Browsing: Historical Fiction

“An epic tale of mystery and adventure” (Library Journal) with nearly 2,200 five-star Goodreads ratings: Amid the dangers of World War II, a group of women code-named “Citadel” risk everything to smuggle refugees away from their Nazi-occupied homeland. But an ancient secret threatens their mission…

From a New York Times bestselling author: In the newly created state of Oregon, lawyer Matthew Penny agrees to represent Worthy Brown, who is fighting to free his daughter from slavery. A “fast and absorbing” portrait of the American West (The Seattle Times), inspired by true events.

A New York Times bestseller with over 174,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When an American journalist investigates an infamous event from World War II, she uncovers a shocking connection to her family’s past. “Profoundly moving… It will haunt you” (New York Times bestselling author Augusten Burroughs).

A brilliant, lush, sweeping historical novel about the rise of the most powerful woman of the Middle Ages: Hild In…

In this Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestseller, three friends find their lives transformed by their encounters with the same enchanted harmonica. “Meticulous historical detail… masterful storytelling” (School Library Journal starred review), with over 15,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

E. C. “Scar” Gordon was on the French Riviera recovering from a tour of combat in Southeast Asia , but…

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION • NATIONAL BOOK…

A “rich and vibrant” fantasy (Library Journal) imbued with Celtic myth: Sorcha, the seventh child of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters, is the only one who can save her bewitched family from a sorceress’s curse. With over 24,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

In this 2020 New York Times bestseller from the author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, retiree Bud Threadgoode makes one last bid to revisit the Southern railway town of his youth. “A sweet ol’ novel… Reading [it] is like entering a second childhood” (Kirkus Reviews).

An “extraordinary” Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner (Publishers Weekly) with nearly 40,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: A third-rate reporter, his strong-willed aunt, and his two daughters seek new lives in their ancestral home in this “lyric page-turner” (Chicago Tribune).