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Historical Fiction Book Summaries

North Woods

by Daniel Mason • 2023

by Daniel Mason 2023 372 pages

The Kingdoms of Savannah

by George Dawes Green • 2022

The Kingdoms of Savannah

by George Dawes Green 2022 304 pages

The Imposter's Inheritance

by C.J. Archer • 2020

The Imposter's Inheritance

by C.J. Archer 2020 300 pages

by Stephanie Dray • 2011

by Stephanie Dray 2011 398 pages

The Lioness of Boston

by Emily Franklin • 2023

The Lioness of Boston

by Emily Franklin 2023 356 pages

The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris

by Daisy Wood • 2022

The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris

by Daisy Wood 2022 367 pages

by John Galsworthy • 1921

by John Galsworthy 1921

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte • 2004

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2004 304 pages

by Leslie Marmon Silko • 1977

by Leslie Marmon Silko 1977 262 pages

by Sara Maurer • 2026

by Sara Maurer 2026 288 pages

by Amy Jo Burns • 2026

by Amy Jo Burns 2026 336 pages

Flow Down Like Silver

by Ki Longfellow • 2009

Flow Down Like Silver

by Ki Longfellow 2009 301 pages

The Only Woman in the Room

by Marie Benedict • 2019

The Only Woman in the Room

by Marie Benedict 2019 312 pages

by Steve Berry • 2026

by Steve Berry 2026 388 pages

by Brian Godawa • 2012

by Brian Godawa 2012 389 pages

The Madman's Daughter

by Megan Shepherd • 2013

The Madman's Daughter

by Megan Shepherd 2013 420 pages

King Henry IV, Part 1

by William Shakespeare • 2002

King Henry IV, Part 1

by William Shakespeare 2002 398 pages

by Marie Benedict • 2026

by Marie Benedict 2026 352 pages

by Jodi Thomas • 2002

by Jodi Thomas 2002 336 pages

The Fourth Element Trilogy

by Kat Ross • 2017

The Fourth Element Trilogy

by Kat Ross 2017 965 pages

Ah, but Your Land Is Beautiful

by Alan Paton • 1981

Ah, but Your Land Is Beautiful

by Alan Paton 1981 277 pages

by Ivan Doig • 2012

by Ivan Doig 2012 387 pages

by Kylie Lee Baker • 2026

by Kylie Lee Baker 2026 344 pages

by T. Kingfisher • 2026

by T. Kingfisher 2026 277 pages

by Stephanie Dray • 2011

by Stephanie Dray 2011 351 pages

A Brief History of Montmaray

by Michelle Cooper • 2008

A Brief History of Montmaray

by Michelle Cooper 2008 304 pages

by Ellen Marie Wiseman • 2020

by Ellen Marie Wiseman 2020 390 pages

Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno

by Valerio Evangelisti • 1998

Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno

by Valerio Evangelisti 1998 344 pages

by Keri Hulme • 1984

by Keri Hulme 1984 450 pages

by Cat Sebastian • 2019

by Cat Sebastian 2019 216 pages

by Viola Shipman • 2020

by Viola Shipman 2020 407 pages

Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction

by Jennifer Ashley • 2017

Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction

by Jennifer Ashley 2017 326 pages

by Natalie Jenner • 2022

by Natalie Jenner 2022 353 pages

by Shen Tao • 2026

by Shen Tao 2026 400 pages

by Paullina Simons • 2005

by Paullina Simons 2005 742 pages

by Phoebe Wynne • 2021

by Phoebe Wynne 2021 352 pages

The Girl the Sea Gave Back

by Adrienne Young • 2019

The Girl the Sea Gave Back

by Adrienne Young 2019 327 pages

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2017

by Melissa de la Cruz 2017 368 pages

The Architect of Song

by A.G. Howard • 2016

The Architect of Song

by A.G. Howard 2016 425 pages

The Light at the End of the World

by Siddhartha Deb • 2023

The Light at the End of the World

by Siddhartha Deb 2023 458 pages

by Ben Kane • 2012

by Ben Kane 2012 448 pages

Mumlar Sonuna Kadar Yanar

by Sándor Márai • 1942

Mumlar Sonuna Kadar Yanar

by Sándor Márai 1942 120 pages

An Emotion of Great Delight

by Tahereh Mafi • 2021

A YA Novel of Muslim American Identity, Grief, and Hope in Post-9/11 America

An Emotion of Great Delight

A YA Novel of Muslim American Identity, Grief, and Hope in Post-9/11 America

by Tahereh Mafi 2021 248 pages

by Veronica G. Henry • 2021

by Veronica G. Henry 2021 347 pages

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

by India Holton • 2021

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

by India Holton 2021 336 pages

Le troisième mensonge

by Ágota Kristóf • 1991

Le troisième mensonge

by Ágota Kristóf 1991 192 pages

by Cristina Henríquez • 2024

by Cristina Henríquez 2024 321 pages

by Laura Purcell • 2025

by Laura Purcell 2025 368 pages

by Nicole Glover • 2021

by Nicole Glover 2021 422 pages

Burn Down Master's House

by Clay Cane • 2026

Burn Down Master's House

by Clay Cane 2026 288 pages

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