This month’s best new historical fiction

Don't miss the best new historical fiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors!

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	FEATURED IN: Before she was an iconic cook, Julia Child was a World War II–era spy WHY IT'S READWORTHY: An "impeccably researched roller-coaster ride" filled "with riveting twists and turns" (Susan Elia MacNeal) After joining America's first episonage agency, 30-year-old Julia McWilliams is dispatched to the remote front lines of South Asia A best book of fall, according to People FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: This dazzling multigenerational novel is already being adapted for TV WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Follows three women across the 20th century as they reckon with ambition, motherhood, and family secrets "What a delight! I could not put this book down" (Ann Napolitano) Populated with complex, compelling characters who will stay with you long after the last page is turned FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: The Washington Post calls this brand-new series launch 'enthralling' WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "A deeply immersive historical epic" (Kirkus Reviews starred review) During the 20th century, a Russian American spy faces the looming threat of nuclear warfare From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quicksilver FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: In 14th-century France, the Black Death approaches — and a healer is the target of a witch hunt WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell "A spellbinding story for the ages" (Laurie Lico Albanese, author of Hester) When a disgraced, pregnant queen arrives in Avignon, Elea risks everything to serve as her midwife FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: A sweeping historical epic that will transport you to the islands of Greece WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Throughout the 20th century, three very different women fight to control their destines This "mesmerizing" book "would make for an excellent screen adaptation — listen up Hollywood!" (Oprah Daily) FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: If you liked The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Lessons in Chemistry, you should check in for a stay! WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Follows a group of working women from disparate backgrounds who live at the Biedermeier in 1960s New York "I cannot imagine a more perfect use of an afternoon than reading this book" (The New Yorker) Highly anticipated by The New York Times, Vulture, and more FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: A spellbinding tale of family secrets with a touch of magic WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Marta and her elderly great-aunt, Nena, must use their supernatural gifts to find the child Nena once left behind Shifts between El Paso, Texas, in 1943 and the present day A must-read for fans of Alice Hoffman that "will bewitch and enrapture" (Kirkus Reviews starred review) FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... Kate Quinn recommends this "globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart" WHY IT'S READWORTHY: While working in the English countryside, nurse Kate falls for a wounded officer — but then she's called back to the front lines A heart-wrenching novel filled with unexpected twists "It's the World War II story you haven't read and need to" (Susan Meissner) Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: Fans of The Crown: Don't miss this dazzling dual-timeline novel WHY IT'S READWORTHY: How are two women's lives connected by a dress once owned by Princess Diana? "This will move readers" (Publishers Weekly) From an author whose novels come recommended by Fiona Davis and Natasha Lester FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... An absorbing gothic mystery that's ripe for book club discussion WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "From the first to the very last page, this novel kept me riveted" (USA Today bestselling author Jess Armstrong) Inspired by true events In 19th-century Edinburgh, Isobel discovers an eccentric doctor possesses a human heart with the same rare condition as her missing son… Get on Amazon or Learn more...
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