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Historical Fiction Book Summaries

Goddess of the Hunt

by Tessa Dare • 2009

by Tessa Dare 2009 374 pages

by Laura Purcell • 2025

by Laura Purcell 2025 368 pages

Burn Down Master's House

by Clay Cane • 2026

Burn Down Master's House

by Clay Cane 2026 288 pages

by Alisa Alering • 2024

by Alisa Alering 2024 256 pages

by Elizabeth Gaskell • 1848

by Elizabeth Gaskell 1848 480 pages

by Olivia Manning • 1980

by Olivia Manning 1980 576 pages

by Jacqueline Holland • 2023

by Jacqueline Holland 2023 480 pages

by Claire Oshetsky • 2026

by Claire Oshetsky 2026 240 pages

The Curse of Penryth Hall

by Jess Armstrong • 2023

The Curse of Penryth Hall

by Jess Armstrong 2023 326 pages

by Mária Szepes • 1946

The Elixir of Eternal Life

The Elixir of Eternal Life

by Mária Szepes 1946 390 pages

by Juliet Marillier • 2000

by Juliet Marillier 2000 608 pages

by Barbara Taylor Bradford • 2018

by Barbara Taylor Bradford 2018 400 pages

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

by Fannie Flagg • 2020

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

by Fannie Flagg 2020 283 pages

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

by Lisa See • 2017

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

by Lisa See 2017 384 pages

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker

by Patricia Meredith • 2021

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker

by Patricia Meredith 2021 302 pages

by Linda Wilgus • 2026

by Linda Wilgus 2026 304 pages

The Songbook of Benny Lament

by Amy Harmon • 2021

The Songbook of Benny Lament

by Amy Harmon 2021 444 pages

by Saara El-Arifi • 2026

by Saara El-Arifi 2026 352 pages

by Charmaine Wilkerson • 2025

by Charmaine Wilkerson 2025 368 pages

by Kathryn Hughes • 2016

The Number One Best-Selling Author of The Letter

The Number One Best-Selling Author of The Letter

by Kathryn Hughes 2016

by Laura Purcell • 2019

by Laura Purcell 2019 433 pages

by Ferdia Lennon • 2024

by Ferdia Lennon 2024 304 pages

A Million Little Choices

by Tamera Alexander • 2023

A Million Little Choices

by Tamera Alexander 2023 394 pages

by Tananarive Due • 2023

by Tananarive Due 2023 570 pages

The Small Boat of Great Sorrows

by Dan Fesperman • 2003

The Small Boat of Great Sorrows

by Dan Fesperman 2003 320 pages

by S.E. Grove • 2015

by S.E. Grove 2015 505 pages

Tatiana and Alexander

by Paullina Simons • 2003

Tatiana and Alexander

by Paullina Simons 2003 559 pages

by Kristien Dieltiens • 2012

by Kristien Dieltiens 2012 485 pages

by Patricia Falvey • 2019

by Patricia Falvey 2019 368 pages

by Lukas Bärfuss • 2008

by Lukas Bärfuss 2008 197 pages

by S.E. Grove • 2016

by S.E. Grove 2016 430 pages

Becoming Madam Secretary

by Stephanie Dray • 2024

Becoming Madam Secretary

by Stephanie Dray 2024 528 pages

The Secret War of Julia Child

by Diana R. Chambers • 2024

The Secret War of Julia Child

by Diana R. Chambers 2024 389 pages

by Susan Wiggs • 2025

by Susan Wiggs 2025 400 pages

Colección integral de Jane Austen

by Jane Austen • 1981

Emma, Lady Susan, Mansfield Park, Orgullo y Prejuicio, Persuasión, Sentido y Sensibilidad, La abadía de Northanger

Colección integral de Jane Austen

Emma, Lady Susan, Mansfield Park, Orgullo y Prejuicio, Persuasión, Sentido y Sensibilidad, La abadía de Northanger

by Jane Austen 1981 2561 pages

by Len Deighton • 1983

by Len Deighton 1983 352 pages

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

by Beth Brower • 2019

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

Vol. 1

by Beth Brower 2019 111 pages

Good Dogs Don't Make It to the South Pole

by Hans Olav Thyvold • 2017

Good Dogs Don't Make It to the South Pole

by Hans Olav Thyvold 2017 307 pages

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

by Julia Quinn • 2017

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

by Julia Quinn 2017 393 pages

by Sarah Loudin Thomas • 2025

by Sarah Loudin Thomas 2025 352 pages

by Lydia Chukovskaya • 1965

by Lydia Chukovskaya 1965 120 pages

by Alyson Richman • 2011

by Alyson Richman 2011 344 pages

by Malcolm Lowry • 1947

by Malcolm Lowry 1947 423 pages

by Steven K. Smith • 2014

by Steven K. Smith 2014 196 pages

by Abigail Rose-Marie • 2024

by Abigail Rose-Marie 2024 329 pages

by Terry Pratchett • 2012

by Terry Pratchett 2012 360 pages

The Book of Lost Names

by Kristin Harmel • 2020

The Book of Lost Names

by Kristin Harmel 2020 388 pages

The Songbird of Venice

by Victoria Sportelli • 2024

The Songbird of Venice

by Victoria Sportelli 2024 371 pages

by Amelia Grey • 2009

by Amelia Grey 2009 335 pages

Like Mother, Like Mother

by Susan Rieger • 2024

Like Mother, Like Mother

by Susan Rieger 2024 336 pages

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