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Great historical fiction books to entertain and educate
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items Discover powerful stories that transport you through time—where history comes alive through unforgettable characters, rich settings, and timeless human struggles. From love and loss to courage and resilience, these historical fiction favorites let yo...
This book takes place in Alabama during the Civil Rights movement, 1967
Untethered: A Novel by Angela Jackson-Brown
Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a searing and compassionate new novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible injustice done to her patients.
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins Valdez
A part of WWII history that I knew nothing about.
The Sunflower House: A Novel by Adriana Allegri
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown.
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marian Kamala
An electrifying novel about two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder.
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau: a Novel. By Kristin Harrell
Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord. It’s an epic drama of humanity, a life-affirming tale, and an experience readers will never forget.
All the Glimmering Stars: A Novel by Mark Sullivan
This is a big one, and written by a best selling author of epic fiction. Circle of Days is the story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.
Circle of Days by Ken Follett
I listened to this as audiobook and think of it often. It is a magnificent novel of greed, sacrifice, love, lies and the ties that bind at the root of every family’s origin story.
Greenwood: A Novel by Michael Christie
The story begins in 1939 Memphis and chronicles one of the most notorious real-life American scandals involving a Memphis-based adoption organization that kidnapped and sold poor children.
Before We Were Yours: A Novel by Lisa Wingate
Hannah has written another beautiful, dramatic story. The Women is the story of one woman who goes to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others.
The Women by Kristin Hannah
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhorn
19th century China - I could not put this book down.
The Lotus Shoes: A Novel by Jane Yang
A gripping and emotional historical fiction novel inspired by real events of the 1917 Halifax explosion.
When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones
The setting of this compelling novel is the Tudor court of Henry VIII. It is the riveting story of King Henry, Anne Boleyn, and the infamous Boleyn family.
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
A classic for a reason. The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joad family's journey during the Great Depression, as they leave their Oklahoma farm to find work in California
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
This story starts in Nova Scotia, Canada in the 1890’s and crosses over to England around the end of WWII. This is a story about friendship, family, adversity, perseverance and the power of kindness.
The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe