87 New Historical Fiction Books Hitting Shelves This Year

Eleanor Shearer's "River Sing Me Home" is a powerful depiction of the aftermath of slavery and one woman's odyssey to learn what has happened to her children. Although the British Empire outlaws slavery in 1834, the master at the plantation where Rachel has been enslaved announces that they all are now "apprentices" — and still not free to leave. Rachel instead makes the dangerous decision to flee, traveling through the Caribbean with a single mission in mind: find out what became of her five children who were taken from her and sold. Their stories unfold along with hers as Rachel pursues the dream of reuniting her family, or at least finally having answers.

Release date: Jan. 31