Books Like Loving Frank

Loved Loving Frank by Nancy Horan? If its historical fiction, female lead and infidelity hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Anna Karenina, The Miniaturist and The Seamstress. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Loving Frank: Historical Fiction · Female Lead · Infidelity · Character-Driven · Forbidden Love

Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy

Infidelity · Marriage in Trouble · Forbidden Love · Tragic · Character-Driven

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The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton

Secret Relationship · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Artist Protagonist · Feminism

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The Seamstress
Frances de Pontes Peebles

Historical Fiction · Tragic · Marriage in Trouble · Feminism · Character-Driven

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Atmosphere: A Love Story
Taylor Jenkins Reid

Secret Relationship · Historical Fiction · Forbidden Love · Self-Discovery · Feminism

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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Infidelity · Marriage in Trouble · Tragic · Character-Driven · Historical Fiction

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The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

Historical Fiction · Secret Relationship · Feminism · Character-Driven · Forbidden Love

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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte

Feminism · Character-Driven · Self-Discovery · Historical Fiction · Forbidden Love

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Something Borrowed
Emily Giffin

Infidelity · Secret Relationship · Forbidden Love · Self-Discovery · Character-Driven

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The Echo of Old Books
Barbara Davis

Tragic · Forbidden Love · Historical Fiction · Infidelity · Character-Driven

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The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons

Secret Relationship · Historical Fiction · Tragic · Forbidden Love · Female Lead

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The Second Life of Mirielle West
Amanda Skenandore

Historical Fiction · Self-Discovery · Marriage in Trouble · Character-Driven · Female Lead

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Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell

Tragic · Historical Fiction · Marriage in Trouble · Character-Driven · Female Lead

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The Weight of Ink
Rachel Kadish

Feminism · Historical Fiction · Character-Driven · Forbidden Love · Female Lead

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The Mists of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley

Infidelity · Feminism · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Forbidden Love

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The Sword of Kaigen
M.L. Wang

Marriage in Trouble · Tragic · Character-Driven · Feminism · Female Lead

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Clytemnestra
Costanza Casati

Feminism · Tragic · Infidelity · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V E Schwab

Feminism · Historical Fiction · Character-Driven · Forbidden Love · Female Lead

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The Room on Rue Amelie
Kristin Harmel

Historical Fiction · Secret Relationship · Marriage in Trouble · Character-Driven · Romance

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Broken Country
Clare Leslie Hall

Marriage in Trouble · Infidelity · Historical Fiction · Female Lead · Romance

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The Bookbinder
Pip Williams

Feminism · Historical Fiction · Self-Discovery · Character-Driven · Female Lead

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