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Historical Fiction Book Summaries

Etta and Otto and Russell and James

by Emma Hooper • 2015

Etta and Otto and Russell and James

by Emma Hooper 2015 277 pages

by Elif Shafak • 2011

by Elif Shafak 2011 342 pages

by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2015

by Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 317 pages

by Kate Heartfield • 2022

by Kate Heartfield 2022 655 pages

by Monica Dickens • 1940

by Monica Dickens 1940 377 pages

The School for German Brides

by Aimie K. Runyan • 2022

The School for German Brides

by Aimie K. Runyan 2022 384 pages

by Barbara Hambly • 2021

by Barbara Hambly 2021 240 pages

by Tiffany McDaniel • 2020

by Tiffany McDaniel 2020 480 pages

by Natasha Lester • 2018

by Natasha Lester 2018 448 pages

by Kerry Greenwood • 1989

by Kerry Greenwood 1989 185 pages

by Sarah Hall • 2025

by Sarah Hall 2025 368 pages

by C.J. Cooke • 2025

by C.J. Cooke 2025 352 pages

by Sarah Penner • 2021

by Sarah Penner 2021 301 pages

by Kitty Zeldis • 2018

by Kitty Zeldis 2018 352 pages

by Daniel Kehlmann • 2017

by Daniel Kehlmann 2017 474 pages

by Whitney Scharer • 2019

by Whitney Scharer 2019 384 pages

by Kelly Yang • 2021

by Kelly Yang 2021 320 pages

by Francine Rivers • 1993

by Francine Rivers 1993 520 pages

by Jonathan Coe • 2022

by Jonathan Coe 2022 354 pages

by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick • 2020

by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick 2020 288 pages

by Douglas Stuart • 2026

by Douglas Stuart 2026 416 pages

The Electric Michelangelo

by Sarah Hall • 2004

The Electric Michelangelo

by Sarah Hall 2004 340 pages

Bringing Down the Duke

by Evie Dunmore • 2019

Bringing Down the Duke

by Evie Dunmore 2019 335 pages

She Made Herself a Monster

by Anna Kovatcheva • 2026

She Made Herself a Monster

by Anna Kovatcheva 2026 288 pages

by Daphne du Maurier • 1951

by Daphne du Maurier 1951 349 pages

by Cathy Marie Buchanan • 2012

by Cathy Marie Buchanan 2012 357 pages

by Joanot Martorell • 1490

by Joanot Martorell 1490 271 pages

A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love

by Alice Murphy • 2025

A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love

by Alice Murphy 2025 400 pages

by Daniel Mason • 2018

by Daniel Mason 2018 323 pages

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

by Nina McConigley • 2026

How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder

by Nina McConigley 2026 204 pages

by Belva Plain • 1988

by Belva Plain 1988 560 pages

by Kristen Loesch • 2022

by Kristen Loesch 2022 384 pages

by Mary Doria Russell • 2011

by Mary Doria Russell 2011 394 pages

by London Clarke • 2021

by London Clarke 2021 355 pages

The Ladies of Rosings Park

by Shannon Winslow • 2018

A Pride and Prejudice Sequel and Companion to The Darcys of Pemberley

The Ladies of Rosings Park

A Pride and Prejudice Sequel and Companion to The Darcys of Pemberley

by Shannon Winslow 2018 321 pages

by James R. Benn • 2000

by James R. Benn 2000 338 pages

by J.T. Croft • 2021

by J.T. Croft 2021 300 pages

by Elizabeth Klehfoth • 2025

by Elizabeth Klehfoth 2025 387 pages

by Crystal Jeans • 2021

by Crystal Jeans 2021 400 pages

by Lori Roy • 2024

by Lori Roy 2024 311 pages

by K.J. Charles • 2013

by K.J. Charles 2013 271 pages

by John Ehle • 1964

by John Ehle 1964 356 pages

by Tiffany L. Warren • 2025

by Tiffany L. Warren 2025 1 pages

by Sarah Stewart Taylor • 2024

by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2024 308 pages

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 1961

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1961 288 pages

by Maria Barbal • 1985

by Maria Barbal 1985 123 pages

by Alba de Céspedes • 1952

by Alba de Céspedes 1952 288 pages

by G.P. Taylor • 2004

by G.P. Taylor 2004 272 pages

by David Benioff • 2008

by David Benioff 2008 258 pages

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