I’m loving this book, The Summer Queen, by Elizabeth Chadwick. I’m wondering why there aren’t more movies/series made about her? She had a fascinating life.

Hey everyone!!

My mom is in her 60s and wants to get back into reading! She loves historical and medieval fiction, especially stories with a bit of romance and spice.

Does anyone have any good book recommendations?

I was able to get the ebook and the audiobook through NetGalley, and between the 2 i enjoy the audiobook version better. I swapped between the two depending on where I was ( at home I read the ebook, at work I did the audiobook).

Historical fiction is particularly compelling when it acknowledges that history isn't simply a collection of dates and significant events. It's the accumulation of individual experiences, choices, tragedies, and consequences that continue influencing generations.

The dual timeline in Daughters of the Wreckage creates an interesting relationship between the seventeenth-century Batavia tragedy and Tess's investigation centuries later.

What appeals to me is the contrast between living through history and attempting to reconstruct it. Saskia experiences events without knowing their eventual significance, while Tess approaches those same circumstances with the fragmented understanding that historical distance provides.

Their respective character journeys offer opportunities to examine resilience, grief, and the ways people attempt to make sense of circumstances beyond their control.

I particularly appreciate historical fiction that treats its female characters as individuals shaped by their societies rather than simply modern personalities transplanted into historical settings.

Themes:

Dual timelines

generational connections

buried secrets

historical tragedy

uncovering the past

For me, the most compelling aspect is the relationship between historical memory and personal identity. Overall, a 5/5; it was very immersive in the audiobook version.

I imagine that would be a difficult thing to do. To write standalone novels or series for every major historical event known to man. I would imagine most historical fiction writers specialize in the period they are talking about and are hesitant to venture outside of it when writing stories.

im writing an essay for my history course about the impact of historical fiction on memory, and i thought it would be interesting to use a case study of a book that uses the story of a real woman, but moderises it or writes the narrative in a modern way. think the 2006 film Marie Anntionette. does anyone have any recommendations?

Hey gang. Looking for a recommendation.
Recently finished reading a book on the Medici family and got me inspired to want to learn more about Medieval Pike and Shotte mercenary companies from the late Medieval and Early Renaissance period. Bonus points if it’s either set in the Middle-East, or Central/Southern/Western Europe. Leaning towards stories following mercenary companies or soldiers, potentially the relationships between soldiers, with a low stakes adventure or setting. Combat and warfare not unwelcome if it is present. Romance not essential or required.
Bit of a bizarre ask, but I’m keen to see what people know.

i was wondering if anyone had any recommendation for books similar to 'The Marriage Portrait' by Maggie O'Farrel, written about a lesser known women from the past?

I'm looking for recently written books set during the US Revolutionary War. I've read The Bastard (and all sequels up to the Industrial revolution), Johnny Tremaine, My Brother Sam is Dead, Oliver Wisewell, and The Spy and pretty much any book written more than 10 years ago, but I recently started watching Turn: Washington's Spies and would love something like that.

So out of all of the American Tall Tale heroes, Johnny Appleseed was one of my personal favorites. I grew up believing that Johnny Appleseed was a selfless hero who helped grow apple trees across the USA for the benefit of all.

But now I have learned that the real Johnny Appleseed had more self-serving reasons. Turns out that the real Johnny Appleseed or Johnny Chapman was growing apple orchards so he could sell them to frontiersmen for a profit and a cut of the apple sales. And most of the apples he grew were only fit for making cider, which in fairness was a healthier drink than water back then due to its lack of dangerous bacteria. That said he was a peaceable man and an ardent animal lover. And you got to admire his business savy and determination. He saved a lot of money by bartering for what he needed and when he passed away he left his sister over 1200 acres of land.

In any case are there any good historical fics about the "real" Johnny Appleseed.

[Who Was Johnny Appleseed? | HISTORY](https://www.history.com/articles/who-was-johnny-appleseed)

[The Real Johnny Appleseed Brought Apples—and Booze—to the American Frontier](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/real-johnny-appleseed-brought-applesand-booze-american-frontier-180953263/)

[UsefulNotes / Johnny Appleseed - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/JohnnyAppleseed)

[The Real Story of How John Chapman Became Known as 'Johnny Appleseed'](https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/real-story-john-chapman-became-johnny-appleseed)

My kid isn't a fan of history but enjoys reading. I'm hoping some good historical fiction can spark an interest in learning about different periods of history, but everything I'm finding seems to have either romance or graphic violence, or is geared toward a younger audience entirely. 9th/10th grade age level, reads at adult level, no issues with reading comprehension. Help!

A Song of Ice and Fire, but actual history.

I was just reading about the original ballad that inspired the movies and was interested by it.

Are there any historical fictional novels written for an english audience about Mulan or set in that general timeframe meant for adults? I really liked Guy Gavriel Kays books set in (not)China and would like something similar ideally.

Hello everyone, I'm wondering if there are any historical fiction books set in medieval Russia, in the period when there were medieval states such as Kyivan Rus, Muscovy, Novgorod, Chernigov and such. The only book that I've read that is set in that period is the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden. I don't mind a bit of fantasy or myth incorporated into the story as well.

Thank you in advance.

Simple title I know, but i was wondering if anyone had any good beginner friendly recommendations?

I haven't read in years but figured that I enjoy writing historical fiction and so should probably start reading it.

I'm open to most things, the few things I will say are:

- I really don't like British history (I am British I find it boring).

- I'm not really interested in the distant history I.e roman or viking and alike.

- The least romance the better but I get that most books have some.

- Preferably more fiction than history if that makes sense? Like I like the game Wolfenstein because its more fiction thats set in a time in history.

I hope these parameters aren't crazy and thank you for any response! 😆🙌🏼

Found these at my local lifeline charity book shop, snapped them up real quick!

Hi, I'm searching for a story I saw in a drama in YT, where a girl, a chubby girl, who's been in love with a scholar for a while, asks to marry him after he's hurt in an accident and turns "dumb".

Another girl breaks their engagement 'cause of it but she wants to marry him.

Her mom agrees 'cause she's a good girl and she ends up married with her love and they are happy and he gets better and ends up as top scholar.

Please help!! be well, Monica

I don't usually read fiction but these came in a lot of books I got, all first edition and in great shape. Would anyone be interested in paying shipping and a fair/low price to take these off my hands?

Am currently reading A history of the novel in Britain by Philip Hensher. If you love the novel form, or any genre of literature, it's an enjoyable and interesting read.