Ten Great Historical Novels For The Beach/Airplane/Summer Reading

Discover ten captivating historical novels perfect for beach, airplane, or summer reading. Dive into rich storytelling and immersive eras with these top picks for your next getaway!

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Girl with a Pearl Earring

by Tracy Chevalier

Holland comes to dazzling life in this richly imagined portrait of Griet, a sixteen year old of the 1660s who inspired one of Vermeer's most …
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In the Company of the Courtesan

by Sarah Dunant

Set in Renaissance Italy, this follow-up to Dunant's "The Birth of Venus" recounts the fantastic escapades of Bucino Teodoldo, a wily dwarf, and his mistress, …
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Innocent Traitor

by Alison Weir

I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction …
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Saturnalia

by Lindsey Davis

It’s 76 A.D. during the reign of Vespasian and the Roman festival of Saturnalia is getting underway. The days are short; the nights are for …
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Boudica

by Manda Scott

"This is the first book in the Boudica series. In AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody …