We end 2022 with a great book from Kristin Hannah called the Winter Garden. Kristin Hannah is also the author of the The Nightingale and The Four Winds.
The Winter Garden takes place during modern times with flash backs to Russia during WWII. Hannah does a superb job of bringing to life the generational affects of war and the family dysfunction that is born from lack of communication. This story is weaved between sisters and their mother and the converging of each of their lives. The grit and determination of people that lived through such horrendous times is incredible. We greatly appreciate the reachers and historians that sought out stories such as the one in this book and preserved the truth of what really happened.
If you enjoy learning a bit of history while reading check out our other episodes where we recap historical fiction novels as well as a few true stories.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith - Set during the great depression
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus- Set during WWII
Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand -Set during WWII in the South Pacific
The Engineer's Wife: A Novel of the Brooklyn Bridge -Set during 1800's
Some Place to Call Home by Sandra Dallas- Set during the great depression
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr- Set during WWII
Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak- Set during Russian Revolution of 1917
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan- True Story during WWII
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson -Set in Kentucky during 1936
The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright- Set in the Ozark Hills during the early 1900's
The Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan- Set during WWII
War and Peace by Leo Tolsoy -Set during French invasion of Russia in 1812
Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz- Set in Germany during WWII
The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson- Set deep in Kentucky's Appalachia during early 1950's
The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin- Set in London during WWII
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
The Perilous Road by William O. Steele- Set in Tennessee during the American Civil War
Note that some of the links above are affiliate links to books we think you will love.