Fantasy Historical fiction Thriller Mystery 2005

Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Published in Spanish as La Historiadora

To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history....Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters.

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What it is

Told in letters, diaries or messages · you can't put it down

What happens in it

Letters and diaries Books about books Retelling

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How it's told

Structure
Two timelines
Who tells it
First person
Its world
A touch of the supernatural

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you love books about books
  • you like an old story told again
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth

Maybe not if…

  • you're after something comforting

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