The Jackal's Mistress
by Chris Bohjalian
This book is a love story. During the Civil War many people on both sides did what they needed to survive. I wondered how far I would go?
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Woman 99
by Greer Macallister
Woman 99 is a fantastic historical fiction book based true accounts of inconvenient women committed to 19th century insane asylums.
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan
Small writing at its best. And by small, I mean both short (only 118 pages) and small which refers to the title; small things, gestures, kindnesses....can be something big. And important.
All the Glimmering Stars
by Mark Sullivan
Wow. What a book! All the Glimmering Stars by Mark T. Sullivan hits all my criteria for a 5-star rating; superbly written, fascinating characters and setting, and I learned something new. In this case, I learned a whole lot of new!
By Any Other Name
by Jodi Picoult
In Jodi Picoult's inimitable style, By Any Other Name is an extremely well-researched novel and a speculative "what if" about Shakespeare.
The Attic Child
by Lola Jaye
I had never heard of this book before a friend told me I should read it. Published in 2022, it is surprising that there is no hype on BookTok, nothing on Insta or FB that I have seen.
The Nature of Fragile Things
by Susan Meissner
This novel is historical fiction, taking place in San Francisco in 1906. From the start, the characters become beloved and the story exceptional. I was invested right away.
Beautyland
by Marie-Helene Bernito
A story of humanity in a simple philosophic trope. Easy to read, but you will find yourself wanting to tab this book with all your exclamation marks and go back and re-read passages that just WOWed you.
The Little Liar
by Mitch Albom
I read a lot of historical fiction, especially WWII fiction about the holocaust. This book is Mitch Albom at his best.
The Women
by Kristin Hannah
I have so much to say! This book by a favorite author, Kristin Hannah, is an epic, sweeping story about one of the very few women who were in the nursing unit of the army in the 1960s and saw firsthand the horrors of the Vietnam War.
Cold Victory
by Karl Marlantes
I love stories that take place in the North - but the Cold War is not one of my favorite tropes... until I read this book! It is so well-written, well-researched, and well-developed!
The Diary of Mattie Spenser
by Sandra Dallas
The Diary of Mattie Spenser was highly recommended. It is an epistolary novel, told by way of diary entries written by a young wife and homesteader in the Colorado Territory.
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This epic WWII story is one of the best you will ever read. The characters stand out as very real, and the setting in France comes to life.
The Forest of Vanishing Stars
by Kristin Harmel
After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies.
Finding Dorthy
by Elizabeth Letts
Written from the point of view of Maud Gage Baum, wife of L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz. From the story’s origin the book was very well researched, with some altered dates and names.