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Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall
A farmer's wife loved another man. Her husband is dead. The police demand the truth.
4.27
678k+
Broken Country Summary
Broken Country 92%
A farmer's wife loved another man. Her husband is dead. The police demand the truth.
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025
4.27
678k+ ratings
Mariana
by Monica Dickens • 1940
Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.
3.90
3k+
Mariana Summary
Mariana 94%
Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.
by Monica Dickens 1940
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
by Sarah Waters • 2006
In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.
3.71
33k+
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters Summary
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 92%
In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.
by Sarah Waters 2006
3.71
33k+ ratings
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood • 2025
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
4.01
18k+
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper 90%
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
by Benjamin Wood 2025
4.01
18k+ ratings
Atonement
by Ian McEwan • 2001
A thirteen-year-old's imagination condemns the wrong man; a lifetime of stories cannot undo it.
3.95
568k+
Atonement Summary
Atonement 90%
A thirteen-year-old's imagination condemns the wrong man; a lifetime of stories cannot undo it.
by Ian McEwan 2001
3.95
568k+ ratings
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback
by Robert Cormier • 1998
A scarred veteran comes home hiding his face, carrying a gun, and hunting his former hero.
3.39
5k+
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback Summary
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback 90%
A scarred veteran comes home hiding his face, carrying a gun, and hunting his former hero.
by Robert Cormier 1998
3.39
5k+ ratings
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier • 1997
A wounded deserter walks home through a shattered land, while the woman he loves learns to survive.
3.89
251k+
Cold Mountain Summary
Cold Mountain 90%
A wounded deserter walks home through a shattered land, while the woman he loves learns to survive.
by Charles Frazier 1997
3.89
251k+ ratings
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie • 1920
A wealthy matriarch is poisoned in her locked bedroom, and a Belgian detective finds only motives.
4.00
516k+
The Mysterious Affair at Styles Summary
The Mysterious Affair at Styles 90%
A wealthy matriarch is poisoned in her locked bedroom, and a Belgian detective finds only motives.
by Agatha Christie 1920
4.00
516k+ ratings
Maurice
by E.M. Forster • 1971
After his first love marries, an Edwardian gentleman finds a second chance with a bold gamekeeper.
4.08
60k+
Maurice Summary
Maurice 90%
After his first love marries, an Edwardian gentleman finds a second chance with a bold gamekeeper.
by E.M. Forster 1971
4.08
60k+ ratings
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset Maugham • 1915
A clubfoot medical student in Edwardian London destroys his life for a waitress who feels nothing.
4.16
62k+
Of Human Bondage Summary
Of Human Bondage 90%
A clubfoot medical student in Edwardian London destroys his life for a waitress who feels nothing.
by W. Somerset Maugham 1915
4.16
62k+ ratings
Bournville
by Jonathan Coe • 2022
In a chocolate-maker's utopian village, one family mirrors Britain's long argument with itself.
3.78
8k+
Bournville Summary
Bournville 90%
In a chocolate-maker's utopian village, one family mirrors Britain's long argument with itself.
by Jonathan Coe 2022
3.78
8k+ ratings
The Sound of Waves
by Yukio Mishima • 1954
A poor fisherman's love for a wealthy man's daughter tests a remote Japanese island's traditions.
3.77
25k+
The Sound of Waves Summary
The Sound of Waves 90%
A poor fisherman's love for a wealthy man's daughter tests a remote Japanese island's traditions.
by Yukio Mishima 1954
3.77
25k+ ratings
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
by Rosamunde Pilcher • 1987
Penelope Keeling, at sixty-four, is caught between her father's art and her children's greed.
4.20
122k+
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Summary
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 90%
Penelope Keeling, at sixty-four, is caught between her father's art and her children's greed.
by Rosamunde Pilcher 1987
4.20
122k+ ratings
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1989
An English butler's countryside trip finally asks what a life of perfect service has cost him.
4.14
367k+
The Remains of the Day Summary
The Remains of the Day 92%
An English butler's countryside trip finally asks what a life of perfect service has cost him.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1989
4.14
367k+ ratings
The Children's Book
by A.S. Byatt • 2009
An Edwardian novelist writes each child a private fairy tale. War comes for the final chapter.
3.69
19k+
The Children's Book Summary
The Children's Book 91%
An Edwardian novelist writes each child a private fairy tale. War comes for the final chapter.
by A.S. Byatt 2009
3.69
19k+ ratings
The Transit of Venus
by Shirley Hazzard
An Australian orphan loves a playwright she cannot have, blind to the astronomer who waits.
4.01
5k+
The Transit of Venus Summary
The Transit of Venus 91%
An Australian orphan loves a playwright she cannot have, blind to the astronomer who waits.
by Shirley Hazzard 1980
4.01
5k+ ratings
Beyond That, the Sea
by Laura Spence-Ash • 2023
An English girl evacuated to Boston during the Blitz spends a lifetime torn between two homes.
4.22
53k+
Beyond That, the Sea Summary
Beyond That, the Sea 90%
An English girl evacuated to Boston during the Blitz spends a lifetime torn between two homes.
by Laura Spence-Ash 2023
4.22
53k+ ratings
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje • 1992
A nurse, a burn patient, a ruined villa: morphine dreams of desert love and hidden identity.
3.86
140k+
The English Patient Summary
The English Patient 90%
A nurse, a burn patient, a ruined villa: morphine dreams of desert love and hidden identity.
by Michael Ondaatje 1992
3.86
140k+ ratings
The Lonely Londoners
by Sam Selvon • 1956
Moses Aloetta guides West Indian newcomers through a London of fog, poverty, and quiet exclusion.
3.70
14k+
The Lonely Londoners Summary
The Lonely Londoners 90%
Moses Aloetta guides West Indian newcomers through a London of fog, poverty, and quiet exclusion.
by Sam Selvon 1956
3.70
14k+ ratings
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free
by Andrew Miller • 2018
A traumatized officer returns from war, unaware that a tribunal has sent two men to execute him.
3.91
5k+
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free Summary
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free 90%
A traumatized officer returns from war, unaware that a tribunal has sent two men to execute him.
by Andrew Miller 2018
3.91
5k+ ratings
The Rotters' Club
by Jonathan Coe • 2001
Birmingham, 1973: four school friends, their rock band, and the IRA bomb that ends a world.
3.96
16k+
The Rotters' Club Summary
The Rotters' Club 90%
Birmingham, 1973: four school friends, their rock band, and the IRA bomb that ends a world.
by Jonathan Coe 2001
3.96
16k+ ratings
The Cruel Sea
by Nicholas Monsarrat • 1951
On Atlantic convoy duty, a British corvette crew finds the sea more lethal than the war.
4.23
9k+
The Cruel Sea Summary
The Cruel Sea 89%
On Atlantic convoy duty, a British corvette crew finds the sea more lethal than the war.
by Nicholas Monsarrat 1951
4.23
9k+ ratings
The First Casualty
by Ben Elton • 2005
Declared dead, a detective jailed for refusing to kill must solve a poet's murder in Flanders.
3.95
7k+
The First Casualty Summary
The First Casualty 89%
Declared dead, a detective jailed for refusing to kill must solve a poet's murder in Flanders.
by Ben Elton 2005
3.95
7k+ ratings
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (6-Jul-2006) Paperback
by Per Petterson • 2003
He fled to the Norwegian woods to forget. A neighbor's face pulled him back to 1948.
3.81
38k+
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (6-Jul-2006) Paperback Summary
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (6-Jul-2006) Paperback 89%
He fled to the Norwegian woods to forget. A neighbor's face pulled him back to 1948.
by Per Petterson 2003
3.81
38k+ ratings
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes • 2011
An unexpected bequest forces a retired man to excavate a past he has spent decades misremembering.
3.74
194k+
The Sense of an Ending Summary
The Sense of an Ending 89%
An unexpected bequest forces a retired man to excavate a past he has spent decades misremembering.
by Julian Barnes 2011
3.74
194k+ ratings
Once Upon a Wardrobe
by Patti Callahan Henry • 2021
A dying boy's question about Narnia sends his logical sister to C. S. Lewis's door.
4.33
33k+
Once Upon a Wardrobe Summary
Once Upon a Wardrobe 89%
A dying boy's question about Narnia sends his logical sister to C. S. Lewis's door.
by Patti Callahan Henry 2021
4.33
33k+ ratings
In Memoriam
by Alice Winn
In 1914, two schoolboys cannot speak their love, so they go to war instead.
4.50
80k+
In Memoriam Summary
In Memoriam 91%
In 1914, two schoolboys cannot speak their love, so they go to war instead.
by Alice Winn 2023
4.50
80k+ ratings
The Summer Before the War
by Helen Simonson • 2016
A Latin teacher finds purpose and impossible love in a Sussex town the summer the Great War begins.
3.79
45k+
The Summer Before the War Summary
The Summer Before the War 91%
A Latin teacher finds purpose and impossible love in a Sussex town the summer the Great War begins.
by Helen Simonson 2016
3.79
45k+ ratings
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway • 1929
An American driver and a British nurse fall in love and desert the Italian front together.
3.82
357k+
A Farewell to Arms Summary
A Farewell to Arms 91%
An American driver and a British nurse fall in love and desert the Italian front together.
by Ernest Hemingway 1929
3.82
357k+ ratings
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
by D.H. Lawrence • 1928
An aristocrat in a cold marriage discovers warmth with the gamekeeper on her husband's estate.
3.50
139k+
Lady Chatterley’s Lover Summary
Lady Chatterley’s Lover 89%
An aristocrat in a cold marriage discovers warmth with the gamekeeper on her husband's estate.
by D.H. Lawrence 1928
3.50
139k+ ratings
Women in Love
by D.H. Lawrence • 1920
In Edwardian England, two sisters seek love: one a spiritual union, the other a destructive passion.
3.66
34k+
Women in Love Summary
Women in Love 89%
In Edwardian England, two sisters seek love: one a spiritual union, the other a destructive passion.
by D.H. Lawrence 1920
3.66
34k+ ratings
Precipice
by Robert Harris • 2024
When the prime minister's love letters fall under state surveillance, a young aristocrat faces ruin.
3.94
20k+
Precipice Summary
Precipice 89%
When the prime minister's love letters fall under state surveillance, a young aristocrat faces ruin.
by Robert Harris 2024
3.94
20k+ ratings
The Rain Before it Falls
by Jonathan Coe • 2007
A dead aunt's cassette tapes trace four generations of abandoned daughters to find a blind cousin.
3.71
8k+
The Rain Before it Falls Summary
The Rain Before it Falls 89%
A dead aunt's cassette tapes trace four generations of abandoned daughters to find a blind cousin.
by Jonathan Coe 2007
3.71
8k+ ratings
Human, Animal
by Seth Insua • 2025
A genderqueer child's coming out fractures a dairy farming family under siege from activists.
4.07
345
Human, Animal Summary
Human, Animal 89%
A genderqueer child's coming out fractures a dairy farming family under siege from activists.
by Seth Insua 2025
4.07
345 ratings
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch • 1958
A lay community beside a convent buries its desires in prayer until an old bell sounds.
3.93
11k+
The Bell Summary
The Bell 89%
A lay community beside a convent buries its desires in prayer until an old bell sounds.
by Iris Murdoch 1958
3.93
11k+ ratings
Moon Tiger
by Penelope Lively • 1987
On her deathbed, a brilliant historian reassembles her century, but the pieces refuse to add up.
3.91
20k+
Moon Tiger Summary
Moon Tiger 89%
On her deathbed, a brilliant historian reassembles her century, but the pieces refuse to add up.
by Penelope Lively 1987
3.91
20k+ ratings
Old Filth
by Jane Gardam • 2004
Retired in Dorset, a judge faces his oldest rival and a childhood death he has never confessed.
3.95
20k+
Old Filth Summary
Old Filth 89%
Retired in Dorset, a judge faces his oldest rival and a childhood death he has never confessed.
by Jane Gardam 2004
3.95
20k+ ratings
The Forsyth Saga
by John Galsworthy • 1921
A possessive husband drives his wife away. A generation later, their children fall in love.
4.19
21k+
The Forsyth Saga Summary
The Forsyth Saga 89%
A possessive husband drives his wife away. A generation later, their children fall in love.
by John Galsworthy 1921
4.19
21k+ ratings
Dear Mr. Kilmer
by Anne E. Schraff • 1999
An Iowa boy writes to poet Joyce Kilmer, then must defy his town's war-fueled prejudice.
3.96
272
Dear Mr. Kilmer Summary
Dear Mr. Kilmer 89%
An Iowa boy writes to poet Joyce Kilmer, then must defy his town's war-fueled prejudice.
by Anne E. Schraff 1999
3.96
272 ratings
Regeneration
by Pat Barker • 1991
An officer's war protest is declared insanity. A psychiatrist must now return him to the front.
4.01
34k+
Regeneration Summary
Regeneration 91%
An officer's war protest is declared insanity. A psychiatrist must now return him to the front.
by Pat Barker 1991
4.01
34k+ ratings
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover
by L.P. Hartley • 1953
An aging man revisits the summer he became the secret messenger for a forbidden affair.
4.01
15k+
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover Summary
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover 90%
An aging man revisits the summer he became the secret messenger for a forbidden affair.
by L.P. Hartley 1953
4.01
15k+ ratings
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner
An aging writer remembers the wealthy couple who rescued his family, and the debts that followed.
4.16
52k+
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety 90%
An aging writer remembers the wealthy couple who rescued his family, and the debts that followed.
by Wallace Stegner 1987
4.16
52k+ ratings
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig • 1982
One week of borrowed luxury teaches a postal clerk that poverty is a slow death.
4.15
11k+
The Post-Office Girl Summary
The Post-Office Girl 89%
One week of borrowed luxury teaches a postal clerk that poverty is a slow death.
by Stefan Zweig 1982
4.15
11k+ ratings
The Island of Missing Trees
by Elif Shafak • 2021
In 1974 Cyprus, a forbidden love crosses the Greek-Turkish divide, watched by a fig tree.
4.15
172k+
The Island of Missing Trees Summary
The Island of Missing Trees 89%
In 1974 Cyprus, a forbidden love crosses the Greek-Turkish divide, watched by a fig tree.
by Elif Shafak 2021
4.15
172k+ ratings
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
by Beth Brower • 2019
Banished to her own attic, a penniless heiress keeps a journal her scheming cousin should fear.
4.05
69k+
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Summary
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion 89%
Banished to her own attic, a penniless heiress keeps a journal her scheming cousin should fear.
by Beth Brower 2019
4.05
69k+ ratings
Far From the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy • 1874
An heiress running her own farm sends a careless valentine and ignites a deadly obsession.
3.97
168k+
Far From the Madding Crowd Summary
Far From the Madding Crowd 89%
An heiress running her own farm sends a careless valentine and ignites a deadly obsession.
by Thomas Hardy 1874
3.97
168k+ ratings
The Sea
by John Banville • 2005
A widowed art historian returns to the seaside boarding house where his childhood ended in drowning.
3.55
35k+
The Sea Summary
The Sea 89%
A widowed art historian returns to the seaside boarding house where his childhood ended in drowning.
by John Banville 2005
3.55
35k+ ratings
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch • 1978
A director retires to the coast and finds his lost love caged in a brutal marriage.
3.96
26k+
The Sea, the Sea Summary
The Sea, the Sea 89%
A director retires to the coast and finds his lost love caged in a brutal marriage.
by Iris Murdoch 1978
3.96
26k+ ratings
The Land Breakers
by John Ehle • 1964
Mooney Wright and his neighbors stake everything on a wild valley. The mountain always collects.
4.28
2k+
The Land Breakers Summary
The Land Breakers 89%
Mooney Wright and his neighbors stake everything on a wild valley. The mountain always collects.
by John Ehle 1964
4.28
2k+ ratings
Still Life
by Sarah Winman • 2021
A Londoner inherits a flat in Florence and gathers the lonely souls who become his family.
4.15
97k+
Still Life Summary
Still Life 89%
A Londoner inherits a flat in Florence and gathers the lonely souls who become his family.
by Sarah Winman 2021
4.15
97k+ ratings
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