Six Degrees of Separation – from Yesteryear to A Far-Flung Life

It’s time for #6degrees, inspired by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. We all start at the same place as other readers, add six books, and see where it ends up. June’s starting point is Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, which has taken the book-reading world by storm. I started this bestseller about a tradwife but disliked the author’s characterization of Harvard and liked the heroine even less, so I gave it to my sister.

A Far-flung Life by M. L. Stedman #20BOS26-5

I remember what a tear-jerker The Light Between Oceans was so I was not expecting an easy read in A Far-flung Life but it took nearly all of the 430 pages to get from tragedy to the promised resilience. This epic novel beginning on an Australian sheep station in 1958 features a small but compelling cast of characters.

Historical Fiction for 2026 and a 2025 Recap

Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, and there are several books coming in 2026 that I am excited to read:

The Sea Stone Sisters by Eleanor Buchanan – In 1931, after a businessman takes down four historic stones on the Scottish headland, he finds his fortune lost, his wife dead and his four daughters torn apart. The sisters each cling to a ring they inherited from their mother, hoping to be reunited (June)