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A Gentleman in Moscow Summary

A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles

Historical Fiction

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Summary

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith 2006 528 pages

Historical Fiction

کلبه ی عمو تام Summary

کلبه ی عمو تام

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Historical Fiction

Fever 1793 Summary

by Laurie Halse Anderson 2002 272 pages

Historical Fiction

Wolf Hall Summary

by Hilary Mantel

Historical Fiction

British Literature

The Joy Luck Club Summary

The Joy Luck Club

Historical Fiction

Nothing to Envy Summary

Nothing to Envy

Ordinary Lives in North Korea

by Barbara Demick

Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals

by Gillian Gill

British Literature

Persian Fire Summary

The First World Empire, Battle for the West - 'Magisterial' Books of the Year, Independent

by Tom Holland 2005 447 pages

Ancient History

by Percival Everett

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Khomeinism Summary

Essays on the Islamic Republic

by Ervand Abrahamian

North and South Summary

North and South

by Elizabeth Gaskell

Historical Fiction

by R.F. Kuang

Historical Fiction

Bad Gays Summary

A Homosexual History

by Huw Lemmey 2022 368 pages

Tulipmania Summary

by Mike Dash

1000 Years of Annoying the French Summary

1000 Years of Annoying the French

by Stephen Clarke

Cleopatra Summary

The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity

by Alberto Angela

Inglorious Empire Summary

Inglorious Empire

What the British Did to India

by Shashi Tharoor 2016 288 pages

Killing the Witches Summary

Killing the Witches

The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

by Bill O'Reilly

Greek Mythology Summary

Greek Mythology

The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology

by Liv Albert

Greek Mythology

Samarkand Summary

by Amin Maalouf

Historical Fiction

Great Circle Summary

by Maggie Shipstead 2021 608 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

River Kings Summary

A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

by Cat Jarman 2021 336 pages

The Poisonwood Bible Summary

The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages

Historical Fiction

I Capture the Castle Summary

I Capture the Castle

by Dodie Smith 1948 408 pages

Historical Fiction

The Witch Haven Summary

The Witch Haven

by Sasha Peyton Smith 2021 442 pages

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