Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

1970s
1970 - 1979
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The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees

Elif Shafak

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Take My Hand

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

10 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women

Kristin Hannah

471 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

Bryn Greenwood

365 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

Another Brooklyn

Jacqueline Woodson

192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
1979 by Val McDermid

1979

Allie Burns #1

Val McDermid

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

287 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

Trespasses

Louise Kennedy

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

The Smell of Other People's Houses

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced