The Virgin Blue (1997): Her debut novel exploring dual timelines between 16th-century France and contemporary times.
Girl with a Pearl Earring (1999): A multi-million-copy bestseller imagining the inspiration behind Johannes Vermeer's famous painting, later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film, a West End play, and an opera.
Falling Angels (2001): A story tracking two families in Edwardian England following the death of Queen Victoria.
The Lady and the Unicorn (2003): An exploration of the creation of the famous medieval tapestries.
Remarkable Creatures (2009): A tale based on the real-life 19th-century fossil hunter Mary Anning.
The Last Runaway (2013): A narrative about a Quaker woman assisting the Underground Railroad in 1850s Ohio.
At the Edge of the Orchard (2016): A dark family drama following pioneering tree cultivators across 19th-century America.
New Boy (2017): A 1970s schoolyard reimagining of Shakespeare's Othello for the Hogarth Shakespeare project.
A Single Thread (2019): A look at post-WWI "surplus women" forming a community while embroidering kneelers for Winchester Cathedral.
The Glassmaker (2024): Her sweeping historical epic following a family of Murano glassmakers across 500 years of Venetian history.