Dolen Perkins-Valdez's 6 favorite historical novels

The best-selling author recommends works by Stephanie Dray, Yaa Gyasi, and more

Dolen Perkins-Valdez.
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In Dolen Perkins-Valdez's new novel, Take My Hand, a Black nurse looks back with regret to 1970s Alabama and to two teenage girls she tried to help. Below, the author of the 2010 best-seller Wench recommends six other recent historical novels.

The Great Mrs. Elias by Barbara Chase-Riboud (2022)

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