Browsing: Historical Fiction

From the author of Pay It Forward: Four outcasts — a mistrusted doctor, a neglected child, and a newly arrived father and son — become an unlikely family as they cope with prejudice in their small Texas town. A “heartwarming tale” (Kirkus Reviews).

A Christy Award winner from a “talented, spiritually insightful author” (Publishers Weekly starred review): After a client dies, midwife Julianne is exiled. Faced with a difficult journey, can she find the family, love, and redemption she seeks in 18th-century Louisiana?

“Superb” (O, The Oprah Magazine): In 1930, the birth of twins — one with light skin and the other with dark skin — stirs tragedy on a Georgia farm. In the haunting aftermath, the family discovers unexpected secrets. “A powerful tale” (Library Journal) from a New York Times bestselling author.

“A stellar account of wartime sacrifice, loss, and suspense” (Publishers Weekly): Jacob is sent to join the Hitler Youth, where he faces a life-changing moral dilemma in this “astute and riveting” story (The New York Times Book Review) of the boatmen who smuggled Jewish refugees to safety.

“Irresistible” (People): When Louisa May Alcott publishes Little Women, her sister May — the inspiration for Amy March — sets out to find her own identity. Fans of the classic novel will be enthralled by this “lively, entertaining read” (Kirkus Reviews) based on a real person.

When a long-dead orchard suddenly grows magical fruit, the inhabitants of a tiny village grapple with unpredictable side effects… Perfect for lovers of fairy tales, this “charming” fantasy serves up “large helpings of wit and whimsy” (Publishers Weekly).

From the New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: Young Ernest finds his life transformed at the World’s Fair — and 50 years later, he must grapple with old family secrets. “An evocative, heartfelt, beautifully crafted story” (Kristin Hannah).

“A delicious tale of love, lies, and madness” (People) from a USA Today bestselling author: A century apart, Sara and Bailey each get life-changing opportunities to work at the same grand building in New York City — but will the dark secrets within the Dakota’s famed walls be their undoing?

A #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of The Pillars of the Earth: In 16th-century England, young spy Ned is thrust into a tumultuous world of danger, intrigue, and political strife. “Impossible to resist… Absorbing” (The Washington Post).

Dorothea Hawes has no wish to renew contact with what lies beyond the veil. After an attempt to take her…