Here's what I read this year that I would recommend to you:
The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni
The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
The One by John Marrs
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
Landscape with Traveler: The Pillow Book of Francis Reeves