Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

1960s
1960 - 1969
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Funny Girl by Nick Hornby

Funny Girl

Nick Hornby

10 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added

fiction historical funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women

Kristin Hannah

471 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

An Education in Malice

S.T. Gibson

358 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

340 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

6 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

Ordinary Grace

William Kent Krueger

307 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

385 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

The Weight of Our Sky

Hanna Alkaf

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional medium-paced
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

31 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Dust Child

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

339 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced