17 must-read historical fiction books like In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

Cover of In the Face of the Sun by Denny S.  Bryce

In the Face of the Sun

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Go On Girl Book Club 2021 New Author of the Year | She Reads Best Literary Historical Fiction Comin…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Horseman (The West Country Trilogy, #1) by Tim Pears

1. The Horseman (The West Country Trilogy, #1)

By: Tim Pears

3.89

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Tim Pears, the first novel in a sweeping historical trilogy, beginning in rur… read more

Similar categories in Tim Pears's The Horseman (The West Country Trilogy, #1) book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1) by Edward Kelsey Moore

2. The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

By: Edward Kelsey Moore

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and … read more

Similar categories in Edward Kelsey Moore's The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1) book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • african american
"I called up to Mama, "Is this a miracle?" She raised and lowered her shoulders. Her voice drifted down, "Maybe. Or maybe this is just what's supposed to be."

-Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

"I was free to appreciate the quiet and the way the yellowish-gray light of the rising sun entered the room, turning everything from black and white to color. The journey from Kansas to Oz right in my…"

-Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

"I looked around for that welcoming light I'd heard about, but I didn't see it. Instead, everything around me seemed to glow and shimmer in the sunlight. I heard beautiful sounds-not the voices of dea…"

-Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

3. The Education of Dixie Dupree

By: Donna Everhart

3.46

Format: None pages, ebook

In 1969, Dixie Dupree is eleven years old and already an expert liar. Sometimes the lies are for he… read more

Similar categories in Donna Everhart's The Education of Dixie Dupree book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

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4. Lucky

By: Jane Smiley

3.13

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, a soaring, soulful novel about a folk musicia… read more

Similar categories in Jane Smiley's Lucky book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • contemporary
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Abolitionist's Daughter by Diane C. McPhail

5. The Abolitionist's Daughter

By: Diane C. McPhail

3.79

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

In her sweeping debut, Diane C. McPhail offers a powerful, profoundly emotional novel that explores… read more

Similar categories in Diane C. McPhail's The Abolitionist's Daughter book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Time's Undoing

By: Cheryl A. Head

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A searing and tender novel about a young Black journalist’s search for answers in the unsolved murd… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl A. Head's Time's Undoing book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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7. Coleman Hill

By: Kim Coleman Foote

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Coleman Hill is the exhilarating story of two American families whose fates become intertwined in t… read more

Similar categories in Kim Coleman Foote's Coleman Hill book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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8. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
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9. You Were Always Mine

By: Christine Pride

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed authors of the “emotional literary roller coaster” ( The Washington Post ) and Good M… read more

Similar categories in Christine Pride's You Were Always Mine book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Rosie and Ruby

By: Patricia Dixon

4.32

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

Is their family bond unbreakable?Ruby lives one-step away from poverty on a rundown, crime-infested… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Dixon's Rosie and Ruby book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • fiction
Cover of A Woman Of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

11. A Woman Of Endurance

By: Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa … read more

Similar categories in Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa's A Woman Of Endurance book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of In the Face of the Sun by Denny S.  Bryce

12. In the Face of the Sun

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Go On Girl Book Club 2021 New Author of the Year | She Reads Best Literary Historical Fiction Comin… read more

Similar categories in Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • cultural
  • historical
  • adult
  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • 20th century
  • african american
  • road trip
Cover of The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West

13. The Two Lives of Sara

By: Catherine Adel West

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where fa… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • cultural
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
"There's no such thing as a perfect so make peace with that now. Save yourself a lot of tears later."

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

"Will made me say it. Worse, he made me feel it. What will that do to me, to him, to all of us? How dangerous is my love?"

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

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14. Desert Blues

By: Bill Albert

3.21

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

An orphaned teenager moves in with his cocktail-waitress aunt in 1950s Palm Springs, in a novel wit… read more

Similar categories in Bill Albert's Desert Blues book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • fiction
Cover of Moonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks

15. Moonrise Over New Jessup

By: Jamila Minnicks

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, a thought-provoking and encha… read more

Similar categories in Jamila Minnicks's Moonrise Over New Jessup book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
Cover of Outrageous in Orchid: a Colors of Scandal novella by Sandra Sookoo

16. Outrageous in Orchid: a Colors of Scandal novella

By: Sandra Sookoo

4.29

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

At times a second chance at love and friendship is tangled in grief until one learns to forgive.Ex-… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Sookoo's Outrageous in Orchid: a Colors of Scandal novella book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical fiction
Cover of Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley

17. Sister Mother Warrior

By: Vanessa Riley

3.93

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitia… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Riley's Sister Mother Warrior book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"My faith has promised me to me to my king."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"Being set apart is lonely, until you find purpose."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"Taking one habitation away from the oppressor doesn't stop the oppression."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

"I kept my celibate vows there. If my faith is violated, I'll no longer have favor."

-Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior

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18. Twilight Territory

By: Andrew X. Pham

3.64

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping first novel of love, war, and resistance in post–World War II Japanese-occupied Vietnam,… read more

Similar categories in Andrew X. Pham's Twilight Territory book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Harlem After Midnight (A Canary Club Mystery, #2) by Louise Hare

19. Harlem After Midnight (A Canary Club Mystery, #2)

By: Louise Hare

3.51

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A body falls from a town house window in Harlem, and it looks just like the newest singer at the Ap… read more

Similar categories in Louise Hare's Harlem After Midnight (A Canary Club Mystery, #2) book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Feigned Madness by Tonya   Mitchell

20. A Feigned Madness

By: Tonya Mitchell

4.32

Format: None pages, Paperback

The insane asylum on Blackwell’s Island is a human rat trap. It is easy to get in, but once there i… read more

Similar categories in Tonya Mitchell's A Feigned Madness book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Foul Trade (May Keaps, #1) by B.K. Duncan

21. Foul Trade (May Keaps, #1)

By: B.K. Duncan

3.77

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Looking for a compelling new mystery which will have you hooked? It is March 1920. May Keaps, th… read more

Similar categories in B.K. Duncan's Foul Trade (May Keaps, #1) book and Denny S. Bryce's In the Face of the Sun

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

19 must-read fiction books like In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

Transform Your Habits

The Horseman (The West Country Trilogy, #1)

Tim Pears

3.89

Transform Your Habits

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

Edward Kelsey Moore

3.99

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Lucky

Jane Smiley

3.13

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The Abolitionist's Daughter

Diane C. McPhail

3.79

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11 must-read adult fiction books like A Woman Of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

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Wench

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

3.86

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The American Queen

Vanessa Miller

4.14

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The God of Good Looks

Breanne Mc Ivor

3.92

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Night Wherever We Go

Tracey Rose Peyton

3.85

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