Mary Renault · 1972
- What it is
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A world to get lost in
- Genre
- Historical fiction Classics
- Feels
- Intimate Romantic Epic Atmospheric
Everything below shares at least two of these traits, or sits with it in some reader's stack. Each card tells you why.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexander Dumas · 1940
A world to get lost in · a love story that hurts a little
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell · 1992
Somewhere to move into for a while · the kind of love that leaves a mark
A Marvellous Light
Freya Marske · 2021
Somewhere to move into for a while · a secret waiting to be uncovered
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The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller · 2011
Somewhere to move into for a while · the kind of love that leaves a mark
Ariadne
Jennifer Saint · 2021
A world to get lost in · a love story that hurts a little
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