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Just For You - Historical Fiction

If you enjoy fiction with strong female protagonists, intricate plots and historical settings, this list is for you.

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  • Brother and sister must deal with their mother's death and her hidden past-- a tale as complex as the recipe for her famous black cake.
    Book, 2022New York : Ballantine Books, [2022] — FICTION WILKERSON
  • Sofia and Antonia are best friends from birth. Their fathers are part of an unspoken community that connects them all: the Family. As the girls grow into women, their loyalty to each other and the Family will be tested.
    Book, 2021New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2021] — FICTION KRUPITSKY
  • World War II has ended and young women are beginning to join the men they wed in wartime. Frances Mackenzie is one of 650 war brides on the HMS Victoria--a journey that will change her life forever.
    Book, 2014New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2014. — FICTION MOYES
  • Escaping her Austrian arms dealer husband, Hedy travels to the US and becomes a film star. But Hedy has secrets that will change her life--and the world.
    Book, 2019Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2019] — FICTION BENEDICT
  • Set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement, we follow the intertwined fates of Jade, a girl sold to a courtesan school and Jung-Ho, the penniless son of a hunter.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — FICTION KIM