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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.

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The Manhattan Girls Summary
The Manhattan Girls
by Gill Paul 2022 416 pages
3.69
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
New York
I Hear the Sirens in the Street Summary
I Hear the Sirens in the Street
by Adrian McKinty 2013 334 pages
4.07
9.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
The Forest of Vanishing Stars Summary
The Forest of Vanishing Stars
by Kristin Harmel 2021 376 pages
4.25
89.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
Words on Fire Summary
Words on Fire
by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2019 336 pages
4.28
14.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Historical
Theodora Summary
Theodora
Actress, Empress, Whore
by Stella Duffy 2010 339 pages
3.52
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
Cold Mountain Summary
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier 1997 449 pages
3.89
248.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
Hild Summary
Hild
by Nicola Griffith 2013 546 pages
3.85
12.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
This Side of Paradise Summary
This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1920 275 pages
3.64
78.7K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
285.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
What Wild Women Do Summary
What Wild Women Do
by Karma Brown 2023 320 pages
3.74
5.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Odyssey Summary
Odyssey
by Stephen Fry 2024 448 pages
4.30
14.0K ratings
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
Come Fly with Me Summary
Come Fly with Me
by Camille Di Maio 2025 347 pages
4.32
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Our Share of Night Summary
Our Share of Night
by Mariana Enriquez 2019 588 pages
4.26
56.3K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Abraham Lincoln Summary
Abraham Lincoln
Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 336 pages
3.71
137.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Sarah Summary
Sarah
by Orson Scott Card 1983 341 pages
3.88
12.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Religion
Biblical Fiction
Shōgun, Volume 1 Summary
Shōgun, Volume 1
by James Clavell 1975 533 pages
4.53
13.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Edge of Eternity Summary
Edge of Eternity
by Ken Follett 2014 36 pages
4.20
114.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour 1987 426 pages
3.82
7.2K ratings
Westerns
Mystery
Fantasy
The Bridge on the Drina Summary
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić 1945 314 pages
4.33
24.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Nobel Prize
Mansfield Park Summary
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen 1814 488 pages
3.86
369.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Summary
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
by Shehan Karunatilaka 2022 386 pages
3.9
57.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Human Scale Summary
The Human Scale
by Lawrence Wright 2025 448 pages
4.37
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Politics
Brisbane Summary
Brisbane
by Eugene Vodolazkin 2018 343 pages
3.98
1.4K ratings
Russia
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
The Assyrian Summary
The Assyrian
by Nicholas Guild 1987 552 pages
4.26
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Ancient History
The Wicked Day Summary
The Wicked Day
by Mary Stewart 1983 417 pages
4.10
11.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Arthurian
The Book of Guilt Summary
The Book of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey 2025 400 pages
4.35
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Dystopia
Mystery
The Baker's Daughter Summary
The Baker's Daughter
by Sarah McCoy 2012 279 pages
3.97
24.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
The Midnight Witch Summary
The Midnight Witch
by Paula Brackston 2014 341 pages
3.56
6.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
by Sarah MacLean 2010 397 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Murder at Holly House Summary
Murder at Holly House
by Denzil Meyrick 2023 363 pages
3.43
3.7K ratings
Christmas
Mystery
Crime
All Aunt Hagar's Children Summary
All Aunt Hagar's Children
Stories
by Edward P. Jones 2006 399 pages
3.82
2.3K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
African American
The Mermaid of Black Conch Summary
The Mermaid of Black Conch
by Monique Roffey 2020 187 pages
3.87
19.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
I, Medusa Summary
I, Medusa
by Ayana Gray 2025 336 pages
4.21
1.1K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Retellings
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
Volume 3
by Natsu Hyuuga 2015 313 pages
4.52
6.4K ratings
Light Novel
Mystery
Romance
Water for Elephants Summary
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen 2006 368 pages
4.11
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
Dracula the Un-Dead Summary
Dracula the Un-Dead
by Dacre Stoker 2009 424 pages
3.15
6.7K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Clockwork Princess Summary
Clockwork Princess
by Cassandra Clare 2013 567 pages
4.55
466.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Long Way Home Summary
Long Way Home
by Lynn Austin 2022 400 pages
4.40
5.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Christian Fiction
Christian
The Lost Queen Summary
The Lost Queen
by Signe Pike 2018 527 pages
4.16
15.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
A Language of Dragons Summary
A Language of Dragons
by S.F. Williamson 2025 432 pages
3.84
13.6K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Young Adult
The Last Assignment Summary
The Last Assignment
by Erika Robuck 2025 448 pages
4.40
105 ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Photography
The Booklover's Library Summary
The Booklover's Library
by Madeline Martin 2024 432 pages
3.97
18.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Historical
Mother of Pearl Summary
Mother of Pearl
by Melinda Haynes 1999 465 pages
3.70
20.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Southern
Book Club
Empire of Shadows Summary
Empire of Shadows
by Jacquelyn Benson 2024 478 pages
4.19
5.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1852 438 pages
3.91
237.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
A Retelling
by Peter Ackroyd 2009 436 pages
3.56
2.5K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Historical Fiction
That Green Eyed Girl Summary
That Green Eyed Girl
by Julie Owen Moylan 2022 368 pages
3.89
2.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Lesbian
LGBT
Once an Eagle Summary
Once an Eagle
by Anton Myrer 1968 1312 pages
4.39
7.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
The Sound of Things Falling Summary
The Sound of Things Falling
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2011 302 pages
3.84
20.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Book Club
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