Browsing: Historical Fiction

The International Bestseller Now a major motion picture from Netflix, directed by Dee Rees, nominated in four categories for the…

After her mother suddenly dies, Rachel learns the truth about her supposedly dead father – and his other daughter. A riveting historical novel from a New York Times bestselling author who “reaches deep into her characters’ souls to depict tragedy, triumph, and the depth of love” (RT Book Reviews).

This New York Times bestseller from a master storyteller is an “absorbing, meticulous, cast-of-thousands epic” (Entertainment Weekly) in which the Egyptian queen recounts her own turbulent life. “Readers looking to be transported to another place and time will find their magic carpet here” (Publishers Weekly).

From a Sunday Times bestselling author: At the court of King Henry VIII, royal-blooded aristocrat Margaret Pole navigates a world of intrigue in a “gripping and detailed chronicle… Highly recommended” (Library Journal starred review).

From a New York Times bestselling author: In this “lushly imagined” sequel (Publishers Weekly) to the classic Rebecca, a young man discovers that the late Rebecca de Winter wasn’t the woman everyone thought she was… “As enthralling as Miss du Maurier’s novel” (Richmond Times-Dispatch).

“Half Broke Horses “is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen’s “Out of Africa “or…

A stunning New York Times bestseller that “does important work” (Alice Walker). Experience plantation life in the antebellum South through two unique voices in a novel that “grabs the reader and demands to be devoured” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). More than 56,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

The first entry in “the best naval series since C. S. Forester” (Library Journal)! Young, roguish Alan Lewrie joins the ranks of the Royal Navy and embarks on adventures across the high seas. “Wonderful stuff” (Kirkus Reviews).

A New York Times Editors’ Choice that “packs a tremendous emotional punch” (Booklist): Over the course of one horrific night in 1940, Harriet Marsh and a young fire watcher forge an indelible bond as a Luftwaffe air raid brings chaos and ruin to Coventry.

In turn-of-the-century New York City, struggling young performer Harry Houdini is working for the renowned magician Kellar. One night his…