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Historical Fiction Book Summaries

My Name Is Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok • 1972

by Chaim Potok 1972 369 pages

by R. Raeta • 2023

These Immortal Truths

These Immortal Truths

by R. Raeta 2023 320 pages

by William Boyd • 2006

by William Boyd 2006 336 pages

by David Benioff • 2008

by David Benioff 2008 258 pages

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues

by Jess Everlee • 2023

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues

by Jess Everlee 2023 336 pages

Shadows in the Moonlight

by Santa Montefiore • 2024

Shadows in the Moonlight

by Santa Montefiore 2024 356 pages

by Mary Pat Kelly • 2009

by Mary Pat Kelly 2009 551 pages

by Mia McKenzie • 2025

by Mia McKenzie 2025 272 pages

by Nina de Gramont • 2022

by Nina de Gramont 2022 320 pages

Last Train to Istanbul

by Ayşe Kulin • 2002

Last Train to Istanbul

by Ayşe Kulin 2002 417 pages

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

by August Wilson • 1988

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

by August Wilson 1988 94 pages

by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi • 2020

by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi 2020 416 pages

by Francis Spufford • 2026

by Francis Spufford 2026 496 pages

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

by Alice Evelyn Yang • 2026

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

by Alice Evelyn Yang 2026 360 pages

by Elizabeth Chadwick • 2019

by Elizabeth Chadwick 2019 400 pages

by Alice Martin • 2026

by Alice Martin 2026 304 pages

by Therese Anne Fowler • 2018

A Novel of the Vanderbilts

A Novel of the Vanderbilts

by Therese Anne Fowler 2018 389 pages

The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall

by J. Ann Thomas • 2025

The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall

by J. Ann Thomas 2025 320 pages

by Henry James • 1880

by Henry James 1880 240 pages

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

by Daniel Nayeri • 2023

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

by Daniel Nayeri 2023 224 pages

A Secret Garden Affair

by Erica James • 2023

A Secret Garden Affair

by Erica James 2023 414 pages

by Jeff Talarigo • 2005

by Jeff Talarigo 2005 237 pages

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

by Neal Stephenson • 2017

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

by Neal Stephenson 2017 752 pages

by G.P. Taylor • 2008

by G.P. Taylor 2008 304 pages

by Holly Race • 2025

by Holly Race 2025 395 pages

by Ben Lerner • 2019

by Ben Lerner 2019 282 pages

by Julia Quinn • 2023

by Julia Quinn 2023 335 pages

by Elodie Harper • 2025

by Elodie Harper 2025 440 pages

by Colum McCann • 2006

by Colum McCann 2006 333 pages

The Thirty Names of Night

by Zeyn Joukhadar • 2020

The Thirty Names of Night

by Zeyn Joukhadar 2020 291 pages

by Kathleen Tessaro • 2003

by Kathleen Tessaro 2003 390 pages

by Patti Callahan Henry • 2021

by Patti Callahan Henry 2021 320 pages

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte • 2023

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2023 320 pages

by David Peace • 2006

by David Peace 2006 346 pages

by Ivan Doig • 2015

by Ivan Doig 2015 453 pages

by Jennifer Weiner • 2019

by Jennifer Weiner 2019 416 pages

by Connilyn Cossette • 2018

by Connilyn Cossette 2018 323 pages

by Colm Tóibín • 2014

by Colm Tóibín 2014 373 pages

The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover

by L.P. Hartley • 1953

The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover

by L.P. Hartley 1953

by Joseph Boyden • 2005

by Joseph Boyden 2005 384 pages

by Paula Brackston • 2008

by Paula Brackston 2008 305 pages

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

by Yukio Mishima • 1956

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

by Yukio Mishima 1956 247 pages

by Nicholas Monsarrat • 1951

by Nicholas Monsarrat 1951 520 pages

by Jan-Philipp Sendker • 2019

by Jan-Philipp Sendker 2019 400 pages

by Gregory Maguire • 2015

by Gregory Maguire 2015 273 pages

by Stephanie Dray • 2018

by Stephanie Dray 2018 652 pages

by Philippa Gregory • 2025

by Philippa Gregory 2025 496 pages

The Forgotten Village

by Lorna Cook • 2019

The Forgotten Village

by Lorna Cook 2019 354 pages

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

by Beth Brower • 2023

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

Vol. 7

by Beth Brower 2023 313 pages

Between Earth and Sky

by Amanda Skenandore • 2018

Between Earth and Sky

by Amanda Skenandore 2018 336 pages

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