Go Read Your Shelf 2022 Challenge - hosted by ruminations

Historical fiction that doesn't take place during WW2
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi

Sparks Like Stars

Nadia Hashimi

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Scatterlings by Rešoketšwe Manenzhe

Scatterlings

Rešoketšwe Manenzhe

279 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
America's Dream by Esmeralda Santiago

America's Dream

Esmeralda Santiago

336 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
The Foundling by Stacey Halls

The Foundling

Stacey Halls

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Fruit of the Drunken Tree

Ingrid Rojas Contreras

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

614 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
De grandes espérances by Charles Dickens

De grandes espérances

Charles Dickens

608 pages • first pub 1861 (editions)

fiction classics literary mysterious reflective slow-paced
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

417 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ

So Long a Letter

Mariama Bâ

90 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced