Historical Fiction

What if a friendship forged on the front lines of war defines a life forever? In the tradition of The Nightingale and Transcription, a searing epic based on the magnificent and true story of heroic Red Cross women. “Urrea’s touch is sure, his exuberance...

(Available after 3-21 Days)First recorded 1500 years ago, but taking its origins from a far earlier oral tradition, the Pancatantra is ascribed by legend to the celebrated, half-mythical teacher Visnu Sarma. Asked by a great king to awaken the dulled...

New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta brings her trademark wit and insight to this bright and funny Sense and Sensibility retelling!   Eila Das is used to following her head, rather than her heart. When she meets Rahul at Rosewood, a summer camp...

Return to the Underworld...Deina has finally found what matters most to her in all the world. And lost it. To save the one she loves, she's bound herself to the Underworld and an endless future of darkness.But not even her sacrifice is enough to secure...

"Remarkable...for fans of fantasy-inflected historicals such as Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent." —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review   "A sumptuous reading experience." —BookPage It will take something extraordinary to show four women who they truly are....

2023 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee   "A compulsive, terrifying read."—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code For readers of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale comes a thrilling feminist dystopian novel set in an alternative...

One of Vulture's Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2022One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2022One of The Guardian's Fiction to Look Out for in 2022One of MS Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of 2022One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of...

In this riveting and immersive novel, bestselling author Thrity Umrigar tells the story of two couples and the sometimes dangerous and heartbreaking challenges of love across a cultural divide. Indian American journalist Smita has returned...

In this captivating English-language debut, three generations of women must face their secrets and regrets when an old family curse awakens.   There has always been tension in “the blind house,” where Valentina lives with her mother and grandmother in...

Fleeing the chaos of World War I and the terror of the Soviet Revolution, practical, sensible Pearl Kahn and her lovestruck, impulsive younger sibling Frieda sail for America to join their sister in New York. But discriminatory new immigration laws bar...

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE STORY PRIZENamed a BEST BOOK OF 2022 by Oprah Daily, Vogue, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Electric LitFrom a prizewinning author comes an “electric...stunning” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)...

"A riveting mother-daughter tale." — Elle   “A celebration of life in all its forms and a joy to read.” — Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Exiles A sweeping, evocative debut novel following three generations of...

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast.   In 1792, formerly enslaved...

(Available after August 30th, 2023)A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • This beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother’s gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children and piece her family back together is a...

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFor readers of Ian McEwan, Elena Ferrante, and Julie Orringer, the spellbinding, internationally bestselling, multigenerational family saga set in a fractured rural village in WWI Austria.Maria and Josef live with their...

(Available after June 30th, 2023)This "absolutely irresistible" historical romance imagines the courtship between Jacqueline Bouvier and the future American president she loved (People).​In 1951, former debutante Jacqueline Bouvier is hard at work as the...

One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of the MonthA mesmerizing breakthrough novel of family myths and inheritances by the award-winning author of Crescent.   The King of Jordan is turning 60! How better to celebrate the occasion than with his...

Only the boldest of ladies risks her heart and her reputation . . . THE FIRST BOOK IN THE STATELY SCANDALS SERIES 1826. At first sight, Ellen Turner does not seem the type to elope with a stranger. So when the young heriess vanishes from her boarding...

Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore this magnifique new mystery set in Paris and starring Julia Child’s (fictional) best friend, confidant, and fellow American. From the acclaimed author...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER   “This gem of a book sparkles with wit and originality. . . . There is no shortage of tricks and feints in this excellent novel and Genevieve is a delightful character.” — The Globe and Mail “A spooky gothic romance with...