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historical fiction

6 books in this category

The Woman in the Photo by Mary Hogan

The Woman in the Photo

by Mary Hogan

4.0
5/28/2021

A dual-timeline novel connecting a modern woman to her ancestor who survived the devastating Johnstown Flood of 1889.

fictionhistorical-fiction
7 hours
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Sarah's Key

by Tatiana de Rosnay

4.0
1/29/2021

Tatiana de Rosnay's haunting dual-timeline novel about Sarah, a Jewish girl hiding her brother during the 1942 Vel d'Hiv roundup in Paris, and Julia, an American journalist in 2002 uncovering her family's connection to Sarah's story. A powerful exploration of complicity, memory, and the lasting echoes of historical atrocity.

historical-fictionliterary
5 hours
Halfway to Free by Emma Donoghue

Halfway to Free

by Emma Donoghue

3.0
9/15/2020

An Amazon Original Story. A poignant short story about a young Irish person caught between worlds, exploring themes of freedom, identity, and the journey toward becoming who you are meant to be.

fictionshort-stories
1 hour
The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

The Revisioners

by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

3.0
8/26/2020

A dual-timeline story connecting two women—one in 1924 Louisiana fighting to keep her land, and one in modern times struggling to save her family home—explores themes of race, land ownership, and generational trauma. An ambitious literary novel about heritage and resistance.

literary-fictionhistorical-fiction
6 hours
Nemesis by Philip Roth

Nemesis

by Philip Roth

3.5
7/27/2020

fictionliterary-fiction
5 hours
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha

by Arthur Golden

4.5
6/6/2020

A stunning portrait of a geisha's life in pre-war and wartime Japan. Through the eyes of Sayuri, we witness the beauty, artistry, and complex world of geisha culture.

fictionhistorical-fiction
10 hours
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