Historical Fiction

Delhi, 1947. The city surges with Partition refugees. Eager to escape the welter of pain and confusion that surrounds her, young Krishna applies on a whim to a position at...

A stunning follow-up to her bestselling debut, Mrs. Kimble , Jennifer Haigh returns with Baker Towers , a compelling story of love and loss in a western Pennsylvania mining town...

From the award-winning writer of the original Upstairs Downstairs --the second novel in an irresistible trilogy about an Earl's family and his servants at the turn of the twentieth century....

A powerful, thoughtful and bold comment on humanity and its future from one of today's most thought-provoking artists. In his first picture book created specifically with a wider audience in...

A mortally wounded magistrate faces his deadliest trial inside an ancient abbey where the monks are going mad and the gods themselves may be to blame! Estevar Borros, one of...

A novel based on a true tale of heroism and invention in the tunnels beneath Lake Erie in 1916 This original graphic novel imagines the lives of blue-collar workers involved...

Claire McGlasson is a brave and brilliant new voice in fiction.' JESS KIDD Blackpool, 1938. Miss Margaret Finch - a rather demure young woman - has just begun work in...

ALAN IS KING OF THE UNIVERSE. Well, not yet. But he WILL be. An orange cat blessed with opposable thumbs, Alan is convinced he was born to rule and spends...

The final novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet is a sweeping coming-of-age adventure, with all the characteristic beauty and strenth of his prose. Both harrowing and life-affirming, the final...

'AN UTTERLY ORIGINAL AND BRILLIANT STORY' REESE WITHERSPOON Perfect for fans of Louise Hare and Elizabeth Gilbert, On the Rooftop is a stunning story of ambition and sisterhood, dancing to...

In "To Try Men's Souls", Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen cast a new light on the year 1776 and the man who would become the father of our nation,...

Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who...

In February 1516, a Portuguese ship sank with the loss of all hands a mile off the coast of Italy. The Nostra Senora da Adjuda had sailed 14,000 miles from...

"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...

Author: Marghanita LaskiBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowing of spine and some minor tears in dust jacket.Marghanita...

Author: Satherley WhitehandBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Tin Armada by Satherley Whitehand is a compelling work of historical fiction that transports readers...

Author: H. J. SummersBinding: HardbackPublished: Australasian Book Society, Sydney, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor water and yellowing to back of dust cover, chips...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerPeter Carey's "Oscar and Lucinda" is a captivating work of historical fiction that transports readers...

Author: James BassettBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical fiction novel transports readers to the tumultuous Pacific Theater of World War II, chronicling the...

Author: Orhan PamukBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedNobel laureate Orhan Pamuk presents "Nights of Plague," a sweeping work of historical fiction set in 1901 on the fictional...

Author: Capt. K.MaclureBinding: HardbackPublished: S. W. Partridge & Co, 1933Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: FEP missing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages: Tanning and foxing.Historical adventure...

Author: Christopher TowerBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld AND Nicolson, 1992Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsArcesilayus at Tocra transports readers to the ancient world, immersing them in a compelling narrative set against the...

Author: Zoë OldenbourgBinding: HardbackPublished: Pantheon Books, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight damage to the back of the cover.This historical novel transports readers to a...

Author: C.P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1972Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some folds to the dj on the backThis volume presents a compelling narrative across three distinct...

Author: Pearl S. BuckBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co, 1964Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe novel chronicles the lives of a Korean family across four generations. It spans from the...

Author: Gay ScalesBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Australia, 1986Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a compelling narrative centered on an Australian family's journey through generations. It chronicles their experiences,...

Author: Pearl S. BuckBinding: HardbackPublished: METHUEN & CO LTD, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DJ has a few tears to the front and back. Inscription by previous owner....

Author: Irving StoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1966Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a biographical narrative centered on the lives of Abigail and John Adams. This work reimagines their...

Author: John ChamierBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1966Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ worn with small tearsJohn Chamier's "Cannonball" presents a compelling narrative set against a backdrop of historical...

Author: Patrick WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has teas and price sticker on backA Cornish woman named Ellen Roxburgh endures a...

Author: E. V. TimmsBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1957Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative presents a compelling story centered on significant human struggles. The plot unfolds through the experiences...

Author: J. M. ReidBinding: HardbackPublished: THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB, 1968Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Excellent condition with a couple of spots of foxing to the edges.The...

Author: Nancy AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFamily Fresco presents a narrative centered around familial relationships and their intricate dynamics. The story...

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, Australia, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe narrative transports readers to a distant past, immersing them in a world of historical intrigue and...

Author: Marie MuirBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsTorridons' Triumph presents a narrative centered around a significant achievement or victory. The story unfolds within a...

Author: Nicholas MonsarratBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical novel continues the saga of a master mariner. The narrative follows the protagonist through further seafaring...

Discover the emotional and unforgettable brand-new novel from Jennie Felton. When war is declared in September 1939, Rosie Mitchell reluctantly returns from London to the Somerset mining town of Hillsbridge...

" American Spy updates the espionage thriller with blazing originality."-- Entertainment Weekly "There has never been anything like it."--Marlon James, GQ "So much fun . . . Like the best...

Reverend Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) and Dr Arthur Conan Doyle meet with the editor Mr Bassett. Mr Bassett viciously rejects not only Doyle's work, but also that of up-and-coming...

When Samuel Godwin, a young and naive art tutor, accepts a job with the Farrow family at their majestic home, little does he expect to come across such a web...

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTION 'An epic novel... David takes us on an extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship...

'A stunning debut. Weaving together a cast of loveable rogues, a richly detailed historical setting, and a cinematic thrill ride of a story, Medici Heist knocked us flat!' The Duffer...

Set against the first three decades of twentieth century American history, The Sucker s Kiss begins during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Seven-year-old Thomas Moran finds himself accidentally embarking...

'Absolutely not to be missed' - Kate Quinn on this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic . Golden Age Hollywood - a city overflowing with gossip, scandal,...

1338: England has declared war on France, and Jeanette of Kent , cousin to King Edward III, says goodbye to her family and travels overseas with the royal court for...

Two-time Edgar Award winner Rupert Holmes-author of the critically acclaimed "Where the Truth Lies" and creator of the Tony Award--winning musical whodunit "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"-now fuses gripping suspense...

You're invited to a show to remember at the prestigious Buckingham Hotel . . . London, 1942. The war is far from over for soldier Raymond de Guise. His wife,...