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Recommendations for historical fiction with family drama



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amother
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Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:04 pm
with an emotional twist. well written. ideas?
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amother
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Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:23 pm
Any of Etka Gittel Schwartzes books !!!
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Frumme




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:34 pm
amother [ Honeydew ] wrote:
Any of Etka Gittel Schwartzes books !!!


Oh yeah I've heard great things about Full Harvest. Haven't found a copy yet though
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amother
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Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:40 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote:
with an emotional twist. well written. ideas?

Eta- non Jewish as well
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amother
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Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:58 pm
Try the book Two Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman.
Another suggestion, The Hired Girl by Amy Laura Schlitz
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amother
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Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 9:59 pm
amother [ Tanzanite ] wrote:
Try the author Lynda Cohen Loigman.

Read both of her books Looking for something like that!
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amother
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Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 10:01 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Read both of her books Looking for something like that!

OK just edited my post above to add a suggestion!
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dena613




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 10:03 pm
Books by sarah birnhack
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amother
Bone


 

Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 10:03 pm
The Poisonwood Bible
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amother
Tanzanite


 

Post Tue, Aug 24 2021, 10:17 pm
The Huntress by Kate Quinn.
Very good but more intense than my previous suggestions.

Some of the stand alone historical novels by Rhys Bowen are very enjoyable reads (her series all start off well but get very formulaic by the 5th or so. She started off her writing career by being a ghostwriter for Sweet Valley High books, and it shows, lol).

You may like Beatriz Williams' books. I enjoyed most of her historical novels, just not the "wicked city" prohibition Era ones. She always puts in a twist into her family sagas.

Very very intense (and a bit bleak) but one of my top faves is Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor. Sort of historical psychological suspense mystery. Hard to quantify.
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shabbatiscoming




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 25 2021, 4:20 am
Gita Gordon's South African Journeys
https://www.amazon.com/South-A.....43622
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out-of-towner




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 25 2021, 7:36 am
shabbatiscoming wrote:
Gita Gordon's South African Journeys
https://www.amazon.com/South-A.....43622


This one is great! And helped my understand the mentality of my South African IL family.
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amother
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Post Wed, Aug 25 2021, 8:09 am
I bit graphic and gory but really amazing is the outlander series by diana gabalodon. I just skip the s-x scenes but if that kind of thing bothers you....
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OOTforlife




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 25 2021, 8:21 am
Pachinko (Korea/Japan)

Cairo Trilogy, three books (Egypt)

Life and Fate (Russia)

A Fine Balance (India)
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shabbatiscoming




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 25 2021, 8:23 am
out-of-towner wrote:
This one is great! And helped my understand the mentality of my South African IL family.
Same. I am american and my husband is SA and this book made so many things so much clearer and made me understand the mentalities so much more Smile
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theoneandonly




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 25 2021, 8:25 am
The tea planter's wife. Forgot the author but I'm sure you can Google it
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SuperWify




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 25 2021, 8:26 am
Just read rebel daughter. It’s really good.
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