Historical Fiction 5 Stars: Part 1

The Attic Child

A Novel

By: Lola Jaye
Narrated by: Lola Jaye, Lucian Msamati & Nneka Okoye
Length: 14 hours 45 minutes

“Lola Jaye's heart-rending story thoughtfully explores the lives of two children from two eras who experience emotional trauma at a young age. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about Celestine and Lowra's internal struggle and their resilience in the face of such difficult issues. Jay's novel encourages readers to understand the plights of those who... Read more

Only the Beautiful

By: Susan Meissner
Narrated by: Xe Sands & Jorjeana Marie
Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

A Best Historical Fiction of Spring Pick by Amazon, PopSugar, AARP, and BookBub!

A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the terrible injustice that tears them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War.
 
California, 1938—When she loses her parents... Read more

Three Sisters

A Novel

By: Heather Morris
Narrated by: Finty Williams
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

“This novel was inspired by a true story set in WWII. I was initially interested in reading this because against all odds it was a tale of survival. Though painful at times with its descriptions of the sisters’ lives in the Auschwitz concentration camp, I was propelled to read on even as the life they endured defied belief. The outcome of these... Read more

Cilka's Journey

A Novel

By: Heather Morris
Narrated by: Louise Brealey
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

"Louise Brealey is an excellent reader who gives Cilka a thoughtful, sympathetic voice." -- Jersey's Best

This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.

From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz comes a new novel based on an incredible true story of love and resilience.

Her beauty saved her — and... Read more

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

A Novel

By: Heather Morris
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

“Just, wow. By the time I got to this novel I had forgotten it was based on true events! The story is overwhelming, all the more for it's truth. All of the turns that seemed so confusing to me, I learned, are a result of Heather Morris' careful and accurate telling of memories born in chaos. Lale and Gita are truly magical. Make sure you follow... Read more

The Giver of Stars

Reese's Book Club (A Novel)

By: Jojo Moyes
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 13 hours 52 minutes

“In the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration developed a number of projects intended to provide employment opportunities for unemployed artists, writers, and craftsmen. One of those projects was the Pack Horse Library Initiative, in which mounted horsewomen picked their way along snowy hillsides and through muddy creeks with a simple... Read more

The Things We Cannot Say

By: Kelly Rimmer
Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon & Nancy Peterson
Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

The New York Times bestseller—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!

From the bestselling author of Truths I Never Told You, Before I Let You Go, and the The Warsaw Orphan, Kelly Rimmer’s powerful WWII novel follows a woman’s urgent search for answers to a family mystery that uncovers truths about herself that she... Read more

Salt to the Sea

By: Ruta Sepetys
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, Cassandra Morris & Michael Crouch
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

New York Times Bestseller! "Masterly crafted"—The Wall Street Journal

For readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, bestselling author Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating—yet unknown—tragedies.

World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and... Read more

The Choice

Escaping the Past and Embracing the Possible

By: Edith Eva Eger
Narrated by: Tovah Feldshuh
Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

A New York Times Bestseller

“I’ll be forever changed by Dr. Eger’s story…The Choice is a reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that we all have the ability to pay attention to what we’ve lost, or to pay attention to what we still have.”—Oprah

“Dr. Eger’s life reveals our capacity to transcend even the greatest of horrors... Read more

The Nightingale

A Novel

By: Kristin Hannah
Narrated by: Polly Stone
Length: 17 hours 37 minutes

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War... Read more