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2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

Historical fiction NOT set in the US or Western Europe
(We tend to think of 'historical' as pre-2000 but you do you.)
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Set My Heart on Fire by Izumi Suzuki

Set My Heart on Fire

Izumi Suzuki

192 pages • paperback • 1983

fiction literary
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại

Inside Out & Back Again

Inside Out and Back Again #1

Thanhhà Lại

262 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction historical middle grade poetry reflective medium-paced
Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan

Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back

Ruth Chan

288 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction graphic novel memoir young adult emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

354 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

Circling the Sun

Paula McLain

366 pages • hardcover • 2015

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng

The Great Reclamation

Rachel Heng

464 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

19 hours, 27 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

The Henna Artist

The Jaipur Trilogy #1

Alka Joshi

10 hours, 56 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Covert in Cairo by Kelly Oliver

Covert in Cairo

Fiona Figg & Kitty Lane Mystery #2

Kelly Oliver

298 pages • digital • 2023

fiction crime historical mystery adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Finding La Negrita by Natasha Gordon-Chipembere

Finding La Negrita

Natasha Gordon-Chipembere

332 pages • paperback

medium-paced