Step back in time with novels that bring history to life with remarkable characters and vivid storytelling.
Michael’s Pick:
“Empowering women, beautiful writing, centered close to the events of Pompeii.”
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
Kathleen’s Pick:
“Set in the 1500’s, sheds light on the experience of earliest European settlers in the New World.”
Isola by Allegra Goodman
Kathleen Also Picks:
“A funny, heartbreaking and touching story about the Nazi occupation of the Guernsey Islands during WW II.”
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Cara’s Pick:
“A thought-provoking look at the entangled lives of the enslaved and enslavers at the start of the Civil War; lovely and heartbreaking writing.”
Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine
Cara Also Picks:
“An intelligent, captivating debut novel about a midwife who steps up to battle the plague.”
Eleanore of Avignon by Elizabeth DeLozier
Bonnie’s Pick:
“An interesting novel about the Dust Bowl from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression.”
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Bonnie Also Picks:
“A moving story of a family in Paris during World War II. The Nightingale helped downed Paratroopers get to Spain!”
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Bonnie Also Picks:
“A Fascinating story of a family moving to Alaska in the 1960’s and the Pioneer Spirit of those that lived there!”
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Karen’s Pick:
“If you like epic historical fiction with a strong character driven romance this is the book for you. It takes place in the late 18th century where the main female character clashes with rigid social expectations.”
Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
Kathleen’s Pick:
“A grand, multi-generational novel set in Kerala, India, about a family seeking the answer to a strange secret that affects them.”
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Jen’s Pick:
“What happened if Anne Frank’s sister survived? Margot tried to make her way in the world under a different name.. a fresh start.. as her sisters diary makes its way onto the bookshelves she has to come with terms of her past.”
Margot by Jillian Cantor
More Historical Fiction Book Picks:
The Huntress
by Kate Quinn
Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Boxcar Librarian
by Brianna Labuskes
When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky
by Margaret Verble
Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
“An intriguing tale about the eugenics movement in the United States.”
Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen
“Based on the life of Ruth Handler, the creator of the Barbie doll.”
The Nature of Fragile Things
by Susan Meissner
Looking for Jane
by Heather Marshall
Cradles of the Reich
by Jennifer Coburn
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry
“A haunting tale of the 1838 sinking of the steamship Pulaski (nicknamed “The Titanic of the South).”
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
“One of the most powerful World War II novels ever written.”
Before Dorothy
by Hazel Gaynor
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict
The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore
“A woman in the 1920’s is diagnosed with leprosy and sent to a leper colony.”
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
“World War II experienced through the lives of men and women through good will service on a Red Cross Donut truck. It’s a ride across France and Germany you won’t forget.”
