87 New Historical Fiction Books Hitting Shelves This Year

There's just a touch of magic in Sally Gardner's "The Weather Woman." In Regency England, Neva Friezland is born with an unusual gift: the ability to predict the weather. The strict gendered roles of her society prevent her from mingling with the men of science as she wishes, so she adopts a male disguise. To avoid criticism from those who believe only God can know the weather, she "predicts" the weather using a machine, building a potentially lucrative enterprise for herself. When Neva falls in love with a charming young man, her disguise hinders her for the first time, and she must decide which dangers to take a chance on.

Release date: Sept. 19