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Books recommended by Kate Mosse
English writer
English writer. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Kate Mosse has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Kate Mosse recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Kate recommended it.
Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads
Five Books interview in which Kate Mosse chooses and discusses five books.
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She
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads”.
Listed in the source as “She: A History of Adventure”.
Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Wise Woman
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads”.
Listed in the source as “The Wise Woman: A Novel”.
Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Bluest Eye
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads”.
Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads Interviewfivebooks.com
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Fingersmith
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads”.
Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: David Bowie
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Little House on the Prairie
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2025 Five Books interview “Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads”.
Kate Mosse on Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads Interviewfivebooks.com
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