Time Traveler (historical fiction)
December 1, 2020
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon An expatriate Australian and reporter living in France begins working as a spy when the Nazis invade. Based on the real life of Nancy Wake. Book / Audio eBook | |
The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker During the rise of the first king of Norway, Viking warrior Ragnvald seeks revenge on his murderous stepfather and rescue for his sister Svanhild. Book / eBook | |
The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict Inspired by the life of Hedy Lamarr, the glamorous Hollywood star with a background in science who invented the communications technology that makes cell phones possible. Book | |
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott Two women from the CIA typing pool are sent undercover into the USSR with the mission to smuggle out the manuscript of Dr. Zhivago. Inspired by true events. Book | |
Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton Two rival paleontologists search the American West of 1876 for dinosaur bones, deceiving and sabotaging each other in what would come to be known as The Bone Wars. Book / eBook | |
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Two half-sisters born in 18th-century Ghana go on to live vastly different lives, one married to an English colonial and the other sold into slavery in America. Book / eBook | |
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes An epic novel of the Vietnam War follows the young Marines of Bravo Company as they fight their way through the mountain jungles of Vietnam. Book / Audio eBook | |
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks The sweeping tale of the life of the biblical King David, as he grows from shepherd to king to despot. Book / Audio eBook | |
The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randel A young girl from a poverty-stricken family is summoned to the palace to become a concubine to the emperor. Will the prophecy that she will be China’s first female ruler come true? Book | |
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid The rise and fall of a chart-topping 1970s band is charted through interviews and from the point of view of a hidden narrator. Book / Audio eBook |