Bronze Drum
By: Phong Nguyen
3.37
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A stunning novel of ancient Vietnam based on the true story of two warrior sisters who raised an ar…
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1. Independence
By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
India, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor.… read more
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- historical
- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"The year is 1947. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times."-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence
2. The Fox Wife
By: Yangsze Choo
4.01
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, bu… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"Chinese traditionally consider shadows part of the soul. Harm done to a shadow, whether by pinning it to the ground or stepping on it, was considered spiritual damage to the person. Of course none of…"-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife
"Sometimes our wishes come back in the darkest, most twisted ways, like a thorn that pierces and grows through your flesh. A tree that drinks blood and blots out the sun. The sin was mine; I had water…"-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife
3. Thistlefoot
By: GennaRose Nethercott
3.96
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Yaga siblings--Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con a… read more
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- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"what is a memory if not a ghost?"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"Memory, it was nothing but a leash"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"This song is for the goners, whose smiles are dust"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"Leaves fell like one thousand small, flaming hands."-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
4. Woman of Light
By: Kali Fajardo-Anstine
3.65
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano fa… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"The fact that the protection she craved from men was mostly to ward off incidents with other men frightened her."-Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light
"Mama had once told Luz that being raped was worse than being murdered. And Luz wondered how that could be. To be raped and to live seemed more desirable than to no longer exist. Luz did not want to f…"-Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light
5. The Circus Train
By: Amita Parikh
4.03
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
At the World of Wonders, Europe's most magnificent travelling circus, every moment is full of magic… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"There were some things that only a mother could fix."-Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
"There are few things that can't be fixed by a good night's sleep."-Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
"Sometimes the people who love us most hold us back because they want to protect us."-Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
"If you have a setback, you rest. Then one day, probably sooner than you think, you wake up, ready to try again."-Amita Parikh, The Circus Train
6. Hester
By: Laurie Lico Albanese
3.97
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotlan… read more
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- historical
- feminism
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"The letter A is red,"-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
"Isobel, you're in my veins now--you know it, don't you? You're in my blood."-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
"...history isn't what's written or told. History is hidden away in dark corners and shadows..."-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
"But there's another kind of strength we've got...It comes from knowing the difference between who you are and who they think you are."-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
7. River Sing Me Home
By: Eleanor Shearer
4.01
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
Her search begins with an ending.... The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"Every freedom had its price."-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home
"Freedom mean something different to me. The search, that is freedom."-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home
"This is why me don't like to do it... Think about the past. The memories too painful. The hope hurt. All I want to do is live the life in front of me, because it's a miracle me make it here."-Eleanor Shearer, River Sing Me Home
8. The Storm We Made
By: Vanessa Chan
3.87
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781668015148. A novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unl… read more
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- historical
- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
- asian literature
- adult
- audiobook
9. Kaikeyi
By: Vaishnavi Patel
4.19
Format: 478 pages, Hardcover
“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"Because those who are good question themselves. Because those who are good always wonder if there was a better way, a way that could have helped more and hurt less. That feeling is why you are good."-Vaishnavi Patel, Kaikeyi
10. The Last Russian Doll
By: Kristen Loesch
3.79
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
A novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, fr… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
11. Paper Names
By: Susie Luo
3.66
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- asian literature
- adult
- audiobook
"Repetition. That was my father’s philosophy on learning. It applied not only to the piano, but my studies too. Before every test, he made me write out every single word from the textbook chapter, twi…"-Susie Luo, Paper Names
12. The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
By: Jamie Ford
3.87
Format: 362 pages, Hardcover
Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how sh… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Don't change. Instead change the world."-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
"We don't have to grieve only those we know. Sometimes we grieve for that which was lost. That which was never allowed to be."-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
"The bandleader sang 'Every time I see a crowd of people, just like a fool, I stop and stare. It's really not the proper thing to do, but maybe you'll be there."-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
"Karma is more like a suitcase. You have to be unafraid to open it up and look at what's inside, to unpack the things you do not need. Karma is the climate of the past which shapes how much leeway we …"-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
13. The Fortunes of Jaded Women
By: Carolyn Huynh
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Everyone in Orange County’s Little Saigon knew that the Duong sisters were cursed. It started with… read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
14. White Horse
By: Erika T. Wurth
3.51
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut from Erika T. Wurth about an Indigenous woman who must face … read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
15. Queen of Thieves (Queen of Thieves #1)
By: Beezy Marsh
3.48
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying historical adventure about a ring of bold and resourceful women thieves in post-Wor… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
16. Small Angels
By: Lauren Owen
3.67
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
SMALL ANGELS updates the classic ghost story for the 21st century: a wedding in a Suffolk village s… read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
17. The Wilderwomen
By: Ruth Emmie Lang
3.50
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
Ohioana Book Award finalist Ruth Emmie Lang returns with a new cast of ordinary characters with ext… read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
18. Bronze Drum
By: Phong Nguyen
3.37
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A stunning novel of ancient Vietnam based on the true story of two warrior sisters who raised an ar… read more
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- historical
- feminism
- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
- asian literature
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
19. Ana María and the Fox (The Luna Sisters, #1)
By: Liana De la Rosa
3.46
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A forbidden love between a Mexican heiress and a shrewd British politician makes for a tantalizing … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
20. The Attic Child
By: Lola Jaye
4.37
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity a… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
21. A Thousand Times Before
By: Asha Thanki
3.76
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A heartrending family saga following three generations of women connected by a fantastic tapestry t… read more
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- historical
- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
