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This month, Mixed Bag Book Club will be reading historical fiction. Historical fiction is a genre of fiction that takes the reader to a time and place in the past. How far back does the author have to go? There is some debate on this, but a good starting place is at least 50 years. Historical fiction attempts to take the reader out of the events of their lifetime. Works of historical fiction are set in a real place, during a recognizable time. The plot is often a mix of actual events and imagined events, and the characters can be pure fiction and/or based on real people. Historical fiction authors should spend a lot of time researching the time period before creating their novels. Even though authors are allowed artistic license, the best historical fiction has been researched thoroughly and these details present themselves in the story.
New to historical fiction or not sure what to pick up next? Try one of these titles!
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (early 1900s - England)
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