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.)
All books added
The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict

The Other Einstein

Marie Benedict

304 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction historical emotional informative sad medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

144 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

Of Women and Salt

Gabriela Garcia

224 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

The Tiger's Wife

Téa Obreht

11 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2011

fiction literary adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

Mornings in Jenin

Susan Abulhawa

356 pages • digital • 2006

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Road Allowance Era by Katherena Vermette

Road Allowance Era

A Girl Called Echo #4

Katherena Vermette

48 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction comics graphic novel historical young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

The Girl in the Tower

Winternight Trilogy #2

Katherine Arden

362 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Excavations by Hannah Michell

Excavations

Hannah Michell

302 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

394 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

A Long Petal of the Sea

Isabel Allende

9 hours, 52 minutes • audio • 2019

fiction historical literary emotional informative medium-paced