Historical Fiction - Secondhand

These accomplished, gothic-infused stories impress in terms of their range and unexpected twists - this is an exceptional debut collection that includes the title novella, 'The Gorgon Flower'. A young...

The action in Tom Gilling's wickedly funny, magical novel, The Sooterkin, revolves around the bizarre birth of a child who appears to be more seal than human. As the extraordinary...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A proper literary belter' THE TIMES 'Affectionate and endlessly entertaining' RICHARD OSMAN A wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero...

Travel to Tudor England is this vivid tale charting the life and love of Katherine Parr, wife and widow to Henry VIII. Previously published as Queen's Gambit, FIREBRAND is now...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 18 Books The critical endorsements on Tim Gautreaux's The Clearing set the standard for this collection: Annie Proulx called it "one of the...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 18 Books A rich and varied literary fiction collection with at least two titles that demand immediate attention. The signed copy of Victoria...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 18 Books A genuinely distinguished international collection, anchored by a Nobel laureate, a Giller Prize winner, and an Orange Prize winner, and ranging...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe second installment in Bernard Cornwell's gripping Starbuck Chronicles series, Copperhead is a pulse-pounding...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light Foxing on top of block but pages otherwise bright. Very faded around top of jacket...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping historical thriller, Mistress Of Darkness chronicles the perilous journey of a formidable woman navigating the treacherous political landscape...

Edition: First British EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA haunting and provocative exploration of the American spirit, set against the backdrop of a changing South....

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light Foxing on blockA haunting, fragmented journey through the American nightmare, where the lines between the...

Edition: Book Club EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some chipping and wear on the spine of jacketThe Americans: The...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA stark and evocative portrayal of life on the edge of the Australian desert, where the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerWinston Graham, master of historical drama, presents Angell, Pearl & Little God, a compelling narrative that uncovers the intricate lives...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping saga of art, passion, and three generations of red-haired beauties from the queen of the international bestseller. From...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA visceral, sweeping epic of the California Gold Rush—a land where fortunes are made in the dirt and souls are...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Long tear along back seam of jacket, tear extending inwards from spine on back of jacket, faded. Some...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA searing epic of the Old South—where the laws of the land are written in blood and the whispers of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping masterpiece of the American frontier from the legendary storyteller Frank Yerby. In Western, Yerby turns his formidable narrative...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerClaire Rayner’s Soho Square transports readers to the vibrant, tumultuous heart of London’s Soho district, chronicling the intertwined lives of...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on block - pages otherwise fineA chillingly plausible Cold War thriller that reaches into...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging on jacketSet against the vast, untamed landscape of 17th-century America, Terry Coleman’s Thanksgiving is a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsSet in 1862 Japan, this sweeping historical epic chronicles the volatile collision between Western ambitions and the ancient, fiercely guarded traditions...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chipping on jacket spine and corners, otherwise fine. Pages clean and crisp. A...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: usual aging - slightly faded spine. Pages clean and brightSet against the brutal final days of the German occupation...

Edition: First US EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging - otherwise in good condition. Pages bright and clean. Tape residue on inside...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA gripping Cold War thriller, The Greek Key chronicles the relentless pursuit of a Nazi war criminal whose trail...

Edition: First Edition. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean text. A sprawling, exuberant work of Australian literary...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping work of autobiographical fiction, Shantaram chronicles the extraordinary journey of Lin, an Australian fugitive...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA landmark of Australian historical fiction, Land-Takers chronicles the brutal and unrelenting struggle of Derek Cabell, a...

Edition: later reprintCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA sharp and darkly comic collection of short fiction, The Fat Man in History presents a series of unsettling,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA deeply personal and elegiac work of literary fiction, Eden's Lost chronicles the dissolution of an...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Set in post-World War II Australia, Riverslake is a gritty...

Edition: 3rd impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsSet against the brutal backdrop of the Pacific campaign during World War II, The Ridge and...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA landmark work of Australian Indigenous fiction, Long Live Sandawara chronicles the story of a group of Aboriginal Australians...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text. A landmark of Australian Indigenous...

Edition: 1st ed,.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA work of Australian literary fiction, Shake the Golden Bough by T. A. G. Hungerford chronicles the struggles...

Edition: 1st edCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding tight. A landmark work of Polish modernist fiction,...

Edition: 1st us ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA darkly comic literary thriller, My Life as a Fake chronicles the obsessive journey of Sarah...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA bold and inventive work of postcolonial literary fiction, Jack Maggs reimagines the world of Charles Dickens's Great...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Set against the remote and sun-scorched pearling town of Broome in Western...

Edition: 1st in this edition.Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA masterwork of Australian crime fiction, The Devil's Steps places Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte — the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA Australian crime novel, "Find a Woman" tracks a taut investigation through the social underbelly of...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards slightly faded. Binding remains tight. Clean copy. A sweeping work of literary historical fiction, The...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text. A gripping Australian crime novel, Bony...