The Pecan Man
By: Cassie Dandridge Selleck
3.70
Format: 264 pages,
The Pecan Man is a work of Southern fiction whose first chapter was the First Place winner of the 2…
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1. Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House
By: Kathleen Grissom
4.30
Format: 365 pages, Hardcover
The latest New York Times bestseller from the author of the beloved book club favorite The Kitchen … read more
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- historical
- southern
- fiction
- historical fiction
- book club
- audiobook
"Pan, I said. "Do you know who can help?" He shook his head. "I will," I said. "What can you do?" he asked. "I don't know yet. This is new to me."-Kathleen Grissom, Glory Over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House
2. Dollbaby
By: Laura Lane McNeal
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Top Ten Finalist for Best Historical Novel, Goodreads Choice Awards, and a LibraryReads and Okra … read more
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- historical
- southern
- fiction
- historical fiction
3. These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
By: Nancy E. Turner
4.12
Format: 29 pages, Paperback
A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga inspired by the author's own family memoirs, these … read more
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- historical
- book club
- fiction
- historical fiction
4. The Pecan Man
By: Cassie Dandridge Selleck
3.70
Format: 264 pages,
The Pecan Man is a work of Southern fiction whose first chapter was the First Place winner of the 2… read more
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- southern
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- book club
- audiobook
5. Whistling Past the Graveyard
By: Susan Crandall
3.91
Format: 631 pages, Hardcover
The summer of 1963 begins like any other for nine-year-old Starla Claudelle. Born to teenage parent… read more
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6. The Life We Bury
By: Allen Eskens
4.39
Format: None pages, Paperback
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English c… read more
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7. Ordinary Grace
By: William Kent Krueger
4.09
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a you… read more
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8. The Kitchen House
By: Kathleen Grissom
4.14
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
When a white servant girl violates the order of plantation society, she unleashes a tragedy that ex… read more
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9. A Fall of Marigolds
By: Susan Meissner
3.82
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A beautiful scarf, passed down through the generations, connects two women who learn that the weigh… read more
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10. The Women
By: Kristin Hannah
4.64
Format: 471 pages, Hardcover
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
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"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"-Kristin Hannah, The Women
"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
11. After Annie
By: Anna Quindlen
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more
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- fiction
- audiobook
12. The Berry Pickers
By: Amanda Peters
4.14
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
13. The Paris Daughter
By: Kristin Harmel
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter
14. The Frozen River
By: Ariel Lawhon
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more
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- mystery
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- audiobook
15. Go as a River
By: Shelley Read
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping, heart-stopping epic of a young woman's journey to becoming, set against the harsh beaut… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- book club
- audiobook
"Women endure. That’s what we do."-Shelley Read, Go as a River
"Loss has nothing to do with what you do deserve and don’t deserve."-Shelley Read, Go as a River
"I learned from their subtle relations... that love is a private matter, to be nurtured, and even mourned, between two beings alone. It belongs to them, and no one else, like a secret treasure, like a…"-Shelley Read, Go as a River
"Try as we might to convince ourselves otherwise, the moments of our becoming cannot be carefully plucked like the ripest and most satisfying peach from the bough. In the endless stumble toward oursel…"-Shelley Read, Go as a River
16. The Orphan Collector
By: Ellen Marie Wiseman
4.24
Format: 390 pages, Paperback
In the fall of 1918, thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange longs to be far from Philadelphia… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- book club
- audiobook
"May God forgive you for what you’ve done."-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector
"Obey the laws and wear the gauze, protect your jaws from septic paws."-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Orphan Collector
17. Tom Lake
By: Ann Patchett
3.99
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more
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- audiobook
- book club
- fiction
- historical fiction
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
18. The River We Remember
By: William Kent Krueger
4.29
Format: 421 pages, Hardcover
In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"Finally, she wrote: The most frightening thing we do in our lives is to love."-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"People who make other people happy are generally pretty unhappy themselves," she said."-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"Bluestone said, " Hihanni waste ." "He honnay washtay?" Sam gave him a bewildered half smile. "I'm afraid I don't understand." "Exactly my point," Bluestone said. "I've lived in a white man's world a…"-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
"[Scott] heard the clock on the living room mantel strike midnight, and he could no longer lie there suffering. He slipped from his bed, dressed, and so quietly that he might not even have existed--an…"-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember
19. Only the Beautiful
By: Susan Meissner
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune th… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- book club
- audiobook
20. James
By: Percival Everett
4.54
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
21. The Little Liar
By: Mitch Albom
4.59
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Beloved bestselling author Mitch Albom returns with a powerful novel that moves from a coastal Gree… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Dead men tell no lies, but their truths must be unearthed."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"But the lies you tell by daylight leave you lonesome in the dark."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"The sad thing is, by the time you share what a loved one wants to hear, they no longer want to hear it."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
"...a lie told once is easy to expose, but a lie told a thousand times can look like the truth. And destroy the world."-Mitch Albom, The Little Liar
22. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
4.00
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing de… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- book club
- audiobook
23. The Secret Book of Flora Lea
By: Patti Callahan Henry
4.07
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
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"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea
"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea
24. Crow Mary
By: Kathleen Grissom
4.33
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of the book club classics The Kitchen House and Glory Over Ev… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
25. Finding Dorothy
By: Elizabeth Letts
4.18
Format: 351 pages, Hardcover
A richly imagined novel that tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspi… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- book club
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26. When Winter Comes
By: V.A. Shannon
3.89
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
In the voice of an unforgettable heroine, V.A. Shannon explores one of the most harrowing episodes … read more
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27. The Shadows We Hide (Joe Talbert, #2)
By: Allen Eskens
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Journalist Joe Talbert investigates the murder of the father he never knew, and must reckon with hi… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- audiobook
28. Kinfolk
By: Sean Dietrich
4.50
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Sometimes it’s the most unlikely meetings that give us life’s greatest gifts. 1970s, Southern Alaba… read more
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- historical
- southern
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- historical fiction
- audiobook
"But then, life was full of overlooked miracles. And miracles never happened the way you expect them to. They are softer than a baby's breath. They are, at times, as noticeable as a ladybug. A miracle…"-Sean Dietrich, Kinfolk
29. Call Your Daughter Home
By: Deb Spera
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A stunning tour de force following three fierce, unforgettable Southern women in the years leading … read more
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- southern
- fiction
- historical fiction
- book club
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30. The Spectacular
By: Fiona Davis
4.10
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis transports us back to 1950s Manhattan and the glamoro… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
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"As they moved into the kick line for the big finale, her body tingled with anticipation and suddenly they were kicking in perfect tandem as the audience broke out into applause."-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular
"She turned to see Peter leaning against the building a few feet away. He wore a navy peacoat and a woolen cap over his head, and some of his curls peeked out from the sides. His eyes were blue and br…"-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular
31. Shelterwood
By: Lisa Wingate
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
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"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood
"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood