Ivanhoe – Sir Walter Scott (1819)
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott is a medieval romance set in 12th-century England, following Wilfred of Ivanhoe’s quest to restore his honor and reunite with Lady Rowena.
Adventure
Historical
Romance
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Fantasy
Historical
Young Adult
Leviathan – Scott Westerfeld (2009)
In a world on the brink of war, a fugitive prince and a girl disguised as a soldier cross paths aboard a living airship, where secrets, science, and survival collide.
Fantasy
Historical
Young Adult
Behemoth – Scott Westerfeld (2010)
As war brews and rebellion sparks in Istanbul, Deryn and Alek face secrets, sabotage, and loyalty tested aboard a living airship that could change the fate of empires.
Fantasy
Historical
Young Adult
Goliath – Scott Westerfeld (2011)
A prince without a throne and a girl disguised as a soldier race across continents aboard a living airship, chasing peace, truth, and a chance to change the world.
Historical
Mystery
The Wonder – Emma Donoghue (2016)
An English nurse faces faith, deception, and a dying girl's silent truth in a remote Irish village where miracles are worshipped and reason is a threat.
Historical
The Kitchen God’s Wife – Amy Tan (1991)
A mother’s buried past and a daughter’s silent struggle collide in a powerful journey of truth, resilience, and the healing strength of reclaimed stories.
Historical
The Pull of the Stars – Emma Donoghue (2020)
In a city gripped by war and plague, a nurse battles death, delivers life, and discovers unexpected love within the walls of a crumbling maternity ward.
Historical
Romance
At the Water’s Edge – Sara Gruen (2015)
At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen follows a privileged woman’s journey to wartime Scotland, where she faces dark truths, love, and the realities of survival.
Historical
Romance
By Any Other Name – Jodi Picoult (2024)
Two women, centuries apart, fight to reclaim their voices in a world that silences them - a haunting, lyrical journey through art, erasure, and the power of truth.
Historical
The Little Liar – Mitch Albom (2023)
A haunting tale of innocence betrayed and truth reclaimed, where one boy’s lie during the Holocaust ripples across decades in a search for redemption and grace.