Recently my library curated a list of novels based on historical figures. From that list, I found two completely engrossing reads.
Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
Fowler takes us into a deeply troubled, yet fascinating
family. Although the action culminates in the event that made this name
infamous, the stories of John’s siblings are equally, if not more, dramatic. Nothing
less would be expected from the offspring of a Shakespearean actor.
The Mayfair Bookshop
by Eliza Knight
In this novel, we enter the world of Nancy Mitford. A
struggling, though not impoverished writer, Mitford longs for acclaim. As her 30th
birthday approaches, she enters into a marriage of convenience and soon
discovers her husband lacks what it takes to be the breadwinner. So Mitford turns
her family’s foibles into the perfect plot for her next project. Fast forward
to the present, Lucy, a young library curator, travels to London on assignment.
She lands in Mitford’s bookshop and begins searching for clues to solve a
long-running mystery in her own family.
For more titles, see this list.
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