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  • Where the Crawdads Sing


    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults

    • ASIN: B078GD3DRG
    • ASIN: B078GD3DRG
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

  • Sold on a Monday: A Novel

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLERA NATIONAL INDIEBOUND BESTSELLER  An unforgettable novel by Kristina McMorris, inspired by a stunning piece of history.  2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined. Inspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation, Sold on a Monday ... [Read More]
    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults

    • ASIN: 1492663999
    • UPC: 760789270895
    • ASIN: 1492663999
    • ISBN: 1492663999
    • Brand: Sourcebooks Landmark
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Landmark

  • Flight of the Sparrow: A Novel of Early America

    “A compelling, emotionally gripping”* novel of historical fiction—perfect for readers of America’s First Daughter.Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1676. Even before Mary Rowlandson was captured by Indians on a winter day of violence and terror, she sometimes found herself in conflict with her rigid Puritan community. Now, her home destroyed, her children lost to her, she has been sold into the service of a powerful woman tribal leader, made a pawn in the ongoing bloody struggle between English settlers and native people. Battling cold, hunger, and exhaustion, Mary witnesses harrowing brutality but also unexpected kindness. To her confused surprise, she is drawn to her captors’ open and straightforward way of life, a feeling further complicated by her attraction to a generous, protectiv... [Read More]
    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults

    • ASIN: B00G3L13DS
    • ASIN: B00G3L13DS
    • Manufacturer: Berkley

  • The Hideaway

    In this USA TODAY and Amazon Charts Bestseller, Sara is wrenched back to Sweet Bay, Alabama, by her grandmother’s will, where she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever knew in her life. After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life and thriving antique shop in New Orleans. Instead, she learns Mags has willed The Hideaway to her and charged her with renovating it—no small task considering her grandmother’s best friends, a motley crew of senior citizens, still live there. Rather than hurrying back to New Orleans, Sara stays in Sweet Bay and begins the biggest house-rehabbing project of ... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: 0718084225
    • ASIN: 0718084225
    • ISBN: 0718084225
    • Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
    • Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

  • Running on Red Dog Road: And Other Perils of an Appalachian Childhood

    Publishers Weekly:  Berkheimer candidly brings her personality to the page in this incredible journey from naivete to wide-eyed maturity.  (April 2016)Library Journal:  Berkheimer's homespun memoir provides a wistful look back at a simpler time. An appealing counterbalance to more dreary war-era accounts.  (May 2016)                                                                                                             "Mining companies piled trash coal in a slag heap and set it ablaze. The coal burned up, but the slate didn't. The heat turned it rose and orange and lavender. The dirt road I lived on was paved with that sharp-edged rock. We called it red dog. Grandma said, Don't you go running on that red dog road. But I do.... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: 0310344964
    • UPC: 025986344962
    • ASIN: 0310344964
    • ISBN: 0310344964
    • Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
    • Manufacturer: Zondervan

  • Ordinary Grace

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the soda counter of Halderson’s Drugstore, and Hot Stuff comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But f... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: 1451645856
    • UPC: 884740901625
    • ASIN: 1451645856
    • ISBN: 1451645856
    • Brand: Atria Books
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

  • Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

    "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This d... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: 0142405965
    • ASIN: 0142405965
    • ISBN: 0142405965
    • Brand: Speak
    • Manufacturer: Speak

  • Before We Were Yours: A Novel

    THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller“Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the ... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: 0425284700
    • ASIN: 0425284700
    • ISBN: 0425284700
    • Brand: WaterBrook Press
    • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

  • We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom, Poland. But soon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the Kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world, each desperately tryin... [Read More]
    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults

    • ASIN: 0399563091
    • ASIN: 0399563091
    • ISBN: 0399563091
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

  • CIRCE

    "A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times).In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in ... [Read More]
    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults

    • ASIN: 0316556343
    • ASIN: 0316556343
    • ISBN: 0316556343
    • Brand: Little, Brown and Company
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

  • The Great Alone : A Novel

    In The Great Alone. the new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of
    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults
    In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature.#1 New York Times Instant Bestseller (February 2018)A People “Book of the Week”Buzzfeed’s “Most Anticipated Women’s Fiction Reads of 2018”Seattle Times’s “Books to Look Forward to in 2018”Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live

    • UPC: 56120936
    • Rating: 4.4

  • The Secret Sense of Wildflower - Southern Historical Fiction, Best Book of 2012

    The story of Louisa May "Wildflower" McAllister whose life has been shaped around the recent death of her beloved father in a sawmill accident. While her mother hardens in her grief, Wildflower and her three sisters must cope with their loss themselves, as well as with the demands of daily
    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults
    Named a Best Book of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews.Small southern towns have few secrets. But when a grieving daughter confronts the local bad boy, she exposes a dark history.Appalachia, 1941. Thirteen-year-old Louisa May "Wildflower" McAllister's heart still aches for her father. A year after her dad's tragic sawmill accident, she relies on her strength of spirit and her heightened intuition to deal with a critical mother and cope with the aftermath.But when she's targeted by the town's teenage bully, she may need more than her "secret sense" to survive.Despite these hardships, Wildflower has a resilience that is forged with humor,

    • UPC: 53392142
    • Rating: 4.3

  • Mona Lisa's Secret : A Historical Fiction Mystery & Suspense Novel

    Historical fiction - Mystery & Suspense Thriller In this elaborately plotted, fast-paced thriller, Phil Philips takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the streets of Paris and to the Jura mountains of Switzerland, to uncover a secret hidden for thousands of years ... Fans of the da Vinci code will love Mona Lisa's
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    Historical fiction - Mystery & SuspenseTHE TRUTH WILL BE REVEALEDJoey is the great-grandson of Vincenzo Peruggia, the man who stole the original Mona Lisa in 1911. Along with his girlfriend, Marie, an art connoisseur, he stumbles across his father's secret room, and finds himself staring at what he thinks is a replica of da Vinci's most famous masterpiece.BUT IT IS NO FAKE ...The Louvre has kept this secret for over one hundred years, waiting for the original to come to light, and now they want it back at any cost.With Marie held hostage and the Louvre curator and his men

    • UPC: 54942844
    • Rating: 3.6

  • The Lost Soldiers : A Gripping Historical Novel of Love, Secrets and Sisterhood

    From the New York Times bestselling author comes a remarkable novel of three women whose lives have been torn apart by war. For fans of The Nightingale, Wives of War and Lilac Girls, The Lost Soldiers reveals the strength, love and courage found even in the darkest of times, and the ultimate triumph of hope. In the summer of 1919, British Ruby is mourning her beloved husband Bertie, missing since 1916. His grief-stricken parents ask one last task of her: travel to the Belgian battlefields to find Bertie's grave, and with it the peace that will come with knowing his
    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults
    From the New York Times bestselling author comes a remarkable novel of three women whose lives have been torn apart by war. For fans of The Nightingale, Wives of War and Lilac Girls, The Lost Soldiers reveals the strength, love and courage found even in the darkest of times, and the ultimate triumph of hope. In the summer of 1919, British Ruby is mourning her beloved husband Bertie, missing since 1916. His grief-stricken parents ask one last task of her: travel to the Belgian battlefields to find Bertie's grave, and with it the peace that will come with knowing his

    • UPC: 416908324
    • Rating: 4.5

  • The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories : The Best New Original Stories of the Genre

    One of the world's top writers and anthology editors is launching a new series with only brand new and original stories with the very best writers at the top of their game and their
    Best Historical Fiction Novels For Adults
    Your New Favorite Book of MysteriesIf you are a fan of The Best American Mystery Stories series, you'll love The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories.Some of the Best New Mysteries: The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories features outstanding new stories of crime, dering do, fast-paced adventures and puzzles set in the past, ranging widely over the centuries and offering a cornucopia of mysteries, dark deeds, investigations and a fascinating array of investigators both professional and amateur.Never-Before-Seen Stories from Your Favorite Mystery Authors: Collected by one of the genre's eminent editors, Maxim Jakubowski, whose many anthologies like The Mammoth

    • UPC: 940860286

  • TOP 10 HISTORICAL FICTION READS | Recommended Reads

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    My Favorite Historical Fiction Books!

    Chatting through my favorite Historical Fiction Books! Check out the books! Code Name Verity: http://www.bookdepository.com/Code-Name-Verity-Elizabeth-E-Wein/9781423152880?ref=grid-view/?a_aid=...

    ALL TIME FAVORITE HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS!

    My all time favorite historical fiction books! I love reading historical fiction and in this video I share my favorites with you. Hopefully you can find some new recommendations! #historicalfictio...
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