Historical fiction genre books (662)


271.

Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier FR

Rating: 3.5 (6 votes)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
The classic French novel written by a soldier, who would later die during World War I, tells the story of Auguste Meaulnes and the "domain mysterieux."

272.

Lena : unser Dorf und der Krieg by Käthe Recheis DE

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Country: Europe / Austria flag Austria
Description:
Das Buch beschreibt wie das österreichische Mädchen Lena die Nazizeit erlebt. Es werden viele Themen angesprochen, z.B. der Anschluß Österreichs, der Holocaust, Euthanasie, Bombenangriffe, Hitlerjugend u.v.m.


274.

Liechtenstein - Roman einer Nation by Armin Öhri DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Liechtenstein - elf Gemeinden, ein Dutzend Banken und ein Fürst. Armin Öhri, mit dem Literaturpreis der Europäischen Union ausgezeichneter Schriftsteller, beschreibt sein Heimatland. Mühelos spannt der Autor einen weiten zeitlichen Bogen über das Leben seiner Protagonisten. In einem fesselnden Roman von ungeheurer Zugkraft nimmt er seine Leserschaft mit auf eine Reise durch ein turbulentes Jahrhundert, mit Auftritten von A wie Adolf Hitler bis zu Z wie Zotow. Eine mitreißende Saga und zugleich der erste große Roman über das Fürstentum.

275.

Lies of Silence by Brian Moore EN

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Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
Description:
When the IRA orders Dillon to park his car at a Belfast hotel, he knows he's planting a bomb that will kill and maim dozens. He also knows his wife will be killed if he disobeys.The choice is complicated by the fact that the action takes place on the day Dillon plans to tell his wife he is leaving her to go to London to live with his girlfriend, Andrea, a researcher with the BBC. His decision has far reaching implications that play themselves out over the course of the novel, culminating in a horrific ending.

276.

Life by Lu Yao EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / China flag China
Description:
Gao Jialin, a stubborn, idealistic and ambitious young man from a small country village, life is upended when corrupt local politics cost him his beloved job as a schoolteacher, prompting him to reject rural life and try to make it in the big city.

277.

Life After Life : A Novel by Kate Atkinson EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
The award-winning author of Behind the Scenes at the Museum follows the experiences of a woman who after being born on a snowy night in 1910 repeated dies and reincarnates into the same life to correct missteps and ultimately save the world. 75,000 first printing.

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Life Begins on Friday by Ioana Pârvulescu EN

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Country: Europe / Romania flag Romania
Description:
Parvulescus' book is a magical tale full of enchanting characters who can carry the reader to another time. A time-travel book for the romantic.

279.

Limberlost by Robbie Arnott EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
The much-anticipated third novel by award-winning Australian author Robbie Arnott, Limberlost is a story of family and land, loss and hope, fate and the unknown, and love and kindness

280.

Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
For readers of Joanna Goodman and Genevieve Graham comes a masterful debut novel about three women whose lives are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother’s love, and a secret network of women fighting for the right to choose—inspired by true stories. Tell them you’re looking for Jane. 2017 When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession in a stack of forgotten mail, she is determined to find the intended recipient. Her search takes her back to the 1970s when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion network in Toronto k... continue