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Historical Fiction October 2026 |
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| The House of Boleyn by Tracy BormanNobleman Thomas Boleyn inherits Hever Castle and raises his three young children there, including clever Anne, who becomes the second wife of Henry VIII. Set at the castle between the 1510s and 1540, this compelling novel includes family and servant viewpoints as it traces the rise and fall of the House of Boleyn. |
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Dodge City: A Novel
by Patrick DeWitt
From bestselling author Patrick deWitt comes Dodge City, a rollicking novel about a young man on an amphetamine-fueled cross-country road trip, fleeing the draft for the safe haven of Canada. LONGLISTED FOR THE GILLER PRIZE. Witty, moving, and delightfully off-kilter, Patrick deWitt's sixth novel is a brilliant and raucous exploration of family, country, division, and war, from an elegant humorist who never shies from the stranger aspects of human behavior.
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Three Sisters in the Snow
by Annie Groves
Will Christmas bring them happiness or heartache? Don't miss the heartwarming new novel from the author of Secrets for the Three Sisters and The Three Sisters of Victory Walk.
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| The Witches of Cambridge by Alice HoffmanNew to Radcliffe College in 1950 Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ava and Lauren become friends and join the Lilith Society, a secret group of witches. This Read with Jenna pick mixes magical realism with dark academia to create a compelling, atmospheric read. |
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Our Noble Selves
by Kate Atkinson
When crime correspondent turned war reporter Harry Flynn returns to Britain from Singapore in 1945, he takes a quiet job with the Festival of Britain, a government-funded endeavor aimed at celebrating the nation's creativity, grit, and ingenuity. There, he joins a team of misfits and eccentrics as they help to ready the Festival for launch but when a Frenchwoman goes missing, Flynn becomes the central suspect in her disappearance--and possible murder. Witty, brilliantly plotted, and with an unforgettable cast of characters, Our Noble Selves paints a vivid portrait of a former empire struggling with its identity in the aftermath of war.
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| The Pirate Queen by Ariel LawhonIn 16th-century Ireland, Grace O'Malley dreams of a life at sea, but her chieftain father insists she marry to forge an alliance. She obeys and has children, but after her husband’s death, she becomes the leader of her clan’s ships, fights battles, and finds real love. This well-researched, adventure-filled saga moves back and forth across time, with alternating chapters depicting the three eras of Grace’s life (Maiden, Mother, and Matriarch).
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The Chambermaid's Key
by Genevieve Graham
Welcome to the Dominion, where secrets lurk behind every locked door. 1929: Rosie Ryan wants nothing more than to escape the poverty of The Ward, Toronto's roughest neighbourhood, and become a chambermaid at the brand-new Dominion Hotel. Until she meets Damien, that is--a charming and ambitious waiter who promises her a better life. Present Day: City building Inspector Bridget Kelly is assigned to scrutinize the recent renovations at the elegant old Dominion Hotel, a task she relishes as a lover of history and architecture, and that gets even better once she starts working with a brilliant and fascinating archivist. But when a routine inspection uncovers mysterious boxes, locked doors, and secret corridors, bringing to light a long-buried clue to a decades-old murder, her inspection is thwarted, and threats rise round her on every side.
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| Fallen for France by Elizabeth LettsApprenticed to a saddle maker in Morocco, young Beddou connects with a magnificent Arabian filly. When a soldier steals the horse, taking her to France as World War I looms, Beddou is determined to follow. In France, Estelle cares for her younger brother and finds the distressed mare in a field, while burnt-out English veterinarian Thomas also encounters the horse. Memorable characters, poetic writing, and fascinating history make this a moving read. |
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A Far-Flung Life
by M. L. Stedman
Remote Western Australia, 1958: here, for generations, the MacBrides have lived on a vast sheep station, Meredith Downs. It is a million acres, an ocean of arid land. On an ordinary day, on a lonely road, under the unending blue sky, patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo. In seconds the lives of the entire MacBride family are shattered. A Far-flung Life is a tale about family and belonging, fate and time. It is about people trying to do their best, and each, for private reasons, seeking shelter from the storm of life. Can a fleeting moment unravel a whole life, mar it indelibly and irrevocably?
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Agrippa: A Novel of Ancient Rome's Descent Into Dictatorship
by Robert Harris
Politics may be 'a filthy business, ' as Agrippa observes, but in the hands of Mr. Harris, it is a drama of endless interest. --The Wall Street Journal He was born feet first, a dangerous way to enter the world. His mother did not survive, and the nickname Agrippa--mother killer--stuck. But the schoolyard taunting only served to harden his resolve and hone his predilection for aggression. Agrippa was a mere commoner, but when he defended a bullied young boy, Octavius, he set his life on an entirely new path, for Octavius turned out to be the nephew of Julius Caesar himself. Caesar took a liking to the young Agrippa and relied on him to protect Octavius. Agrippa was the brawn and Octavius was the guile. Together, they would be unstoppable. As enthralling and full of intrigue as Robert Harris's bestselling novel Conclave, Agrippa is his monumental return to the world of ancient Rome on the precipice of dictatorship--a novel for our times.
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