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Real people and pivotal moments come alive through meticulous research and compelling storytelling in these journeys through time. Whether following spies during the American Revolution or exploring the hidden lives of remarkable women, these books illuminate the fascinating truths and untold stories that shaped our world.

Historical Book Summaries

The Warm Hands of Ghosts Summary
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
by Katherine Arden 2024 325 pages
3.99
22k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Shelterwood Summary
Shelterwood
by Lisa Wingate 2024 368 pages
3.86
23k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
by Emma R. Alban 2024 368 pages
3.79
15k+ ratings
Romance
LGBT
Historical Fiction
A Short Walk Through a Wide World Summary
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
by Douglas Westerbeke 2024 400 pages
3.53
15k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Comfort of Ghosts Summary
The Comfort of Ghosts
by Jacqueline Winspear 2024 342 pages
4.42
13k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical Mystery
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
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 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
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
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
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
Dead Wake Summary
Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson 2015 430 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
History
Historical
War
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
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
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
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Summary
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke 2004 1006 pages
3.87
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Historical
Year of Wonders Summary
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks 2001 304 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
Finding Dorothy Summary
Finding Dorothy
by Elizabeth Letts 2019 351 pages
4.18
32k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Adult
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Africa
The Voyage Home Summary
The Voyage Home
by Pat Barker 2024 320 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Greek Mythology
Certain Women Summary
Certain Women
by Madeleine L'Engle 1992 368 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Religion
Literature
Women in the Valley of the Kings Summary
Women in the Valley of the Kings
The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
by Kathleen Sheppard 2024 320 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
History
Egypt
Biography
The Boy on the Wooden Box Summary
The Boy on the Wooden Box
by Leon Leyson 2013 240 pages
4.38
28k+ ratings
Holocaust
History
Memoir
His Majesty's Dragon Summary
His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik 2006 356 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
An Old-Fashioned Girl Summary
An Old-Fashioned Girl
by Louisa May Alcott 1870 288 pages
4.09
21k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Killing Kennedy Summary
Killing Kennedy
The End of Camelot
by Bill O'Reilly 2012 325 pages
4.10
60k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Mapping the Bones Summary
Mapping the Bones
by Jane Yolen 2018 421 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spain
Historical
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