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Historical Fiction

Real people and pivotal moments from our past come alive through compelling stories that blend documented facts with imaginative storytelling. Whether following famous figures or everyday characters, these books transport readers into richly detailed worlds shaped by the authentic customs, conflicts, and cultural forces of their time periods.

Historical Fiction Book Summaries

Code Name Hélène Summary
Code Name Hélène
by Ariel Lawhon 2020 451 pages
4.41
57k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Half a Soul Summary
Half a Soul
by Olivia Atwater 2020 304 pages
4.07
59k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Daisy Jones & The Six Summary
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 368 pages
4.20
1.6M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
Daisy Jones & The Six Summary
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 368 pages
4.20
1.6M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
City of Girls Summary
City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2019 470 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Summary
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris 2018 272 pages
4.31
1M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
Lilac Girls Summary
Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly 2016 487 pages
4.29
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.25
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Clockwork Princess Summary
Clockwork Princess
by Cassandra Clare 2013 567 pages
4.55
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
And the Mountains Echoed Summary
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini 2012 404 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Historical
Between Shades of Gray Summary
Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys 2011 344 pages
4.37
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Summary
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson 2009 396 pages
3.82
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Humor
Firefly Lane Summary
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah 2008 479 pages
4.19
400k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The Historian Summary
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages
3.80
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
To Sir Phillip, With Love Summary
To Sir Phillip, With Love
by Julia Quinn 2003 372 pages
3.70
200k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Middlesex Summary
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides 2002 529 pages
4.04
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
LGBT
The Other Boleyn Girl Summary
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory 2001 661 pages
4.08
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
An Offer From a Gentleman Summary
An Offer From a Gentleman
by Julia Quinn 2001 390 pages
3.94
300k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
The Duke and I Summary
The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn 2000 384 pages
3.79
600k+ ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Viscount Who Loved Me Summary
The Viscount Who Loved Me
by Julia Quinn 2000 480 pages
3.99
400k+ ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
This Tender Land Summary
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger 2019 450 pages
4.39
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Coming Of Age
Cilka's Journey Summary
Cilka's Journey
by Heather Morris 2019 352 pages
4.40
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
A Woman Is No Man Summary
A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum 2019 339 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Feminism
The Immortalists Summary
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin 2018 346 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
How to Stop Time Summary
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig 2018 339 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Summary
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni 2018 448 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
We Were the Lucky Ones Summary
We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter 2017 403 pages
4.42
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Lincoln in the Bardo Summary
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders 2017 368 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Literary Fiction
The Girls Summary
The Girls
by Emma Cline 2016 355 pages
3.51
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
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
Commonwealth Summary
Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett 2016 322 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Summary
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Original Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling 2016 293 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Library of Souls Summary
Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs 2015 458 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Storyteller Summary
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult 2013 461 pages
4.30
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
Historical
Life After Life Summary
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson 2013 544 pages
3.78
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Ordinary Grace Summary
Ordinary Grace
by William Kent Krueger 2013 307 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
The Story of a New Name Summary
The Story of a New Name
by Elena Ferrante 2012 471 pages
4.45
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
The Secret Keeper Summary
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton 2012 484 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Winter of the World Summary
Winter of the World
by Ken Follett 2012 940 pages
4.38
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Home Front Summary
Home Front
by Kristin Hannah 2012 390 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Chick Lit
The Snow Child Summary
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey 2012 386 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The White Queen Summary
The White Queen
by Philippa Gregory 2009 415 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
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