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Historical Fiction

Real people and pivotal moments from our past come alive through compelling stories that blend documented facts with imaginative storytelling. Whether following famous figures or everyday characters, these books transport readers into richly detailed worlds shaped by the authentic customs, conflicts, and cultural forces of their time periods.

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Like Mother, Like Mother
by Susan Rieger • 2024
3.77
19k+
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Like Mother, Like Mother Summary
Like Mother, Like Mother
by Susan Rieger 2024 336 pages
3.77
19k+ ratings
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The Winter People
by Jennifer McMahon • 2014
3.81
100k+
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The Winter People Summary
The Winter People
by Jennifer McMahon 2014 317 pages
3.81
100k+ ratings
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Mystery
Thriller
Two Old Women
by Velma Wallis • 1993
An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
4.09
19k+
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Indigenous
Two Old Women Summary
Two Old Women
An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
by Velma Wallis 1993 140 pages
4.09
19k+ ratings
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Black Butterflies
by Priscilla Morris • 2022
4.21
14k+
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Black Butterflies Summary
Black Butterflies
by Priscilla Morris 2022 256 pages
4.21
14k+ ratings
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The Demon Lover
by Victoria Holt • 1982
3.61
2k+
Romance
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Gothic
The Demon Lover Summary
The Demon Lover
by Victoria Holt 1982 305 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
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Historical Romance
Gothic
The Sunrise
by Victoria Hislop • 2014
3.86
12k+
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The Sunrise
by Victoria Hislop 2014 481 pages
3.86
12k+ ratings
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The Huntress
by Kate Quinn • 2019
4.30
200k+
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The Huntress Summary
The Huntress
by Kate Quinn 2019 560 pages
4.30
200k+ ratings
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The Secrets We Kept
by Lara Prescott • 2019
3.65
79k+
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The Secrets We Kept Summary
The Secrets We Kept
by Lara Prescott 2019 368 pages
3.65
79k+ ratings
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Wicked and the Wallflower
by Sarah MacLean • 2018
3.97
22k+
Romance
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Wicked and the Wallflower Summary
Wicked and the Wallflower
by Sarah MacLean 2018 396 pages
3.97
22k+ ratings
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The Toymaker's Curse
by C.J. Archer • 2021
4.09
6k+
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Mystery
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The Toymaker's Curse Summary
The Toymaker's Curse
by C.J. Archer 2021 280 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
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Mystery
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I Am You
by Victoria Redel • 2025
3.88
1k+
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LGBT
I Am You Summary
I Am You
by Victoria Redel 2025 304 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
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LGBT
The Book of Goose
by Yiyun Li • 2022
3.68
21k+
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Historical
The Book of Goose Summary
The Book of Goose
by Yiyun Li 2022 348 pages
3.68
21k+ ratings
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The Mountains Sing
by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai • 2020
4.31
64k+
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Asia
The Mountains Sing Summary
The Mountains Sing
by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai 2020 342 pages
4.31
64k+ ratings
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The Cross of Lead
by Avi • 2002
3.65
28k+
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Middle Grade
The Cross of Lead Summary
The Cross of Lead
by Avi 2002 262 pages
3.65
28k+ ratings
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Middle Grade
The Lacuna
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2009
3.83
75k+
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The Lacuna Summary
The Lacuna
by Barbara Kingsolver 2009 508 pages
3.83
75k+ ratings
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The Bride Wore Constant White
by Shelley Adina • 2018
4.09
351
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Mystery
Fantasy
The Bride Wore Constant White Summary
The Bride Wore Constant White
by Shelley Adina 2018 270 pages
4.09
351 ratings
Steampunk
Mystery
Fantasy
JFK and Mary Meyer
by Jesse Kornbluth • 2020
A Love Story
3.69
144
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JFK and Mary Meyer Summary
JFK and Mary Meyer
A Love Story
by Jesse Kornbluth 2020 192 pages
3.69
144 ratings
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An American Beauty
by Shana Abe • 2023
4.12
29k+
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Romance
An American Beauty Summary
An American Beauty
by Shana Abe 2023 352 pages
4.12
29k+ ratings
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The Book of Lost Friends
by Lisa Wingate • 2020
4.15
100k+
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The Book of Lost Friends Summary
The Book of Lost Friends
by Lisa Wingate 2020 388 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
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Syzyfowe prace
by Stefan Żeromski • 1898
2.38
8k+
School
Classics
Polish Literature
Syzyfowe prace Summary
Syzyfowe prace
by Stefan Żeromski 1898 238 pages
2.38
8k+ ratings
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Classics
Polish Literature
Magic Lessons
by Alice Hoffman • 2020
4.22
69k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Magic Lessons Summary
Magic Lessons
by Alice Hoffman 2020 396 pages
4.22
69k+ ratings
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Magical Realism
An Inconvenient Duke
by Anna Harrington • 2020
3.72
1k+
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Romance
Historical
An Inconvenient Duke Summary
An Inconvenient Duke
by Anna Harrington 2020 384 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
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A Bad, Bad Place
by Frances Crawford • 2026
4.01
1k+
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Thriller
Crime
A Bad, Bad Place Summary
A Bad, Bad Place
by Frances Crawford 2026 352 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
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The Alienist
by Caleb Carr • 1994
4.06
100k+
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Thriller
The Alienist Summary
The Alienist
by Caleb Carr 1994 498 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
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Sisi
by Allison Pataki • 2016
Empress on Her Own
4.00
12k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Royalty
Sisi Summary
Sisi
Empress on Her Own
by Allison Pataki 2016 464 pages
4.00
12k+ ratings
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Royalty
When the Day Comes
by Gabrielle Meyer • 2022
4.36
16k+
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Christian Fiction
Time Travel
When the Day Comes Summary
When the Day Comes
by Gabrielle Meyer 2022 384 pages
4.36
16k+ ratings
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Christian Fiction
Time Travel
Bog Queen
by Anna North • 2025
3.59
7k+
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Horror
Bog Queen Summary
Bog Queen
by Anna North 2025 268 pages
3.59
7k+ ratings
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Mystery
Horror
Dances with Wolves
by Michael Blake • 1988
4.24
29k+
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Westerns
Classics
Dances with Wolves Summary
Dances with Wolves
by Michael Blake 1988 304 pages
4.24
29k+ ratings
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Westerns
Classics
Riding Freedom
by Pam Muñoz Ryan • 1998
4.18
8k+
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Middle Grade
Childrens
Riding Freedom Summary
Riding Freedom
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 1998 160 pages
4.18
8k+ ratings
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Middle Grade
Childrens
The Bastard of Istanbul
by Elif Shafak • 2006
3.88
66k+
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Novels
Middle East
The Bastard of Istanbul Summary
The Bastard of Istanbul
by Elif Shafak 2006 368 pages
3.88
66k+ ratings
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Novels
Middle East
The Book of God
by Walter Wangerin Jr. • 1996
4.16
1k+
Christian
Religion
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The Book of God Summary
The Book of God
by Walter Wangerin Jr. 1996 640 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
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Religion
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The Indigo Girl
by Natasha Boyd • 2017
4.21
52k+
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The Indigo Girl Summary
The Indigo Girl
by Natasha Boyd 2017 329 pages
4.21
52k+ ratings
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Ghost Town
by Tom Perrotta • 2026
3.69
2k+
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Coming Of Age
Literary Fiction
Ghost Town Summary
Ghost Town
by Tom Perrotta 2026 273 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
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Coming Of Age
Literary Fiction
At Last
by Marisa Silver • 2025
3.54
500+
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Family
Family Saga
At Last Summary
At Last
by Marisa Silver 2025 288 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
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Family
Family Saga
Young Goodman Brown
by Nathaniel Hawthorne • 1835
3.64
16k+
Classics
Short Stories
Horror
Young Goodman Brown Summary
Young Goodman Brown
by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1835 48 pages
3.64
16k+ ratings
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Short Stories
Horror
All the Little Houses
by May Cobb • 2026
3.48
10k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
All the Little Houses Summary
All the Little Houses
by May Cobb 2026 467 pages
3.48
10k+ ratings
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Hirošiman kukat
by Edita Morris • 1959
4.05
1k+
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Classics
Roman
Hirošiman kukat Summary
Hirošiman kukat
by Edita Morris 1959 169 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
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Roman
The Social Graces
by Renée Rosen • 2021
3.98
15k+
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The Social Graces Summary
The Social Graces
by Renée Rosen 2021 400 pages
3.98
15k+ ratings
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The Dancer Wore Opera Rose
by Shelley Adina • 2018
4.20
242
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The Dancer Wore Opera Rose Summary
The Dancer Wore Opera Rose
by Shelley Adina 2018 290 pages
4.20
242 ratings
Steampunk
Mystery
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Precipice
by Robert Harris • 2024
3.94
18k+
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Thriller
Precipice Summary
Precipice
by Robert Harris 2024 464 pages
3.94
18k+ ratings
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Thriller
When Christ and His Saints Slept
by Sharon Kay Penman • 1994
4.26
17k+
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Medieval
When Christ and His Saints Slept Summary
When Christ and His Saints Slept
by Sharon Kay Penman 1994 784 pages
4.26
17k+ ratings
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Medieval
The March
by E.L. Doctorow • 2005
3.78
14k+
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Civil War
War
The March Summary
The March
by E.L. Doctorow 2005 363 pages
3.78
14k+ ratings
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Civil War
War
The Kidnapper's Accomplice
by C.J. Archer • 2020
4.05
6k+
Fantasy
Mystery
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The Kidnapper's Accomplice Summary
The Kidnapper's Accomplice
by C.J. Archer 2020 274 pages
4.05
6k+ ratings
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Mystery
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The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right
by Suzanne Allain • 2024
3.73
2k+
Romance
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The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right Summary
The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right
by Suzanne Allain 2024 262 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
Romance
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Historical Romance
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
by Kate Khavari • 2022
3.52
23k+
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Historical
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons Summary
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
by Kate Khavari 2022 262 pages
3.52
23k+ ratings
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Homebound
by Portia Elan • 2026
3.51
1k+
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Homebound Summary
Homebound
by Portia Elan 2026 304 pages
3.51
1k+ ratings
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LGBT
The Good Lord Bird
by James McBride • 2013
3.96
38k+
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Historical
The Good Lord Bird Summary
The Good Lord Bird
by James McBride 2013 417 pages
3.96
38k+ ratings
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Against the Loveless World
by Susan Abulhawa • 2019
4.50
32k+
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Contemporary
Against the Loveless World Summary
Against the Loveless World
by Susan Abulhawa 2019 384 pages
4.50
32k+ ratings
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Contemporary
The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare • 1961
4.02
28k+
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Young Adult
Classics
The Bronze Bow Summary
The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare 1961 256 pages
4.02
28k+ ratings
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Young Adult
Classics
Time's Arrow
by Martin Amis • 1991
3.76
18k+
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Literary Fiction
Novels
Time's Arrow Summary
Time's Arrow
by Martin Amis 1991 165 pages
3.76
18k+ ratings
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