Browsing: Historical Fiction

A New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of 2012: Ernest Hemingway travels with his new wife, Hadley, to Paris, where they’re swept up in a dizzying life alongside Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and others… “Beautifully crafted” (Booklist) and top-rated on BookBub, with over 59,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

“Clever” (Booklist): When her brother’s friend is accused of murder on the high seas, Jane Austen is swept up in a baffling investigation. Can she find the true killer — before the wrong man is sent to the gallows? “Jane Austen as sleuth continues to delight” (Publishers Weekly).

“A shining example of Molly Gloss’s gifts” (Amy Bloom): In 1917 Oregon, Martha wanders into a small town and becomes its only female horse whisperer, taming the horses in her own way — and finding a community to call home. “There isn’t a false move in this poignant novel” (The Washington Post).

Determined to solve the mystery of his own life, 12-year-old Ren joins an enigmatic young man on a dangerous journey through Colonial New England. This New York Times Notable Book is “marvelous and enchanting and rare… a beautifully composed work of literary magic” (Elizabeth Gilbert).

For fans of Fannie Flagg: In 1961, nine-year-old Button befriends whimsical Winnalee, and the two search for secrets to add to Winnalee’s Book of Bright Ideas. But when a devastating truth comes to light, their lives will change forever. With nearly 1,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

Artist Alison Schuyler spends her time working in her family’s renowned art gallery, determined to avoid the curse that has…

An acclaimed author delivers “a masterly performance” (The Sunday Times): When Bernard Samson is sent to Berlin to retrieve one of MI6’s most valuable agents, he becomes ensnared in a web of peril and betrayal. With nearly 2,900 five-star Goodreads ratings.

“An immersive coming-of-age story, unnerving and powerful” (Associated Press): Follow an abandoned girl known only as Moth as she learns to survive the streets of post–Civil War Manhattan. “Impossible to put down” (Toronto Star), from a New York Times bestselling author.

A New York Times bestseller with over 7,800 five-star Goodreads ratings! In the first century, a Roman engineer is sent to Pompeii to repair an aqueduct — but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is looming… “Harris vividly brings to life the ancient world on the brink of unspeakable disaster” (Booklist).

From a USA Today bestselling author: When newlywed Jane crosses paths with the Hart women in rural North Carolina, she discovers a shocking secret — and must make a difficult choice. “Absorbing and haunting, this should… draw those who enjoy Jodi Picoult and Barbara Delinsky” (Booklist).