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Yaa Gyasi
Linked stories follow two half-sisters’ lineages across centuries of African and American history.
Early modern · Victorian / Gilded Age · Family saga · Literary
Early modern · Family saga · ~1500–1789
Early modern family saga historical fiction books
Looking for historical fiction in the family saga lane set during the Early modern (~1500–1789)? Early modern family saga historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—Tudors, exploration, Reformation, revolutions brewing. Multi-generational stories across decades or centuries HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory
Mary Boleyn’s perspective on the rise of Anne Boleyn and the dangerous theater of Henry VIII’s court.
Early modern · Biographical · Romance
The Mountains Sing
Phan Quế Mai Nguyễn
English literature · Fiction, sagas · Fiction, historical · Vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction
Cold War · Late 20th century · Military & war · Open Library
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