Browsing: Historical Fiction

“Thoroughly captivating” (Kirkus Reviews): In medieval England, a young peasant girl is abducted and left for dead — but after she’s rescued, she is drawn into a world of adventure, intrigue, and murder… A “richly researched, female-driven historical mystery” (Library Journal starred review).

The acclaimed bestselling classic of Holocaust literature, winner of the Booker Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for…

This New York Times Notable Book follows the Chance family as they encounter the hardships and triumphs of 20th-century American life. An “ambitious” novel that “succeeds on almost every level and every page” (USA Today).

After her husband heads off to fight in Vietnam in 1967, Liz faces a different kind of battle on the home front. “Turns the war novel on its head… captivating” (The New Yorker).

“This has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented, and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair!”—Daily Mail…

A New York Times bestseller: Over the course of two centuries, the inhabitants of a Cape Cod home grapple with family, love, and loss. “Hoffman’s lyrical prose weaves an undeniable spell” (Publishers Weekly).

A New York Times bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club selection: After Ruby trades small-town Texas for the glamour of Manhattan, an urgent message pulls her back home and thrusts her into a shadowy past. “Beautifully wrought… Wonderful” (Los Angeles Review of Books).

Martin is an unconventional criminal who can’t bring himself to steal things homeowners might miss. When he decides to improve his victims’ lives, he’ll encounter hilarious — and life-changing — challenges! “Very funny” (Kirkus Reviews), with over 700 five-star Goodreads ratings.

In 1997, Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New…

An “impeccable” novel about race relations and responsibility set in the civil-rights-era South, by the author of The Heart Is…