Go Set a Watchman
Summary Go Set a Watchman follows Jean Louise “Scout” Finch as a young adult returning from New York to her […]
Adults
Books for adults usually explore more mature themes, complex relationships and deeper moral questions. On Thornbook you’ll find summaries of fiction and non-fiction aimed at adult readers who enjoy layered characters, challenging ideas and stories that reflect real-life struggles and decisions.
Sense and Sensibility
Summary Sense and Sensibility follows the Dashwood sisters after their father’s death leaves them financially vulnerable and socially displaced. Elinor,
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The Beautiful and Damned
Summary The Beautiful and Damned follows Anthony Patch and Gloria Gilbert, a glamorous young couple who believe beauty, charm, and
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This Side of Paradise
Summary This Side of Paradise traces the coming-of-age of Amory Blaine, a talented, restless young man growing up with ambition,
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Tender Is the Night
Summary Tender Is the Night follows Dick Diver, a brilliant American psychiatrist living among wealthy expatriates on the French Riviera.
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Notes from Underground
Summary Notes from Underground is told by an unnamed narrator—an isolated, bitter former civil servant who writes from a psychological
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The Brothers Karamazov
Summary The Brothers Karamazov centers on the destructive Karamazov family, led by the corrupt and impulsive father, Fyodor Pavlovich. His
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The Locked Door
Summary The Locked Door centers on Nora Davis, a successful surgeon who has spent her adult life trying to outrun