Books Like The Dovekeepers

Loved The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman? If its historical fiction, literary fiction and emotional hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Malas, There Are Rivers in the Sky 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 The Dovekeepers: Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Emotional · Siege · Lyrical Prose

Malas
Marcela Fuentes

Magical Realism · Literary Fiction · Female Friendship · Lyrical Prose · Historical Fiction

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There Are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak

Ancient History · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Atmospheric

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The Seamstress
Frances de Pontes Peebles

Desert · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Atmospheric · Emotional

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The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow

Female Friendship · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Atmospheric

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Menewood
Nicola Griffith

Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Historical Fiction · Atmospheric · Emotional

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Sabrina & Corina
Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Literary Fiction · Female Friendship · Lyrical Prose · Desert · Emotional

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V E Schwab

Lyrical Prose · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Atmospheric · Emotional

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Night Watch
Jayne Anne Phillips

Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Emotional · Atmospheric

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The Listeners
Maggie Stiefvater

Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Emotional · Atmospheric

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Corrag
Susan Fletcher

Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Emotional · Atmospheric

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The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker

Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Emotional · Atmospheric

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The Book of Speculation
Erika Swyler

Magical Realism · Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Atmospheric

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The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons

Siege · Historical Fiction · Survival Story · Emotional · Female Lead

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The Weight of Ink
Rachel Kadish

Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Atmospheric · Emotional · Multiple POV

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The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah

Historical Fiction · Survival Story · Literary Fiction · Atmospheric · Emotional

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The Wolf Den
Elodie Harper

Survival Story · Historical Fiction · Female Friendship · Atmospheric · Emotional

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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Anthony Marra

Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Female Lead · Emotional

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The Hounding
Xenobe Purvis

Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Atmospheric · Multiple POV

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Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
Laura Ruby

Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Emotional · Literary Fiction · Atmospheric

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The Mermaid of Black Conch
Monique Roffey

Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Emotional · Atmospheric · Multiple POV

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