Books like The Far Pavilions
12 books with a reading profile close to The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Inés of My Soul
Also clear-cut · history, romance
Inés Suárez is a seamstress in sixteenth-century Spain, whose husband has left for the New World and not returned.
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From Sand and Ash
by Amy Harmon
Also clear-cut · history, romance
Set in 1943 Italy, the narrative follows Eva Rosselli, a Jewish woman, and Angelo Bianco, a Catholic priest, as they navigate the German occupation of Rome.
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The Room on Rue Amelie
Also clear-cut · history, romance
The story centers on Ruby, an American woman who moves to Paris in 1939 with her French husband.
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Katherine
by Anya Seton
Also clear-cut · history, romance
Anya Seton’s novel recreates the fourteenth-century romance between Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.
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The Sandcastle Girls
Also clear-cut · history, romance
In 1915, Elizabeth Endicott travels from Boston to Aleppo with a relief committee to provide food and medical aid to Armenian refugees.
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The Postmistress
by Sarah Blake
history, romance
Set in 1940, this story follows three women on opposite sides of the Atlantic as the Second World War intensifies.
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The Indigo Girl
by Natasha Boyd
Also clear-cut · history, romance
In 1739, sixteen-year-old Eliza Lucas is left in charge of three South Carolina plantations while her father pursues military ambitions in Antigua.
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Revolution
Also clear-cut · history, romance
In modern-day Brooklyn, Andi Alpers is a gifted musician struggling with clinical depression and failing grades following the death of her younger brother.
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The Lost Wife
Also clear-cut · history, romance
Set in pre-war Prague, the narrative follows Lenka, an art student, and Josef, a medical student, who fall in love and marry just as the German occupation begins.
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Lovely War
by Julie Berry
Also clear-cut · history, romance
Set in 1917 and 1944, this historical novel uses Greek deities as narrators to chronicle two unfolding romances during World War I.
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The Rose Garden
Also clear-cut · history, romance
After the death of her sister, Eva Ward returns to the Cornish coast and her childhood sanctuary, Trelowarth.
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At the Water's Edge
by Sara Gruen
Also clear-cut · history, romance
Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands during the height of World War II, this historical novel follows Ellis and Maddie Hyde, an elite socialite couple searching for the Loch Ness Monster.
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