Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

I mean, Pillars of the a Earth, almost fits your description. There are no “wars” in the story, and the politics are local and minor to the story, but it is not exactly peaceful. Beautiful story though.

My goal was 52 and I’m about to finish my 51st tonight or tomorrow. So I might actually get to 80+, which is remarkable considering I read one book in 2021 and 32 last year.

Eleven, but two were categorized as novellas. They were under a hundred pages, so if you consider them really long short stories, then nine.