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A Century of New Historical Fiction Reading

"Now that we're a quarter of the way into the 21st century—that's still hard to believe—it can be interesting to ponder our various perspectives on the previous century. One way to go about that, if you're a bookworm, is to seek out stories and novels set in a particular decade of the 20th century. That's the idea behind today's collection, in which Goodreads' ace editorial staff wades into the stacks to assemble a century of historical fiction, sorted by decade. The books below span a wide range of genres—some even live in between genres—and are sequenced chronologically by decade, according to when the initial or the main action of the story takes place." ~Goodreads
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The Phoenix Crown (Kate Quinn)
The Phoenix Crown
1
Kate Quinn
The Great Divide (Cristina Henriquez)
The Great Divide
2
Cristina Henriquez
Shelterwood (Lisa Wingate)
Shelterwood
3
Lisa Wingate
The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict)
The Personal Librarian
4
Marie Benedict
Mutual Interest (Olivia Wolfgang-Smith)
Mutual Interest
5
Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
The Attic Child (Lola Jaye)
The Attic Child
6
Lola Jaye
Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)
Great Circle
7
Maggie Shipstead
The Pull of the Stars (Emma Donoghue)
The Pull of the Stars
8
Emma Donoghue
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
9
Victor Lavalle
In Memorium (Alice Winn)
In Memorium
10
Alice Winn
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story (Olga Tokarczuk)
The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story
11
Olga Tokarczuk
The Lions of Fifth Avenue (Fiona Davis)
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
12
Fiona Davis
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
13
Herman Diaz
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
14
Amor Towles
The Christie Affair (Nina De Gramont)
The Christie Affair
15
Nina De Gramont
What the Wind Knows (Amy Harmon)
What the Wind Knows
16
Amy Harmon
Rednecks (Taylor Brown)
Rednecks
17
Taylor Brown
The Mayor of Maxwell Street (Avery Cunningham)
The Mayor of Maxwell Street
18
Avery Cunningham
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
19
Kim Michele Richardson
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
20
Isabel Allende
Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate)
Before We Were Yours
21
Lisa Wingate
This Tender Land (William Kent Krueger)
This Tender Land
22
William Kent Krueger
The English Problem (Beena Kamlani)
The English Problem
23
Beena Kamlani
The Library of Legends (Janie Chang)
The Library of Legends
24
Janie Chang
The Storm We Made (Vanessa Chan)
The Storm We Made
25
Vanessa Chan
Mercury Pictures Presents (Anthony Marra)
Mercury Pictures Presents
26
Anthony Marra
Hungry Ghosts (Kevin Jared Hosein)
Hungry Ghosts
27
Kevin Jared Hosein
We Do Not Part (Han Kang)
We Do Not Part
28
Han Kang
We Were the Lucky Ones (Georgia Hunter)
We Were the Lucky Ones
29
Georgia Hunter
Daughters of Shandong (Eve J. Chung)
Daughters of Shandong
30
Eve J. Chung
The Briar Club (Kate Quinn)
The Briar Club
31
Kate Quinn
The Lion Women of Tehran (Marjan Kamali)
The Lion Women of Tehran
32
Marjan Kamali
The Seventh Veil of Salome (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
The Seventh Veil of Salome
33
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
34
Alka Joshi
The House of Eve (Sadeqa Johnson)
The House of Eve
35
Sadeqa Johnson
The Things We Didn't Know (Elba Iris Perez)
The Things We Didn't Know
36
Elba Iris Perez
The Women (Kristin Hannah)
The Women
37
Kristin Hannah
The Safekeep (Yael Van Der Wouden)
The Safekeep
38
Yael Van Der Wouden
Kingdom of No Tomorrow (Fabienne Josaphat)
Kingdom of No Tomorrow
39
Fabienne Josaphat
The Berry Pickers (Amanda Peters)
The Berry Pickers
40
Amanda Peters
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