Browse Historical - General Books To Rent at BookLender.com

Historical - General

1741-1770 of 1801

Acceptable Loss: A William Monk Novel...

Anne Perry

Anne Perry's seventeenth William Monk novel, now in paperback, is a mesmerizing masterpiece of innocence and evil on London's docks, a welcome addition to this successful and beloved series. NATIONAL BESTSELLER  On a London riverban...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2012

War and Remembrance

Herman Wouk

These two classic works capture the tide of world events even as they unfold the compelling tale of a single North American family drawn into the very center of the wars maelstrom. These two multimillion-copy bestsellers capture all t...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2002

The Persian Pickle Club 20th Annivers...

Sandra Dallas

It is the 1930s, and hard times have hit Harveyville, Kansas, where the crops are burning up, and there's not a job to be found. For Queenie Bean, a young farm wife, a highlight of each week is the gathering of the Persian Pickle Club...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2014

The Fortune Hunter: A Novel

Daisy Goodwin

The Fortune Hunter, the New York Times bestselling novel by Daisy Goodwin, is a lush, irresistible story of the public lives and private longings of grand historical figures. Empress Elizabeth of Austria, known as Sisi, is the Princes...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2015

Schindler's List

Thomas Keneally

Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction Schindler's List is a remarkable work of fiction based on the true story of German industrialist and war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, wh...

Paperback
Published: Apr 1995

Three Sisters

Heather Morris

From Heather Morris, the New York Times bestselling author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey: a story of family, courage, and resilience, inspired by a true story. Against all o...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2022

The Dressmaker's Gift

Fiona Valpy

A Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestseller.From the bestselling author of The Beekeeper's Promise comes a gripping story of three young women faced with impossible choices. How will history – and their fami...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2019

The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett

Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner, extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its am...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2007

The Lady of the Rivers

Philippa Gregory

Passion.Danger.Witchcraft . . .The Lady of the Rivers is #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in t...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2012

Where the Lost Wander: A Novel

Amy Harmon

In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss. The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. Eage...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2020

Silence for the Dead

Simone St James

"Portis House emerged from the fog as we approached, showing itself slowly as a long, low shadow...." In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain a nursing position at Porti...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2014

The Summer Queen: A Novel of Eleanor ...

Elizabeth Chadwick

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor of Aquitaine to life in a stunning new trilogy Young Eleanor has everything to look forward to as the heiress to the wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father di...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2014

The Girl in the Castle

Santa Montefiore

International sensation Santa Montefiore presents the first book in a trilogy that follows three Irish women through the decades of the twentieth century—perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Hazel Gaynor.Born on the ninth day of the ...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2016

Where the Sky Begins: A Novel

Rhys Bowen

A woman’s future is determined by fate and choice in a gripping WWII novel about danger, triumph, and second chances by the New York Times bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child. London, 1940. Bombs fa...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2022

The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel

Lisa Wingate

No Description

Paperback
Published: Jun 2021

The Boleyn Inheritance

Philippa Gregory

ANNE OF CLEVES: She runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother, and her abusive brother to a court ruled by the terror of a vengeful king who despises her. Her Boleyn Inheritance: accusations and false witness. KATHERINE HOWARD...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2007

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Swe...

Jamie Ford

Sentimental, heartfelt... the exploration of Henry's changing relationship with his family and with Keiko will keep most readers turning pages...A timely debut that not only reminds readers of a shameful episode in American history, b...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2009

The Kitchen House

Kathleen Grissom

Gone with the Wind is turned inside out in this tragic, page-turning novel in which a white indentured servant girl lives and works with black slaves.

Paperback
Published: Feb 2010

The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Jo...

Sandra Gulland

Since completing high school history, few of us have managed to keep straight the details of the French Revolution. Beyond suggestions of eating cake and the effectiveness of the guillotine, this sordid time period has remained--for m...

Paperback
Published: Aug 1999

World Without End

Ken Follett

The #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to The Pillars of the Earth. Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England that centered on the building of a cat...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2010

Stella Bain

Anita Shreve

"Shreve's 17th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of love, memory, loss, and rebuilding....The novel is both tender and harsh....Shreve's thoughtful, provocative historical tale has modern resonance." ---Publishers WeeklyS...

Paperback
Published: May 2014

Prayers for Sale

Sandra Dallas

From the critically acclaimed author of Tallgrass comes a powerful novel about an unlikely friendship between two women and the secrets they've kept in order to survive life in a rugged Colorado mining town. It's 1936 and the Great De...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2010

The Winds of War

Herman Wouk

These two classic works capture the tide of world events even as they unfold the compelling tale of a single North American family drawn into the very center of the wars maelstrom. These two multimillion-copy bestsellers capture all t...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2002

Copperhead

Bernard Cornwell

The beloved Confederate Captain Nate Starbuck returns to the front lines of the Civil War in this second installment of Bernard Cornwell's acclaimed Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles. It is the summer of 1862, and Nate has been bloodied b...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2001

How to Stop Time: A Novel

Matt Haig

"A quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations….A delightfully witty…poignant novel." —The Washington Post  "She smiled a soft, troubled smile and I felt the whole world slipping away, and I wanted to s...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2019

Lost Among the Living

Simone St James

England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex's wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to the family's e...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2016

A Dangerous Fortune

Ken Follett

In 1866 tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School when a mysterious accident takes the life of a student. Among the student's circle of friends are Hugh Pilaster; Hugh's older cousin Edward, dissolute heir to the Pilaster ban...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2012

A Darker Reality: An Elena Standish N...

Anne Perry

A personal trip turns perilous for Elena Standish after the murder of a British spy forces her to face dark family secrets in this exciting 1930s mystery by bestselling author Anne Perry. “An absorbing and calculating th...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2022

Paris: The Novel

Edward Rutherfurd

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Edward Rutherfurd, the grand master of the historical novel, comes a dazzling epic about the magnificent city of Paris. Moving back and forth in time, the story unfolds through intimate and thrilling tale...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2014

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

When The Bastard of Istanbul was published in Turkey, Elif Shafak was accused by nationalist lawyers of insulting Turkish identity. The charges were later dropped, and now readers in America can discover for themselves this bold and p...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2008
  • 1741-1770 of 1801

Browse

  • 50% Off - Join Now!
  • Save time, money, shelf space and the environment
  • Large selection of current and past titles
  • Convenience of home delivery (Free Shipping)
  • No due dates or late fees, ever!
  • Sign Up