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Reading the Past - Page 5

Time travel isn't possible but readers know that historical fiction will transport you to a different place and time. Here's a selection to get you started.
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The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
161
Pat Barker
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
162
Patrick Dewitt
Skeletons at the Feast (Chris Bohjalian)
Skeletons at the Feast
163
Chris Bohjalian
Slammerkin (Emma Donoghue)
Slammerkin
164
Emma Donoghue
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
165
David Guterson
The Son (Philipp Meyer)
The Son
166
Philipp Meyer
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
167
Madeline Miller
Stones From the River (Ursula Hegi)
Stones From the River
168
Ursula Hegi
Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
Suite Française
169
Irène Némirovsky
The Sweetness of Water (Nathan Harris)
The Sweetness of Water
170
Nathan Harris
Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
Tale of Two Cities
171
Charles Dickens
Tallgrass (Sandra Dallas)
Tallgrass
172
Sandra Dallas
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
173
Heather Morris
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
174
Dan Simmons
They Went Left (Monica Hesse)
They Went Left
175
Monica Hesse
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
176
Chinua Achebe
This Tender Land (William Kent Krueger)
This Tender Land
177
William Kent Krueger
A Thread of Grace (Mary Doria Russel)
A Thread of Grace
178
Mary Doria Russel
True Grit
True Grit
179
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
180
Peter Carey
True History of the Ned Kelly Gang
True History of the Ned Kelly Gang
181
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
182
Ayana Mathis
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
183
Ayana Mathis
The Twentieth Wife (Indu Sundaresan)
The Twentieth Wife
184
Indu Sundaresan
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
185
Colson Whitehead
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
186
Esi Edugyan
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
187
Christopher Paul Curtis
The Welsh Girl (Peter Ho Davies)
The Welsh Girl
188
Peter Ho Davies
What the Wind Knows (Amy Harmon)
What the Wind Knows
189
Amy Harmon
When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine
190
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
191
Wilson Rawls
The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
192
Philippa Gregory
The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
193
Philippa Gregory
The Widow of the South
The Widow of the South
194
The Winter King (Bernard Cornwell)
The Winter King
195
Bernard Cornwell
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
196
Elizabeth George Speare
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
197
Hilary Mantel
Wonder (Donoghue)
Wonder
198
Donoghue
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
199
Geraldine Brooks
Yellow Wife (Sadeqa Johnson)
Yellow Wife
200
Sadeqa Johnson
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