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The Briar Club Summary
The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn 2024 432 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
El Filibusterismo Summary
El Filibusterismo
by José Rizal 1891 360 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Frozen River Summary
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon 2023 432 pages
4.40
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Refugee Summary
Refugee
by Alan Gratz 2017 352 pages
4.37
76k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Pride and Prejudice Summary
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen 1813 279 pages
4.29
4.5M+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
James Summary
James
by Percival Everett 2024 303 pages
4.49
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow Summary
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
by Zoulfa Katouh 2022 417 pages
4.48
89k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
The Nickel Boys Summary
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead 2019 213 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Heaven Official's Blessing Summary
Heaven Official's Blessing
Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2020 416 pages
4.61
38k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
The Seven Sisters Summary
The Seven Sisters
by Lucinda Riley 2014 460 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Wager Summary
The Wager
A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann 2023 331 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
History
Book Club
Historical
The Women Summary
The Women
by Kristin Hannah 2024 471 pages
4.61
1.2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Winter Garden Summary
Winter Garden
by Kristin Hannah 2010 394 pages
4.28
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Little Liar Summary
The Little Liar
by Mitch Albom 2023 333 pages
4.57
81k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Holocaust
The Lion Women of Tehran Summary
The Lion Women of Tehran
by Marjan Kamali 2024 327 pages
4.50
79k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
Volume 5
by Natsu Hyuuga 2016 293 pages
4.38
3k+ ratings
Light Novel
Mystery
Romance
The Palace of Illusions Summary
The Palace of Illusions
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2008 360 pages
4.20
60k+ ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Small and the Mighty Summary
The Small and the Mighty
Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
by Sharon McMahon 2024 320 pages
4.44
27k+ ratings
History
Book Club
Biography
Salt to the Sea Summary
Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys 2016 391 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Fever 1793 Summary
Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2000 252 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.94
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Ground Zero Summary
Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz 2021 336 pages
4.33
23k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
A History of Modern Iran Summary
A History of Modern Iran
by Ervand Abrahamian 2008 228 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
History
Iran
Politics
To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee 1960 323 pages
4.26
6.6M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
Train to Pakistan Summary
Train to Pakistan
by Khushwant Singh 1956 181 pages
3.94
30k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
Beloved Summary
Beloved
by Toni Morrison 1987 325 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Book Thief Summary
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak 2005 592 pages
4.39
2.7M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand 2010 475 pages
4.39
900k+ ratings
History
Biography
Book Club
Code Talker Summary
Code Talker
A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
by Joseph Bruchac 2005 231 pages
3.92
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Diary of a Young Girl Summary
The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank 1947 283 pages
4.20
4M+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Classics
The Lessons of History Summary
The Lessons of History
by Will Durant 1997 119 pages
4.06
19k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Table for Two Summary
Table for Two
by Amor Towles 2024 451 pages
4.21
56k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Poppy War Summary
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang 2018 545 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
Appetite for America Summary
Appetite for America
How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West
by Stephen Fried 2010 518 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
Nine Days Summary
Nine Days
by Toni Jordan 2012 245 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Australia
School
A Thousand Splendid Suns Summary
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini 2007 372 pages
4.45
1.6M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Medieval India Summary
Medieval India
From Sultanat To The Mughals 1526-1748
by Satish Chandra 1997 550 pages
3.97
100+ ratings
History
India
Asia
Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted
A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
by Tamim Ansary 2009 416 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
History
Islam
Politics
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi 2016 305 pages
4.47
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi
The History of the World's Largest Democracy
by Ramachandra Guha 2007 912 pages
4.39
17k+ ratings
History
Politics
Indian Literature
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 1846 1276 pages
4.31
900k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Boys in the Boat Summary
The Boys in the Boat
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown 2013 404 pages
4.39
300k+ ratings
History
Book Club
Sports
Redeeming Love Summary
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers 1991 479 pages
4.51
300k+ ratings
Romance
Christian
Christian Fiction
Little Women Summary
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott 1868 449 pages
4.16
2.3M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History Summary
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 2007 320 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
History
Feminism
Womens
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson 2003 496 pages
4.00
700k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne 2006 224 pages
4.16
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Lost Islamic History Summary
Lost Islamic History
Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
by Firas Alkhateeb 2014 217 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
History
Islam
Religion
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