Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: The Best Historical Fiction
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Reading a history textbook can sometimes feel like a chore. But put those exact same historical facts into the hands of a master storyteller, and suddenly you are completely transported to another era.
Historical fiction is having a massive moment right now. Authors are digging up forgotten figures, untold war stories, and glamorous Hollywood scandals, turning them into unputdownable novels. If you want to learn something while being completely entertained, here are two masterpieces you need to read.
The WWII Masterpiece
If there is one historical fiction book that universally makes readers weep, it is The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Set in France during World War II, it follows two sisters taking very different paths to survive the occupation. It is devastating, beautifully written, and impossible to put down. Experience the story here: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.
The Hollywood Scandal
If you want something lighter but incredibly gripping, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a modern classic. It follows an aging, reclusive Hollywood movie icon who finally decides to tell a young journalist the real, scandalous truth about her glamorous life and her seven marriages. Step into the glamour here: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Historical fiction requires years of exhaustive research, which means these authors take a long time to publish their next books. Don't lose track of them. Add Kristin Hannah and Taylor Jenkins Reid to your Bleepia account so you get an instant alert the day their next historical epic drops!
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