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A strong match for readers drawn to multigenerational historical fiction about family, displacement, slavery, and its lasting legacy.
Homegoing
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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An international bestseller and winner of the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize, this novel begins with two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana: one marries an Englishman while the other is captured and sold into slavery. Their descendants’ stories unfold across eight generations, two continents, and three centuries. A strong match for readers drawn to multigenerational historical fiction about family, displacement, slavery, and its lasting legacy.
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE'S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE • WINNER OF THE PEN / HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION • Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort in the palatial rooms of the Cape Coast Castle. The other will be captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the very same castle, and sold into slavery.
One of Oprah’s Best Books of the Year, Homegoing follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. Yaa Gyasi’s extraordinary novel illuminates slavery’s troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed—and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.
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War steals Pino Lella’s youth before he has chosen a side.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Biographies & Memoirs · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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War steals Pino Lella’s youth before he has chosen a side. In Beneath a Scarlet Sky, the Milan teenager aids Jews fleeing over the Alps, then infiltrates the Nazi hierarchy as a driver to a powerful German general. Based on a true story, this historical novel traces one young man’s hidden resistance, resilience, and love amid the terror of occupied Italy.
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Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours.
Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.
In an attempt to protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier—a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler’s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich’s most mysterious and powerful commanders.
Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share.
Fans of All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, and Unbroken will enjoy this riveting saga of history, suspense, and love.
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Perfect for fans of historical fiction!
Hill of Secrets
Historical Fiction
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Los Alamos, 1943. Scientists work in secret to build the first nuclear bomb, while their families struggle under the weight of isolation and silence. Will their secrets save them—or destroy them? A gripping wartime novel filled with love, loss, and impossible choices. Perfect for fans of historical fiction!
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A desert outpost. A world-changing secret. And the unbearable weight of silence.
Los Alamos, 1943. As scientists race to build the world’s first nuclear weapon, their families are swept into a life of secrecy and isolation. Christine leaves behind her art restoration career in New York, only to find herself adrift in a marriage unraveling under the strain. Teenage Gertie, daughter of a German Jewish refugee physicist, searches for truths buried beneath layers of classified orders and haunted pasts.
Meanwhile, Gertie’s father, Kurt, carries guilt and grief he cannot share—even with his wife—while Jimmy, a young army technician, wrestles with self-doubt and a love he fears he cannot hold onto.
As the war rages and tensions mount, will their secrets protect them… or destroy them? A gripping wartime novel perfect for fans of The Women of Atomic City.
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Reinvention offers Lena safety, but the life she built in Hollywood still rests on a lie.
Glamorous Notions
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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Reinvention offers Lena safety, but the life she built in Hollywood still rests on a lie. In Glamorous Notions, a celebrated costume designer is forced to confront the identity she left behind after a murder and a shadowy plot in postwar Italy drove her to disappear. The novel blends historical suspense, old Hollywood glamour, and betrayal into a story shaped by secrets, ambition, and the fear of being found.
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A costume designer’s past casts a long shadow over her well-constructed lies in this intriguing story about stolen identities, friendship, and betrayal from the author of A Splendid Ruin and A Dangerous Education.
Hollywood, 1955. As head costume designer for Lux Pictures, Lena Taylor hears startling confessions from the biggest movie stars. She knows how to keep their secrets—after all, none of their scandals can match her own.
Lena was once Elsie Gruner, the daughter of an Ohio dressmaker. Her gift for fashion design helped her win a coveted spot at an art academy in Rome. While in Italy, she became enthralled by the charismatic Julia, who drew her into a shadowy world of jazz clubs, code words, and mysterious deliveries. When one of Julia’s intrigues ended in murder, Elsie found herself in the middle of a bewildering sinister international plot. So she ran.
After fleeing to LA, Elsie became Lena—but she’s never stopped looking over her shoulder. Now, as her engagement to a screenwriter throws her into the spotlight, she’s terrified her façade won’t hold up. Will she figure out the truth about her past before everything falls apart?
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1688: Before Salem, there was this.
The Devil’s Glove
Historical Fiction
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1688: Before Salem, there was this. When whispers of witchcraft and war consume a small village, Resolve Hammond must navigate suspicion, secrets, and a truth that could destroy everything. Inspired by true events, The Devil’s Glove is a spellbinding historical novel readers call “immersive, dazzling, and unputdownable.”
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1688, Northern New England. Salem started here.
Resolve Hammond and her mother, Deliverance, are known as healers, trained by local tribes. But in a village simmering with suspicion, whispers of witchcraft follow them everywhere. When they’re called to tend a poisoned woman, they uncover a web of dark secrets—just as rumors of war ignite a deadly frenzy of fear.
As the village teeters on chaos, Resolve is plagued by unsettling dreams that challenge everything she thought she knew—about her family, her closest friend, and herself. Inspired by the true events that led to the Salem Witch Trials, The Devil’s Glove is a gripping tale of betrayal, loyalty, and the price of truth.
“A dazzling work of literary genius.” – The Historical Fiction Company
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Old: John Bannack took the fall for his brother’s crime and paid with years in a brutal Texas prison.
The Man from Waco
Historical Fiction · Western
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John Bannack took the fall for his brother’s crime and paid with years in a brutal Texas prison. When a prison break explodes into chaos, he saves the judge who sentenced him—and earns a shot at freedom. Now a bodyguard and avenger, Bannack rides for justice, determined to settle old scores and forge his own legend.
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In The Man from Waco, #1 bestselling Western authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone—who have sold over 50 million books—deliver a gripping tale of justice and redemption. Wrongfully imprisoned for his brother’s crime, John Bannack endures the brutal Texas prison system until a daring escape changes everything. After saving the life of Judge Wick Justice, Bannack is given a second chance—as the judge’s personal bodyguard. Now, he rides for justice, ready to settle scores and carve his own legend on the frontier.
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Meet John Bannack. Wrongfully jailed. Busted out of prison. Running for freedom. Gunning for justice. They call him… The Man from Waco.
John worked hard on his brother’s farm—until his brother’s desperation led to a bank robbery. When the law came knocking, John took the fall to protect his brother’s family, sentencing himself to a hellish life in a brutal Texas prison.
A man’s got two choices behind bars: get tough or get killed. But when a prison break erupts, Bannack seizes his shot at freedom—saving the very judge who put him away.
In return, Judge Wick Justice grants him a second chance and hires him as his personal bodyguard. Now, Bannack rides for vengeance, determined to right wrongs and deliver justice—his way.
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In 1930s North Carolina, Rae Lynn Cobb’s life shatters after tragedy forces her to flee, disguised as a man.
The Saints of Swallow Hill
Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction
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In 1930s North Carolina, Rae Lynn Cobb’s life shatters after tragedy forces her to flee, disguised as a man. Seeking refuge in Swallow Hill, a brutal Georgia turpentine camp, she finds allies in Cornelia, trapped in an abusive marriage, and Del Reese, seeking redemption. From Donna Everhart, recipient of the Southeastern Library Association's Outstanding Southeastern Author Award, comes The Saints of Swallow Hill, a powerful tale of resilience, friendship, and hope.
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Where the Crawdads Sing meets The Four Winds as award-winning author Donna Everhart's latest novel immerses readers in its unique setting—the turpentine camps and pine forests of the American South during the Great Depression. This captivating story of friendship, survival, and three vagabonds' intersecting lives will stay with readers long after turning the final page.
It takes courage to save yourself...
In the dense pine forests of North Carolina, turpentiners labor, hacking into tree trunks to draw out the sticky sap that gives the Tar Heel State its nickname, and hauling the resin to stills to be refined. Among them is Rae Lynn Cobb and her husband, Warren, who run a small turpentine farm together.
Though the work is hard and often dangerous, Rae Lynn, who spent her childhood in an orphanage, is thankful for it--and for her kind if careless husband. When Warren falls victim to his own negligence, Rae Lynn undertakes a desperate act of mercy. To keep herself from jail, she disguises herself as a man named "Ray" and heads to the only place she can think of that might offer anonymity--a turpentine camp in Georgia named Swallow Hill.
Swallow Hill is no easy haven. The camp is isolated and squalid, and commissary owner Otis Riddle takes out his frustrations on his browbeaten wife, Cornelia. Although Rae Lynn works tirelessly, she becomes a target for Crow, the ever-watchful woods rider who checks each laborer's tally. Delwood Reese, who's come to Swallow Hill hoping for his own redemption, offers "Ray" a small measure of protection, and is determined to improve their conditions. As Rae Lynn forges a deeper friendship with both Del and Cornelia, she begins to envision a path out of the camp. But she will have to come to terms with her past, with all its pain and beauty, before she can open herself to a new life and seize the chance to begin again.
“Fans of Sarah Addison Allen won't be able to put it down.”
—Booklist
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A powerful fit for readers drawn to Holocaust historical fiction centered on courage, resistance, and the importance of books.
The Librarian of Auschwitz
Historical Fiction · Teen + Young Adult
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Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 14,300 Amazon reviewers. A powerful fit for readers drawn to Holocaust historical fiction centered on courage, resistance, and the importance of books.
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Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz.
Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.
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Old: Louisa Arnold returns to the ruins of Hill House, only to find herself in the manor as it was a century ago.
A Time to Change
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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Louisa Arnold returns to the ruins of Hill House, only to find herself in the manor as it was a century ago. Welcomed by the Mandeville family, she’s drawn into a glittering world of banquets, dances, and forbidden love. But as secrets unravel, Lou must decide: let the past take its course or fight to rewrite destiny.
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A Manor’s Secrets. A Love Across Time. When Louisa Arnold returns to Hill House, she finds more than ruins—she finds a portal to its gilded past. Caught up in the allure of the Mandeville family and their brooding heir, Thomas, Lou discovers that history hides a tragic fate. Can she change the past, or will it trap her forever? Callie Langridge’s A Time to Change is a captivating tale of love, loss, and second chances.
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Louisa Arnold grew up playing in the overgrown gardens of Hill House, a derelict manor steeped in mystery. Now, reeling from a devastating loss, she returns to the ruins seeking solace—only to witness the impossible.
Before her eyes, the crumbling halls transform into a vibrant estate of glittering chandeliers, silk rugs, and bustling servants. Lou finds herself in Hill House as it stood a century ago, welcomed as a guest of the prestigious Mandeville family. Living her dream life among banquets and dances, Lou can’t help but fall for Thomas Mandeville, the heir whose tragic fate she knows from history.
But as Hill House’s secrets unravel, Lou must face an agonizing choice: let the past consume her or fight to change a future already written.
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Old: In a small Anatolian village, Christian Philothei is engaged to Muslim Ibrahim, and harmony thrives.
Birds Without Wings
Historical Fiction · Historical Literary Fiction · Historical Romance
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In a small Anatolian village, Christian Philothei is engaged to Muslim Ibrahim, and harmony thrives. But as the Ottoman Empire fades and Turkey modernizes, their world fractures. Epic in scope and rich in detail, Birds Without Wings tells a poignant story of love, identity, and a community reshaped by history’s unrelenting tide.
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Love, War, and a World on the Brink. From Louis de Bernières, the celebrated author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, comes Birds Without Wings—a masterful blend of love, heartbreak, and history. In a quaint Anatolian village, Philothei and Ibrahim’s forbidden romance defies religious divides, but the chaos of a changing world looms large, threatening their fragile dreams. If historical fiction with soul-crushing beauty is your thing, this one’s a must-read.
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From the author of Corelli’s Mandolin comes a sweeping, intoxicating tale set in a small village in southwestern Anatolia during the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. In this tightly-knit community, everyone speaks Turkish but writes it in Greek letters. It’s a place where a professional blasphemer plies his trade, a grieving aga finds solace in an unlikely courtesan, and Philothei, a beautiful Christian girl, is engaged to Ibrahim, a Muslim boy.
But the fragile harmony of the village begins to shatter as Turkey steps into the modern era. With epic scope and lush detail, Birds Without Wings captures a world on the brink of transformation, weaving a poignant and unforgettable story of love, identity, and the far-reaching forces of history.
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Eva Luna, a gifted storyteller born into poverty, trades her tales to survive and thrive.
Eva Luna
Historical Fiction
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Eva Luna, a gifted storyteller born into poverty, trades her tales to survive and thrive. Through a colorful South American landscape, she introduces unforgettable characters: a guerrilla leader, a trans entertainer, a mad godmother, and a refugee who shapes her destiny. Isabel Allende’s novel is a rich tapestry of humor, history, and the boundless power of imagination.
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Born into poverty and orphaned young, Eva Luna grows up as a servant, trading her extraordinary gift for storytelling as currency to navigate life. From the bustling streets of a complex South American nation to the inner lives of those she meets, Eva’s tales intertwine with her own remarkable journey.
Among her unforgettable companions are a Lebanese émigré who becomes her protector, a godmother whose devotion to invented saints borders on madness, a street urchin turned guerrilla leader, a celebrated trans entertainer who guides her into adulthood, and a refugee fleeing postwar Europe who changes her fate forever.
Through Eva’s voice, Isabel Allende conjures a vivid world brimming with humor, passion, rebellion, and resilience, celebrating the transformative power of storytelling to imagine a brighter future.
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Heiress India Ledbetter dreams of philanthropy in Appalachia, but her ambitious family has other plans: a high-society marriage to restore their tarnished name.
The Last Dollar Princess
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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Heiress India Ledbetter dreams of philanthropy in Appalachia, but her ambitious family has other plans: a high-society marriage to restore their tarnished name. Raised far from Gilded Age New York, India rebels against their schemes and vows to live life her way. But can she defy expectations, or will family pressures and society’s demands prove too much?
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Scandal clings to India Elisabeth Petra De Vries Ledbetter’s family like an ever-loyal hound, no matter how hard they try to shake it. But while her relatives obsess over social standing and appearances, India is determined to forge her own path—society’s expectations be damned.
Raised far from the glittering whirl of Gilded Age New York, India dreams of philanthropy in her Appalachian homeland. But her mother and grandmother have other plans: a strategic marriage to secure their place in society. They believe Mrs. Astor’s exclusive 400 will forgive the family’s tarnished name if India weds the man they’ve handpicked.
There’s just one problem—they never asked India. Will she bow to their demands or defy expectations to live life on her own terms?
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