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Or, on the other hand, it’s also fun because it can go into speculative territory and
Whether you love spy fiction, romances, sprawling sagas, or even horror, there’s a new historical fiction
Before we jump into the list, I just wanted to mention that there are waaaay more new
Which means 2023 still has plenty of new surprising novels in store
So without further ado, it’s time to take a look at some of the new historical
We’re kicking things off with a beautiful yet heartbreaking story centered around Partition — or the separation
The Book of Everlasting Things follows a perfumer’s apprentice named Samir Vij and a calligrapher’s
But when their country is split by Partition, the two lovers find themselves on opposite sides, making
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This WWII historical fiction is particularly interesting because its story was inspired by a real-life spy! Set
Her task? To create fake propaganda to lower the enemies’ morale with the help of the rest
Now we’re traveling back to 1800s Canada with Kai Thomas’s In the Upper Country! The
One day, a woman fresh off the Underground Railroad shoots a slave hunter
She refuses to leave before the authorities arrive, so Lensinda is tasked with interviewing her
The old woman will tell her story, if Lensinda shares one of her own
Moonrise Over New Jessup begins when our main character Alice Young arrives at the all-Black town of
Alice loves New Jessup, but she also loves a man named Raymond Campbell
He organizes clandestine activities that challenge the town’s status quo
Which means Alice will have to balance her desire to help her partner with her need to
The former will be the first in her family to attend college, if her taboo love affair
But his elite family won’t accept her, and all Eleanor wants is to fit in
Skull Water is an intergenerational historical fiction novel set in South Korea
Throughout the story, we get to see him grow up in the army base with his other “
This new historical fiction is a sweeping story about generational trauma, family, religion, and historical violence
The Changoors own a luxurious farm, while the Saroops live in the tin and wood Barracks down
When Dalton Changoor goes missing, Hans Saroop sees this as an opportunity to earn more money and
But things are not as they seem, and the deeper he digs, the more entwined the Changoors’
The Porcelain Moon is set in 1918 France, and it follows a woman named Pauline Deng
He works in the Chinese Labour Corps in the countryside, which would help Pauline hide from her
Ultimately, a woman named Camille is the one who offers her home to Pauline
The two quickly become friends, but it soon becomes clear that Camille is hiding something — and her
That’s where Trang meets an American pilot named Dan, and an irresistible romance blooms between them
At the same time, a man named Phong is trying to find his parents and leave the
He’s the son of a Black American soldier and a Vietnamese woman, which has caused his
” As past and present collide, all these characters will have to face their trauma and the decisions
Except Adelaide is most definitely not alone, and her secret won’t stay hidden for long