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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.

Historical Fiction Book Summaries

White Teeth Summary
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages
3.79
168.8K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Stoner Summary
Stoner
by John Williams 1965 292 pages
4.35
210.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 1997 434 pages
4.16
2.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Babel Summary
Babel
by R.F. Kuang 2022 544 pages
4.16
370.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Dark Academia
Yayati Summary
Yayati
A Classic Tale of Lust
by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar 1963 251 pages
4.12
5.3K ratings
Marathi
Mythology
India
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Summary
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris 2018 272 pages
4.31
1.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Echo of Old Books Summary
The Echo of Old Books
by Barbara Davis 2023 431 pages
4.27
112.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
The Red Pencil Summary
The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney 2014 336 pages
3.91
7.3K ratings
Poetry
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
The Thorn Birds Summary
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough 1977 692 pages
4.25
359.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.18
5.8K ratings
Classics
China
Historical Fiction
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Summary
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 2000 639 pages
4.18
208.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Novels
The Secret Garden Summary
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1911 331 pages
4.16
1.2M ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
198.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
Half of a Yellow Sun Summary
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 435 pages
4.34
173.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Nigeria
Book Club
Cutting for Stone Summary
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese 2009 560 pages
4.33
412.7K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Africa
Anna Karenina Summary
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy 1878 964 pages
4.10
895.9K ratings
Classics
Romance
Russia
How to Stop Time Summary
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig 2018 339 pages
3.83
204.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
The Black Kids Summary
The Black Kids
by Christina Hammonds Reed 2020
4.03
10.9K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
The Jungle Summary
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair 1906 335 pages
3.78
151.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Soldier Boys Summary
Soldier Boys
by Dean Hughes 2001 240 pages
4.05
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
162.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Atonement Summary
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 2001 351 pages
3.95
546.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
World Without End Summary
World Without End
by Ken Follett 2007 1237 pages
4.32
266.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
by Christopher Sergel 1960 128 pages
4.51
22.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
The Fountains of Silence Summary
The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys 2019 495 pages
4.31
77.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory
by Richard Powers 2018 502 pages
4.12
181.6K ratings
Nature
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
101.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Feast of the Goat Summary
The Feast of the Goat
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2000 475 pages
4.34
39.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Spanish Literature
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Summary
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
by Lisa See 2023 352 pages
4.35
172.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Little Bee Summary
Little Bee
by Chris Cleave 2008 271 pages
3.72
246.3K ratings
Book Club
Africa
Historical Fiction
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs 2011 352 pages
3.92
1.3M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley 2009 374 pages
3.82
175.3K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The House of Eve Summary
The House of Eve
by Sadeqa Johnson 2023 384 pages
4.25
123.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
The Shadow Sister Summary
The Shadow Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2016 491 pages
4.31
101.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Weyward Summary
Weyward
by Emilia Hart 2023 329 pages
4.06
317.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Things We Leave Unfinished Summary
The Things We Leave Unfinished
by Rebecca Yarros 2021 400 pages
4.31
323.8K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Amalfi Curse Summary
The Amalfi Curse
by Sarah Penner 2025 336 pages
4.00
3.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Turtle House Summary
The Turtle House
by Amanda Churchill 2024 304 pages
4.04
4.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Family
Black Cake Summary
Black Cake
by Charmaine Wilkerson 2022 385 pages
4.09
212.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Last Temptation of Christ Summary
The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955 506 pages
4.18
15.2K ratings
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Secret Book of Flora Lea Summary
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
by Patti Callahan Henry 2023 355 pages
4.06
77.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Keeper'n Me Summary
Keeper'n Me
by Richard Wagamese 1994 224 pages
4.00
2.5K ratings
Indigenous
Canada
Historical Fiction
Emma Summary
Emma
by Jane Austen 1815 474 pages
4.05
939.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Historical
The Beekeeper of Aleppo Summary
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri 2019 317 pages
4.17
166.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
Outlander Summary
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon 1991 850 pages
4.26
1.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano 2023 416 pages
4.14
473.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Covenant of Water Summary
The Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese 2023 715 pages
4.42
265.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
India
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
540.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Husbands & Lovers Summary
Husbands & Lovers
by Beatriz Williams 2024 384 pages
4.11
71.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Morocco
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