Historical Fiction Book Summaries

All the Colors of the Dark Summary
All the Colors of the Dark
by Chris Whitaker 2024 608 pages
4.33
200k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
The Briar Club Summary
The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn 2024 432 pages
4.31
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Great Gatsby Summary
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1925 180 pages
3.93
5.5M+ ratings
School
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Frozen River Summary
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon 2023 432 pages
4.42
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
El Filibusterismo Summary
El Filibusterismo
by José Rizal 1891 360 pages
4.26
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Broken Country Summary
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025 320 pages
4.50
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
Pride and Prejudice Summary
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen 1813 279 pages
4.29
4.4M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literature
The God of the Woods Summary
The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore 2024 490 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Refugee Summary
Refugee
by Alan Gratz 2017 352 pages
4.38
74k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
James Summary
James
by Percival Everett 2024 303 pages
4.52
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow Summary
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
by Zoulfa Katouh 2022 417 pages
4.49
79k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
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
All My Rage Summary
All My Rage
by Sabaa Tahir 2022 376 pages
4.49
57k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Women Summary
The Women
by Kristin Hannah 2024 471 pages
4.62
1M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
The Nickel Boys Summary
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead 2019 213 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Race
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 Berry Pickers Summary
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters 2023 307 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Indigenous
To Live Summary
To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.34
21k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Summary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 389 pages
4.41
3.5M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Contemporary
The Seven Sisters Summary
The Seven Sisters
by Lucinda Riley 2014 460 pages
4.19
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Conclave Summary
Conclave
by Robert Harris 2016 288 pages
4.06
50k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Winter Garden Summary
Winter Garden
by Kristin Hannah 2010 394 pages
4.27
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
War and Peace Summary
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy 1869 1392 pages
4.16
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
Small Things Like These Summary
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan 2021 128 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Christmas
The Little Liar Summary
The Little Liar
by Mitch Albom 2023 333 pages
4.57
74k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
The Lion Women of Tehran Summary
The Lion Women of Tehran
by Marjan Kamali 2024 327 pages
4.50
51k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Iran
The Ministry of Time Summary
The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley 2024 352 pages
3.61
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Time Travel
The Immortals of Meluha Summary
The Immortals of Meluha
by Amish Tripathi 2010 436 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Indian Literature
11/22/63 Summary
11/22/63
by Stephen King 2011 849 pages
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Time Travel
The Life Impossible Summary
The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig 2024 324 pages
3.50
76k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Contemporary
The Hidden Hindu Summary
The Hidden Hindu
by Akshat Gupta 2020
3.90
4k+ ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Hinduism
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery
To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee 1960 323 pages
4.26
6.5M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
Fever 1793 Summary
Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2000 252 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Beloved Summary
Beloved
by Toni Morrison 1987 325 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Treasure Island Summary
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1882 352 pages
3.85
500k+ ratings
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands Summary
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
by Heather Fawcett 2024 370 pages
4.29
67k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
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
The Book Thief Summary
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak 2005 592 pages
4.39
2.7M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
The Poppy War Summary
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang 2018 545 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Slaughterhouse-Five Summary
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1969 275 pages
4.10
1.4M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 1846 1276 pages
4.31
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Literature
Table for Two Summary
Table for Two
by Amor Towles 2024 451 pages
4.22
49k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Palace of Illusions Summary
The Palace of Illusions
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2008 360 pages
4.20
58k+ ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Redeeming Love Summary
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers 1991 479 pages
4.51
300k+ ratings
Romance
Christian
Christian Fiction
Where the Crawdads Sing Summary
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens 2018 384 pages
4.38
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Salt to the Sea Summary
Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys 2016 391 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Lost Bookshop Summary
The Lost Bookshop
by Evie Woods 2023 432 pages
4.04
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
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