Molokai and Daughter of Molokai, about leprosy and Japanese internment camps. Book woman of Troublesome Creek and Book Woman’s Daughter. Everything by Fiona Davis.
I loved Clan of the Cave Bear way back when I read it in 1981 or so. I still have the paperback edition from back then and want to read it again this year and see what I think of it decades later.
Loved The Cold Millions by Jess Walter. Corruption and the labor movement in the early 20th century. Characters are two brothers trying to survive in this time of social unrest in California and other locations. He also wrote “Beautiful Ruins,” a very popular novel as well.
❤📚📚❤️ Wonderful list! Some I've read, some I've added to my list. Thank you. The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan. These are a few I've read fairly recently and enjoyed.
I've just discovered a couple new to me historical fiction authors: Susan Higginbotham and Sharon Virts. I just finished Hanging Mary by Higginbotham and am looking forward to digging into Virts' books, which sound fantastic.
Thanks for these suggestions. Liked The Giver of Stars. but not Cutting for Stone. I will be checking out many of the others. I would add to your list The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin. Both are authors I greatly enjoy and I classify them as fictionalized history as the focus is on actual persons, rather than fictional characters.
I just put down “Black Butterflies” by Priscilla Morris. It’s beautifully written, but the misery of the Sarajevo siege in the early nineties is a lot.
Interesting list! I read The Maiden by Kate Foster earlier this year and really enjoyed it. It is set in Scotland, no war involved! There is a murder mystery, and two POVs from women of different standing, one of which is accused of the murder. I found it easy to read, suspenseful and funny at times. I also enjoyed The Burnings by Naomi Kelsey (witch-hunt), Mrs England by Stacey Halls (nanny and strange family). No war in those either! Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is also great, although a lot of hardship, and war going on in the background.
Thanks for the recs! The Maiden sounds fantastic! I actually included Pachinko in another list I did about WWII fiction, lol. It spans so much of Korean history from WW1 to modern era, but I included it in WWII because that was such a big part of the book. Great book I very much enjoyed!
@ Haha you’re right, there is war, and it’s of course a very important part! I meant it’s not like in the trenches kind of war, at least not on the page. I really enjoyed it too! 😊
Thank you for this list! I would also add a great book...The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson. Takes place in the 1950s in Phili and DC. Themes of motherhood and race and what it was like for women of that generation. Great read!
Two favorite non-wartime books come to mind for me - When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin Yalom and A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, which takes place in the 70’s so not sure if technically HF. No war but pretty brutal. A big book I couldn’t put down.
Many great suggestions, as always, to add to my TBR! While I liked The Giver of Stars, I thought The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek and the Bookwoman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson were more interesting stories, same time period and subject, but also the blue people of Kentucky. Susan Meissner's As Bright as Heaven, and The Nature of Fragile Things (barely touches on WWI) were both excellent as well.
Neil Gaiman's American Gods is one of my favorite fantasy books that you may relish too. It is about immigrants from Ireland coming to America and their Gods following them. An ingenious idea, isn't it?!
Historical fiction without war : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (if you like mysteries) A Thousand Times Before by Asha Thanki (but it's about partition) Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. (but it's about slavery)
This may be a tall order but do you have a recommendation for a book or books very similar to Atonement by Ian McEwan that has a happy ending? That is one of my favorite stories but I can’t take the ending…its unnecessarily depressing imo. I keep trying to find a love story that impacts me like Atonement does and it’s not easy. I see why that book is a so celebrated.
Hmmm... that's a hard one. I would say "Birdsong" by Sebastian Faulks has a similar tone to Atonement, but I wouldn't call its ending happy per se. A great ending in my opinion, but more bittersweet, although it is one of my favorite books of all time. "Pillars of the Earth" has an absolutely epic love story, but its writing is much different than Atonement's as Ken Follett is more of a pop writer. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" has an impactful love story and while the book deals with an extremely hard setting, I would say it ends well. Let me know if you ever find the book you're looking for!
Oh interesting! I've never thought of it as fantasy, but I checked goodreads and they categorize it as both historical fiction and fantasy. Guess it's a bit of a genre bender, which makes sense given its era.
Molokai and Daughter of Molokai, about leprosy and Japanese internment camps.
Book woman of Troublesome Creek and Book Woman’s Daughter.
Everything by Fiona Davis.
Thanks!
I love the book woman of troublesome creek..
I agree..I love historical war fiction, I need break
@@StacieBussey Yes, there's only so much I can take before I need a break :)
I loved Clan of the Cave Bear way back when I read it in 1981 or so.
I still have the paperback edition from back then and want to read it again this year and see what I think of it decades later.
It was such a great book! Loved it!
You missed the master of Historical Fiction …. James A. Michener.
Loved this video, thanks a lot for all the recommendations 🤗
Thanks for watching :)
Loved The Cold Millions by Jess Walter. Corruption and the labor movement in the early 20th century. Characters are two brothers trying to survive in this time of social unrest in California and other locations. He also wrote “Beautiful Ruins,” a very popular novel as well.
Oh cool! I love a good California story :)
I am so intrigued by this topic! Thanks for making this video.
Thansk for watching :)
❤📚📚❤️ Wonderful list! Some I've read, some I've added to my list. Thank you.
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner.
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent.
Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan. These are a few I've read fairly recently and enjoyed.
Thanks for the recommendations! And thanks for watching :)
@FortheLoveofStory 🤗👍
@@starlasell5698 All good ones!
@deetee8100 Yes! I'm glad you enjoyed them as well.
I've just discovered a couple new to me historical fiction authors: Susan Higginbotham and Sharon Virts. I just finished Hanging Mary by Higginbotham and am looking forward to digging into Virts' books, which sound fantastic.
Sound like great reads. Thanks! HOpe you enjoy Sharon Virts :)
I also enjoyed Fates and Traitors about John Wilkes Booth by Jennifer Chiaverni. It's about his life through the women who lived him
I read Kristin Lavransdatter when I was in high school. I loved it.
It was definitely a fun read :)
Thanks for these suggestions. Liked The Giver of Stars. but not Cutting for Stone. I will be checking out many of the others. I would add to your list The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin. Both are authors I greatly enjoy and I classify them as fictionalized history as the focus is on actual persons, rather than fictional characters.
Thanks for the rec! Yes, I thought Cutting for Stone was OK, but a lot of people loved it, so I wanted to include it :)
Everything by Marie Benedict!
@@deetee8100 Agreed! this was the one off the top of my head that was not (specifically) war related.
Thanks for the great recs.
Thanks for watching :)
I love Ken Follett’s books!!
I totally forgot about Atonement. Another great one!
I just put down “Black Butterflies” by Priscilla Morris. It’s beautifully written, but the misery of the Sarajevo siege in the early nineties is a lot.
Yes, sounds pretty heavy. I will check it out though :)
New Subscriber. I love historical fiction to.
It's such a great genre! Thanks for watching :)
Interesting list! I read The Maiden by Kate Foster earlier this year and really enjoyed it. It is set in Scotland, no war involved! There is a murder mystery, and two POVs from women of different standing, one of which is accused of the murder. I found it easy to read, suspenseful and funny at times.
I also enjoyed The Burnings by Naomi Kelsey (witch-hunt), Mrs England by Stacey Halls (nanny and strange family). No war in those either!
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is also great, although a lot of hardship, and war going on in the background.
Thanks for the recs! The Maiden sounds fantastic! I actually included Pachinko in another list I did about WWII fiction, lol. It spans so much of Korean history from WW1 to modern era, but I included it in WWII because that was such a big part of the book. Great book I very much enjoyed!
@ Haha you’re right, there is war, and it’s of course a very important part! I meant it’s not like in the trenches kind of war, at least not on the page. I really enjoyed it too! 😊
Thank you for this list! I would also add a great book...The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson. Takes place in the 1950s in Phili and DC. Themes of motherhood and race and what it was like for women of that generation. Great read!
Thanks for the rec!
Two favorite non-wartime books come to mind for me - When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin Yalom and A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, which takes place in the 70’s so not sure if technically HF. No war but pretty brutal. A big book I couldn’t put down.
Wow. Thanks for the recs. Both look absolutely fantastic!
Many great suggestions, as always, to add to my TBR! While I liked The Giver of Stars, I thought The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek and the Bookwoman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson were more interesting stories, same time period and subject, but also the blue people of Kentucky. Susan Meissner's As Bright as Heaven, and The Nature of Fragile Things (barely touches on WWI) were both excellent as well.
I've never heard of Susan Meissner! Thanks for recommending her!
Yes to everything you said.
@@deetee8100 I'm going to check out Fiona Davis!
Neil Gaiman's American Gods is one of my favorite fantasy books that you may relish too. It is about immigrants from Ireland coming to America and their Gods following them. An ingenious idea, isn't it?!
How interesting! I've only ever read one Neil Gaiman book, so I'll have to try it :)
Historical fiction without war :
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (if you like mysteries)
A Thousand Times Before by Asha Thanki (but it's about partition)
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. (but it's about slavery)
Thanks!
@ ❤️
Highly recommend The Roaring days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar. Great and interesting story that is thoroughly captivating.
Wow. Looks super interesting. Thanks!
@FortheLoveofStory 👍hope to see your review on a future video
This may be a tall order but do you have a recommendation for a book or books very similar to Atonement by Ian McEwan that has a happy ending? That is one of my favorite stories but I can’t take the ending…its unnecessarily depressing imo. I keep trying to find a love story that impacts me like Atonement does and it’s not easy. I see why that book is a so celebrated.
Hmmm... that's a hard one. I would say "Birdsong" by Sebastian Faulks has a similar tone to Atonement, but I wouldn't call its ending happy per se. A great ending in my opinion, but more bittersweet, although it is one of my favorite books of all time. "Pillars of the Earth" has an absolutely epic love story, but its writing is much different than Atonement's as Ken Follett is more of a pop writer. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" has an impactful love story and while the book deals with an extremely hard setting, I would say it ends well. Let me know if you ever find the book you're looking for!
@ tysm for these recs! I think I’m going to start with Ken Follett 💙
I read the Clan of Cave Bear, fantastic. But it is actually fantasy, which deals with imaginary pre-human era.
My mom told me she enjoyed that book too so I picked it up. The Valley of Horses is another one by the same author, is it a series?
@@suz3372 Yes, i only bought a few.
Oh interesting! I've never thought of it as fantasy, but I checked goodreads and they categorize it as both historical fiction and fantasy. Guess it's a bit of a genre bender, which makes sense given its era.
Great idea for a video!
Thanks for watching!
Pillars of the Earth, awesome
It is so awesome!
Shalene Marie books are historical and no war they are different in they have a twist to them .
Oh interesting! I've never heard of her, but her backlist looks great!