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"Is this play about us?" Fictional books that are based on or involve real events from history. Why not learn a bit of history while still escaping reality.

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Radical Love

Radical Love

Neil Blackmore

The House of Impossible Beauties

The House of Impossible Beauties

Joseph Cassara

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

Pachinko

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

The Help

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

Disco Witches of Fire Island

Disco Witches of Fire Island

Blair Fell

There Are Rivers in the Sky

There Are Rivers in the Sky

Elif Shafak

Lessons in Chemistry

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis

Bright Young Women

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

Floreana

Floreana

Midge Raymond

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

George Orwell

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh

Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert

Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert

Bob the Drag Queen

Human Acts

Human Acts

Han Kang

Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

11/22/63

11/22/63

Stephen King

Babel

Babel

R.F. Kuang

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I have two recommendations for thus list: The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara and Radical Love by Neil Blackmore!

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