Historical fiction is a perennial favorite among library readers and book clubs alike, and we have some great ones coming out this year. Luckily you can get a head start by downloading the egalleys from Edelweiss, so I hope you enjoy these excellent forthcoming gems!
The Girl from The Savoy by Hazel Gaynor, the bestselling author of A Memory of Violets and The Girl Who Came Home: A young woman finds employment as a chambermaid at London’s grandest hotel after WWI and becomes torn between two men, two classes, and everything she knows and everything she dreams of. Download the egalley here.
News of the World by Paulette Jiles: In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women. Download the egalley here.
Lazaretto by Diane McKinney-Whetstone: A provocative, moving story that follows several unforgettable citizens through the struggle of 19th century Philadelphia’s early integration, from the author of the critically acclaimed novels Tumbling, Tempest Rising, Blues Dancing, Leaving Cecil Street, and Trading Dreams at Midnight. Download the egalley here.
You can check out our catalogs on Edelweiss for even more downloadable egalleys here. Enjoy!
-Amanda