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A Greek Island Gift
by Mandy Baggot • 2025
A broke founder inherits a stranger's Corfu estate. Her co-heir wants her off his island.
4.25
2k+
A Greek Island Gift Summary
A Greek Island Gift 90%
A broke founder inherits a stranger's Corfu estate. Her co-heir wants her off his island.
by Mandy Baggot 2025
4.25
2k+ ratings
A Theatre for Dreamers
by Polly Samson • 2021
A motherless girl joins a Greek island's artists and learns who pays for their golden summer.
3.40
6k+
A Theatre for Dreamers Summary
A Theatre for Dreamers 88%
A motherless girl joins a Greek island's artists and learns who pays for their golden summer.
by Polly Samson 2021
3.40
6k+ ratings
Greek to Me
by Mary Norris • 2019
One copy editor's love affair with Greek: ancient ruins, Aegean swims, and a nation in turmoil.
3.63
2k+
Greek to Me Summary
Greek to Me 88%
One copy editor's love affair with Greek: ancient ruins, Aegean swims, and a nation in turmoil.
by Mary Norris 2019
3.63
2k+ ratings
Among the Lemon Trees
by Nadia Marks • 2017
Betrayed, Anna escapes to a Greek island where hidden letters expose her family's forbidden love.
3.71
3k+
Among the Lemon Trees Summary
Among the Lemon Trees 88%
Betrayed, Anna escapes to a Greek island where hidden letters expose her family's forbidden love.
by Nadia Marks 2017
3.71
3k+ ratings
Corelli’s Mandolin
by Louis de Bernières • 1995
Pelagia's love for an Italian captain survives war, massacre, and decades of separation.
4.04
94k+
Corelli’s Mandolin Summary
Corelli’s Mandolin 88%
Pelagia's love for an Italian captain survives war, massacre, and decades of separation.
by Louis de Bernières 1995
4.04
94k+ ratings
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis • 1946
A Greek intellectual hires a wild miner in Crete and learns what books could never teach.
4.02
59k+
Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek 88%
A Greek intellectual hires a wild miner in Crete and learns what books could never teach.
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946
4.02
59k+ ratings
Les marins ne savent pas nager
by Dominique Scali • 2022
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
3.73
1k+
Les marins ne savent pas nager Summary
Les marins ne savent pas nager 87%
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
by Dominique Scali 2022
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Wind off the Small Isles
by Mary Stewart • 1968
On a volcanic island, a young assistant discovers two lovers preserved in ash for a century.
3.76
774
The Wind off the Small Isles Summary
The Wind off the Small Isles 87%
On a volcanic island, a young assistant discovers two lovers preserved in ash for a century.
by Mary Stewart 1968
3.76
774 ratings
The Fury
by Alex Michaelides • 2024
On a private Greek island, a storm strands seven. A gunshot. One body. The killer remains.
3.36
246k+
The Fury Summary
The Fury 87%
On a private Greek island, a storm strands seven. A gunshot. One body. The killer remains.
by Alex Michaelides 2024
3.36
246k+ ratings
My Family and Other Animals
by Gerald Durrell • 1956
A boy, his madcap family, and a Greek island teeming with wildlife: a sunny coming-of-age memoir.
4.16
65k+
My Family and Other Animals Summary
My Family and Other Animals 87%
A boy, his madcap family, and a Greek island teeming with wildlife: a sunny coming-of-age memoir.
by Gerald Durrell 1956
4.16
65k+ ratings
Outline
by Rachel Cusk • 2014
In Athens to teach writing, she listens to every story but tells none of her own.
3.67
72k+
Outline Summary
Outline 87%
In Athens to teach writing, she listens to every story but tells none of her own.
by Rachel Cusk 2014
3.67
72k+ ratings
The Magus
by John Fowles • 1965
On a Greek island, a teacher becomes prey in a millionaire's theatre of psychological manipulation.
4.05
64k+
The Magus Summary
The Magus 87%
On a Greek island, a teacher becomes prey in a millionaire's theatre of psychological manipulation.
by John Fowles 1965
4.05
64k+ ratings
The Island of Missing Trees
by Elif Shafak • 2021
In 1974 Cyprus, a forbidden love crosses the Greek-Turkish divide, watched by a fig tree.
4.15
172k+
The Island of Missing Trees Summary
The Island of Missing Trees 86%
In 1974 Cyprus, a forbidden love crosses the Greek-Turkish divide, watched by a fig tree.
by Elif Shafak 2021
4.15
172k+ ratings
Small World
by Martin Suter • 1997
When a wealthy family's companion burns down their villa, his failing memory exposes buried secrets.
4.10
6k+
Small World Summary
Small World 86%
When a wealthy family's companion burns down their villa, his failing memory exposes buried secrets.
by Martin Suter 1997
4.10
6k+ ratings
Eureka!
by Peter V. Jones • 2014
Never a nation, always a competition. The story of ancient Greece that skips the boring parts.
3.53
445
Eureka! Summary
Eureka! 86%
Never a nation, always a competition. The story of ancient Greece that skips the boring parts.
by Peter V. Jones 2014
3.53
445 ratings
Glorious Exploits
by Ferdia Lennon • 2024
Ancient Sicily: two potters stage Medea with the enemy soldiers they've been feeding.
4.12
27k+
Glorious Exploits Summary
Glorious Exploits 86%
Ancient Sicily: two potters stage Medea with the enemy soldiers they've been feeding.
by Ferdia Lennon 2024
4.12
27k+ ratings
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea
by Thomas Cahill • 2004
Greek soldiers, poets, thinkers assembled the Western mind. Their answers remain our questions.
3.75
3k+
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea Summary
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea 86%
Greek soldiers, poets, thinkers assembled the Western mind. Their answers remain our questions.
by Thomas Cahill 2004
3.75
3k+ ratings
Ancient Greece
by Thomas R. Martin • 1992
A journey from the Minoans to Alexander, explaining how Greece shaped the Western world.
3.98
3k+
Ancient Greece Summary
Ancient Greece 86%
A journey from the Minoans to Alexander, explaining how Greece shaped the Western world.
by Thomas R. Martin 1992
3.98
3k+ ratings
Travels with Epicurus
by Daniel Klein • 2012
On a Greek island, one man discovers that Epicurus had old age figured out.
3.82
4k+
Travels with Epicurus Summary
Travels with Epicurus 86%
On a Greek island, one man discovers that Epicurus had old age figured out.
by Daniel Klein 2012
3.82
4k+ ratings
The Complete World of Greek Mythology
by Richard Buxton • 2004
No fixed canon: Greek myths formed a fluid system of gods, heroes, and rituals, endlessly reshaped.
4.23
2k+
The Complete World of Greek Mythology Summary
The Complete World of Greek Mythology 86%
No fixed canon: Greek myths formed a fluid system of gods, heroes, and rituals, endlessly reshaped.
by Richard Buxton 2004
4.23
2k+ ratings
This Summer Will Be Different
by Carley Fortune • 2024
A florist's island summer collides with the best friend's brother she promised to forget.
3.95
394k+
This Summer Will Be Different Summary
This Summer Will Be Different 86%
A florist's island summer collides with the best friend's brother she promised to forget.
by Carley Fortune 2024
3.95
394k+ ratings
Evil Under the Sun
by Agatha Christie • 1941
Poirot's island holiday is shattered by a strangled beauty and a circle of unbreakable alibis.
3.98
91k+
Evil Under the Sun Summary
Evil Under the Sun 86%
Poirot's island holiday is shattered by a strangled beauty and a circle of unbreakable alibis.
by Agatha Christie 1941
3.98
91k+ ratings
Reckless Girls
by Rachel Hawkins • 2022
A remote island traps six strangers with deadly secrets and a history of cannibalism.
3.55
159k+
Reckless Girls Summary
Reckless Girls 86%
A remote island traps six strangers with deadly secrets and a history of cannibalism.
by Rachel Hawkins 2022
3.55
159k+ ratings
Ecstasy
by Ivy Pochoda • 2025
A widow joins a feral cult at her Greek resort drinking a captive god's golden blood.
3.25
1k+
Ecstasy Summary
Ecstasy 86%
A widow joins a feral cult at her Greek resort drinking a captive god's golden blood.
by Ivy Pochoda 2025
3.25
1k+ ratings
Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand • 2025
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
4.02
156k+
Swan Song Summary
Swan Song 86%
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2025
4.02
156k+ ratings
The Hidden Beach
by Karen Swan • 2020
A nanny falls for a stranger. He's her employer's husband, awake from a seven-year coma.
4.00
6k+
The Hidden Beach Summary
The Hidden Beach 86%
A nanny falls for a stranger. He's her employer's husband, awake from a seven-year coma.
by Karen Swan 2020
4.00
6k+ ratings
Adriatic
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2022
Where empires and religions mixed for centuries, Europe's post-national future is already written.
3.61
888
Adriatic Summary
Adriatic 86%
Where empires and religions mixed for centuries, Europe's post-national future is already written.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2022
3.61
888 ratings
Treasury of Greek Mythology
by Donna Jo Napoli • 2011
Greek myths retold by what they explain: seasons, stars, earthquakes, and why power never stays put.
4.01
3k+
Treasury of Greek Mythology Summary
Treasury of Greek Mythology 86%
Greek myths retold by what they explain: seasons, stars, earthquakes, and why power never stays put.
by Donna Jo Napoli 2011
4.01
3k+ ratings
Just Haven't Met You Yet
by Sophie Cousens • 2021
After a Jersey suitcase mix-up, she chases the owner as destiny, blind to her cab driver.
3.75
74k+
Just Haven't Met You Yet Summary
Just Haven't Met You Yet 86%
After a Jersey suitcase mix-up, she chases the owner as destiny, blind to her cab driver.
by Sophie Cousens 2021
3.75
74k+ ratings
The Hotel Nantucket
by Elin Hilderbrand • 2022
She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.
4.05
315k+
The Hotel Nantucket Summary
The Hotel Nantucket 86%
She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2022
4.05
315k+ ratings
The Names
by Don DeLillo • 1982
An American risk analyst in Athens traces a cult whose murders obey the alphabet.
3.64
5k+
The Names Summary
The Names 86%
An American risk analyst in Athens traces a cult whose murders obey the alphabet.
by Don DeLillo 1982
3.64
5k+ ratings
A Winter Book
by Tove Jansson • 2006
An unwritten island code: what storms deliver and what must be returned to its owner.
3.81
4k+
A Winter Book Summary
A Winter Book 86%
An unwritten island code: what storms deliver and what must be returned to its owner.
by Tove Jansson 2006
3.81
4k+ ratings
Memories of Midnight
by Sidney Sheldon • 1990
An amnesiac woman trusts a Greek billionaire. His kindness hides a killer's obsession.
3.75
21k+
Memories of Midnight Summary
Memories of Midnight 86%
An amnesiac woman trusts a Greek billionaire. His kindness hides a killer's obsession.
by Sidney Sheldon 1990
3.75
21k+ ratings
A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives
by David Stuttard • 2014
From Homer to Plutarch, fifty Greek lives reveal a civilization built on myth, war, and reinvention.
3.82
233
A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives Summary
A History of Ancient Greece in Fifty Lives 86%
From Homer to Plutarch, fifty Greek lives reveal a civilization built on myth, war, and reinvention.
by David Stuttard 2014
3.82
233 ratings
The Last Sunrise
by Anna Todd • 2025
One summer in Mallorca: a dying heiress falls for a fisherman whose family her mother ruined.
3.54
4k+
The Last Sunrise Summary
The Last Sunrise 86%
One summer in Mallorca: a dying heiress falls for a fisherman whose family her mother ruined.
by Anna Todd 2025
3.54
4k+ ratings
A Line to Kill
by Anthony Horowitz • 2021
An island literary festival, a murdered sponsor, and every writer had a reason to kill him.
3.94
47k+
A Line to Kill Summary
A Line to Kill 86%
An island literary festival, a murdered sponsor, and every writer had a reason to kill him.
by Anthony Horowitz 2021
3.94
47k+ ratings
Mythology
by Edith Hamilton • 1942
Greeks humanized gods; monsters became metaphors. The stories that built the Western mind.
4.04
60k+
Mythology Summary
Mythology 86%
Greeks humanized gods; monsters became metaphors. The stories that built the Western mind.
by Edith Hamilton 1942
4.04
60k+ ratings
Venice
by Jan Morris • 1960
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
4.03
2k+
Venice Summary
Venice 86%
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
by Jan Morris 1960
4.03
2k+ ratings
Wild Dark Shore
by Charlotte McConaghy • 2025
A shipwrecked woman on a remote island discovers her rescuers may have killed her husband.
4.07
560k+
Wild Dark Shore Summary
Wild Dark Shore 86%
A shipwrecked woman on a remote island discovers her rescuers may have killed her husband.
by Charlotte McConaghy 2025
4.07
560k+ ratings
The Blue Hour
by Paula Hawkins • 2024
A bone in a sculpture forces a curator to uncover dead artist's secret: her missing husband.
3.26
81k+
The Blue Hour Summary
The Blue Hour 86%
A bone in a sculpture forces a curator to uncover dead artist's secret: her missing husband.
by Paula Hawkins 2024
3.26
81k+ ratings
Mercure
by Amélie Nothomb • 1998
On a mirrorless island, a nurse questions why her patient has never seen her own face.
3.70
8k+
Mercure Summary
Mercure 86%
On a mirrorless island, a nurse questions why her patient has never seen her own face.
by Amélie Nothomb 1998
3.70
8k+ ratings
The Sunrise
by Victoria Hislop • 2014
1974. A Cypriot city empties in war. Greek and Turkish neighbors hide inside a luxury hotel.
3.86
13k+
The Sunrise Summary
The Sunrise 86%
1974. A Cypriot city empties in war. Greek and Turkish neighbors hide inside a luxury hotel.
by Victoria Hislop 2014
3.86
13k+ ratings
Sisters of Sword and Song
by Rebecca Ross • 2020
An ordinary girl trades half her freedom when her warrior sister returns home accused of murder.
4.06
14k+
Sisters of Sword and Song Summary
Sisters of Sword and Song 86%
An ordinary girl trades half her freedom when her warrior sister returns home accused of murder.
by Rebecca Ross 2020
4.06
14k+ ratings
Death in the Family
by Tessa Wegert • 2020
A traumatized detective, a missing man, and a storm-trapped family with secrets worth killing for.
3.65
5k+
Death in the Family Summary
Death in the Family 86%
A traumatized detective, a missing man, and a storm-trapped family with secrets worth killing for.
by Tessa Wegert 2020
3.65
5k+ ratings
Decoding the Heavens
by Jo Marchant • 2009
Sponge divers pulled a 2,000-year-old computer from the sea. Decoding its gears took a century.
4.10
566
Decoding the Heavens Summary
Decoding the Heavens 86%
Sponge divers pulled a 2,000-year-old computer from the sea. Decoding its gears took a century.
by Jo Marchant 2009
4.10
566 ratings
A History of Ancient Greece
by Eric H. Cline • 2006
Before Rome, Greece invented the West. Then Athens and Sparta tore it apart.
3.91
163
A History of Ancient Greece Summary
A History of Ancient Greece 86%
Before Rome, Greece invented the West. Then Athens and Sparta tore it apart.
by Eric H. Cline 2006
3.91
163 ratings
Before We Were Innocent
by Ella Berman • 2023
Ten years after covering up a friend's death, Bess's accomplice returns needing another alibi.
3.40
88k+
Before We Were Innocent Summary
Before We Were Innocent 86%
Ten years after covering up a friend's death, Bess's accomplice returns needing another alibi.
by Ella Berman 2023
3.40
88k+ ratings
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March
by Jennifer R. March • 2008
Your single-volume guide to every Greek myth that shaped Western imagination, from Chaos to Rome.
4.10
777
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March Summary
The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March 85%
Your single-volume guide to every Greek myth that shaped Western imagination, from Chaos to Rome.
by Jennifer R. March 2008
4.10
777 ratings
The Sound of Waves
by Yukio Mishima • 1954
A poor fisherman's love for a wealthy man's daughter tests a remote Japanese island's traditions.
3.77
25k+
The Sound of Waves Summary
The Sound of Waves 85%
A poor fisherman's love for a wealthy man's daughter tests a remote Japanese island's traditions.
by Yukio Mishima 1954
3.77
25k+ ratings
Kybalion
by Three Initiates • 1912
From gold trinkets to the Aegina marbles: how Greek sculptors learned to make stone breathe.
4.23
17k+
Kybalion Summary
Kybalion 85%
From gold trinkets to the Aegina marbles: how Greek sculptors learned to make stone breathe.
by Three Initiates 1912
4.23
17k+ ratings
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