Fiction

A dazzling literary thriller - the story of Sigmund Freud assisting a Manhattan murder investigation. Think SHADOW OF THE WIND meets THE HISTORIAN. THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER is an inventive...

It's the dawning of a new era for Alexandria and Cleopatra and her younger brother, Ptolemy are established on the throne. Long overlooked by his father in favor of his...

As the King's young cousin, an admired scholar living in Italy, it falls to Reginald Pole to make the case for Henry's divorce from Katherine of Aragon. And it falls...

"Well-plotted, extremely perceptive." - Kirkus Reviews. An avid player of the numbers game, Hubert Cooley dreams of the "hit" that will allow him to abandon his demeaning job and the...

Author: W. S. Kent HughesBinding: HardbackPublished: GEOFFREY CUMBERLEGE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSlaves Of The Samurai by...

Author: Mary Kent Hughes (T/Major Thornton, R.A.M.C.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical narrative chronicles the experiences...

Author: Johann BurchardBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase.At The Court Of The Borgia: Being An Account Of The Reign Of...

Author: Charles DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase.A gripping historical novel, Barnaby Rudge transports readers to the tumultuous backdrop of...

Author: Owen RutterBinding: HardbackPublished: Davison, Newman & Co., 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA Brief History Of The Firm...

Their birth was greeted by the sound of midwives screaming. The two children looked perfect in every way, just two normal Siamese boys - except for the skin joining them...

Author: Joan LockBinding: HardbackPublished: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsJoan Lock's Reluctant Nightingale transports readers to a compelling...

When Damia Miller is employed to promote revered Kineton and Dacre college, it doesn't take her long to recognise that a grotesque antique painting recently uncovered on one of the...

Inspired by true events, a thrilling Depression-era novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books about a woman's quest to uncover a mystery surrounding a local librarian and...

'The Life of Herod The Great - like Hurston herself - is a masterpiece, a miracle, and a marvel. In other words, treasure for the whole world' Tayari Jones, author...

Love blooms in the darkest days... Discover this heart-wrenching, life-affirming tale of first romance in the face of the tragic events of an often forgotten piece of WW2 history. 'Will...

GET OUT. BEFORE THEY SAVE YOU. Early 1800s. Thomasina Trelora is on her way to the colonies. Her fate: to be married to a clergyman she's never met. As the...

A Small Revolution in Germany is about growing up, or refusing to accept what growing up means; it's about the small dishonest pacts that people make with their own futures;...

Author: Kate MosseBinding: PaperbackPublished: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical thriller...

Author: Barbara Taylor BradfordBinding: PaperbackPublished: Harper, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling family saga chronicles the intricate lives and enduring legacy...

Author: James A. MichenerBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis sweeping historical novel, Poland, chronicles centuries of a nation's tumultuous past, tracing...

Author: Wilson P. EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press., 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection of maritime tales, Port Of Many Prows,...

Author: Tim JealBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA Marriage Of Convenience chronicles the intricate social landscape of Victorian England,...

Author: Eleanor DarkBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS & ROBERTSON PUBLISHERS, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerNo Barrier, the compelling final installment of The Timeless Land Trilogy, chronicles the intricate lives...

Author: The Rev. Richard CobboldBinding: HardbackPublished: The Boydell Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe History Of Margaret Catchpole: A Suffolk Girl chronicles the extraordinary life of a...

'Crime's not a woman's business, Joanie. It's not some bloody game.' In the murky world of Kings Cross in 1932, aspiring crime writer Joan Linderman and her friend and flatmate...

Author: Louis AuchinclossBinding: HardbackPublished: Franklin Library, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling novel chronicles the intricate lives of a prominent New England family, tracing their lineage and the...

Author: Sue CourseBinding: PaperbackPublished: Wild Dingo Press, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, underline on pagesLost Letters From Vienna chronicles a poignant...

Based on events surrounding the infamous, billion-dollar BRE-X gold fraud, and the determined few who recklessly destroyed so many lives with their all-consuming quest for gold, in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo....

Author: Ka-Tzetnik 135633Binding: HardbackPublished: ANTHONY BLOND, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis harrowing historical account, Piepel: The Most Terrible Story Ever Told,...

How can the words of the past help heal the horror of the present For as long as she can remember, Barbara Spiel has always found solace in books. Born...

Uther Pendragon, High King of Britain, is dying. As he weakens, Britain is being torn apart by the squabbling of kings. Only one man can bring them together. This is...

An unforgettable story, tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris and The Royal Librarian Berlin, 1933. The night skies are burning bright...

Love blooms in the darkest days... Discover this heart-wrenching, life-affirming tale of first romance in the face of the tragic events of an often forgotten piece of WW2 history. 'Will...

A gripping novel of love, passion, betrayal and heartbreak. Katherine Parr survived Henry VIII to find true love with Thomas Seymour - only to realise that her love was based...

Distant Signs is an intimate portrait of two families spanning three generations amidst turbulent political change, behind and beyond the Berlin Wall. In 1960s East Germany, Margret, a professor's daughter...

Discover the utterly addictive southern gothic horror saga by that is sweeping Europe, over two million copies sold so far. 'Riveting, terrifying, and just absolutely great' Stephen King The electrifying...

Discover the utterly addictive southern gothic horror saga by that is sweeping Europe, over two million copies sold so far. 'Riveting, terrifying, and just absolutely great' Stephen King Discover the...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Beautifully written and extraordinarily moving' SUNDAY TIMES 'A powerful story of love, conscience, will and desire' OBSERVER 'A poised and well-judged work' FINANCIAL TIMES Anne Louvet...

"A work of fiction that is both a potent portrait of early 19th-century Edinburgh but also a story about female agency or the lack of it. The result is a...

An impetuous character, Judith Paris arouses feelings of both tenderness and despair in those around her and excites the passions of two very different men: the sturdy, affectionate Reuben, her...

A dazzling novel of love, family and independence, from the bestselling author of THE TOUCH and THE THORN BIRDS Everyone knows the story of Elizabeth and Jane Bennet in PRIDE...

Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a Hero of Rome , Valerius is not the man he once was scarred...