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NW Summary
NW
by Zadie Smith 2012 296 pages
3.48
45k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
That Woman Summary
That Woman
The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
by Anne Sebba 2011 344 pages
3.44
4k+ ratings
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Do No Evil Summary
Do No Evil
by M.S. Morris 2020 249 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Murder Mystery
The Electric Michelangelo Summary
The Electric Michelangelo
by Sarah Hall 2004 340 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Novels
Mariana Summary
Mariana
by Monica Dickens 1940 377 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Godsend Summary
The Godsend
by Bernard Taylor 1976 223 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Adult
Boleyn Traitor Summary
Boleyn Traitor
by Philippa Gregory 2025 496 pages
4.18
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
Bournville Summary
Bournville
by Jonathan Coe 2022 354 pages
3.78
8k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
British Literature
The Buddha of Suburbia Summary
The Buddha of Suburbia
by Hanif Kureishi 1990 288 pages
3.75
21k+ ratings
Contemporary
British Literature
Novels
The Royal Game Summary
The Royal Game
by Anne O'Brien 2021 496 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
Old Filth Summary
Old Filth
by Jane Gardam 2004 290 pages
3.95
20k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
British Literature
The Silk Weaver Summary
The Silk Weaver
by Liz Trenow 2017 416 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The End of the Affair Summary
The End of the Affair
by Graham Greene 1951 160 pages
3.90
72k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Literature
Lucky Jim Summary
Lucky Jim
by Kingsley Amis 1954 296 pages
3.74
32k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
British Literature
The Tower Summary
The Tower
by Colin Wilson 1987 496 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Novels
There But For The Summary
There But For The
by Ali Smith 2011 357 pages
3.5
10k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover Summary
The Go-Between by Hartley, L. P. (2013) Hardcover
by L.P. Hartley 1953
4.01
15k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
The Accidental Summary
The Accidental
by Ali Smith 2005 306 pages
3.37
13k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Book Club
A Month in the Country Summary
A Month in the Country
by J.L. Carr 1980 160 pages
4.07
30k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
What a Carve Up! Summary
What a Carve Up!
by Jonathan Coe 1994 501 pages
4.11
13k+ ratings
Classics
Contemporary
British Literature
Moon Tiger Summary
Moon Tiger
by Penelope Lively 1987 224 pages
3.91
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Rotters' Club Summary
The Rotters' Club
by Jonathan Coe 2001 415 pages
3.96
16k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
British Literature
Crimenes imperceptibles Summary
Crimenes imperceptibles
by Guillermo Martínez 2003
3.37
9k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Rain Before it Falls Summary
The Rain Before it Falls
by Jonathan Coe 2007 256 pages
3.71
7k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
British Literature
Contemporary
Regeneration Summary
Regeneration
by Pat Barker 1991 256 pages
4.01
34k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Historical
Money Summary
Money
by Martin Amis 1984 394 pages
3.70
26k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
Contemporary
The Blue Flower Summary
The Blue Flower
by Penelope Fitzgerald 1995 226 pages
3.44
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Germany
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free Summary
Now We Shall Be Entirely Free
by Andrew Miller 2018 421 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Lowlife Summary
The Lowlife
by Alexander Baron 1963 208 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
London
Crime
Classics
Sweet Caress Summary
Sweet Caress
The Many Lives of Amory Clay
by William Boyd 2015 464 pages
3.97
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
A Handful of Dust Summary
A Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh 1934 308 pages
3.88
29k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Anita and Me Summary
Anita and Me
by Meera Syal 1997 336 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Coming Of Age
[Vile Bodies] [by Summary
[Vile Bodies] [by
Evelyn Waugh]
by Evelyn Waugh 1930
3.71
17k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Literature
The Western Wind Summary
The Western Wind
by Samantha Harvey 2018 294 pages
3.44
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Eleanor Summary
Eleanor
A 200-Mile Walk in Search of England's Lost Queen
by Alice Loxton 2025 335 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
History
Travel
Biography
Wise Children by Angela Carter Summary
Wise Children by Angela Carter
by Angela Carter 1991
3.89
9k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
Excellent Women Summary
Excellent Women
by Barbara Pym 1952 231 pages
3.91
21k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
British Literature
Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition Summary
Scoop by Waugh, Evelyn Reprint Edition
by Evelyn Waugh 1938
3.78
22k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
Satire
The Sea, the Sea Summary
The Sea, the Sea
by Iris Murdoch 1978 528 pages
3.96
26k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Novels
Pilgrims Summary
Pilgrims
by Matthew Kneale 2020 340 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
A Change of Climate Summary
A Change of Climate
by Hilary Mantel 1994 342 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Literary Fiction
The Road Home Summary
The Road Home
by Rose Tremain 2007 365 pages
3.89
10k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
A Mischief of Rats Summary
A Mischief of Rats
by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 2023 420 pages
3.84
6k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Cozy Mystery
The Children's Book Summary
The Children's Book
by A.S. Byatt 2009 675 pages
3.69
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
A Shilling for Candles Summary
A Shilling for Candles
by Josephine Tey 1936 240 pages
3.92
9k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
British Literature
A Kestrel for a Knave Summary
A Kestrel for a Knave
by Barry Hines 1968 208 pages
4.08
8k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Animals
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene Summary
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
by Graham Greene 1948
3.96
31k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Literature
And the Land Lay Still Summary
And the Land Lay Still
by James Robertson 2010 673 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Scotland
Historical Fiction
Novels
Cluny Brown Summary
Cluny Brown
by Margery Sharp 1944 276 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Humor
The Moon And Sixpence, By W. Somerset Maugham, Unabridged 6 Audio Cassettes, Narrated By Neil Hunt Summary
The Moon And Sixpence, By W. Somerset Maugham, Unabridged 6 Audio Cassettes, Narrated By Neil Hunt
by W. Somerset Maugham 1919 6 pages
4.12
27k+ ratings
Classics
Art
Literature
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