Staff Recommendations

Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright claimed to have photographed fairies in their garden and convinced the world that fairies really did exist in 1917.

I was hooked reading this haunting novel about a homestead in western Massachusetts. 12 interlinked stories take place in a New England forest. If you're looking for something different, this is it.

A historical fiction novel that follows three women—Altha (1619), Violet (1942), and Kate (2019)—across five centuries as they discover their connection to witchcraft and the power of the natural world while confronting patriarchal oppression and

This book is WWII era Historical fiction but isn't really about the war; it focuses on the plight of women during this era, and the eugenics program; this combination makes for a compassionate story well-told.

I went into this book blind, not having read anything about it except 4 and 5 star reviews. I was initially confused when the names changed... I had to go back and make sure of what was going on.

If you're looking for a historical fiction story that is NOT set during WWII, look no further. This remarkable book is based on the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval, a French noblewoman from the 1500s.

"Only the wind knows what truly comes first..." As I read this line at the beginning of the book, I knew it would be a special one. And indeed, this novel is beautiful.

I have read most of this author's other books, but this one, published in 2011, escaped me until now. If you read the first Shanghai Girls book, you definitely will love this one.

During the first year of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln's son, Willie, tragically died.  Lincoln would spend the next few nights visiting his son's crypt to grieve.