Browsing: Historical Fiction

Where African myth meets Victorian manners: Armed with Victorian etiquette, a fully loaded walking stick and a dead husband, Beatrice…

A New York Times bestseller from the author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven: This lyrical novel that “hits the right notes” (USA Today) follows guitarist and war orphan Frankie Presto as he navigates the 20th century, touching lives along the way. “Carries you along like a beautiful melody” (People).

Charlie doesn’t venture beyond her family’s insular world in Chinatown — but when she takes a job at a dance studio, her life opens up in surprising ways. “The kind of book where I put it down, closed my eyes, and the characters were still dancing in my mind” (New York Times bestselling author Jamie Ford).

A #1 New York Times bestseller and Oprah’s Book Club selection from the author of The Secret Life of Bees: This “searing and soaring story” (USA Today) follows the interweaving lives of two girls — one born into slavery and one free. Top-rated on BookBub, this “masterpiece… leaves us feeling uplifted and hopeful” (NPR).

Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder medal for most oustanding children’s book in translation.Escaping Nazi Germany on the kindertransport changes…

“Wonderfully wicked and deliciously dark” (Hazel Gaynor): In a small teashop in 1880 New York, two women double as mediums for the city’s socialites. The arrival of a small-town teenager introduces them to unforeseen danger in this “enchanting, can’t-put-down delight” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

“A lovely summer read” (Kirkus Reviews): After her father dies, Ibby is sent to live with her quirky grandmother in 1960s New Orleans — and forms a bond with cook Queenie and her daughter, Dollbaby. “Belongs on the keeper shelf” (New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews).

An ocelot. A slave. An angel thief. With interconnecting stories ebbing and flowing, this jewel of a novel from Newbery…

A charming tribute to love from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys! Elsie and her husband, Homer, make a life-changing 1,000-mile journey to Florida to return an unusual wedding gift: Albert the alligator.

A sweeping collection from the New York Times bestselling author of Jubilee Trail: The Sheramys, the Larnes, and the Upjohns’ lives intertwine in Louisiana across three different eras.