Browsing: Historical Fiction

Dark magic haunts the kingdom in these three thrilling fantasies! From a New York Times bestselling author whose “love of history lets her do things with her characters and their world that no non-historian could hope to do” (Chicago Sun-Times).

An NPR Best Book of 2017: When Nigerian couple Yejide and Akin face fertility issues, Akin’s family produces a second wife whose presence may uproot their lives. “In the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe… Powerfully magnetic and heartbreaking” (The New York Times).

Come back in time 900 years, to the fierce and desolate Northern lands, where Norsemen ruled with ax and sword.…

In the aftermath of World War II, sisters Jeanne and Peggy build new lives and a budding fashion empire. This “evocative” novel “sparkles with intensity… A remarkable story of sewing, sisterhood, reinvention, and redemption” (New York Times bestselling author Juliet Blackwell).

The New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Set aboard a nineteenth century riverboat theater, this is the moving, page-turning…

From a New York Times bestselling author hailed as “one of the master storytellers of historical fiction” (Beatriz Williams): In 1925, young artist Delphine flees to the South of France after a tragic accident — and is forced to confront the secrets of her past… “Unforgettable” (Library Journal starred review).

“A spellbinding novel” (Emily Giffin) with over 64,000 five-star Goodreads ratings! Decades after her heyday, star Evelyn Hugo is ready to tell her story. But Monique, the reporter she chooses, soon discovers a shocking link between them. “Fascinating, emotional… Hard to put down” (Associated Press).

From New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb comes a finely wrought novel set in nineteenth-century West Virginia, based on…

In this NPR Best Book of 2017 and “virtuoso literary performance” (Booklist starred review), a mysterious stranger sparks controversy and intrigue when he arrives in colonial Manhattan. “Storytelling backfilled with this much intelligence is a rare and happy sight” (The New York Times).

Two generations of Quincy women–a bewitching Jazz Age beauty and a young lawyer–bound by a spectacular and mysterious Indian necklace.…