Jewish Genre Reading Challenge discussion

When you've been around for 3000 years, you rack up a lot of stories! For this challenge, you'll be diving into some lesser known periods of Jewish history with historical books that are set during times other than the Shoa (Holocaust), World War II, or Biblical times.

Check out our book lists for inspiration, tell us about any books you know that fit the bill, and remember you are free to read any book that fits the criteria for this challenge, not just the ones on these lists. A book that covers a long span of time and includes one or both of the above periods is fine. Books must have one or more Jewish main characters - in the case of a nonfiction book this means the book's focus subject or community must be Jewish.

Book lists:
Jewish Nonfiction History (not WWII or Biblical): https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Jewish Historical Fiction (not WWII or Biblical): https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

I'm out of adds for Historical Fiction. Can someone please add:

The Tinker's Son
Nothing Vast
The Whisper Sister
Let's Call Her Barbie
The Jews of Donwell Abbey: An Emma Vagary
I’m Glad I Did
The Dual Luminary - Revolution : Book I - A Novel of the Alter Rebbe, Chabad-Lubavitch, and the French Revolution
The Dual Luminary - Revelation: Book II - A Novel of the Alter Rebbe, Chabad-Lubavitch, and Napoleon Bonaparte
Endless Diamonds: A Tale of the Expulsion of the Sephardic Jews from Spain
Princess of Sheba, Warrior of Israel: A Novel Inspired by the Legendary Origins of the Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews
Blue Thread
The Witch of Cologne
The Trade Off
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern
The Mistake
In the Hands of Women
Napoleon's Mirage: A Novel
Threadbare
Künstlers in Paradise
The Meyersons of Meryton
Ain't No Grave

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