I am still waiting on her to write another book because this was incredibly good.Īlso, another book about the 1918 flu pandemic, since you mentioned it, is The Last Town on Earth, about a logging community in the Pacific Northwest that decides to close itself off from the rest of the area to stop the flu from coming in, which is loosely based on real towns that attempted to do this. The book centers around a young family whose father is stationed at the nuclear reactor where the incident occurs. It takes place in a remote town in 1959 and the author does such a great job of making that time and setting come alive. The Longest Night by Andria Williams is based on the only fatal nuclear accident to occur in the U.S., and it was fantastic. 15 fiction books about lesser-known historical events If you’re looking for even more page-turning untold stories-or inspiration to form your own intergenerational book club- don’t miss WSIRN Episode 273: Realism, redemption, and reading across generations.
And we’re betting these novels focus on events you didn’t learn about in history class! Today I’m sharing 15 novels that incorporate real historical events and careful research but focus on the story. Fictional characters spark our imaginations and immerse us in the setting, inviting us to empathize with their journeys while we learn something new on every page. I so enjoyed hearing their favorites when we talked, and after our recording I spotted a plethora of titles on my own shelves that would likely make similarly-minded readers very happy.Īlthough I certainly enjoy nonfiction about historical events, there’s something special about the way a fictional story illuminates a piece of history. One of their favorite spans of common ground is their mutual love of realistic books that are based around-or simply include-lesser-known historical events. Rebekah and Beverly might be from different generations, but judging by their taste in books, you’d never know it! Readers, we just released a delightful episode of What Should I Read Next featuring our first grandmother-granddaughter duo.
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