[Ginga-argentina] This month’s best new historical fiction

Sat May 10 21:21:08 CEST 2025

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This Month’s Best New Historical Fiction

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My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende

A sweeping wartime tale from ‘one of our most revered storytellers’ (Kate Morton)

- During the 19th century, Emilia defies societal norms to become a writer. When she’s assigned to cover a brewing civil war in Chile, she sets out to find her elusive father

- Kristin Hannah gushes, “Isabel Allende is a literary treasure… A beautifully written portrait of a woman coming of age and finding her voice”

- “All of Allende’s books, <i>My Name Is Emilia del Valle</i> included, have the epic feel of a major Hollywood film” (Associated Press)

Media Praise: The New Yorker, NPR, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Slate, Harper's Bazaar, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage

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The Pretender by Jo Harkin

‘On par with Hilary Mantel’s <i>Wolf Hall</i>,’ according to <i>Publishers Weekly</i>

- In Tudor England, peasant Lambert Simnel’s life is turned upside down when he must embrace a claim to the English throne

- A “transporting feat of imagination and storytelling” (Maggie Shipstead, author of <i>Great Circle</i>) inspired by true events

- Karen Russell raves, “I had no idea that a medieval historical novel could be this wickedly funny”

Media Praise: Time Magazine, The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, The Guardian, New York Post, Paste, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub

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Zeal by Morgan Jerkins

Follow two families across 150 years in this epic saga

- In 1865, Harrison is discharged from the Union Army and freed from enslavement. He sets out to reunite with the woman he loves — but Tizrah makes a choice with consequences that echo across decades…

- Highly anticipated by <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>Time</i>, <i>People</i>, and more

- A <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author delivers a “page-turner that will teach readers a few things about our past” (<i>The Boston Globe</i>)

Media Praise: Time Magazine, People, The Washington Post, Town & Country, The Boston Globe, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature

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The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

Christina Baker Kline and Adriana Trigiani loved this moving ode to the power of books

- In a 1960s Virginia suburb, Margaret starts a book club to discuss <i>The Feminine Mystique</i>. Together, she and her attendees forge a powerful bond — and search for meaning in their lives

- “Ideal for fans of historical fiction and those who enjoyed Bonnie Garmus’s <i>Lessons in Chemistry</i>, Kristin Hannah’s <i>The Women</i>, or Kate Quinn’s <i>The Briar Club</i>” (<i>Library Journal</I> starred review)

- Pick this up for your book club’s next read

Media Praise: People, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub

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Strangers in Time by David Baldacci

An unforgettable story of found family set in a World War II bookshop

- #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author David Baldacci is “one of the best authors alive, and every page of <i>Strangers in Time</i> shows why” (Lisa Scottoline)

- In London, a grieving bookstore owner finds his life transformed by two struggling teenagers — but his secrets could put all their lives in danger

- Kate Quinn and Jodi Picoult are praising this transportive, heart-wrenching read

Media Praise: The Times, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews

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The Eights by Joanna Miller

Among Oxford’s first class of women students, life-changing friendships form

- “Entertaining and moving… I came to love these four women as though they were my sisters” (Tracy Chevalier)

- In 1920, four pioneering young women arrive at Oxford — and come of age in the aftermath of World War I

- “A memorable tale of a fast-changing world” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)

Media Praise: The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage

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The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

On the Amalfi Coast, a centuries-old secret rises to the surface

- An instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from the author of <i>The Lost Apothecary</i>

- When archaeologist Haven arrives in an Italian village to investigate a series of mysterious shipwrecks, she also searches for her father’s sunken treasure — and uncovers an ancient curse

- “Sarah Penner transported me to the sea-swept cliffs of Positano and introduced me to characters I’ll never forget. A magical read!” (Emilia Hart, author of <i>The Sirens</i>)

Media Praise: Book of the Month, People, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Booklist

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Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas

‘A rollicking western with an unforgettable heroine’ (<i>Booklist</i>)

- Fans of <i>True Grit</i> will devour this tale “full of humor, heart, and hope” (<i>Library Journal</i> starred review) 

- Determined to find their father, Haidie and her brother escape their orphanage — but a shocking secret awaits them

- A <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author transports readers to 1863’s Colorado Territory

Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist

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Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi

Travel from India to France and beyond in this sweeping, evocative mystery

- In the 1930s, a young nurse must solve a painter’s murder to prove she didn’t cause the death. And she only has a cryptic note and four paintings as clues…

- Inspired by the life and death of Amrita Sher-Gil, who has been called India’s Frida Kahlo

- From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Henna Artist</i>, who counts Kate Quinn and Chanel Cleeton among her many fans

Media Praise: Book of the Month, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal

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Twelve Post-War Tales by Graham Swift

Uncover the lives of ordinary people haunted by war

- This stunning story collection “traces a tender and moving web of connections across decades” (<i>Financial Times</i>) 

- A Booker Prize–winning author portrays memorable characters from World War II veterans to a father living in the shadow of the Cuban Missile Crisis

- “Brilliant, illuminating… Perhaps the author’s best” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review)

Media Praise: The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub

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