The House of Lincoln

"What a gift Nancy Horan has for conjuring the past and bringing it vividly to life! Here, she turns her considerable talents to Lincoln's strange road to the White House and the turbulence of his presidency, illuminating lesser-known perspectives and details that resonate eerily with our contemporary times. This is top-quality literary time-travel, and the trip is well worth taking."—Therese Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of A Well-Behaved Woman

“Nancy Horan’s nuanced portrait of Abraham Lincoln as his thoughts on emancipation evolve and her deft, revelatory use of narrators from marginalized communities enhance this compelling, beautifully crafted novel. The House of Lincoln evokes the past to illuminate the present as only the very best historical fiction can.”—Jennifer Chiaverini, New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters

“The gifted Nancy Horan once again brings readers into a story -- inspired by real events --  that will forever change the way they perceive famous historical figures and their times. In the captivating and important The House of Lincoln, the young Portuguese immigrant Ana is hired to help in the Springfield, Illinois home of Abraham Lincoln as the Great Emancipator is on the rise. Through Ana's relationship with Lincoln's wife Mary and her close friendship with Cal, a free Black girl, the novel explores a lesser-known aspect of a crucial historical period.”—Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room

“Here, happily, is Nancy Horan doing once again what Nancy Horan does best – telling us the part of the story we don’t yet know.  Strong on fine detail yet cognizant of the expansive historical context, Horan’s newest is wonderfully immersive, memorable, important, and pertinent.  An ambitious and accomplished work.” —Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves