From the trenches of the World Wars to the scheming royal courts, from the perspectives of ordinary citizens to towering ...

Best for Fans of Slow-Burning Mysteries The ... Choo is a beautifully crafted blend of mystery, fantasy, and historical fiction. Set in pre-revolution China, the novel follows Snow, a fox spirit ...

Inspired by the historical figure known as Lambert Simnel, THE PRETENDER (Knopf, 471 pp., $30) is a rollicking account of a ...

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"At turns funny, moving, filthy and original", it's an "absolute delight" – and a "frontrunner" for the best historical fiction book of the year. The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian This ...

Instead, it breathes life into historical characters we might already be familiar with, or gives a voice to forgotten figures, making us see the era from a different perspective. The best ...

"At turns funny, moving, filthy and original", it's an "absolute delight" – and a "frontrunner" for the best historical fiction book of the year. The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian This ...

Historical fiction is having a moment ... This immersive novel from the author of Small Pleasures (one of the best books I read in 2022!) follows an art therapist in a psychiatric hospital ...

Keep scrolling to discover 9 of the best historical fiction audiobooks, from family sagas to sweeping romance, eerie mysteries and more. Happy listening! Brimming with vibrant imagery and moving ...

Dec. 5, 2024 Maybe it’s the luck of the publishing draw, maybe the emotional weather, but my choices for the 10 best historical novels seem to have more bite than in past years. Here they are ...

Here are 10 of the best. In this richly imagined novel ... Harris, the author of numerous works of historical fiction including “Fatherland” and “An Officer and a Spy,” sets his latest ...