Past & Present in Adult Fiction 

See also: Past & Present in Teen Fiction

Stars Over Clear Lake by Loretta Ellsworth

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: Historical, Secrets 
• A woman in her 70's thinks back to her teen years during World War II and how the decisions she made then affected her life. 

The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai

• Pub Date: 2014
• See also: Secrets 
• The narration begins in the present and takes readers further back into the past as more secrets are revealed.

Big Girl Small by Rachel DeWoskin

• Pub Date: 2011
• See also: Kid/Teen Main Character 
• Judy narrates the story of her junior year of high school while hiding out at a seedy hotel. 

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai 

• Pub Date: 2018
• A 1980's story line follows Yale, a gay manduring the AIDS crisis, and a 2015 story line shows Fiona, Yale's friend, and her troubled future.

Light Over London by Julia Kelly

• Pub Date: 2019
• In the present Cara discovers a WWII era diary and tries to find the owner. In the 1940's we get Louise's story.