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Historical Fiction Book Summaries

Rain of Gold

by Victor Villaseñor • 1991

by Victor Villaseñor 1991 576 pages

by Ann Patchett • 2019

by Ann Patchett 2019 337 pages

by Eliana Ramage • 2025

by Eliana Ramage 2025 448 pages

by Charles Dickens • 1850

by Charles Dickens 1850 882 pages

by Elizabeth Kostova • 2005

by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages

by Kristin Harmel • 2019

by Kristin Harmel 2019 385 pages

Daisy Jones & The Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2019

Daisy Jones & The Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 10 pages

by Dolen Perkins-Valdez • 2022

by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2022 368 pages

by Lisa Wingate • 2024

by Lisa Wingate 2024 347 pages

by Nathaniel Hawthorne • 1850

by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850 279 pages

The Light Between Oceans

by M.L. Stedman • 2012

The Light Between Oceans

by M.L. Stedman 2012 362 pages

by Ashley Hope Pérez • 2016

by Ashley Hope Pérez 2016 402 pages

by Ransom Riggs • 2015

by Ransom Riggs 2015 465 pages

by David Mitchell • 2004

by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages

by Lauren Wolk • 2020

by Lauren Wolk 2020 356 pages

by Jack London • 1903

by Jack London 1903 172 pages

by Kate Chopin • 1899

by Kate Chopin 1899 195 pages

by Douglas Stuart • 2022

by Douglas Stuart 2022 390 pages

by E.M. Forster • 1908

by E.M. Forster 1908 119 pages

by Elizabeth Gaskell • 1853

by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853 257 pages

by Christopher Moore • 2002

The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

by Christopher Moore 2002 444 pages

by Geraldine Brooks • 2005

by Geraldine Brooks 2005 280 pages

by Juhea Kim • 2024

by Juhea Kim 2024 320 pages

by Michael Ondaatje • 1992

by Michael Ondaatje 1992 320 pages

by Hafsah Faizal • 2024

by Hafsah Faizal 2024 338 pages

by Louise Kennedy • 2022

by Louise Kennedy 2022 292 pages

A Tale for the Time Being

by Ruth Ozeki • 2013

A Tale for the Time Being

by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages

by Deepak Chopra • 2007

by Deepak Chopra 2007 288 pages

by Ken Follett • 2025

by Ken Follett 2025 704 pages

by Vikram Seth • 1993

by Vikram Seth 1993 1474 pages

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2023

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2023 288 pages

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

by Lisa See • 2005

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

by Lisa See 2005 288 pages

by Jack London • 2001

by Jack London 2001 252 pages

by George MacDonald Fraser • 1969

by George MacDonald Fraser 1969 323 pages

The World of All Souls

by Deborah Harkness • 2018

A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and the Book of Life

The World of All Souls

A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and the Book of Life

by Deborah Harkness 2018 484 pages

by Ken Follett • 2001

by Ken Follett 2001 432 pages

The Plot Against America

by Philip Roth • 2004

The Plot Against America

by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages

by Hermann Broch • 1945

by Hermann Broch 1945 493 pages

The Book Woman's Daughter

by Kim Michele Richardson • 2022

The Book Woman's Daughter

by Kim Michele Richardson 2022 336 pages

by Shūsaku Endō • 1966

by Shūsaku Endō 1966 294 pages

by Emily St. John Mandel • 2022

by Emily St. John Mandel 2022 259 pages

by Anita Diamant • 1997

by Anita Diamant 1997 324 pages

A Long Petal of the Sea

by Isabel Allende • 2019

A Long Petal of the Sea

by Isabel Allende 2019 325 pages

An Old-Fashioned Girl

by Louisa May Alcott • 1870

An Old-Fashioned Girl

by Louisa May Alcott 1870 288 pages

by George Eliot • 1872

by George Eliot 1872 912 pages

by Louis L'Amour • 1953

by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

by John Boyne • 2013

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

by John Boyne 2013 247 pages

by William Shakespeare • 1599

by William Shakespeare 1599 175 pages

Red, White, and Whole

by Rajani LaRocca • 2021

Red, White, and Whole

by Rajani LaRocca 2021 224 pages

The Adventures of Robin Hood

by Roger Lancelyn Green • 1956

The Adventures of Robin Hood

by Roger Lancelyn Green 1956 320 pages

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