Fall 2023 Picks for Adults

14 Books Found

Filtered by 'Historical Fiction'
  • Broadway Butterfly

    Power, greed, corruption...and murder. Read about the crime that gripped New York City in the 1920s and how justice can be difficult and elusive in the city's most mesmerizing case. Perfect for readers who enjoy Marie Benedict and Kate Quinn. - Tabrizia Jones, Pelham Parkway-Van Nest

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  • The Covenant of Water

    Lyrical, expansive, and immersive, this book pulls you into its universe right from the beginning. If you like sweeping family sagas and historical novels, you will treasure journeying into the world that Abraham Verghese brings to life. - Asha Unni, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

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  • Did you hear about Kitty Karr?

    Kitty Karr is a woman who held power in front of and behind the camera of 1950s Hollywood.  A power that enabled her to help others within the community she came from, but if found out , would cause her to lose everything. Similar to “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid  and “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett - Evelyn Williams, Fort Washington

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  • Distant Star

    A stinging indictment of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship that took over Chile in 1973, Bolaño’s story is a crucial warning about the cozy relationship between art, spectacle, and authoritarianism. - Julian Rivas, Sedgwick Library

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  • Fingersmith

    A Victorian tale of mystery and woe that is twists all the way down. Open it up and take the plunge! - Catherine Watson, Tottenville

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  • Flipping Boxcars

    Cedric the Entertainer’s first novel about a con man named Babe who likes to take chances rolling the dice. When a scam that seems too good to be true, falls apart, he has to find something better and bigger to put his hopes in.  For fans of Colson Whitehead’s “ Harlem Shuffle”. - Evelyn Williams, Fort Washington

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  • He Who Drowned the World

    Great for folks looking for an action-packed historical fantasy that features epic battles, endearing characters, and is a tremendous follow-up to Parker-Chan's debut. If you are looking for a grittier Mulan-inspired story, this is for you! - Urmi Rahman, Eastchester

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  • Hearthstone

    Set in Tudor England, Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer for the Inns of Court, is summoned by Queen Catharine Parr to help a ward of the Court and the "monstrous wrongs" done against them and that's just for starters! This is an immersive historical mystery that builds slowly and is full of suspense. - Anne Rouyer, Mulberry Street

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  • The Housekeepers

    Downtown Abbey meets Ocean's 11 in this heist novel set in the heart of London's Mayfair neighborhood in 1905. The biggest party of the season is about to host the biggest heist of the new century!  - Anne Rouyer, Mulberry Street

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  • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

    A captivating story that recounts the life of a famous but reclusive bisexual actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and ends with a surprising twist. It's one of those compelling reads that will stay with you a long time afterwards. -  Florence Nicosia, Jerome Park

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  • The Sound of Light

    In WWII Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt assumes the identity of a shipyard worker, rowing messages to Sweden for the Resistance. His life depends on keeping his secret hidden—a task that proves challenging when he meets American physicist Dr. Else Jensen. - Aspasia Katerinis, Battery Park City

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  • A Thousand Ships

    Goddesses and princesses, warriors and commoners: all come together to give the long unheard women of the Trojan War a voice. Fans of Greek myth won’t want to miss this fresh, uncompromising, and moving take on Homer’s famous epic. - Kristen Strmel, West New Brighton

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  • Two Wars and a Wedding

    A dramatic coming-of-age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine—a bold and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars: the Greco-Turkish in 1896 and the Spanish-American in 1898. - Aspasia Katerinis, Battery Park City

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  • Victory City

    In 14th century India, a young girl is imbued with divine power and tasked with building a grand city. Equal parts epic and tragic, this centuries-spanning chronicle will stay with you long after the final page. - Kristen Strmel, West New Brighton

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