Historical Fiction

Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 Bold, professional and determined, Richard Sharpe embarks on a desperate mission. He must recover the treasure, vital to the success of...

A powerful debut from an authentic new voice for the Doubleday list. THE BOOK OF ECHOES is a sweeping, uplifting and inspriational story of how a boy from Brixton and...

BASED ON REAL HISTORICAL EVENTS A TIME FOR VENGEANCE AD 9, German frontier- Close to the Rhine, a Roman centurion, Lucius Tullus , prepares to take his soldiers on patrol....

Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace, a land north of Greece, that he once fought in the Roman legions and that, during...

**READ SALLY GARDNER'S LATEST SPELLBINDING HISTORICAL NOVEL, THE BRIDE STONE, NOW** SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2023 Neva is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes...

'What a heroine Endurance Proudfoot is! I loved her from the start. An unconventional woman who takes us on a fascinating - if bumpy - ride through a man's world....

Mere words can't end their families' feud, but the Campbell heir and the Bradshaw heiress plan to write a future together. Buffalo, NY, 1924 Laura Bradshaw adores stories with happily...

October, 1922. Ruby Vaughn's octogenarian employer and housemate Mr Owen said the trip to Manhurst Castle in the Scottish Borders was to appraise some illuminated manuscripts for their bookshop. However,...

This is the next searing adventure from the bestselling author of "The Last Legion." The 4th century BC, a village in Syria: A woman, dressed in rags and covered in...

Virginia Woolf's pioneering novel about a time-traveling sixteenth-century nobleman who wakes up in the body of a woman, with a new foreword by Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the...

Alison Weir was already one of Britain s most popular historians when she wrote her first novel, Innocent Traitor, which stormed the Sunday Times bestseller list to a chorus of...

The highly anticipated 10th book in the #1 New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and USA Today bestselling series, with over ten million copies in print! Jack and...

A spine-tingling magical fantasy and modern classic from the author of Charlie Bone, Jenny Nimmo. 'Time to find out if you are a magician, Gwyn ...' Gwyn's grandmother leaves him...

An irresistible dark fae romantasy debut, inspired by Welsh mythology and perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Faebound, Leigh Bardugo and Holly Black's The Cruel Prince 🍂 Ceridwen Parry...

' So refreshing...A memorable debut ' Louise Hare, Bestselling Author of This Lovely City Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war. Lagos,...

The heart-rending conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology that began when a heartless hunter met a rebel witch... 'Enchanting and deeply romantic' REBECCA ROSS A witch....

'Who can resist a smart, resourceful and independent Regency heroine? Prepare to fall head over heels' Good Housekeeping 'Told with zip and humour... most enjoyable ' Historical Novel Society 'The...

The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne, 1918-1919. As the horrors of the First World War are drawing to a close, a danger has arisen that will kill more people around...

Alexander the Great faces the challenge of the Persian 'Centaur'; It is now 334 AD, and Alexander has smashed the Persian armies at the battle of the Granicus and is...

Condemned to a hovel, beaten by a merciless commander, crushed by the weather and forced to survive on starvation rations: no one looking at Paul would ever guess that he...

The 3rd novel of Tariq Ali's Islam Quartet, and is the fictional history of Iskender Pasha's family, which mirrors the chronic turbulence and growing degeneration of the Empire they have...

Shropshire, 1874. Hettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father and, since her mother's death, has been brought up by the Malone family, who treat...

Help Agent Arthur to solve the puzzles and defeat the crooks in this sun-baked desert adventure. Intrepid Agent Arthur is off on another mission. This time, he finds himself in...

'Enthralling' Daily Mail 'Fizzing with gossip, intrigue and wit' Mail on Sunday If you love The Crown , you will love this fictional look inside the life of Wallis Simpson......

A masterpiece of a family in crisis from twice Booker-shortlisted author Damon Galgut- 'one of the world's great writers' (Edmund White) and 'the bold, fresh voice of South African fiction'...

Simon Mayo delivers the best of reading group fiction. A robust historical novel with a beating heart, MAD BLOOD STIRRING shines new light on one of life's oldest truths; sometimes,...

To find freedom, you must leave behind everything you've ever known. It is 1825. You and Ma have survived on the streets of London ever since the soldiers took Da...

From the bestselling author of Lempriere's Dictionary , Lawrence Norfolk is back with an astounding novel of seventeeth-century life, love and war; the story of an orphan who becomes the...

Growing up in her sleepy Cornish village, dreaming of being a writer, sixteen-year-old Lou has always wondered about the grand Cardew house which has stood empty for years. And when...

1952. With smog blanketing London, little Grace is in trouble. Her grandmother is dangerously ill but she doesn't want Grace to tell anyone as she's worried they will take her...

Vespasian is serving as a military officer on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, suppressing local troubles and defending the Roman way. But political events in Rome -Tiberius's increasingly insane...

Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day and based on WWII atrocity the Katyn Massacre, When We Fall is a moving story of three lives forever altered...

1931, Cornwall. Gwenna Rosdew had no choice but to step up as head of the family after her father was arrested for his role in a smuggling scandal. As his...

Set on a 19th century farm in rural Lancashire near Liverpool, this heartwarming saga is the story of Poppy Appleton, a girl who grew up in ignorance and poverty but...

The blockbusting paperback of the second novel in the Top Five bestselling Warrior of Rome series AD256 - the spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman world. The sparks...

#1 New York Times Bestseller Now available in a stunning Deluxe Collector's Edition, The Duke and I , the first novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's...

A stunning deluxe edition, featuring a reversible jacket, a beautifully foiled board, exclusive designed endpapers and an exclusive sprayed fore-edge. A darkly romantic Rapunzel reimagining from the number one Sunday...

The searing follow-up to 2018's most celebrated fantasy debut - THE POPPY WAR. Rin is on the run... Haunted by the atrocity she committed to save her people, addicted to...

Now a major TV seriesWinner of the Man Booker PrizeWinner of the Costa Book of the YearShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 'Simply exceptional...I envy anyone who hasn't yet...

From the Costa Award-winning author Hilary McKay, comes a moving World War II story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict. The Swallows' Flight is the...

Set in a small Midwest town in the late 1960s and helmed by an unforgettable young protagonist-compassionate, uncannily wise Grace-This I Know is a luminous coming-of-age story from an astonishing...

'It's time we name our kingdom!' he shouted over the wind. 'I say we call this place Happy Land. If this ain't the land of happy people, then where is...

A stirring, dramatic story about finding connection, meaning and beauty in a time of darkness ... and the craving and savagery of the heart 'Suspenseful and thrilling' TANIA BLANCHARD 'Powerful...

A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen's classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout. Fanny Price is one of nine children, and her family are very...

For readers of Jessie Burton, Elizabeth Macneal and Stacey Halls comes a breath-taking mystery set in the heart of the French Revolution 'Spellbinding' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN 'Enthralling' HESTER MUSSON 'Astonishingly accomplished'...

HOPE CAN SET YOU FREE . . . 'GORGEOUS' WASHINGTON POST 'MOVING' USA TODAY 'RIVETING' VALERIE MARTIN The Civil War has ended, and Madge, Sadie, and Hemp have each come...

The Awakening Of Miss Henley After five Seasons... she was still on the shelf! Miss Emma Henley knows she's neither pretty nor rich enough to land a husband. Instead she's...

The Mistletoe Wager Harry Pennyngton, Earl of Anneslea, is surprised when his estranged wife, Elise, arrives home for Christmas, especially as she is still intent on divorce! The festive house...