Historical Fiction Ebooks

Loved by readers and critics alike, fascinating historical fiction ebooks should be on your must-read list. Ranging from mysteries set in Victorian London to romances amid the American Revolution, the popular historical fiction category offers history buffs and everyday readers intriguing escapes into other time periods. Here are some of the historical fiction titles our customers have been loving.

Loved by readers and critics alike, fascinating historical fiction ebooks should be on your must-read list. Ranging from mysteries set in Victorian London to romances amid the American Revolution, the popular historical fiction category offers history buffs and everyday readers intriguing escapes into other time periods. Here are some of the historical fiction titles our customers have been loving.

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The Invisible Hour: A Novel
The Invisible Hour: A Novel
The Invisible Hour: A Novel
The Invisible Hour: A Novel
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The Invisible Hour: A Novel

byAlice Hoffman

The latest New York Times bestseller from beloved author Alice Hoffman celebrates the enduring magic of books and is a “wonderful story of love and growth” (Stephen King). One June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her. The Scarlet Letter was written almost two hundred years earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia’s mother, Ivy, and their life inside the Community—an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden. But how could this be? How could Nathaniel Hawthorne have so perfectly captured the pain and loss that Mia carries inside her? Through a journey of heartbreak, love, and time, Mia must abandon the rules she was raised with at the Community. As she does, she realizes that reading can transport you to other worlds or bring them to you, and that readers and writers affect one another in mysterious ways. She learns that time is more fluid than she can imagine, and that love is stronger than any chains that bind you. As a girl Mia fell in love with a book. Now as a young woman she falls in love with a brilliant writer as she makes her way back in time. But what if Nathaniel Hawthorne never wrote The Scarlet Letter? And what if Mia Jacob never found it on the day she planned to die? From “the reigning queen of magical realism” (Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author), this is the story of one woman’s dream. For a little while it came true.

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About Historical Fiction

Find yourself transported back in time with some of the best historical fiction ebooks out there. The best historical fiction works like the Wardrobe into Narnia—a kind of magic of the imagination that transports us back in time to a fully realized world and very specific times and places. A past that is both alive and active is shown to us. The best historical fiction books break down the distance between now and the past, making us think about our own faces in history's mirror. And asking us to consider how that reflects on our present. In the early 19th century, Sir Walter Scott and his contemporaries began writing historical fiction ebooks. There have been many subgenres of historical fiction since then, including the ever-popular historical romance. Historical fiction has grown in popularity over the past two centuries and has gained passionate readers who are known as sticklers for historical accuracy. When done right, a historical fiction novel exemplifies and carefully considers the manners, social conditions, and other details of the time period in which the novel is set. Bestsellers in historical fiction include The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Gone with the Wind, and The Red Tent. This genre has a strong hold on readers' imaginations and hearts.

Find yourself transported back in time with some of the best historical fiction ebooks out there. The best historical fiction works like the Wardrobe into Narnia—a kind of magic of the imagination that transports us back in time to a fully realized world and very specific times and places. A past that is both alive and active is shown to us. The best historical fiction books break down the distance between now and the past, making us think about our own faces in history's mirror. And asking us to consider how that reflects on our present. In the early 19th century, Sir Walter Scott and his contemporaries began writing historical fiction ebooks. There have been many subgenres of historical fiction since then, including the ever-popular historical romance. Historical fiction has grown in popularity over the past two centuries and has gained passionate readers who are known as sticklers for historical accuracy. When done right, a historical fiction novel exemplifies and carefully considers the manners, social conditions, and other details of the time period in which the novel is set. Bestsellers in historical fiction include The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Gone with the Wind, and The Red Tent. This genre has a strong hold on readers' imaginations and hearts.