Historical Fiction with an engaging story and characters (I've enjoyed Kristin Hannah) from Anya via IG

Anya via IG was looking for "Historical Fiction with an engaging story and characters (I've enjoyed Kristin Hannah)"  Our three booksellers, Kari, Jack and Emma, started with the query  -- are you sure you have read everything Kristin Hannah has written? They then took off, recommending books such as Lessons in Chemistryby Bonnie Garmus, Sharks in the Time of Saviors: A Novel by Kawai Strong Washburn, Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys and The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer among many others.

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