Transport Yourself to Another Time
From 1940s Madrid to 1870s New Orleans, these historical fiction stories will take you away from the current moment and pull you back in history. Open these books to add time travel to your summer plans.
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Add to BookshelfThe Secrets We Kept: Reese’s Book Club
by Lara Prescott
This book is inspired by a true, incredible story of censorship, espionage, and a once-in-a-lifetime love. Two entrancing women are plucked from their entry-level jobs and tagged by the CIA to smuggle the Doctor Zhivago manuscript out of the USSR and get it into readers’ hands around the world. An inspiring and daring look at the power of art to change hearts and minds.
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City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert transports us to the 1940’s New York theater scene, with all its glamour, promiscuity, and memorable characters. Vivian Morris moves in with her aunt, who owns a midtown theater, and is introduced to a new world of unconventional and charismatic friends. However, a scandal turns her world upside down, the effects of which will take her years to understand.
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The Book of Longings
by Sue Monk Kidd
The Book of Longings centers around an audacious storyline: a young woman named Ana who becomes the wife of Jesus. Though a work of fiction, this novel is grounded in meticulous research. Sue Monk Kidd asks us to imagine if such a woman could have been written out of history and focuses her mesmerizing story on giving voice to a woman set during a time when women were often silenced.Â
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Deacon King Kong (Oprah’s Book Club)
by James McBride
Go back in time to a murder set in 1969 Brooklyn, when an old church deacon shoots a drug dealer at point-blank range. While this doesn’t sound comical, James McBride shares a story that is both funny and poignant, as he unpacks the reason for the shooting and provides vivid descriptions of the various people affected by it.Â
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The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys
Warning: You may need some time alone after finishing this book. Travel back to 1950’s Spain and get sucked into an unforgettable love story. Eighteen-year-old Daniel arrives in Madrid to connect with his mother’s country, but beneath the veneer of sun and tourism, the wounds of the Spanish Civil War still linger. There, he meets someone whose family’s history points to the power and danger of silence.Â
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Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate
This novel will have you reaching for your nearest tissue box. Avery seems to have it all, but a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions about her family’s past. This heart-wrenching yet hopeful tale follows two timelines, in 1939 and the present day, to uncover a dark secret based on a real-life notorious scandal.Â
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Lost Roses
by Martha Hall Kelly
Historical fiction at its finest, this uplifting story follows the friendship and experiences of three women spanning from St. Petersburg to Paris during World War I. Eliza travels to St. Petersburg with Sofya, a cousin of the Romanovs. But when the war breaks out, Eliza escapes back to America. In need of domestic help, Sofya hires the local fortune-teller’s daughter, Varinka. When Sofya’s letters suddenly stop coming, Eliza fears the worst.Â
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