Last weekend, a question was posed to a panel I was on. What contemporary works of historical fiction do you recommend reading was the gist of the question; I'd hate to quote since I didn't write it down. (Note the difference here between veracity and verisimilitude?)
Wow, that's a good question. And it's unanswerable in a complete way, but here are some of my faves.
Brookland, by Emily Barton
The Shadowcatcher, by Marianne Wiggins
The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson
The Alienist, by Caleb Carr
My Antonia, by Willa Cather
Lummox, by Fannie Hurst
Serena, by Ron Rash
The Book of Salt, by Monique Truong
Hell at the Breech, by Tom Franklin...
What am I missing? A lot! Post a comment below and recommend your favorite literary historical novel!
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Not sure what constitutes contemporary, but I might add Jayne Ann Phillips' Machine Dreams and E.L. Doctorow's The March.
And now, I must rush out and read every book you recommended...
OMG how could i leave out either of these!
Thank you, Susan!
Ooh, fun question! Fun topic!
A few of my faves:
Michael Lowenthal, CHARITY GIRL
Thomas Mallon, HENRY & CLARA
Julie Orringer, THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE
@Erika - I don't think I know any of those, but they're now on my list.
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