Historical Fiction

The Bullet Swallower

A Novel

By: Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Narrated by: Lee Osorio
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

“Elizabeth Gonzales James blends horror and humor in her genre-blending, Faustian, western, adventure, family saga, odyssey. The tale is set in Mexico/Texas in two different time frames, focusing on the Sonoro family. I'm so glad I read this! Oh and magical realism! So well produced for audio! Read more

The Turtle House

A Novel

By: Amanda Churchill
Narrated by: Joy Osmanski & Kelly Wilkinson
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

“A heartbreakingly resonant debut, The Turtle House is a tender, big-hearted story about women, family, and the complicated history of Texas. These characters, and their tentative, flawed stumblings toward grace, will stay with me.”—Elizabeth Wetmore, author of Valentine“Sweeping yet intimate, Amanda Churchill’s Turtle House spans cultures and... Read more

GO AS A RIVER

A Novel

By: Shelley Read
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERSet amid Colorado’s wild beauty, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a resilient young woman whose life is changed forever by one chance encounter. A tragic and uplifting novel of love and loss, family and survival—and hope—for readers of Great Circle, The Four Winds, and Where the Crawdads Sing.Seventeen-year-old... Read more

Daughter of Moloka'i

By: Alan Brennert
Narrated by: Tamlyn Tomita
Length: 14 hours 19 minutes

The highly anticipated sequel to Alan Brennert's acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, Moloka'i Alan Brennert's beloved novel Moloka'i, currently has over 600,000 copies in print. This companion tale tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that Rachel Kalama?quarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of... Read more

Moloka'i

By: Alan Brennert
Narrated by: Anne Noelani Miyamoto
Length: 17 hours 29 minutes

The powerful debut novel from Alan Brennert, Moloka'i tells the story of Rachel Kalama, a seven-year-old Hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is quarantined on the island of Moloka'i during the 1890s. Separated from her family and forced to grow up in the leper colony of Kalaupapa, Rachel experiences intense isolation. But she remains strong,... Read more

The Four Winds

A Novel

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 15 hours 20 minutes

“This is one of the best books I’ve listened to in a long time. The historical time period is the backdrop to an outstanding story about the evolution of a woman. The character development is incredibly heartfelt and the words that flow through each narration are beautifully expressed. This book, and the main character Elsa, has stayed with me... Read more

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

A Novel

By: Mark Sullivan
Narrated by: Will Damron
Length: 17 hours 43 minutes

Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and #1 Amazon Charts bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours.Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager—obsessed with music,... Read more

The Peach Rebellion

By: Wendelin Van Draanen
Narrated by: Lauri Jo Daniels & Emily Ellet
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

From the author of The Running Dream comes a heart-swelling historical tale of friendship, family, and the power of sisterhood to help heal the wounds of the past and step boldly into the future.

Ginny Rose and Peggy were best friends at seven, picking peaches on hot summer days. Peggy’s family owned the farm, and Ginny Rose’s were pickers,... Read more

Memoirs of A Geisha - Abridged

By: Arthur Golden
Narrated by: Elaina Erika Davis
Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. Sayuri's story begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. It concludes with... Read more

The Berry Pickers

By: Amanda Peters
Narrated by: Jordan Waunch & Aaliya Warbus
Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

“The four year-old daughter of Indigenous berry pickers is stolen from her family while they are in Maine. Her disappearance will destroy one family and haunt another for decades until the truth comes out. Told in alternating voices by the girl and her brother, this novel is unforgettable. Read more

The Great Alone

A Novel

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 15 hours 19 minutes

“Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone is a powerful, compelling story of survival - survival of the natural elements and of the human spirit. It's 1974, and 13-year-old Leni Allbright lives with her devoted mother, Cora, and abusive father, Ernt, who was a prisoner of war during Vietnam. America is changing after the war, and Ernt thinks their best... Read more