12 riveting historical novels by Canadian authors
Travel back in time with these thrilling stories by Canadians.
Historical fiction gives us a window into the past. We can peek in on a world-changing event, go on an adventure in a time without airplanes or cell phones, or immerse ourselves in the daily life of characters from past decades, centuries or millennia.
These 12 recent Canadian novels will take you around the world and back in time.
- Grand Menteur by Jean Marc Ah-Sen
- The Naturalist by Alissa York
- A Superior Man by Paul Yee
- The Man Who Saved Henry Morgan by Robert Hough
- Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains by Yasuko Thanh
- The Hunter and the Wild Girl by Pauline Holdstock
- Against A Darkening Sky by Lauren B. Davis
- The Translation of Love by Lynne Kutsukake
- This Marlowe by Michelle Butler Hallett
- The Great and Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms by Ian Thornton
- Let Us Be True by Erna Buffie
- Carry Me by Peter Behrens
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