Another Time, Another Place
Historical Fiction set in France

Ancient and Classical (to 400 A.D.) | Middle Ages (400-1400 A.D.) | The Renaissance (1400-1600) | 1600-1700 | 1700-1800 | 1800-1900 | 1900 - Present

Ancient and Classical Times (to 400 A.D.)

Circles of Stone
  Lambert, Joan Dahr

The Zenas, healers in an ancient goddess religion, move to southern France and continue to practice in subsequent centuries. (Fiction)

Middle Ages (400 - 1400 A.D.)

The Champion
  Chadwick, Elizabeth

Fearing a future bound to her husband, Monday runs away, but years later Alexander de Montroi finds her with his child, and they both must face the consequences of their actions. (Fiction)

Mirabilis
  Cokal, Susann

In 14th-century France, the village of Villeneuve faces famine, but when Bonne Tardieu is selected as a wealthy woman's wet nurse, she miraculously feeds the entire village. (Fiction)

Deus Lo Volt
  Connell, Evan S.

In the disastrous second crusade under Louis IX, Jean Joinville witnesses the battle between Saladin and Richard the Lionhearted and endures imprisonment at the hands of Egyptian fighters. (Fiction)

The Good Men: A Novel of Heresy
  Craig, Charmaine

Pierre Clergue, now a rector in the village of Montaillou, is led astray as he has an affair and gets involved with a group of heretics known as the Good Men. (Fiction)

Lords of Vaumartin
  Holland, Cecilia

After his uncle tricks him into combat, Everard survives the battle at Crecy in 1346 and flees to Paris to follow his scholarly interests, leaving behind his birthright to the family castle. (Fiction)

The Burning Times
  Kalogridis, Jeanne

While imprisoned, Sybille develops a relationship with a young monk and tells him her story of being raised by a sorceress grandmother and later hiding among Franciscan nuns. (Fiction)

So Speaks the Heart
  Lindsey, Johanna

In 10th century France, Rowland de Montville, an unrefined Norman, abducts Brigitte de Louroux thinking she is a servant, but after many hardships, the two fall in love. (Fiction)

The Renaissance (1400 - 1600)

The Glittering Strand
  Lennox, Judith

Kidnapped and sold into slavery, Serafina Guardi is saved by her kind master and she vows to return to her high place in society. (Fiction)

The Serpent Garden
  Riley, Judith Merkle

Susanna Dallet, the daughter of a renowned Flemish painter, learns to rely on her own artistic talent to survive after the murder of her husband. (Fiction)

Lamia, a Witch
  Taylor, Georgia

During the Inquisition, Lamia, the daughter of a witch finds safety in the home of an Italian cloth merchant. (Fiction)

1600 - 1700

The Three Musketeers
  Dumas, Alexandre

After D'Artagnan reunites with the three musketeers, the four go to Paris in 1625 to serve the king. (Fiction)

1700 - 1800

A Far Better Rest
  Alleyn, Susanne

Sydney Carton, known from A Tale of Two Cities, finds himself involved in the French Revolution after relocating to France to live a life of luxury. (Fiction)

The Masked Man
  Doherty, P. C.

After being sentenced to death, Ralph Croft is unexpectedly set free, but now he is charged with the task of discovering the true identity of the Man in the Iron Mask. (Mystery)

The Third Lion
  Kemske, Floyd

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord was forced into the priesthood, and is later excommunicated, but he finds his calling in politics and plays an important role in the French Revolution. (Fiction)

1800 - 1900

The Count of Monte Cristo
  Dumas, Alexandre

Edmund Dante escapes after 15 years of imprisonment, and after he finds a stash of money in the cavern of Monte Cristo, he goes on to seek revenge on his enemies. (Fiction)

Tree of Gold
  Laker, Rosalind

Gabrielle Roche and Nicolas Devaus head rival silk factories in Lyons, and despite their business, their marriages, and Napolean's war, the two eventually come together in love. (Fiction)

1900 - Present

The Innocents Within
  Daley, Robert

When a U.S. fighter plane crashes into the forest outside of Le Lignon, the unconscious 19-year-old pilot, Davey Gannon, is taken in by a pastor whose 18-year-old adopted daughter nurses him back to health. (Fiction)

The Free Frenchman
  Reed, Piers Paul

During the German occupation Bertrand de Roujay joins the Free French in London led by De Gaulle, while his brother remains in France to support the Germans. (Fiction)

Adieu Volodya
  Signoret, Simone

When Nazi's invade France, two Jewish families who are attempting to build a business struggle as they face growing anti-Semitism. (Fiction)

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