Genre: Historical Fiction (48 Listed volumes)
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David Greig
The Book of I
A brilliant Scottish debut, shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize and the Bookmark Book Festival Book of the Year. -
Joan London
The Golden Age
Thirteen-year-old Frank Gold contracts polio and finds himself at The Golden Age, a sprawling children's hospital. But it's there that he falls in love: with poetry, and with Elsa. With tenderness and humor, The Golden Age tells a deeply moving story about illness and recovery, and about embracing... -
Franco Bernini
The Throne
This meticulously researched and brilliantly told historical novel, the first of a planned trilogy, recounts the enigmatic life of Niccolò Machiavelli, revealing the complex man behind the infamous political strategist. -
Gaëlle Bélem
The Rarest Fruit
Gaëlle Bélem’s The Rarest Fruit is a captivating tale of resilience, discovery, and the untold stories behind a beloved flavor. -
Joseph O’Connor
The Ghosts of Rome
In the final months of World War II, a clandestine group known as The Choir successfully smuggles thousands of escapees out of Nazi-occupied Rome via a secret route known as the Escape Line. When an unidentified airman falls wounded from the sky, The Choir is plunged into danger and the survival... -
Sacha Naspini
The Bishop’s Villa
From the best-selling author of Nives, a story of love, redemption, and resistance set in Italy during WWII -
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Paradises Lost
The beginning of a unique adventure, the tremendous challenge of recounting the history of humanity. -
Franco Bernini
The Throne
This meticulously researched and brilliantly told historical novel, the first of a planned trilogy, recounts the enigmatic life of Niccolò Machiavelli, revealing the complex man behind the infamous political strategist. -
Anne Berest
The Postcard
Brilliantly told, Anne Berest’s luminous, moving, and unforgettable new book The Postcard is the most acclaimed and beloved French novel in recent years.
