Instaread Summaries: 317 books

Summary of Gray Mountain by John Grisham | Includes Analysis   Preview: Gray Mountain  is a legal thriller by John Grisham that is set during the recession of 2008. The book begins when associate lawyer, Samantha Kofer, is furloughed, or laid off, due to the recession,...

Summary of The Fifth Gospel: by Ian Caldwell | Includes Analysis   Preview: The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell is a literary thriller that takes place in 2004 at the Vatican, the chief residence of the Catholic Pope in Italy. The novel follows the aftermath of Vatican museum curator,...

Summary of All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner | Includes Analysis Inside this Instaread Summary: -Overview of the entire book -Introduction to the characters in the book -Summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book -Reader's Perspective  ...

Summary of Funny Girl by Nick Hornby | Includes Analysis   Preview: Funny Girl is a novel by writer Nick Hornby set in Blackpool, England in 1964. It tells the story of twenty-one year old Barbara Parker, a beautiful blonde, who wants to become a comedic actress like Lucille...

Summary of The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant | Includes Analysis   Preview: The Boston Girl is a novel by award winning writer, Anita Diamant. In this novel, Addie Baum is being interviewed by her granddaughter, Ava Miller, about the many experiences she has had in her life, especially...

Summary of Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer | Includes Analysis   Preview:   Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer is a novel that describes the last few months of a marriage. Jacob and Julia Bloch, a couple in their early forties, have been drifting apart for years when...

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll | Includes Analysis   Preview: Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll is a dark and gripping novel that reveals the traumatic past of TifAni FaNelli, a writer for a popular woman’s magazine. This book shows how the strong desire to belong...

Prodigal Son by Danielle Steel | Includes Analysis   Preview: Prodigal Son is the story of a man who loses everything that he considers important in his life only to discover how much more there is to happiness. His process of self-discovery includes reconciling with his long...

The Marriage of Opposites: by Alice Hoffman | Summary & Analysis Preview: The unusual family of French Impressionist master Jacob Abraham Camille Pizzarro takes center stage in The Marriage of Opposites. The book is set in the early to late 1800s, focusing on the artist and his equally...

When I Found You by Catherine Ryan Hyde | A 15-minute Summary & Analysis Preview: When I Found You by Catherine Ryan Hyde is a moving and emotional novel that speaks to the power of unconditional love and how that love in one person can change the life of another. The actions of...

At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen | Summary & Analysis   Preview: At Water’s Edge, a novel by Sara Gruen, takes place in the waning days of World War II. Maddie Hyde’s dissolute husband, Ellis, decides to search for the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. What Maddie learns...

Summary of Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani | Includes Analysis   Preview: Trail of Broken Wings is a novel by Sejal Badani. The novel follows the story of a family who immigrated to California from India, focusing mainly on three sisters who suffered incredible...

Summary of Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner | Includes Analysis   Preview: Secrets of a Charmed Life is the story of how two young sisters survived World War II in London. In 2015, at Stow-on- the-Wold in the English countryside, Kendra Van Zant, a...

Summary of In the Garden of Beasts: by Erik Larson | Includes Analysis   Preview: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson explores several crucial years in Berlin through the eyes of the US ambassador and...