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Historical Fiction Book Summaries

A House of Tailors

by Patricia Reilly Giff • 2004

by Patricia Reilly Giff 2004 160 pages

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

by Alix E. Harrow • 2019

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

by Alix E. Harrow 2019 374 pages

by Steven Saylor • 1991

by Steven Saylor 1991 401 pages

by Tatiana de Rosnay • 2009

by Tatiana de Rosnay 2009 303 pages

by Dolen Perkins-Valdez • 2010

by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2010 290 pages

The Heretic's Daughter

by Kathleen Kent • 2008

The Heretic's Daughter

by Kathleen Kent 2008 332 pages

A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens • 1859

A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens 1859 834 pages

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

by Ayi Kwei Armah • 1968

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

by Ayi Kwei Armah 1968 183 pages

by Jennifer Saint • 2023

by Jennifer Saint 2023 304 pages

by Malcolm Brooks • 2014

Immersive

Painted Horses

by Malcolm Brooks 2014 367 pages

by Jacquelyn Benson • 2024

by Jacquelyn Benson 2024 478 pages

by Harper Lee • 2015

by Harper Lee 2015 7 pages

by Sara Gruen • 2006

by Sara Gruen 2006 368 pages

by Lorie Langdon • 2018

by Lorie Langdon 2018 331 pages

by Philipp Meyer • 2013

by Philipp Meyer 2013 561 pages

by Laurie Halse Anderson • 2008

by Laurie Halse Anderson 2008 316 pages

by Ash Davidson • 2021

by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages

by Louis L'Amour • 1987

by Louis L'Amour 1987 426 pages

by Nadia Hashimi • 2015

by Nadia Hashimi 2015 384 pages

by Nicholas Guild • 1987

by Nicholas Guild 1987 552 pages

by Mark Helprin • 1983

by Mark Helprin 1983 769 pages

When the Tides Held the Moon

by Venessa Vida Kelley • 2025

When the Tides Held the Moon

by Venessa Vida Kelley 2025 464 pages

by Mark Behr • 1993

by Mark Behr 1993 200 pages

by Mary Balogh • 2022

by Mary Balogh 2022 360 pages

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night

by Sophie Hannah • 2023

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night

by Sophie Hannah 2023

The Sound of Things Falling

by Juan Gabriel Vásquez • 2014

The Sound of Things Falling

by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2014 302 pages

by Marian Leighton • 1989

by Marian Leighton 1989 240 pages

The War I Finally Won

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley • 2017

The War I Finally Won

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 2017 387 pages

by Günter Grass • 1959

by Günter Grass 1959 580 pages

by Mary Stewart • 1983

by Mary Stewart 1983 417 pages

The Orphan Master's Son

by Adam Johnson • 2012

The Orphan Master's Son

by Adam Johnson 2012 443 pages

by Frans G. Bengtsson • 1941

by Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 478 pages

The Kingdom of Copper

by S.A. Chakraborty • 2019

The Kingdom of Copper

by S.A. Chakraborty 2019 625 pages

by Kim Fay • 2025

by Kim Fay 2025 288 pages

by Adrian McKinty • 2015

by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages

by Ann Petry • 1946

by Ann Petry 1946 435 pages

by Tony Birch • 2019

by Tony Birch 2019 272 pages

The Ragged Edge of Night

by Olivia Hawker • 2018

The Ragged Edge of Night

by Olivia Hawker 2018 340 pages

The Booklover's Library

by Madeline Martin • 2024

The Booklover's Library

by Madeline Martin 2024 432 pages

by Lorraine Hansberry • 2002

by Lorraine Hansberry 2002 162 pages

by Libba Bray • 2004

by Libba Bray 2004 548 pages

by Seth Grahame-Smith • 2010

by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 336 pages

These Violent Delights

by Micah Nemerever • 2020

These Violent Delights

by Micah Nemerever 2020 460 pages

by Camille Di Maio • 2025

by Camille Di Maio 2025 347 pages

by Rupert Holmes • 2023

by Rupert Holmes 2023 400 pages

by Dacre Stoker • 2009

by Dacre Stoker 2009 424 pages

by Alma Katsu • 2018

by Alma Katsu 2018 376 pages

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

by Robin Stevens • 2022

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages

by Lucinda Riley • 2025

by Lucinda Riley 2025 400 pages

The Girl in the Green Dress

by Mariah Fredericks • 2025

The Girl in the Green Dress

by Mariah Fredericks 2025 336 pages

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