Missed out on our Get Bookish evening? Check out Historical Fiction recommendations from our library assistant Maria.

Historical Fiction Recommendations from Maria

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Mythological Historical Fiction Titles

Circe by Madeline Miller

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Hera by Jennifer Saint

Atlanta by Jennifer Saint

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Cleopatra by Natasha Solomons

Fulvia by Kaarina Parker

Medea by Eilish Quin

Herc by Phoenicia Rogerson

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

No Friend to this House by Natalie Haynes - available on Borrowbox

Boudicca’s Daughter by Elodie Harper

The Wolf Den trilogy by Elodie Harper - also available on Libby

Troy series by Pat Barker

Songs of Penelope by Claire North

1000-1899 Historical Fiction Authors

Elizabeth Chadwick

Alison Weir

Philippa Gregory

Carol McGrath

Minette Walters

Dan Jones

S. J. Parris

Susanna Gregory

Hilary Mantel

Kate Foster

Kate Mosse

Ken Follet - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

Bernard Cornwell - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

Stacey Halls - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

Sharon Kay Penman

Margaret George

Graham Winston - also available on Borrowbox

Historical Fiction Titles from Own Voices

There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak - also available on Borrowbox

When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi

A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

The Lion Women of Tehran and The Stationery Shop of Tehran (Only on Libby) by Marjan Kamali - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee - also available on Libby

Mornings in Jenin and Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi - also available on Borrowbox

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

The Mountains Sing and Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Qui Mai

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women and The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

Beasts of a Little Land by Judea Kim

The Underground Railroad and Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Homeseeking by Karissa Chen

The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang

The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah

Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan - also available on Libby

My Friends by Hisham Matar - also available on Borrowbox

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson - also available on Libby

The Kinship of Secrets by Eugenia Kim - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

As Long As the Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

New Zealand and Australian Historical Fiction Authors

New Zealand

Deborah Challinor - also available on Borrowbox

Jenny Pattrick - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

Olivia Spooner

Lauren Keenan

Soraya M Lane - also available on Libby and Borrowbox

Tania Roberts

Elizabeth Knox

Sarah Lark

Anya Forest

Janet Frame

Maurice Shadbolt

Monty Soutar

Australia

Alison Stuart

Alli Sinclair

Victoria Purman

Tea Cooper

Jackie French

Darry Fraser

Jennie Jones

John Byrnes

Sue Williams

Anthea Hodgson

Karen Brooks

Pip Williams

Colleen McCullough