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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
The Daughter of Time Summary
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey 1951 206 pages
3.89
39k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Crime
Wandering Souls Summary
Wandering Souls
by Cecile Pin 2023 240 pages
4.12
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Historical
Last Night in Brooklyn Summary
Last Night in Brooklyn
by Xóchitl González 2026 256 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Wise Children by Angela Carter Summary
Wise Children by Angela Carter
by Angela Carter 1991
3.89
9k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
Indigo Summary
Indigo
by Beverly Jenkins 1996 370 pages
4.30
6k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
The Post-Office Girl Summary
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig 1982 257 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Temptation of Charlotte North Summary
The Temptation of Charlotte North
by Camilla Bruce 2026 448 pages
3.56
137 ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Glass Palace Summary
The Glass Palace
by Amitav Ghosh 2000 486 pages
4.00
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
India
Asia
Home Summary
Home
by Toni Morrison 2012 147 pages
3.83
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
African American
Book Club
A Master of Djinn Summary
A Master of Djinn
by P. Djèlí Clark 2021 438 pages
3.99
36k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Steampunk
Making History Summary
Making History
by Stephen Fry 1996 594 pages
3.92
12k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Porcupines Summary
Porcupines
by Fran Fabriczki 2026 320 pages
3.34
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The First State of Being Summary
The First State of Being
by Erin Entrada Kelly 2024 272 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Western Wind Summary
The Western Wind
by Samantha Harvey 2018 294 pages
3.44
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Traveler of the Century Summary
Traveler of the Century
by Andrés Neuman 2009 576 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Latin American
The Chambermaid's Key Summary
The Chambermaid's Key
by Genevieve Graham 2026 400 pages
4.33
457 ratings
Historical Fiction
Canada
Historical
Pilgrims Summary
Pilgrims
by Matthew Kneale 2020 340 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
Siren Queen Summary
Siren Queen
by Nghi Vo 2022 281 pages
3.67
13k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
LGBT
One Good Mama Bone Summary
One Good Mama Bone
by Bren McClain 2017 280 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Southern
Book Club
Historical Fiction
In the Wilds of Derbyshire Summary
In the Wilds of Derbyshire
by Jann Rowland 2017 410 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Romance
Regency
Historical
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis
by Philip Roth 2010 280 pages
3.86
18k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
American
Literature
Excellent Women Summary
Excellent Women
by Barbara Pym 1952 231 pages
3.91
21k+ ratings
Classics
Humor
British Literature
1795 Summary
1795
by Niklas Natt och Dag 2021 459 pages
3.46
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Crime
Thriller
Love Is Blind Summary
Love Is Blind
by William Boyd 2018 384 pages
3.98
8k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Murder in Constantinople Summary
Murder in Constantinople
by A.E. Goldin 2024 331 pages
3.44
500+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Mystery Thriller
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme Summary
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme
by Lars Mytting 2014 416 pages
4.09
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Beneath the Lion's Gaze Summary
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
by Maaza Mengiste 2010 308 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Africa
Historical Fiction
Ethiopia
People of the Book Summary
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks 2008 372 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Books About Books
The Silence Factory Summary
The Silence Factory
by Bridget Collins 2024 384 pages
3.42
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Gothic
La tabla de Flandes Summary
La tabla de Flandes
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 1990 412 pages
3.79
28k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Thriller
The Other Side of the Bridge Summary
The Other Side of the Bridge
by Mary Lawson 2006 296 pages
4.18
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Canada
A Change of Climate Summary
A Change of Climate
by Hilary Mantel 1994 342 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Literary Fiction
Miss Garnet's Angel Summary
Miss Garnet's Angel
by Salley Vickers 2000 342 pages
3.70
4k+ ratings
Italy
Book Club
Historical Fiction
The Dew Breaker Summary
The Dew Breaker
by Edwidge Danticat 2004 256 pages
3.81
8k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Book Club
How to Love a Duke in Ten Days Summary
How to Love a Duke in Ten Days
by Kerrigan Byrne 2019 440 pages
4.12
8k+ ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Emigrants Summary
The Emigrants
by W.G. Sebald 1992 237 pages
4.16
11k+ ratings
German Literature
Historical Fiction
Germany
The Christmas Boutique Summary
The Christmas Boutique
by Jennifer Chiaverini 2019 291 pages
3.68
4k+ ratings
Christmas
Holiday
Historical Fiction
Broken April by Ismail Kadare Summary
Broken April by Ismail Kadare
by Ismail Kadare 1978
4.00
8k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Albanian Literature
The Trick to Time Summary
The Trick to Time
by Kit de Waal 2018 272 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Road Home Summary
The Road Home
by Rose Tremain 2007 365 pages
3.89
10k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Churchill's Secret Messenger Summary
Churchill's Secret Messenger
by Alan Hlad 2021 406 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
France
Some Strange Music Draws Me In Summary
Some Strange Music Draws Me In
by Griffin Hansbury 2024 320 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Queer
LGBT
Historical Fiction
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Summary
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
by Peter Matthiessen 1965 373 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh Summary
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
by Amitav Ghosh 2004
3.99
20k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Saints and Villains Summary
Saints and Villains
by Denise Giardina 1998 487 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Germany
Medea Summary
Medea
by Christa Wolf 1996 208 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Historical Fiction
Now Is the Hour Summary
Now Is the Hour
by Tom Spanbauer 2006 480 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
LGBT
Queer
Gay
Only Here, Only Now Summary
Only Here, Only Now
by Tom Newlands 2024 368 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Scotland
Coming Of Age
Tell It to the Bees Summary
Tell It to the Bees
by Fiona Shaw 2009 354 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
LGBT
Historical Fiction
Queer
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