RTP Readers Recommend Historical Fiction
These are some titles our readers have recommended to us.
One Thousand White Women
The Journals of May Dodd
The One Thousand White Women Series: Book #1
By Jim Fergus & Erik Steele
Narrated by: Laura Hicks
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes
One Thousand White Women
“Have you ever wonder what if this happened another way than it actually did? Well that’s exactly what this author wrote. He took a fact from history and wrote what it could have been like had the government said yes to the deal the chief of this tribe requested by exchanging 1,000 white women to marry and birth a child with the natives in return for horses. Yes it sounds insane but it’s intriguing to read an alternate version of reality with so many true facts mixed into this story. These women were anxious and scared yet ready to serve their country anyway they could. They immersed themselves into a whole new way of life from what they’ve always known. This is a favorite of our local book stores book club.”
Danielle, The Book Center
The Nightingale
A Novel
Kushiel's Legacy: Book #56
By Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Polly Stone
Length: 17 hours 19 minutes
In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are.
FRANCE, 1939
In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France...but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes... Read more »
Empress of the Seven Hills
Empress of Rome: Book #3
By Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
Length: 18 hours 11 minutes
Powerful, prosperous, and expanding ever farther into the untamed world, the Roman Empire has reached its zenith under the rule of the beloved Emperor Trajan. But neither Trajan nor his reign can last forever... Brash and headstrong, Vix is a celebrated ex-gladiator returned to Rome to make his fortune. The sinuous, elusive Sabina is a senator's... Read more »
Moonlight Over Paris
A Novel
By Jennifer Robson
Narrated by: Jane Copland
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes
An aristocratic young woman leaves the sheltered world of London to find adventure, passion, and independence in 1920s Paris in this mesmerizing story from the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France and After the War is Over.
Spring, 1924
Recovering from a broken wartime engagement and a serious illness that left... Read more »
The First Man in Rome - Abridged
By Colleen McCullough
Narrated by: David Ogden Stiers
Length: 6 hours 1 minutes
"The First Man in Rome was not the best man: he was the First among other men who were his equals...To be the First Man in Rome was something far better than kingship..."
In the first century B.C. at the height of the Roman Republic, two men set their sights on becoming the First Man - the Roman more respected than any other. Marius, a... Read more »
Through a Glass Darkly - Abridged
By Karleen Koen
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 9 hours 27 minutes
Sparkles with all of the passion, extravagance and scandal of a grand and glorious era…
As opulent and passionate as the 18th century it celebrates, Through a Glass Darkly will sweep you away to the splendors of a lost era. From aristocrats to scoundrels, its rich, vivid characters create their own immortality. Here is the story of a great family... Read more »
The Velvet Hours
By Alyson Richman
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert & Kate Reading
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
As Paris teeters on the edge of the German occupation, a young Frenchwoman closes the door to her late grandmother’s treasure-filled apartment, unsure if she’ll ever return.An elusive courtesan, Marthe de Florian had cultivated a life of art and beauty, casting out all recollections of her impoverished childhood in the dark alleys of Montmartre.... Read more »
Resistance Women
A Novel
By Jennifer Chiaverini
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 20 hours 9 minutes
Resistance Women
“Mildred Harnack, an American woman, moves with her husband to Germany, but while they’re building their life together, the Nazi party is rising to power. Mildred and her friends can’t stand by and watch their communities be torn apart, so they conspire to resist. The women work together to provide information about the Germans to the American forces, but when their resistance cell is exposed, everyone is at risk. Beautifully written and heavily researched, Chiaverini brings Mildred and her compatriots to life on the page with a vividness that kept me up all night reading.”
Mary Ruthless, Foggy Pine Books