On Canaan's Side
Sebastian Barry
An Irishwoman looks back across a century of war, migration, and loss (Walter Scott Prize 2012).
World War I era · Cold War · Literary · Family saga
World War I era · Family saga · ~1910–1920
World War I era family saga historical fiction books
Looking for historical fiction in the family saga lane set during the World War I era (~1910–1920)? World War I era family saga historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—Great War, home fronts, shattered empires. 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.
Shelf · 4 titles
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Drowning Ruth
Christina Schwarz
World War, 1914-1918 · Psychological aspects of World War, 1914-1918 · Drowning victims · Fiction
World War I era · Military & war · Open Library
Up in Honey's Room
Elmore Leonard
Literature and fiction, historical fiction · Detroit (mich.), fiction · Married people, fiction · World war, 1939-1945, fiction
World War I era · World War II era · Mystery · Military & war · Open Library
The unvanquished
William Faulkner
History · Fiction · Sartoris family (Fictitious characters) · World War, 1914-1918
Civil War · World War I era · Military & war · Open Library
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