Fiction

Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2023 'A hugely impressive debut' SARAH WATERS '[A] haunting and moving story' SUNDAY TIMES 'A powerful and inspired achievement. This one...

"A reminder that age is no barrier to the unconventional and daring...An extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman ." New York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynor "Told with warmth and grace,...

'A testament of love . . . so real it could make you weep' NEW YORK TIMES 'Masterful . . . has much to say to our times' Guardian 'Begs...

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR WHAT IF YOUR FUTURE LIES IN THE PAST? 'One word- wonderful. Two words- compulsive reading. Three words- buy it tomorrow. Four words- tonight, if...

It was the longest of nights, when the strangest of things happened... the spell-binding novel from best-selling author Diane Setterfield will captivate readers in its multi-layered mystery. 'I was completely...

From the visionary author of Sudden Death, a hallucinatory, revelatory, colonial revenge story set in sixteenth-century Mexico 'An Aztec West Wing' GUARDIAN 'I was so impressed that I'm on my...

A gripping thriller based on true story of an Irish priest in the Vatican who smuggled victims of the Nazis out of Italy under the nose of his SS officer...

For fans of The Doll Factory and The Familiars, a gemlike novel set in a Parisian asylum in 1885 about two women - one deemed mad, the other sane -...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller, a mesmerising story of love, regret and a restless search for answers While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War...

The glorious Sunday Times bestseller from one of our greatest storytellers. French Braid follows one family's joys and heartbreaks, mistakes and secrets, from the 1950s right up to today. The...

An intoxicating excursion into ancient history, this captivating tale charts the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis Ancient Assyria, 9th century BC. An orphan is...

A young woman is put on trial. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal - he accuses her of being a immoral liar. What really happened? Rome...

A ghostly tale of magic and wickedness, set on the Yorkshire moors in the 1800s When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and arrives at his estate on the Yorkshire moors,...

The second in the Warlord Chronicles series by bestselling author Bernard Cornwell The Warrior King has brought peace to Britain - but for how long? Following a hard-fought victory, Arthur...

To be screened on BBC2 and on iPlayer, Ridley Scott's breathtaking 10-part television adaptation of Dan Simmon's devastating The Terror - a devastating historical adventure that has chilled and thrilled...

From Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent and the Shadow and Bone series comes a highly anticipated, gorgeously written novel with a dusting of magic brimming with...

The Sunday Times bestseller. They raised themselves on stories. Now it's time for them to write their own... This is the story of an old English manor house by the...

The chronicler of contemporary London, acclaimed and bestselling author Zadie Smith, returns with her first historical novel Truth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? In...

Bernard Samson becomes a pawn in a game played by the Kremlin in the final instalment of the Game, Set and Match trilogy Long-suffering spy Bernard Samson has, against all...

An exhilarating, suspenseful naval thriller set in the Second World War, as gripping as Nicholas Monsarrat's The Cruel Sea Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks. Set in the...

First time published individually in Modern Classics, alongside CLAUDIUS THE GOD Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius...

Author: Marcel AyméBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head., 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor yellowing to block edges, slight tear to back of...

Author: Mayer AbramowitzBinding: HardbackPublished: Gefen Publishing House., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps and rubs to DJ, sun-fading to spine.This historical novel chronicles the brutal...

Author: Gillian AveryBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins (Evergreen Library), London, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical adventure, The Elephant War, transports readers to Victorian London, where a young protagonist...

Author: Maurice WalshBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. Stained boards....

Author: Antonia White (trans)Binding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has a couple spots of wear and tear, page edges have small...

Author: James Fenimore CooperBinding: HardbackPublished: New York: State University, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic maritime adventure, The Red Rover, chronicles the...

Author: John MastersBinding: PaperbackPublished: Transworld Publishers., 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Foxing throughout book, slight soiling to back of...

Author: Thomas FlemingBinding: HardbackPublished: W.H. Allen., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's name in back end page, some chips...

Author: Compton MackenzieBinding: HardbackPublished: Vanguard Library, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has wear and minor tear to top edge of spine, previous seller...

Author: William DiehlBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanned edges, slight bumps to DJ.William Diehl's Hooligans plunges readers into a gritty world...

Author: John MastersBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to DJ.This compelling historical novel chronicles the harrowing experiences of soldiers navigating the brutal...

Author: Rodney HallBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chips and bumps to DJ.The epic novel The Australians by...

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight chips to DJ.Gossip From The Forest chronicles the tense,...

Author: Janet LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: Robin Clark, London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet against the tumultuous backdrop of 17th-century France, The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron chronicles a gripping...

1661 is a year of destiny for France and its young king, Louis XIV. Cardinal Mazarin, the prime minister who has governed throughout the king's early years, lies dying. As...

A Richard and Judy summer book club pick 'One of the books of the decade' - Richard Madeley The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy...

'O felt her presence behind him like a fire at his back.' Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat's son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if...

From the author of A Most English Princess comes a rich novel about young Princess Alix of Hesse-the future Alexandra, last Empress of Imperial Russia-and her sister, Princess Ella. Their...

'Highly recommend for your summer reading' Reader Review Can one house hold a lifetime of secrets? Corfu, 1930 The moment Thirza Caruthers sets foot on Corfu, memories flood back: the...

International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in war-torn Germany. The war is over. But there are still secrets to be found amidst the ashes...

An American classic from the author of the Pulitzer-winning A Thousand Acres. The kind of book today's novel readers dream of - that elusive, seemingly impossible thing: a totally fresh,...

Alternating between 1961 and 1973, The Hollow Girl is the stunning new literary suspense novel from the award-winning author of The Silent Listener. HARROWFORD HALL A safe haven for lost...

Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters . Available now....

The Perigord of sixteenth-century France is a wild region on the edge of the reaches of royal authority-its steep, forested valleys roamed by bands of brigands and gypsies, its communities...

An incomparable beauty. A promise to a king. A portrait that can never be completed. Longlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize When Emilia Lennox loses everything after her...

This title portrays the age-old story of Esther.

It is 1636 - the height of the Thirty Years War, one of the bloodiest and most destructive conflicts Europe has ever seen. As the campaigning season begins, the Spanish...