BIBLO LIFESTYLE March 5, 2021
If your favorite way to learn about history is to immerse yourself in a novel inspired by actual events, you’ll thoroughly enjoy some of the historical fiction novels hitting shelves in Spring 2021. From bestselling authors you’re already acquainted with, to debut authors making their mark in the genre, we are sure you’ll find something to pique your interest. So make space on your bookshelves, stop by your favorite indie bookstore, and make those library requests after you’ve browsed our most anticipated Spring 2021 historical fiction book list!
SURVIVING SAVANNAH
BY PATTI CALLAHAN
It was called The Titanic of the South. The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah’s elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten–until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told.
When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski, she's shocked. The ship sank after a boiler explosion in 1838, and the wreckage was just discovered, 180 years later. Everly can't resist the opportunity to try to solve some of the mysteries and myths surrounding the devastating night of its sinking.
Everly's research leads her to the astounding history of a family of eleven who boarded the Pulaski together, and the extraordinary stories of two women from this family: a known survivor, Augusta Longstreet, and her niece, Lilly Forsyth, who was never found, along with her child. These aristocratic women were part of Savannah's society, but when the ship exploded, each was faced with difficult and heartbreaking decisions. This is a moving and powerful exploration of what women will do to endure in the face of tragedy, the role fate plays, and the myriad ways we survive the surviving. View More/ Buy the Book
THE ROSE CODE BY KATE QUINN
A heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.
HALF LIFE BY JILLIAN CANTOR
Reimagines the pioneering, passionate life of Marie Curie using a parallel structure to create two alternative timelines, one that mirrors her real life, one that explores the consequences for Marie and for science if she’d made a different choice.
WILD WOMEN AND THE BLUES BY DENNY S. BRYCE
Wild Women and the Blues is a mainstream historical fiction novel that weaves the stories of a grieving film student in 2015 and an ambitious chorus girl in 1925 in a tale of history, love, and secrets that only family can define.
THE LAST BOOKSHOP IN LONDON BY MADELINE MARTIN
Inspired by the true World War II history of the few bookshops to survive the Blitz, The Last Bookshop in London is a timeless story of wartime loss, love and the enduring power of literature.
LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT BY MICHAELA CARTER
A page-turning novel about Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington and the art, drama, and romance that defined her coming-of-age during World War II.
THE WIDOW QUEEN BY ELZBIETA CHEREZINSKA
The Widow Queen is the epic story of a Polish queen whose life and name were all but forgotten until now.
THE WIDOW QUEEN BY ELZBIETA CHEREZINSKA
The Widow Queen is the epic story of a Polish queen whose life and name were all but forgotten until now.
THE WIDOW QUEEN BY ELZBIETA CHEREZINSKA
The Widow Queen is the epic story of a Polish queen whose life and name were all but forgotten until now.
LETTERS ACROSS THE SEA BY GENEVIEVE GRAHAM
Inspired by a little-known chapter of World War II history, a young Protestant girl and her Jewish neighbor are caught up in the terrible wave of hate sweeping the globe on the eve of war in this powerful love story.
LIBERATION BY IMOGEN KEALEY
A riveting, richly imagined historical thriller, Liberation brings to life one of World War II’s most fascinating unsung heroines in all her fierce power and complexity. This is the story of one of the one of the war’s most decorated women, told like never before.
CHURCHILL'S SECRET MESSENGER BY ALAN HLAD
Recruited from Churchill’s typing pool to become an undercover spy in German-occupied France, a young woman from London bravely endures daring missions, audacious escapes, and harrowing imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp, risking everything for the country–and the man–she loves.
ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO ANY OF THESE BOOKS?
What historical fiction books are you looking forward to in 2021? What books would you add to the list? View Article