Tag: Historical Fiction
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Mrs. Gulliver
A tale of female subversion and agency in a patriarchal world, with two protagonists to root for.
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10 Books to Read if You Loved The Frozen River
Recommendations for 10 historical fiction novels similar to The Frozen River.
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The Frozen River
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system.
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Dust Child
A saga about two Vietnamese sisters, an American veteran, and an Amerasian man whose lives intersect in surprising ways, set during and after the war in Việt Nam.
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Night Wherever We Go
A debut novel about a group of enslaved women staging a covert rebellion against their owners.
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Winterland
In the early 1970s, Anya is chosen to train as a USSR gymnast as she copes with the disappearance of her mother and the challenges of the USSR’s past.
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The Diamond Eye
Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper.
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Atomic Anna
An epic adventure as three generations of women work together and travel through time to prevent the Chernobyl disaster and right the wrongs of their past.
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Yellow Wife
Pheby has lived a relatively sheltered like on a plantation, shielded by the master’s sister and her mother’s position. She has been promised freedom on her 18th birthday, but just before she turns 18 she is sent to the Devil’s Half Acre, a jail in Richmond, Virginia.
