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A strong match for readers drawn to literary historical fiction about faith, grief, and spiritual pilgrimage.
Laurus
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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An international bestseller called “A remarkable novel” by Atticus Lish, Laurus follows a young healer in fifteenth-century Russia who leaves his village seeking redemption after failing to save someone he loves. A strong match for readers drawn to literary historical fiction about faith, grief, and spiritual pilgrimage.
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WINNER OF THE BIG BOOK AWARD, THE LEO TOLSTOY YASNAYA POLYANA AWARD & THE READ RUSSIA AWARD
'THE MOST IMPORTANT LIVING RUSSIAN WRITER' New Yorker
*A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016*
Fifteenth-century Russia
It is a time of plague and pestilence, and a young healer, skilled in the art of herbs and remedies, finds himself overcome with grief and guilt when he fails to save the one he holds closest to his heart. Leaving behind his village, his possessions and his name, he sets out on a quest for redemption, penniless and alone. But this is no ordinary journey: wandering across plague-ridden Europe, offering his healing powers to all in need, he travels through ages and countries, encountering a rich tapestry of wayfarers along the way. Accosted by highwaymen, lynched in Yugoslavia and washed overboard at sea, he eventually reaches Jerusalem, only to find his greatest challenge is yet to come.
Winner of two of the biggest literary prizes in Russia, Laurus is a remarkably rich novel about the eternal themes of love, loss, self-sacrifice and faith, from one of the country’s most experimental and critically acclaimed novelists.
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Good for readers who like historical adventure, pirate stories, treasure hunts, and New World intrigue.
Pirate Latitudes
Mystery · Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery
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A New York Times bestseller called “A lusty, rollicking seventeenth-century adventure. . . . History as entertainment.” by USA Today, Pirate Latitudes follows Captain Charles Hunter through 1665 Jamaica, where Spanish gold, hidden treasure, betrayal, and ruthless Port Royal danger collide, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 8,600 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like historical adventure, pirate stories, treasure hunts, and New World intrigue.
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“A lusty, rollicking seventeenth-century adventure. . . . History as entertainment.” —USA Today
In this New York Times bestselling novel, master of suspense Michael Crichton delivers an irresistible historical adventure tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World—a classic story of treasure and betrayal.
The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. In this steamy climate there’s a living to be made, a living that can end swiftly by disease—or by dagger. For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking in this thrilling treasure hunt, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it.
Pirate Latitudes is Michael Crichton at his best: a brilliant adventure tale pulsing with relentless action, crackling atmosphere, and heart-pounding suspense.
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Set in Nazi-occupied Guernsey, The French House is a sweeping, emotional tale of forbidden love, survival, and impossible choices.
The French House
Historical Fiction · War Fiction
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Set in Nazi-occupied Guernsey, The French House is a sweeping, emotional tale of forbidden love, survival, and impossible choices. With 4.6 stars and glowing praise from Jill Mansell and Fiona Valpy, this debut will captivate fans of The Nightingale and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. A haunting story of loyalty and longing you won’t forget.
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Nazi-occupied Guernsey is no place for second chances—or forbidden love. But for Émile, Isabelle, and Leutnant Schreiber, the past won’t stay buried.
Émile, left deaf and isolated after an accident, watches his island fall to the enemy. Isabelle, trapped in a loveless marriage, clings to fading hope. And when their paths cross again at the French House, old wounds flare with new intensity.
Meanwhile, Leutnant Schreiber—more artist than soldier—grapples with the brutal demands of war and the dangerous desires it ignites.
As secrets unfurl and loyalties blur, these three lives become entangled in ways that could cost everything.
Lyrical and unflinching, The French House is a devastating portrait of love, courage, and betrayal under occupation.
Sometimes, loving someone means risking everything.
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Ideal for readers looking for WWII historical fiction with espionage, class tension, romance, and subtle magical elements.
The Listeners
Historical Fiction
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A national bestseller called “Wonderfully observed” by The Wall Street Journal, The Listeners follows June Hudson, manager of a luxury West Virginia hotel ordered to house Axis diplomats in 1942 while FBI agent Tucker Minnick searches for secrets, with a 3.69-star average from more than 17,900 Goodreads ratings. Ideal for readers looking for WWII historical fiction with espionage, class tension, romance, and subtle magical elements.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER· An Oprah Daily Best Summer Read · A Christian Science Monitor Best Book · Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of the Year
“Wonderfully observed—actually, flat-out wonderful.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Richly imagined . . . Stiefvater’s prose is as pungent as the sweetwater, with a snap that suggests the whimsy of a veteran storyteller.” —The New York Times
#1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel—and a world—in peril.
January 1942. The Avallon Hotel & Spa has always offered elegant luxury in the wilds of West Virginia, its mountain sweetwater washing away all of high society’s troubles.
Local girl-turned-general manager June Porter Hudson has guided the Avallon skillfully through the first pangs of war. The Gilfoyles, the hotel’s aristocratic owners, have trained her well. But when the family heir makes a secret deal with the State Department to fill the hotel with captured Axis diplomats, June must persuade her staff—many of whom have sons and husbands heading to the front lines—to offer luxury to Nazis. With a smile.
Meanwhile FBI Agent Tucker Minnick, whose coal tattoo hints at an Appalachian past, presses his ears to the hotel’s walls, listening for the diplomats’ secrets. He has one of his own, which is how he knows that June’s balancing act can have dangerous consequences: the sweetwater beneath the hotel can threaten as well as heal.
June has never met a guest she couldn’t delight, but the diplomats are different. Without firing a single shot, they have brought the war directly to her. As clashing loyalties crack the Avallon’s polished veneer, June must calculate the true cost of luxury.
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A strong match for readers who enjoy dual-timeline historical fiction about wartime resistance, family secrets, art, and sacrifice.
The Paris Apartment
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · War Fiction
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In 2017, Aurelia Leclaire inherits a Paris apartment filled with famous art, couture gowns, and clues to her grandmother Estelle’s hidden wartime life. Seventy-five years earlier, Estelle risks everything to protect her friends during the Nazi occupation, with consequences that shape her family for generations, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 4,300 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers who enjoy dual-timeline historical fiction about wartime resistance, family secrets, art, and sacrifice.
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This heart-wrenching novel about family and war unearths generations of secrets and sacrifices—perfect for fans of The Paris Orphan and The Lost Girls of Paris.
2017, London: When Aurelia Leclaire inherits an opulent Paris apartment, she is shocked to discover her grandmother’s hidden secrets—including a treasure trove of famous art and couture gowns. One obscure painting leads her to Gabriel Seymour, a highly respected art restorer with his own mysterious past. Together they attempt to uncover the truths concealed within the apartment’s walls.
Paris, 1942: The Germans may occupy the City of Lights, but glamorous Estelle Allard flourishes in a world separate from the hardships of war. Yet when the Nazis come for her friends, Estelle doesn’t hesitate to help those she holds dear, no matter the cost. As she works against the forces intent on destroying her loved ones, she can’t know that her actions will have ramifications for generations to come.
Set seventy-five years apart, against a perilous and a prosperous Paris, both Estelle and Lia must unearth hidden courage as they navigate the dangers of a changing world, altering history—and their family’s futures—forever.
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Ideal for readers drawn to music-centered coming-of-age novels about artistic discipline, class mobility, and personal transformation.
Body & Soul
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age
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Called “hypnotically readable” by Vanity Fair, Body & Soul follows Claude Rawlings, a poor and lonely boy whose gift for piano carries him from a basement apartment through demanding training, elite social circles, marriage, and Carnegie Hall, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 2,800 Amazon reviewers. Ideal for readers drawn to music-centered coming-of-age novels about artistic discipline, class mobility, and personal transformation.
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This saga of a son of the working class who grows into a piano prodigy is "hypnotically readable . . . The best story I know of in a long, long time" (Vanity Fair).
As a boy, Claude Rawlings looks up through the grated window of his basement apartment to watch the world go by. Poor, lonely, supported by a taxi-driver mother whose eccentricities spin more and more out of control, he faces the terrible task of growing up on the margins of life, destined to be a spectator of that great world always hurrying out of reach. But there is an out-of-tune piano in the small apartment, and in unlocking the secrets of its keys, as if by magic, Claude discovers himself. He is a musical prodigy.
Body & Soul is the story of a young man whose life is transformed by a gift. The gift is not without price—the work is relentless, the teachers exacting—but the reward is a journey that takes him to the drawing rooms of the rich and powerful, private schools, a gilt-edged marriage, and Carnegie Hall. Claude moves through this life as if he were playing a difficult composition, swept up in its drama and tension, surprised by its grace notes. Music, here, becomes a character in its own right, equaled in strength only by the music of Frank Conroy's own unmistakable and true voice.
Bristling with character and invention, Body & Soul is Dickensian in its range and richness. This is a novel with all the emotional appeal and moral gravity of a classic bildungsroman, but with a tone as contemporary as a jazz riff—an unforgettable achievement by one of the great writers of our time.
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Yearling is a searing tale of boyhood, survival, and the heartbreaking bond between a child and a wild fawn.
The Yearling
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Yearling is a searing tale of boyhood, survival, and the heartbreaking bond between a child and a wild fawn. With praise from Lauren Groff and Michael Morpurgo, this American classic belongs on every shelf beside To Kill a Mockingbird. Breathtaking and brutal, it’s a novel that will stay with you for life.
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In the wild, untamed heart of 19th-century Florida, young Jody Baxter grows up in a world shaped by hardship, resilience, and the fragile beauty of nature.
Life in the Big Scrub is harsh—his family survives season to season, crop to crop. But when Jody rescues an orphaned fawn, his world fills with wonder, friendship, and a joy he’s never known.
As the bond between boy and deer deepens, so does the tension between wild innocence and the brutal necessities of survival. When the yearling threatens the family’s livelihood, Jody must confront a heartbreaking choice that will mark the end of childhood forever.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Yearling is a timeless coming-of-age classic filled with love, loss, and unforgettable grace.
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With 4.7 stars on Amazon, this Steve Berry bestseller is perfect for fans of Dan Brown and historical intrigue.
The Last Kingdom
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery
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In The Last Kingdom, Cotton Malone is back in a riveting thriller that blends history, espionage, and international stakes. A hidden 19th-century deed tied to King Ludwig II may hold the key to Bavaria’s independence—and global power. With 4.7 stars on Amazon, this Steve Berry bestseller is perfect for fans of Dan Brown and historical intrigue.
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria dreamed of building his own kingdom—far from the constraints of empire, politics, and sanity. Most dismissed it as madness. But what if he succeeded?
In The Last Kingdom, Cotton Malone returns in a globe-spanning thriller fueled by buried history and modern power plays. When Malone’s protégé, Luke Daniels, uncovers clues to a mysterious 19th-century deed that may prove Ludwig’s dream became reality, the race is on.
Now the United States, China, and Germany all want the same thing: control of a document that could shift the global balance of power. From Bavaria’s storybook castles to deadly backroom deals, Cotton and Luke face ruthless enemies and a centuries-old secret that could rewrite modern history.
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From The Orphan’s Tale author Pam Jenoff comes A Hidden Affair, a gripping blend of espionage, romance, and secrets that won’t stay buried.
A Hidden Affair
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery
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From The Orphan’s Tale author Pam Jenoff comes A Hidden Affair, a gripping blend of espionage, romance, and secrets that won’t stay buried. When Jordan Weiss discovers her long-lost love is alive, she embarks on a dangerous journey across Europe to uncover the truth. 4.6 stars on Amazon and packed with emotion, intrigue, and heart-pounding twists.
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Ten years ago, Jordan Weiss was told the man she loved drowned. Ten years later, she learns it was a lie.
After discovering her college boyfriend Jared may still be alive, Jordan—now a seasoned U.S. intelligence officer—resigns her post and launches a desperate search for the truth. Her quest leads to the glittering shores of the French Riviera and across Europe, where danger shadows every step.
Chasing a mysterious woman tied to Jared’s past, Jordan is forced into an uneasy alliance with Aaron, a brooding Israeli operative with secrets of his own.
As past and present collide, Jordan must navigate a tangled web of lies, love, and betrayal to find the truth—and decide if she’s ready for what she uncovers.
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In Kindred, Octavia E. Butler’s time-travel masterpiece, a Black woman is pulled from 1976 to a slave plantation in 1800s Maryland—forced to ensure the birth of her family…
Kindred
Historical Fiction · Sci-Fi · People of Color
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In Kindred, Octavia E. Butler’s time-travel masterpiece, a Black woman is pulled from 1976 to a slave plantation in 1800s Maryland—forced to ensure the birth of her family line by protecting the white man who assaults her ancestor. Hailed as visionary and precise, this groundbreaking classic confronts slavery’s legacy with unflinching power. 4.7 stars on Amazon.
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Experience the time travel science fiction classic from the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of the Sower and winner of the MacArthur “Genius” Grant, Nebula, and Hugo Awards.
A modern Black woman is pulled through time to face the horrors of slavery in this “Great American Novel” about racism, sexism, and white supremacy—then and now (The Atlantic).
“I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm.”
Dana’s torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner’s plantation. She soon realizes the purpose of her summons to the past: protect Rufus to ensure his assault of her Black ancestor so that she may one day be born. As she endures the traumas of slavery and the soul-crushing normalization of savagery, Dana fights to keep her autonomy and return to the present.
Blazing the trail for neo-slavery narratives like Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad and Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Water Dancer, Butler takes one of speculative fiction’s oldest tropes and infuses it with lasting depth and power. Dana not only experiences the cruelties of slavery on her skin but also grimly learns to accept it as a condition of her own existence in the present. “Where stories about American slavery are often gratuitous, reducing its horror to explicit violence and brutality, Kindred is controlled and precise” (New York Times).
“Reading Octavia Butler taught me to dream big, and I think it’s absolutely necessary that everybody have that freedom and that willingness to dream.”
—N. K. Jemisin
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Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones—but this time, it’s all real.
The Pale Horseman
Historical Fiction
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The Pale Horseman continues Bernard Cornwell’s gripping Last Kingdom series, now a hit Netflix show. With 4.7 stars on Amazon, this historical epic throws Uhtred of Bebbanburg into the storm of Viking invasions, forced to choose between his Danish past and Saxon blood. Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones—but this time, it’s all real.
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The Vikings want the last piece of England—and Uhtred is caught in the middle.
Torn between his Saxon birth and Danish upbringing, Uhtred of Bebbanburg is a warrior without a country, a nobleman without a home. But when the Viking armies descend upon Wessex, the last Saxon stronghold, Uhtred must choose: fight alongside King Alfred, a man he distrusts, or watch his homeland burn.
Bound by blood, battle, and uneasy alliances, Uhtred rides into war against overwhelming odds in a wintry clash that will decide the fate of a kingdom.
The Pale Horseman, the thrilling second installment of Bernard Cornwell’s Last Kingdom saga, delivers brutal battles, political intrigue, and unforgettable characters in a world where survival means choosing your loyalties—carefully.
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Good for readers who like WW2 historical fiction about resistance work, espionage, and wartime romance.
Operation Tulip
Historical Romance · Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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Called “an utterly gripping wartime thriller” by Eliza Graham, Operation Tulip follows undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan as she infiltrates the Dutch SS in occupied Holland, while coding expert Tom Lockwood devises a daring plan to bring her home, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 2,200 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like WW2 historical fiction about resistance work, espionage, and wartime romance.
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'This impeccably researched wartime thriller had me gripped from the opening pages – I loved it.' Eliza Graham
'A nail-biting read from start to finish … a must for WW2 fiction fans' Tessa Harris
Holland, 1944: Undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan has been given her toughest case yet. A key member of the Dutch resistance has been captured, and Nancy must play the role of a wealthy Nazi to win over a notorious SS officer, Detlef Keller, and gain crucial information.
England: Coding expert Tom Lockwood is devastated that the Allies have failed to push back the Nazis, leaving Northern Holland completely cut off from the rest of Europe, and him from his beloved Nancy. Desperate to rescue the love of his life, Tom devises Operation Tulip, a plan to bring Nancy home.
But as Nancy infiltrates the Dutch SS, she finds herself catching the eye of an even more senior member of the Party. Is Nancy in too deep, or can Tom reach her before she gets caught?
Inspired by the true events of occupied Holland during WW2, don't miss this utterly gripping story of love, bravery and sacrifice.
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