diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d22b359..2e0886a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ fanfiction.Scraper.get_story_metadata(story_id)
   * **num_follows** [int]
   * **num_words** [int]: Total number of words in all chapters of the story
   * **rated** [str]: The story's fiction rating. i.e. K, K+, T, M
+  * **summary** [str]: The summary (or description) of the work.
 
 ```
 fanfiction.Scraper.scrape_story(story_id, keep_html=False)
diff --git a/fanfiction/scraper.py b/fanfiction/scraper.py
index 3ef6b53..f263daf 100644
--- a/fanfiction/scraper.py
+++ b/fanfiction/scraper.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def scrape_story_metadata(self, story_id):
         metadata_text = metadata_div.find(class_='xgray xcontrast_txt').text
         metadata_parts = metadata_text.split('-')
         genres = self.get_genres(metadata_parts[2].strip())
+        summary = soup.find("div",{"class":"xcontrast_txt"}).text
         metadata = {
             'id': story_id,
             'canon_type': pre_story_links[0].text,
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ def scrape_story_metadata(self, story_id):
             'updated': int(times[0]['data-xutime']),
             'published': int(times[1]['data-xutime']),
             'lang': metadata_parts[1].strip(),
-            'genres': genres
+            'genres': genres,
+            'summary': summary
         }
         for parts in metadata_parts:
             parts = parts.strip()