The Thorn Birds
Meggie loves priest Ralph across decades on Drogheda sheep station.
2,280-word summary · 10 min read
drama + historical fiction
9 books tagged both “drama” and “historical fiction”.
The Light Between Oceans
Lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and Isabel raise a boat baby on Janus Rock and face her true mother on shore.
2,818-word summary · 13 min read
The Other Boleyn Girl
Mary Boleyn tells how she and sister Anne loved Henry VIII and paid for ambition at the Tudor court.
2,396-word summary · 11 min read
Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones and The Six retold: band oral history, fame, songs, breakup after final show.
1,902-word summary · 8 min read
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha retold: Chiyo to Sayuri in Gion, Mameha, Hatsumomo, and the Chairman.
2,567-word summary · 11 min read
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak's The Book Thief retold: Liesel in Molching, Hans and Rosa, Max in the basement, and Death as narrator.
2,560-word summary · 11 min read
The Help
Kathryn Stockett's The Help retold: Aibileen, Minny and Skeeter in 1962 Jackson, the interviews, and the book that breaks the town open.
2,592-word summary · 12 min read
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner retold: Amir and Hassan in Kabul, the alley, the escape to America, and the return to find Sohrab.
2,584-word summary · 11 min read
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants retold: Jacob on a circus train, Marlena and Rosie, Prohibition era dust.
1,925-word summary · 9 min read