Historical Fiction

**The spellbinding, bold new retelling of the story of Lord Byron and the Shelleys, from the perspective of Claire Clairmont, the incredible woman that history tried to forget.** 'Beautifully written,...

" 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...

The greatest prize and the most deadly - the crown of England Reay Tannahill's enthralling novel is a family saga in the grand tradition, a tale of brother against brother,...

Sister Fidelma has been sent by her brother, king of Cashel, to Laisre, chieftain of Gleann Geis - the 'forbidden valley' - to negotiate permission to build a Christian church...

'A full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner . . . Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride!' Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling...

At ten years old, the Heir of Jasad flees a massacre that takes her entire family. At fifteen, she buries her first body. At twenty, the clock is ticking on...

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...

An enormous landmark event in France when it was published, Cosette is the sequel to Victor Hugo's classic epic of revolutionary France Les Miserables.Fran?ois C?r?sa takes up the story in...

A visceral reimagining of 1780s London, showcasing the untold stories of African-American soldiers grappling with their freedom after the American revolution In the years just after the American revolution, London...

A sweeping, multi-generational saga for fans of Downton Abbey, set around the stately home of Cavendon Hall as the roaring twenties change the family's fortunes forever. 1926. One stately home's...

Isolated from society, Emily Bronte and her siblings spend their days inventing elaborate fictional realms or roaming the wild moors above their family home in Yorkshire. When the time comes...

'Sumptuous and moving ' LAURA PURCELL ' A richly imagined and brilliantly twisty tale' ANNA MAZZOLA 'A plot as finely detailed as Spitalfields silk' STACEY HALLS WHEN ESTHER THOREL, the...

From the horrors of the slave trade to a book that changed the world, Catherine Johnson celebrates the incredible life of Olaudah Equiano in this gripping true story. Aged only...

The child has no name, she's a little girl...lost and forgotten. 1867. Named by the wife of the paddle steamer captain who finds her half drowned in the Murray River,...

Dis//Integration , a previously unpublished work by William Melvin Kelley, author of A Different Drummer , is a notable and welcome addition to African American literature. The linked "2 novelas,...

Dis//Integration , a previously unpublished work by William Melvin Kelley, author of A Different Drummer , is a notable and welcome addition to African American literature. The linked "2 novelas,...

'You don't read this book so much as surrender to it. A dark and heady swoon' THE GUARDIAN 'As rich is suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere' ENTERTAINMENT...

'A full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner . . . Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride!' Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling...

'Once again, Christina Courtenay has transported me through time to a world that feels more than real . . . I can only recommend that you read this absorbing, energising...

AD 18, Britannia. The Roman Empire rules much of the known world. Beyond the northern frontier lies Britannia, where ceaseless feuding amongst the Celts leaves the island vulnerable to Rome's...

Beautiful, beguiling and treacherous ... Big Little Lies meets Picnic at Hanging Rock in a secluded valley over the Blue Mountains. Four women and their children are invited to the...

Frightened for her life after her father, a British spy, is murdered, Giselle Barrington flees with the secret document her father gave her for safekeeping. Needing to hide from those...

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...

From the bestselling author of Bared to You comes a tale of love and awakened desire in Victorian England They are London's most scandalous couple. Isabel, Lady Pelham, and Gerard...

This is the story of three women. The first is brought back from the dead, and follows her saviour to adventure. The second is seeking the sorcerer who trained her,...

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,...

Conquistadors and Incas, New World and old, and a clash of cultures which will change both civilisations forever, in this epic historical adventure in the tradition of Wilbur Smith and...