Eleven Historical Novels for Fans of THE HEART’S INVISIBLE FURIES
Critics and readers are loving John Boyd’s The Heart’s Invisible Furies. With comparisons to Charles Dickens and John Irving, this sweeping novel follows Cyril Avery from his illegitimate 1945 Irish birth through the next incredible 70 years. A gay man at odds with the treatment of homosexuals in Ireland, he nevertheless finds ways to let love into his life. Recommend these other captivating reads—each with its own blend of history, culture, humor, and sadness. (Like a great Irish whiskey, each title has its own unique ratio of each.)
1949, by Morgan Llywelyn
The Book of Salt, by Monique T.D. Truong
Days Without End, by Sebastian Barry
In the Beauty of the Lilies, by John Updike
The Light of Amsterdam, by David Park
Lucky Us, by Amy Bloom
Nora Webster, by Colm Toibin
Secrets to the Lighthouse, by Santa Montefiore
Three Junes, by Julia Glass
The Untouchable, by John Banville
The Walk Home, by Rachel Seiffert
About the Author: Karen Kleckner Keefe
Karen Kleckner Keefe is the director of the Hinsdale (IL) Public Library, a Booklist reviewer, and one of Library Journal's 2009 "Movers and Shakers." Follow her on Twitter at @KarenKleckner.Subscribe
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Incorrect spelling of the author’s name: Boyne not Boyd.