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Jun 5, 2024 · Set in the late 1800s, this historical mystery – woven with threads of fantasy/magical realism – follows the inhabitants of a town in England near the river Thames. One winter night, a child is found on the riverbank. She isn’t breathing. Hours later, she miraculously stirs.
Feb 19, 2024 · 15 Best Historical Fictions For Your Book Club. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. The first book in the list is Abraham Verghese’s period drama The Covenant of Water. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, the novel is set in Kerala and tells the story of a malayali family. It follows three generations of a family where a peculiar ...
Oct 29, 2024 · Also See: 20 Must-Read Historical Fiction Books Set In The 1900s and 1910s. 6. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. This sweeping epic follows Ailey Pearl Garfield as she uncovers her family’s complicated past, stretching from the colonial slave trade to the Civil War and into the modern day.
Nov 20, 2020 · The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. This book chronicles the long and accomplished life of Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Keisler), the Hollywood star from the 1940s and 1950s. Escaping her Nazi husband in the dead of night, she arrives in Hollywood where she launches the acting career for which she is well known.
By Hilary Mantel. Hilary Mantel’s bestselling Wolf Hall will immerse you and your book club in the treacherous world of Henry VIII’s Tudor court. Set in 16th-century England, the acclaimed historical fiction novel is told through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell, a charismatic figure in King Henry’s court. Cromwell finds himself caught in the ...
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Best Historical Fiction Novels for Book Clubs to Read Now. From classics to contemporary hits, this diverse selection of 10 historical fiction books is a crowd-pleasing menu for any book club. Served up with reading discussion guides on the side. Aviv Gijsbers van Wijk •. Mar 15th, 2024.
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Dec 8, 2021 · The Book of the Month Club even provided options for Canadians, offering an entirely separate catalogue for Canadian readers. The First Book Clubs in Canada The very first book club in Canada was launched by the T. Eaton Company, which offered customers what they called a “selective literary service.” Book selections were made by committee ...
