Historical fiction Books

Madeleine Oakes, a Red River Colony Métis mother of four grown children, is astonished late one September day in 1869 when a woman she envisions as the Virgin Mary strides into her home and demands a cup of tea. Her astonishment quickly turns to...

"Elegant and engrossing....Henderson is a talent to watch." --Danielle Trussoni, author of Angelology "This is not a book you'll soon forget." --Sara Gruen, author of Water for ElephantsThe gripping debut novel from Litpark.com founder and Pushcart...

"A well-researched and beautifully imagined novel....If Jane and the Austen family were not quite like this, they should have been."--Ruth Rendell Dearest Cousin Jane by Jill Pitkeathley, the author of Cassandra and Jane, is an inventive reimagining of...

Immerse yourself in an electrifying reading experience like no other -- international bestselling author Paulo Coelho's "The Fifth Mountain." A stunning novel in the tradition of the highly acclaimed "The Alchemist, " this is Coelho's daring retelling of...

From the Author of the National Book Award Finalist News of the World "Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted.... This is glorious work." -- Washington Post "A gripping, deeply relevant book." -- New York Times Book Review From Paulette Jiles,...

Alexander and Alestria is the imaginative tale of the dramatic love affair between Alexander the Great and Alestria, queen of the Amazons, when both are at the height of their powers. Shan Sa, bestselling author of Empress, brings the familiar figure of...

In this enthralling new novel, Barbara Quick re-creates eighteenth-century Venice at the height of its splendor and decadence. A story of longing and intrigue, half-told truths and toxic lies, Vivaldi's Virgins unfolds through the eyes of Anna Maria dal...

Willow Madison and her friends Copper and Audrey taught school in neighboring Texas towns until the Yankees rode in and burned them out. In the midst of fear and chaos, survivors banded together to fight for what remained of their homes. Then word...

In the deep mountains of Appalachia, the Flints of Leatherwood, Tennessee, spread the word of the gospels by handling deadly serpents and drinking lye in front of large gatherings of the faithful. Believing his ten-year-old son Jacob--called Toad or...

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the third installment in The Starbuck Chronicles.The epic battle for control of the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862.It's a battle that Captain Nate Starbuck, a Yankee...

"One must go back to All Quiet on the Western Front to find another novel as charged as this one!" -- Philadelphia InquirerNATIONAL BESTSELLER They were our husbands, our fathers, our lovers, our sons. They were Americans and Marines. And this is their...

A family epic laced with authenticity, wit and unforgettable characters. Liz O'Reilly has a husband in Vietnam, 4 kids under the age of 12 (and one on the way), and a burgeoning crush on the family priest. An unconventional love story. It's Summer 1967...

In Paducah, Kentucky, seventeen-year-old Thomas feels as reined in as the mighty Ohio, a river confined by high floodwalls protecting his small Southern hometown. But all boundaries vanish when Thomas experiences first love with Alice, his new history...

From the glamorous world of opera to the underbelly of New York's seediest tenements, a page-turning rollercoaster ride of kidnappings, betrayals, friendships, spies, bribes, hidden identities, and twisted intrigues ... By 1908, Francesca Frascatti has...

There is a legend of the New World that has endured for centuries: the strange, tragic tale of a King, a Witch . . . and a blue gem of intoxicating beauty said to grant extraordinary power to whoever possesses it. Archaeologist Juana Sanchez, convinced...

A stunning debut novel from a new voice in literary fiction, set on Lake Michigan following World War II, The Water Dancers limns the divide between the worlds of the wealthy elite "summer people" and the poor native population who serve them-and what...

Paradise of the Blind is an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is expected and Communist corruption crushes every dream. Through the eyes of Hang, a young woman in her twenties who...

One woman's unforgettable quest for freedom, love, and god.

In twelfth-century Northumbria divorce can be fatal ...Cast aside by her violent husband, Beatrice disguises herself and seeks refuge with her infant son in the shelter of Beauforde castle. But her plans to live a quiet life risk coming undone when she...

The Legacy of Faith: The Journey is a story about the travels of four families from central Europe in the mid-nineteenth century to Guttenberg, Iowa.  During this time, millions of German immigrants came to America due to the oppressive government,...

Growing up among Mexican vaqueros on a small horse ranch in California in the mid-1800s, Jason Tralee, a self-reliant and resourceful young man, experiences an unconventional childhood, strongly shaped by Gouyen, the ranch foreman's wife. Driven by the...

Four men contend for superiority in a small, coastal town, and a young lady is caught in their midst  ... or are they caught by her?—Thus two people parted, between whom a single, open word of truth and a discussion would have sufficed to...

A woman is faced with the past she's tried to put behind her only to find that what transpired in her childhood has never been further away than her own shadow.The year is 1941. Rooted in the lonely outreaches of the Allegheny Mountains lies the town of...

A STORY OF LOVE AND REDEMPTION, DRAWN FROM REAL-LIFEVisiting Paris to find out more about her great-grandmother’s World-War-I-era pen pal Cécile, a forlorn Maggie, reeling from discovering her husband’s infidelity, learns of...

This book explores the challenge of dismantling colonial schooling and how entangled power relations of the past have lingered in post-apartheid South Africa. It examines the 'on the ground' history of colonialism from the vantage point of a small...

The Acclaimed Trilogy That Has Been Called a Must-Read for Fans of Downton AbbeyA generation has been lost on the Western Front. The dead have been buried, a harsh peace forged, and the howl of shells replaced by the wail of saxophones as the Jazz Age...

The Queen of Dubhlinn is a powerful position for any woman, and Aud, the youngest daughter of Ketill Flat-Nose, readily agrees to marry into this prestigious role. Beautiful, intelligent, competitive, and very ambitious, this young woman has grand plans...