{"id":7100,"date":"2022-04-04T08:10:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T08:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/5-must-read-historical-fiction-for-winter-evenings\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:49:56","slug":"5-must-read-historical-fiction-for-winter-evenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/5-must-read-historical-fiction-for-winter-evenings\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Must-Read Historical Fiction For Winter Evenings"},"content":{"rendered":"

These five standout new and upcoming titles offer atmospheric settings, unforgettable characters, and sweeping emotional arcs perfect for winter reading. From the mist-shrouded Cornish coast to postwar Germany, ancient Egypt, the storm-lashed Caribbean, and the glittering dangers of Hollywood, each story promises to transport you far beyond your fireside chair.<\/p>\n

5 Must-Read Historical Fiction For Winter Evenings<\/h1>\n
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1. The Sea Child<\/em> by Linda Wilgus<\/h2>\n
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A spellbinding tale of myth, danger, and forbidden love unfolds as a young widow on the Cornish coast becomes entangled with a band of smugglers while searching for the truth about her mysterious origins.<\/p>\n

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2. Keeper of Lost Children<\/em> by Sadeqa Johnson<\/h2>\n
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A moving, multi-generational story that traces how one woman\u2019s compassion in post-WWII Germany ripples across decades to transform the lives of three very different individuals.<\/p>\n

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3. Cleopatra<\/em> by Saara El-Arifi<\/h2>\n
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A dazzling, myth-infused reimagining that gives Cleopatra her voice at last, revealing the brilliant strategist, mother, and divinely guided ruler behind the legend.<\/p>\n

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4. Where the False Gods Dwell<\/em> by Denny S. Bryce<\/h2>\n
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Three women on Katherine Dunham\u2019s historic Caribbean expedition must confront danger, desire, and a catastrophic storm as they each chase destiny in 1930s Jamaica.<\/p>\n

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5. The Star Society<\/em> by Gabriella Saab<\/h2>\n
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Two estranged sisters\u2014one a rising Hollywood star, the other a covert investigator\u2014reunite after WWII and are forced to navigate secrets, justice, and political peril during Hollywood\u2019s Red Scare.<\/p>\n

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These five standout new and upcoming titles offer atmospheric settings, unforgettable characters, and sweeping emotional arcs perfect for winter reading. From the mist-shrouded Cornish coast to postwar Germany, ancient Egypt, the storm-lashed Caribbean, and the glittering dangers of Hollywood, each story promises to transport you far beyond your fireside chair. 5 Must-Read Historical Fiction For<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[351],"tags":[349],"class_list":["post-7100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lists","tag-gad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}