Best Selling Historical Fiction Novels For Adults

By Michael Bailey


A good book will change your life forever. On the other hand, well written historical fiction novels for adults make you feel as if you have packaged your bags and made a voyage around the world and back in time. There are authors who have mastered this art of writing and will take away your breath with every word. Here is a look at some of these writers and their classic titles.

The Help opens up with the 1962 gender perception where the highest accomplishment for women was having a ring on your finger. However, Karthryn Stockett presents the story of three women, Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny. Each has a unique life path. One is the daughter of a boss fed up with the hawk eyed mother. Aibileen is tasked with taking care of her yet she has own challenges to deal with. Minny is notorious by all standards but her salvation lies in finding a new boss who also has skeletons in his closet.

Strange things happened during the world wars as All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Dorrer will reveal. A blind French girl falls in love with a German boy in the French occupied territory. Discover what unfolds in this masterpiece narrative that captures wonderful descriptions and metaphors never seen.

During war, all enemies are supposed to be revealed. However, Vianne is in a unique situation as Kristin Hannah narrates in The Nightingale. She has an enemy under her roof. This spells doom for the two every day of their life. She begins making a series of mistakes that have to be resolved in one way or the other. This story captures incidences that put people in tight positions that only they can understand.

There is a Japanese twist to the historical narratives in Memoirs of a Geisha. This is a world where the highest bidder buys the virginity of a woman. Women are assigned value based on their appearance. Arthur Golden takes you on a journey full of romance, erotic descriptions and suspense never seen anywhere else.

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk is a narrative on the journey towards liberation of women and guarantee of their rights. It is the story of Sarah, a lady who feels that she has more to offer than the menial roles assigned by the patriarchal society. This is a history class that demystifies the myth that women belong to a certain corner of the world and rely on the determination of men.

Anita Diamant in The Red Tent takes you to the bible to read about the character Dinah. The character of Dinah is hashed compared to the prominent persons like Jacob and Isaac. It is about early womanhood and how it is lost in the patriarchal narratives that permeate religious teaching. You will get a renewed view of women and womanhood, different from what is captured in the bible.

Numerous authors have produced excellent novels on history that give a new perspective that is rarely explored. The reviews by other passionate readers will help you choose which title to read first among the many that take you down memory lane. Luckily, these titles are easily available in digital and hard cover versions.




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