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Bruce Lee
by Bruce Lee • 2001
A basement jersey gave a boy superpowers. His mission: vaporize every adult who ruined the fun.
4.21
1k+
Bruce Lee Summary
Bruce Lee 88%
A basement jersey gave a boy superpowers. His mission: vaporize every adult who ruined the fun.
by Bruce Lee 2001
4.21
1k+ ratings
White Heat
by Dominic Sandbrook • 2006
The sixties were a myth of liberation. The reality was crisis, backlash, and decline.
4.38
917
White Heat Summary
White Heat 88%
The sixties were a myth of liberation. The reality was crisis, backlash, and decline.
by Dominic Sandbrook 2006
4.38
917 ratings
Below Stairs
by Margaret Powell • 1968
She cooked their banquets in early 1900s England, and they forgot she existed.
3.58
15k+
Below Stairs Summary
Below Stairs 88%
She cooked their banquets in early 1900s England, and they forgot she existed.
by Margaret Powell 1968
3.58
15k+ ratings
Bloomsbury Girls
by Natalie Jenner • 2022
Three bookshop women in postwar London hunt a lost novel to claim ownership of the shop.
3.85
18k+
Bloomsbury Girls Summary
Bloomsbury Girls 87%
Three bookshop women in postwar London hunt a lost novel to claim ownership of the shop.
by Natalie Jenner 2022
3.85
18k+ ratings
Bournville
by Jonathan Coe • 2022
In a chocolate-maker's utopian village, one family mirrors Britain's long argument with itself.
3.78
8k+
Bournville Summary
Bournville 87%
In a chocolate-maker's utopian village, one family mirrors Britain's long argument with itself.
by Jonathan Coe 2022
3.78
8k+ ratings
Heatwave
by John L. Williams • 2025
A record-breaking heatwave, a nation on the brink: how the summer of 1976 remade Britain.
3.89
134
Heatwave Summary
Heatwave 87%
A record-breaking heatwave, a nation on the brink: how the summer of 1976 remade Britain.
by John L. Williams 2025
3.89
134 ratings
The Rotters' Club
by Jonathan Coe • 2001
Birmingham, 1973: four school friends, their rock band, and the IRA bomb that ends a world.
3.96
16k+
The Rotters' Club Summary
The Rotters' Club 87%
Birmingham, 1973: four school friends, their rock band, and the IRA bomb that ends a world.
by Jonathan Coe 2001
3.96
16k+ ratings
Excellent Women
by Barbara Pym • 1952
A clergyman’s daughter hides her feelings, until new neighbors pull her into their marital chaos.
3.91
22k+
Excellent Women Summary
Excellent Women 87%
A clergyman’s daughter hides her feelings, until new neighbors pull her into their marital chaos.
by Barbara Pym 1952
3.91
22k+ ratings
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles • 2021
Two brothers aim for California. Two stowaways from a work farm demand New York instead.
4.22
316k+
The Lincoln Highway Summary
The Lincoln Highway 87%
Two brothers aim for California. Two stowaways from a work farm demand New York instead.
by Amor Towles 2021
4.22
316k+ ratings
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey • 1951
A bedridden Scotland Yard inspector reopens the coldest case: Richard III and the vanished princes.
3.89
40k+
The Daughter of Time Summary
The Daughter of Time 87%
A bedridden Scotland Yard inspector reopens the coldest case: Richard III and the vanished princes.
by Josephine Tey 1951
3.89
40k+ ratings
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
by Sarah Waters • 2006
In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.
3.71
33k+
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters Summary
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 87%
In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.
by Sarah Waters 2006
3.71
33k+ ratings
The Lonely Londoners
by Sam Selvon • 1956
Moses Aloetta guides West Indian newcomers through a London of fog, poverty, and quiet exclusion.
3.70
14k+
The Lonely Londoners Summary
The Lonely Londoners 87%
Moses Aloetta guides West Indian newcomers through a London of fog, poverty, and quiet exclusion.
by Sam Selvon 1956
3.70
14k+ ratings
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley • 2009
An eleven-year-old chemist turns detective when a corpse appears in her family's cucumber patch.
3.82
180k+
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 87%
An eleven-year-old chemist turns detective when a corpse appears in her family's cucumber patch.
by Alan Bradley 2009
3.82
180k+ ratings
The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn • 2024
Thanksgiving night, 1954: a body in a D.C. boarding house, and the house knows the killer.
4.28
306k+
The Briar Club Summary
The Briar Club 86%
Thanksgiving night, 1954: a body in a D.C. boarding house, and the house knows the killer.
by Kate Quinn 2024
4.28
306k+ ratings
Municipal Dreams
by John Boughton • 2018
Britain built some of the world's best public housing, then spent 40 years dismantling it.
3.92
769
Municipal Dreams Summary
Municipal Dreams 86%
Britain built some of the world's best public housing, then spent 40 years dismantling it.
by John Boughton 2018
3.92
769 ratings
The Lowlife
by Alexander Baron • 1963
A Hackney gambler drifts from bet to bet until a boy raises stakes luck cannot cover.
4.25
794
The Lowlife Summary
The Lowlife 86%
A Hackney gambler drifts from bet to bet until a boy raises stakes luck cannot cover.
by Alexander Baron 1963
4.25
794 ratings
They Do It With Mirrors
by Agatha Christie • 1952
A friend's unease pulls Miss Marple to a crumbling manor, where a staged outburst masks a murder.
3.78
47k+
They Do It With Mirrors Summary
They Do It With Mirrors 86%
A friend's unease pulls Miss Marple to a crumbling manor, where a staged outburst masks a murder.
by Agatha Christie 1952
3.78
47k+ ratings
Mariana
by Monica Dickens • 1940
Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.
3.90
3k+
Mariana Summary
Mariana 86%
Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.
by Monica Dickens 1940
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Gift
by Danielle Steel • 1986
When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.
3.99
21k+
The Gift Summary
The Gift 86%
When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.
by Danielle Steel 1986
3.99
21k+ ratings
The List of Suspicious Things
by Jennie Godfrey • 2024
A Yorkshire girl's hunt for the Ripper uncovers worse monsters: the ones her neighbors welcome home.
4.13
49k+
The List of Suspicious Things Summary
The List of Suspicious Things 86%
A Yorkshire girl's hunt for the Ripper uncovers worse monsters: the ones her neighbors welcome home.
by Jennie Godfrey 2024
4.13
49k+ ratings
Spycatcher
by Peter Wright • 1987
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
3.73
3k+
Spycatcher Summary
Spycatcher 86%
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
by Peter Wright 1987
3.73
3k+ ratings
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
by Bill Bryson • 2006
His superpower was vaporizing teachers. The decade was 1950s America at its richest, weirdest peak.
3.94
69k+
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Summary
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid 86%
His superpower was vaporizing teachers. The decade was 1950s America at its richest, weirdest peak.
by Bill Bryson 2006
3.94
69k+ ratings
The Island Club
by Nicola Harrison • 2026
Three women's secrets, scandals, and a shot at redemption collide at a 1950s island tennis club.
3.71
4k+
The Island Club Summary
The Island Club 86%
Three women's secrets, scandals, and a shot at redemption collide at a 1950s island tennis club.
by Nicola Harrison 2026
3.71
4k+ ratings
Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2018
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
2.98
8k+
Hazards of Time Travel Summary
Hazards of Time Travel 86%
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2018
2.98
8k+ ratings
Dead Man's Folly
by Agatha Christie • 1956
During a country house fête, a staged murder game gives cover to a real killer.
3.82
39k+
Dead Man's Folly Summary
Dead Man's Folly 86%
During a country house fête, a staged murder game gives cover to a real killer.
by Agatha Christie 1956
3.82
39k+ ratings
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood • 2025
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
4.01
18k+
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper 86%
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
by Benjamin Wood 2025
4.01
18k+ ratings
What's It All About
by Michael Caine • 1992
A charity ward birth, a fish-porter father, and a Cockney accent that Hollywood couldn't erase.
4.07
1k+
What's It All About Summary
What's It All About 86%
A charity ward birth, a fish-porter father, and a Cockney accent that Hollywood couldn't erase.
by Michael Caine 1992
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Buddha of Suburbia
by Hanif Kureishi • 1990
A mixed-race teenager in 1970s London flees his father's guru act for the bohemian theatre world.
3.75
21k+
The Buddha of Suburbia Summary
The Buddha of Suburbia 86%
A mixed-race teenager in 1970s London flees his father's guru act for the bohemian theatre world.
by Hanif Kureishi 1990
3.75
21k+ ratings
The Key
by Kathryn Hughes • 2018
An abandoned asylum, a librarian finds a baby's jacket and a note about a lost child.
4.27
20k+
The Key Summary
The Key 86%
An abandoned asylum, a librarian finds a baby's jacket and a note about a lost child.
by Kathryn Hughes 2018
4.27
20k+ ratings
Adolf Hitler
by Spike Milligan • 1971
Before the Nazis, his real enemy was British Army bureaucracy, and his weapon was a trumpet.
4.04
9k+
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler 86%
Before the Nazis, his real enemy was British Army bureaucracy, and his weapon was a trumpet.
by Spike Milligan 1971
4.04
9k+ ratings
One Train Later
by Andy Summers • 2006
A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.
4.04
1k+
One Train Later Summary
One Train Later 86%
A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.
by Andy Summers 2006
4.04
1k+ ratings
Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín • 2009
An Irish emigrant finds love in Brooklyn, then a death back home forces an impossible choice.
3.75
163k+
Brooklyn Summary
Brooklyn 86%
An Irish emigrant finds love in Brooklyn, then a death back home forces an impossible choice.
by Colm Tóibín 2009
3.75
163k+ ratings
An Autobiography
by Agatha Christie • 1977
She learned exactly how poisons kill, long before she started killing people in books.
4.13
13k+
An Autobiography Summary
An Autobiography 86%
She learned exactly how poisons kill, long before she started killing people in books.
by Agatha Christie 1977
4.13
13k+ ratings
Here, There and Everywhere
by Geoff Emerick • 2006
The Beatles' most radical sounds were built by a teenager breaking every rule at Abbey Road.
4.29
7k+
Here, There and Everywhere Summary
Here, There and Everywhere 86%
The Beatles' most radical sounds were built by a teenager breaking every rule at Abbey Road.
by Geoff Emerick 2006
4.29
7k+ ratings
The Anglo Files
by Sarah Lyall • 2008
An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.
3.45
2k+
The Anglo Files Summary
The Anglo Files 86%
An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.
by Sarah Lyall 2008
3.45
2k+ ratings
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley • 1934
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
4.09
483
English Journey Summary
English Journey 86%
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
by J.B. Priestley 1934
4.09
483 ratings
The Full English
by Stuart Maconie • 2023
England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.
4.04
1k+
The Full English Summary
The Full English 86%
England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.
by Stuart Maconie 2023
4.04
1k+ ratings
Diaries 1969-1979
by Michael Palin • 2006
The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.
4.04
4k+
Diaries 1969-1979 Summary
Diaries 1969-1979 86%
The Python years, day by day: Palin's diaries from the decade they built a comedy revolution.
by Michael Palin 2006
4.04
4k+ ratings
With a Vengeance
by Riley Sager • 2025
She traps six conspirators on a train for revenge, but a killer frames her for the murders.
3.37
78k+
With a Vengeance Summary
With a Vengeance 86%
She traps six conspirators on a train for revenge, but a killer frames her for the murders.
by Riley Sager 2025
3.37
78k+ ratings
To End All Wars
by Adam Hochschild • 2011
A general led Britain's army. His sister led its pacifists. The Great War as family feud.
4.14
9k+
To End All Wars Summary
To End All Wars 86%
A general led Britain's army. His sister led its pacifists. The Great War as family feud.
by Adam Hochschild 2011
4.14
9k+ ratings
Tune In
by Mark Lewisohn • 2013
Before Beatlemania, there was a songwriting rivalry, a visionary manager, and six-hour Hamburg sets.
4.72
4k+
Tune In Summary
Tune In 86%
Before Beatlemania, there was a songwriting rivalry, a visionary manager, and six-hour Hamburg sets.
by Mark Lewisohn 2013
4.72
4k+ ratings
City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2019
Expelled from college, a seamstress discovers glamour and peril in her aunt's 1940s theater.
4.04
324k+
City of Girls Summary
City of Girls 86%
Expelled from college, a seamstress discovers glamour and peril in her aunt's 1940s theater.
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2019
4.04
324k+ ratings
The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys • 2019
An American photographer falls for a hotel maid in 1957 Madrid, where her silence hides a crime.
4.30
84k+
The Fountains of Silence Summary
The Fountains of Silence 86%
An American photographer falls for a hotel maid in 1957 Madrid, where her silence hides a crime.
by Ruta Sepetys 2019
4.30
84k+ ratings
A Month in the Country
by J.L. Carr • 1980
In a Yorkshire village, a war-scarred restorer unearths a medieval painting and a summer of healing.
4.07
30k+
A Month in the Country Summary
A Month in the Country 86%
In a Yorkshire village, a war-scarred restorer unearths a medieval painting and a summer of healing.
by J.L. Carr 1980
4.07
30k+ ratings
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee • 2015
Home from New York, a young woman finds her father, her moral hero, sitting with segregationists.
3.31
293k+
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman 86%
Home from New York, a young woman finds her father, her moral hero, sitting with segregationists.
by Harper Lee 2015
3.31
293k+ ratings
Mrs. McGinty's Dead
by Agatha Christie • 1952
Poirot comes out of retirement when a policeman's doubt has an awkward lodger facing the gallows.
3.86
41k+
Mrs. McGinty's Dead Summary
Mrs. McGinty's Dead 86%
Poirot comes out of retirement when a policeman's doubt has an awkward lodger facing the gallows.
by Agatha Christie 1952
3.86
41k+ ratings
Tell It to the Bees
by Fiona Shaw • 2009
Through a boy's bees, his mother falls for a woman doctor, scandalizing a small postwar town.
4.10
4k+
Tell It to the Bees Summary
Tell It to the Bees 86%
Through a boy's bees, his mother falls for a woman doctor, scandalizing a small postwar town.
by Fiona Shaw 2009
4.10
4k+ ratings
The English
by Jeremy Paxman • 1998
An island people built history's largest empire, then had to reinvent themselves once it crumbled.
3.55
3k+
The English Summary
The English 86%
An island people built history's largest empire, then had to reinvent themselves once it crumbled.
by Jeremy Paxman 1998
3.55
3k+ ratings
Tory Nation
by Samuel Earle • 2023
One party has ruled Britain for two-thirds of the last two centuries. This is how.
4.18
65
Tory Nation Summary
Tory Nation 85%
One party has ruled Britain for two-thirds of the last two centuries. This is how.
by Samuel Earle 2023
4.18
65 ratings
The Shadows of London
by Nick Jones • 2021
A time traveler must prevent a 1963 London murder, or the sister he rescued will be erased.
4.07
5k+
The Shadows of London Summary
The Shadows of London 85%
A time traveler must prevent a 1963 London murder, or the sister he rescued will be erased.
by Nick Jones 2021
4.07
5k+ ratings
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