North and South – Elizabeth Gaskell (1855)
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell explores the contrast between England’s industrial North and agrarian South through Margaret Hale’s perspective.
Historical
Romance
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Historical
Romance
The Girl You Left Behind – Jojo Moyes (2012)
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes follows Sophie Lefèvre, whose portrait by her husband Édouard sparks a legal and emotional battle a century later.
Historical
Satire
Middlemarch – George Eliot (1872)
Middlemarch by George Eliot is a social novel exploring ambition, marriage, and reform in 19th-century provincial England.
Historical
Mystery
Thriller
Eye Of The Needle – Ken Follett (1978)
A relentless spy races to expose a war-shifting secret, but a woman’s quiet strength on a remote island may decide the fate of nations.
Classics
Historical
Mystery
The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood (2000)
Iris Chase reflects on her family’s dark past, her sister Laura’s mysterious death, and a novel-within-a-novel that reveals hidden secrets and betrayals.
Historical
Mystery
Thriller
Camino Ghosts – John Grisham (2024)
A buried past rises on a haunted island where history, greed, and justice collide - and Mercer Mann must decide if a forgotten voice is worth fighting the world to protect.
Classics
Historical
Nine Stories – JD Salinger (1953)
A collection of short stories exploring themes of innocence, trauma, and human connection, including A Perfect Day for Bananafish and For Esmé—with Love and Squalor.
Classics
Historical
Mystery
Alias Grace – Margaret Atwood (1996)
Grace Marks, a 19th-century maid convicted of murder, tells her enigmatic story, blurring the lines between truth, memory, and manipulation.
Adventure
Classics
Historical
Cannery Row – John Steinbeck (1945)
A quirky community of misfits in Depression-era Monterey, California, finds beauty in life’s imperfections in this humorous and heartfelt novel.
Classics
Historical
Romance
Sweet Thursday – John Steinbeck (1954)
In post-war Monterey, Doc returns to Cannery Row and finds love, friendship, and change in this charming sequel to Cannery Row.