Historical Fiction Readathon #readhistoricalfiction2024 - hosted by heather_freshparchment

Read a work of historical fiction set in the country you're from
All books added
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

Gael Song #1

Shauna Lawless

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous tense medium-paced
Ödet och hoppet by Niklas Natt och Dag

Ödet och hoppet

Niklas Natt och Dag

482 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction historical
The Messenger by Siri Mitchell

The Messenger

Against All Expectations #5

Siri Mitchell

378 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Wat stilte wil by Arthur Japin

Wat stilte wil

Arthur Japin

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland

Girl in Hyacinth Blue

Susan Vreeland

192 pages • first pub 1999 (editions) user-added

fiction art historical short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

451 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

298 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold

372 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery dark emotional sad medium-paced
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Ken Kesey

311 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced