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Historical Fiction August 2026 |
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| The Daffodil Days by Helen BainIn 1961, pregnant Sylvia Plath, her husband Ted Hughes, and their baby Frieda move to an English village. In December 1962, after the breakup of her marriage, Plath returns to London with her children. This quiet, well-researched debut is told in reverse chronological order via those in Plath's orbit during this time, including a physician, a housecleaner, a horse-riding instructor, and a dress shop assistant. For fans of: Plath's writing; The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. by Lee Kravetz; Euphoria by Elin Cullhed. |
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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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| There's Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed NewsonIn the 1950s, married Hollywood fixer Aaron Touissant has an anonymous sexual encounter with up-and-coming actor Xavier C. Barlow in a bathroom. Then they're reunited on a biopic of a famous World War II hero, whom Aaron had a romantic relationship with when he was in the Navy. Chronicling the lives of three queer Black men in 1950s and '60s Tinseltown, this gritty character-driven novel is told via a 1971 letter. Try this next: Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen. |
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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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