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May 10, 2023 · Our list of the 50 best historical fiction books includes bestsellers, bookseller picks, and award winners. Find your next historical fiction read!
Mar 17, 2024 · From WW2 novels to historical romance novels, our guide to the best historical fiction books will transport you through time.
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May 21, 2024 · Whether you’re looking for the sweeping historical romance of Winston Graham’s historical fiction series Poldark, or feminist retellings of ancient Greek myth like Natalie Haynes’ Stone Blind, there’s a historical fiction novel for everyone.
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- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
- A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
- Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Buddha in The Attic by Julie Otsuka
- Doc by Mary Doria Russell
- The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
- The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman
Time Period and Setting: 192os, Russia Description: In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in...
Time Period and Setting: 1900s, India Description: Calcutta, 1919. Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new arrival to Calcutta. Desperately seeking a fresh start after his experiences during the Great War, Wyndham has been recruited to head up a new post in the police force. He is immediately overwhelmed by the heady vibrancy ...
Time Period and Setting: 1800s, Canada Description: It’s 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders. An up-and-coming e...
Time Period and Setting: Late 1800s, U.S. Description: Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of...
Time Period and Setting: Late 1700s, Jamaica Description: A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women a...
Time Period and Setting: 1930s, Germany Description: It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. Wit...
Time Period and Setting: Early 1900s, U.S. Description: A gorgeous novel by the celebrated author of When the Emperor Was Divine that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” nearly a century ago. In eight unforgettable sections, The Buddha in the Attic traces the extraordinary lives of these...
Time Period and Setting: Late 1800s, U.S. Description: Born to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday arrives on the Texas frontier hoping that the dry air and sunshine of the West will restore him to health. Soon, with few job prospects, Doc Holliday is gambling professionally with his partner, Mária Katarina Harony, a high-stru...
Time Period and Setting: Ancient Israel Description: Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffman’s novel is a spellbinding tal...
Time Period and Setting: 1800s, England Description: Born in a brothel, Ruth doesn’t expect much for herself beyond abuse. While her sister’s beauty affords a certain degree of comfort, Ruth’s harsh looks set her on a path of drudgery. That is until she meets pugilist patron George Dryer and discovers her true calling—fighting bare knuckles in the ...
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Dec 9, 2021 · Here are his essential books. Jenny Erpenbeck’s “ Kairos ,” a novel about a torrid love affair in the final years of East Germany, won the International Booker Prize , the renowned award for ...
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May 8, 2021 · 84 books based on 20 votes: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, Our Woman in Moscow by Beatr...
Dec 20, 2021 · Travel back in time for mystery, romance, drama and more with the best historical fiction books ever written. No time machine required!
