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The Past Is Present: Our Favorite Historical Fiction Novels

Lose yourself in a different era.

By Mary McAveney | Updated Dec 13, 2019 | Published Sep 6, 2016

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Europe in the 1900s

Midnight Train to Prague

Midnight Train to Prague

By Carol Windley

Midnight Train to Prague

America in the 1920s

The Rich Are Different

The Rich Are Different

By Susan Howatch

The Rich Are Different

19th and 20th Century Wales

China Court

China Court

By Rumer Godden

China Court

England in the 1700s

Fanny

Fanny

Fanny

1850s California

Calico Palace

Calico Palace

By Gwen Bristow

Calico Palace

America in the 1960s

Home in the Morning

Home in the Morning

By Mary Glickman

Home in the Morning

Vietnam in the early 1900s

The Tapestries

The Tapestries

By Kien Nguyen

The Tapestries

1778 Wales

The Ladies

The Ladies

By Doris Grumbach

The Ladies

1920s Russia and America

Beyond the Pale

Beyond the Pale

Beyond the Pale

1793 Philadelphia

Fever 1793, a historical fiction book for teens

Fever 1793

By Laurie Halse Anderson

Fever 1793, a historical fiction book for teens

1167 Mongolia

Ruler of the Sky

Ruler of the Sky

By Pamela Sargent

Ruler of the Sky

12th Century Feudal Japan

The Disfavored Hero

The Disfavored Hero

By Jessica Amanda Salmonson

The Disfavored Hero

1900s China and America

God's Men

God's Men

By Pearl S. Buck

God's Men

1940s and 1950s America

Seasons of the Heart

Seasons of the Heart

By Cynthia Freeman

Seasons of the Heart

1800s America

From Everlasting to Everlasting

From Everlasting to Everlasting

From Everlasting to Everlasting

Historical Fiction