Wednesday, June 27, 2012

We're talking at least 350 pages

and longer is even better!  If you enjoy getting lost in a lengthy historical fiction saga, these recently published books should do the trick -

                                            Bringing up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel
                                                         (sequel to Wolf Hall)
                                         
                                                 The Chaperone - Laura Moriarty
                                   
                                            The English Monster - Lloyd Shepherd

                                               Equal of the Sun - Anita Amirrezvani

                                       The House at Tyneford - Natasha Solomons

                                   The House of Velvet and Glass - Katherine Howe

                               A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar - Suzanne Joinson

                                            The Orphanmaster - Jean Zimmerman

                                             The Time in Between - Maria Duenas

Here are some older titles you may have missed -

                                               An American Heiress - Daisy Goodwin

                                                     The Book Thief - Markus Zusack 

                                                Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese

                                                  The Invisible Bridge - Julie Orringer

                                                  Kitchen House - Kathleen Grissom

                                                     Rules of Civility - Amor Towles

                                               The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield

Don't forget, if any of these books are checked out, you can place a reserve on the title.  Enjoy!

For more suggestions, check out the Historical Novel Society website.


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