Historical Fiction Book Summaries

All the Colors of the Dark Summary
All the Colors of the Dark
by Chris Whitaker 2024 608 pages
4.29
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
The Briar Club Summary
The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn 2024 432 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
The Great Gatsby Summary
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1925 180 pages
3.93
5.6M+ ratings
Classics
School
Historical Fiction
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
Broken Country Summary
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025 320 pages
4.42
77k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
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
The God of the Woods Summary
The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore 2024 490 pages
4.14
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
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
All My Rage Summary
All My Rage
by Sabaa Tahir 2022 376 pages
4.49
59k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Nickel Boys Summary
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead 2019 213 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Conclave Summary
Conclave
by Robert Harris 2016 288 pages
4.09
61k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Berry Pickers Summary
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters 2023 307 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
One Hundred Years of Solitude Summary
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel García Márquez 1967 417 pages
4.12
1M+ ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Literature
To Live Summary
To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.34
22k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
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 Forty Rules of Love Summary
The Forty Rules of Love
by Elif Shafak 2009 354 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Romance
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Summary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 389 pages
4.40
3.7M+ ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
LGBT
The Women Summary
The Women
by Kristin Hannah 2024 471 pages
4.61
1.2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Seven Sisters Summary
The Seven Sisters
by Lucinda Riley 2014 460 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Ministry of Time Summary
The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley 2024 339 pages
3.59
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Time Travel
The Little Liar Summary
The Little Liar
by Mitch Albom 2023 333 pages
4.57
81k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Holocaust
Winter Garden Summary
Winter Garden
by Kristin Hannah 2010 394 pages
4.28
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
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
Small Things Like These Summary
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan 2021 128 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Christmas
The Hidden Hindu Summary
The Hidden Hindu
by Akshat Gupta 2020
3.89
4k+ ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Hinduism
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
War and Peace Summary
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy 1869 1392 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
The Life Impossible Summary
The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig 2024 324 pages
3.49
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Book Club
The Immortals of Meluha Summary
The Immortals of Meluha
by Amish Tripathi 2010 436 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Indian Literature
The Palace of Illusions Summary
The Palace of Illusions
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2008 360 pages
4.20
60k+ ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
11/22/63 Summary
11/22/63
by Stephen King 2011 849 pages
4.35
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Time Travel
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
Salt to the Sea Summary
Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys 2016 391 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee 1960 323 pages
4.26
6.6M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
Treasure Island Summary
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1882 352 pages
3.85
500k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Beloved Summary
Beloved
by Toni Morrison 1987 325 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Ground Zero Summary
Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz 2021 336 pages
4.33
23k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Anne of Green Gables Summary
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery 1908 320 pages
4.32
1M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Train to Pakistan Summary
Train to Pakistan
by Khushwant Singh 1956 181 pages
3.94
30k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands Summary
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
by Heather Fawcett 2024 370 pages
4.28
77k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
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 Book Thief Summary
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak 2005 592 pages
4.39
2.7M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
The Lost Bookshop Summary
The Lost Bookshop
by Evie Woods 2023 432 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Where the Crawdads Sing Summary
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens 2018 384 pages
4.38
3.4M+ ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
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