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Historical Fiction August 2026 |
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| The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-GarciaIn 1940s Mexico, handsome Ulises charms lonely women to get their money. His newest mark, middle-aged Perla, is the owner of a small-town boardinghouse in picturesque Veracruz. But things don't go as Ulises planned: Perla has a niece who wants in on his scheme. The two team up, but there's still trouble since Perla isn't the needy spinster Ulises thought she was. For fans of: atmospheric, pulp-inspired historical noirs. |
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| The Queen's Coronation by Jennifer RyanIn 1953, Buckingham Palace staff prepare for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation while navigating their own lives: Caroline, assistant dresser to the queen, married for convenience and regrets it; beautiful wardrobe assistant Lucy dreams of singing stardom, capturing the attention of a deceitful man; and American Miranda, a temporary secretary, secretly writes about the coronation for her sexist boss in New York. But with new friends, the women might find new paths. Try this next: Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb. |
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| What Came West by Josh WeilFrom his childhood, Silas Hall has been an outsider. Finding life in 1840s Pittsburgh unbearable, he heads west to California's Sierra Nevada mountains. He survives the dangerous journey and (mostly) gets along with the Indigenous people. But gold is discovered, people flow in, and Silas kills someone and runs. Told in third person and via Silas' letter to his son, this is a "lush masterpiece" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: Cormac McCarthy; Paulette Jiles' Chenneville. |
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