Fiction

Domhnall Gleeson and Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn

10 of the best new historical fiction novels to read right now
The phrase “long-awaited” is overused, but in the case of Long Island, the sequel to Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn, it is justified. On publication in 2009, Brooklyn sealed Toibin’s reputation as one of the UK’s finest novelists, and won the Costa Novel Award. Some years later it was chosen by The Observer as “One of the 10 best historical novels”.

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