A well-plotted story grounded in historical fact appeals to our sense of adventure and our curiosity about past times.
MacNeal, Susan Elia.
The prisoner in the castle
Steel, Danielle.
The good fight
Follett, Ken.
A column of fire
Ondaatje, Michael
Warlight
McLain, Paula.
Love and ruin
Frazier, Charles
Varina
Hannah, Kristin.
The great alone
Cornwell, Bernard.
Fools and mortals
Griffin, W. E. B.
Death at Nuremberg
Benjamin, Melanie
The girls in the picture
Smith, Wilbur A.
War cry
Shattuck, Jessica.
The women in the castle
Shreve, Anita.
The stars are fire
Ryan, Jennifer
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
Winspear, Jacqueline
In this grave hour
Dunant, Sarah.
In the name of the family
Alcott, Kate.
The Hollywood daughter
Goodwin, Daisy.
Victoria
O'Neill, Heather
The lonely hearts hotel
Rooney, Kathleen
Lillian Boxfish takes a walk
Kline, Christina Baker
A piece of the world
Ivey, Eowyn.
To the bright edge of the world
George, Margaret
The confessions of young Nero
Donoghue, Emma
The wonder
Finch, Charles
The inheritance
Colin, Beatrice.
To capture what we cannot keep
Coelho, Paulo.
The spy
Chabon, Michael.
Moonglow
Smith, Wilbur A.
Pharaoh
Smith, Martin Cruz
The girl from Venice