Browsing: Historical Fiction

In 17th-century England, Alice discovers the last surviving specimen of a rare orchid — but she isn’t the only person who wants to claim the flower… “Compelling and intriguing, this is a well-told story full of wonderful prose and surprising events” (RT Book Reviews).

In 1875, May goes on a life-changing adventure when she and hundreds of other brides travel west to marry Cheyenne husbands. “An impressive historical, terse, convincing, and affecting” (Kirkus Reviews). With more than 27,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

An “enthralling” New York Times bestseller (Booklist) from the author of The Nightingale: When two sisters reunite with their mother at their dying father’s bedside, they finally learn the story of her youth — and the terrible secret she has carried ever since. With nearly 50,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

From a Nobel Prize–winning author comes a heartrending New York Times bestseller! In postwar Japan, an American soldier and a Japanese student fall in love — but the rest of the world is determined to keep them apart…

What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the…

Stewart Dubinsky knew his father had served in World War II. And he’d been told how David Dubin (as his…

“Ranks alongside such incomparable whodunnit authors as Christie,Marsh, Tey, and Allingham.”-San Francisco ChronicleWho would kill the perfect gentleman? When Ernest…

This sweeping New York Times bestseller follows the once-grand Godwin family as they navigate the tumultuous landscape of 20th-century England. “The most marvelous book imaginable” (Chicago Sun-Times).

When a New York diamond merchant is tasked with returning a precious gem with ties to the tribes of Israel, he finds himself at the center of an international conflict. “A rich historical saga… An exceptionally well-written, fast-paced adventure” from a USA Today bestselling author (Library Journal).

An unforgettable character beloved by generations of readers Redheaded orphan Anne Shirley longs for a real home, somewhere she can…