Browsing: Historical Fiction

During World War II, Michel escapes Nazi-occupied Paris on a circus train heading toward the rural south — sparking a journey that will change his life forever… A heartrending historical novel for fans of Water for Elephants.

A “thoroughly engaging… engrossing” novel (Kirkus Reviews): Follow a member of the first African American tank unit, a teenage resistance fighter, and famed General George Patton as they fight to defeat the Nazis during World War II. From an author whose work “has a lot of good action and suspense” (James Patterson).

She is Baylore’s most hated queen. And her fight has just begun. When Queen Kalleah takes the throne, she must…

“Delightful” (Kirkus Reviews): As war rages across Europe, Olive Bright hopes her prized pigeons will contribute to the effort by carrying coded messages — but when a body is found outside Olive’s loft, she may need them to help her solve a murder instead…

“A deeply involving and important novel by a master storyteller” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs): Three women living in Baghdad form a life-changing bond in this “vivid” novel ripe with “richly drawn characters and high-stakes plot” (Publishers Weekly).

“Historical fiction at its finest” (Chanel Cleeton): To survive the Holocaust, Nina, a Jewish woman, must pretend to be the wife of Nico, a Christian farmer. As a local Nazi official’s suspicions threaten their safety, their relationship transforms into real love… “A tale of devastating simplicity and poignant sweetness” (Kate Quinn).

It’s been over a decade since Josephine’s former boarding school closed in disgrace. And when she returns for a reunion, each resurfaced memory brings her ever closer to the school’s secret… “At times both sharp and haunting” (Booklist).

Pride and Prejudice fans will swoon over this charming historical spin-off! After her cousin weds Elizabeth Bennet, Anne de Bourgh is freed from their betrothal — and travels to London to take control of her life. “Stunningly lyrical writing (Natalie Jenner, author of The Jane Austen Society) from a rising star.

Nathan Mayhew is on his way to El Paso, to become the new deputy of Sheriff Jacob Collins. After rescuing…

Heralded as “a new kind of epic” (Entertainment Weekly), this 2021 National Book Award finalist unravels the story of Samuel and Isaiah, two enslaved men in the antebellum South whose love — and survival — is threatened by plantation life. “That shuffling sound you hear is Morrison, Baldwin, and Angelou whooping and hollering both in pride, and wonder” (Marlon James). Already named a best book of …