Erdrich (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780064410304
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Published: HarperCollins - September 14th, 2010
Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) Cover Image

Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback)

By Pam Muñoz Ryan
$7.99
ISBN: 9780439120425
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - May 1st, 2002
Riding Freedom Cover Image

Riding Freedom (Paperback)

By Pam Muñoz Ryan, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9780439087964
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - September 1st, 1999
Last Night at the Telegraph Club Cover Image

Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Paperback)

By Malinda Lo
$11.99
ISBN: 9780525555278
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Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - December 28th, 2021
A Scatter of Light Cover Image

A Scatter of Light (Hardcover)

By Malinda Lo
$18.99
ISBN: 9780525555285
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Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - October 4th, 2022
Between Shades of Gray Cover Image

Between Shades of Gray (Paperback)

By Ruta Sepetys
$12.99
ISBN: 9780142420591
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Published: Philomel Books - April 3rd, 2012
I Must Betray You Cover Image

I Must Betray You (Hardcover)

By Ruta Sepetys
$19.99
ISBN: 9781984836038
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Published: Philomel Books - February 1st, 2022
Out of the Easy Cover Image

Out of the Easy (Paperback)

By Ruta Sepetys
$11.99
ISBN: 9780147508430
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Published: Philomel Books - March 4th, 2014
Code Name Verity (Anniversary Edition) Cover Image

Code Name Verity (Anniversary Edition) (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Wein
$10.99
ISBN: 9780316426312
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 10th, 2022
Rose Under Fire Cover Image

Rose Under Fire (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Wein
$10.99
ISBN: 9781423184690
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 2nd, 2014
Stateless Cover Image

Stateless (Hardcover)

By Elizabeth Wein
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316591249
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 14th, 2023
Stella by Starlight Cover Image

Stella by Starlight (Paperback)

By Sharon M. Draper
$9.99
ISBN: 9781442494985
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - March 29th, 2016
Copper Sun Cover Image

Copper Sun (Paperback)

By Sharon M. Draper
$12.99
ISBN: 9781416953487
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - January 8th, 2008