A mix of eras, stories, settings and characters in these historical novels chosen by our librarians. (Updated June 2020)
The Revisioners
This novel tells the intertwined stories of two Black women living almost 100 years apart in New Orleans: Josephine, a former slave who becomes a successful farm owner, and her descendant Ada.
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View The RevisionersCherokee America
In 1875, a matriarch in the Cherokee nation struggles to care for her family and community during a time of divisive conflict when U.S. Marshals accuse an innocent man of murder.
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View Cherokee AmericaAll the Ways We Said Goodbye
This historical novel features parallel three story lines, following the lives of three women - during WWI, WWII and 1964 - whose lives are linked by the legendary Ritz Hotel in Paris.
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View All the Ways We Said GoodbyeIn West Mills
With WWII and the Civil Rights Movement in the background, this novel explores the interrelated lives of the Black residents of a small town in North Carolina, focusing on a fiercely independent woman named Knot.
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This powerful novel braids together the stories of four Black women – from 1700s Haiti to 1800s Louisiana to present day Ohio – focusing on slavery, freedom and memory (and a touch of magic).
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View RemembranceHow Much of These Hills Is Gold
Two orphaned Chinese American siblings struggle to survive during the California Gold Rush. Filled with rich symbolism, this novel is an adventure story, a heartbreaking family drama, and a haunting immigrant narrative.
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