Strong Women in Historical Fiction

If you enjoy reading historical fiction then check out these titles that you might have missed.

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Away by Amy Bloom

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich

A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick

Serena by Ron Rash

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Stone Dairies by Carol Shields

The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart

Haiti

With the devastation of Haiti in the news, you might want to read more about the country. Edwidge Danticat is probably the most famous fiction author from Haiti, but Omar Tyree has also written about the country and people.

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat

The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat

Leslie by Omar Tyree

The library also has a couple of non-fiction titles.

Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization by Jean-Bertrand Aristide (330.972 Ari)

Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica by Zora Neale Hurston (299.67 H)

There are also many books in the children's section of the library.