Why does it seem like so many recommended historical novels take place during WWII? If you’re looking to change up your historical fiction setting, try one of these reads!
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- 1890 Nigeria
- Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
- 1843 Canada
- The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
- 1791 Virginia
- The Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hilderbrand
- 1969 Massachusetts
- Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali
- 1953 Iran
- Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
- 1914 New York & Russia
- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
- 1900’s Korea & Japan
- Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- 1970’s Los Angeles, CA
- Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Contreras Rojas
- 1990s Colombia
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
- 1800’s China
-Jessica, Adult Services Librarian
Livingston, NJ 07039, USA