Barn Owl's Favorite Historical Fiction

The Booklover's Library

By: Madeline Martin
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 10 hours

“A must-read for booklovers.” —Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of Next Year in Havana

A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books that bring them together, by the bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London.

In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds herself in desperate... Read more

The Hidden Girl

By: Lucinda Riley & Harry Whittaker
Narrated by: Anna Madeley
Length: 17 hours 36 minutes

Sweeping and evocative, The Hidden Girl is a lost treasure from the author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. Discover this reimagined novel from an author loved by millions of readers worldwide.

You can’t alter destiny . . .

Born and raised in a small village on the Yorkshire moors, Leah Thompson grows more beautiful with each passing... Read more

The Stolen Queen

A Novel

By: Fiona Davis
Narrated by: Linda Jones
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

“Fiona Davis continues to what she does best; transport her readers to a remarkable New York City landmark building where we will be swept into its fabulous history... In The Stolen Queen, the reader is introduced to the assistant curator to the famous Metropolitan Museum in two timelines, including a formative period of her life that she spent... Read more

Fagin the Thief

A Novel

By: Allison Epstein
Narrated by: Will Watt
Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London’s most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue.

"Fagin the Thief takes one of literature's greatest rogues and gives him a soul, a backstory, and a spotlight. Layered and clever, Epstein's story is as ambitious as it is deeply... Read more

The Rose Code

A Novel

By: Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 16 hours 1 minute

“I was really impressed with Kate Quinn's newest work, The Rose Code, following three women during their turn as codebreakers at Bletchley Place during WWII. The novel jumps back and forth between their BP days, where we witness their blossoming friendships as well as falling out, and the period leading up to Queen Elizabeth's royal wedding when... Read more

The Prospectors

A Novel

By: Ariel Djanikian
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie & Samara Naeymi
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

A sweeping rags-to-riches story of survival and greed across American history following a family transformed by the Klondike Gold Rush.“Told in glimmering prose and rich with historical detail, The Prospectors immerses us in the Yukon Gold Rush so deeply, you can feel the grit on your hands.”—Celeste Ng""Smart, surprising, and epic: the sort of... Read more

The Sunflower House

A Novel

By: Adriana Allegri
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Dallin Bradford & Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

This program features multicast narration.

Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself, and others, in a Nazi-run baby factory—a real-life Handmaid's Tale—during World War II.

In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss’s life seems idyllic: she works at her uncle’s bookshop, makes strudel with her aunt, and spends... Read more

Of Gold and Shadows

Time’s Lost Treasures: Book #1

By: Michelle Griep
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

The shadows hold secrets darker than they ever imagined . . .



In 1888 Victorian England, Ami Dalton navigates a clandestine dual life. By day, she strives to establish herself as a respected Egyptologist, overcoming the gender biases that permeate academia. But with a heart for saving black-market artifacts from falling into the wrong hands, she... Read more

Sisters Under the Rising Sun

A Novel

By: Heather Morris
Narrated by: Laura Carmichael
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

This program is read by Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey. It also includes a dedication, author's note, and two afterwords, all read by the author, as well as two songs by the Sydney Women’s Vocal Orchestra with clips from both songs throughout the narration.

A phenomenal novel of resilience and survival from... Read more

A Girl Called Samson

A Novel

By: Amy Harmon
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes the saga of a young woman who dares to chart her own destiny in life and love during the American Revolutionary War.In 1760, Deborah Samson is born to Puritan parents in Plympton, Massachusetts. When her father abandons the family and her mother is unable to support them, Deborah is bound... Read more