Historical Fiction

Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy's romance comes to life once more in a stunning and truly accessible retelling of Austen's beloved classic from bestseller Laura Wood. Witty, intelligent Elizabeth Bennet...

A dark and epic feminist retelling that boldly reclaims the myth of the most formidable and feared witch in Ancient Greece Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she...

In 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her...

A town gripped by fear. A woman accused of witchcraft. Who can save Pale Harbor from itself? Maine, 1846 . Gabriel Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt...

Past loves are like ghosts. They haunt you forever. The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of The Masterpiece and Tuscan Rose. I was war-weary, sad and officially divorced...

From the bestselling author of The Nurses' War comes this charming, funny, pointed look at the golden years of radio broadcasting in post-war Australia, celebrating the extraordinary unseen women who...

A wealthy, young woman wishes to write a book about her life. But in 1355, the notion of a female wanting to record her experiences and thoughts is not just...

A rich, immersive novel about war, memory and loss, spanning three generations of one family BAD RELATIONS tells the story of a family fractured by history, geography and desire. On...

Bestselling historian Alison Weir brings Elizabeth I to vivid life in a novel of intrigue, sex, plots, mysteries and tragedies, with all the colour and pageantry of the Tudor court....

"The most lovable duo since Frog and Toad." Dav Pilkey, bestselling creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants A double helping of New York Times bestselling Narwhal and Jelly! Join...

The brand new epic family drama from the nation's favourite storyteller. Where can a daughter turn when her father's love is stolen away? When heart-broken Sarah Quinn is left to...

The third in a magical illustrated new young fiction series for children aged 7-9 from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! "A hugely imaginative world with stunning illustrations" -...

From the Man Booker Prize-winning author of Life of Pi comes a modern and imaginative retelling of the epic Trojan War. 'Stunningly imagined' Kirkus Reviews 'The past is never done...

The New York Times No. 1 bestseller The highly anticipated follow-up to The Will of the Many - one of 2023's most lauded and bestselling fantasy novels. The Hierarchy still...

'Phenomenal! One of the best high fantasy novels I've read in years-think Red Rising meets The Name of the Wind. I couldn't put it down.' - LYNETTE NONI This new...

Sometimes love hurts. Sometimes love kills... It's 1920 and Britain is trying to move on after World War 1. Clementine, who nursed on the front and suffered her own losses,...

The Captain Claims His Lady A mysterious stranger... can she trust in their attraction? Shy Lizzie Hutton knows her height and clumsiness alone make her a debutante to avoid. Until...

A stunning evocation of Australian life through the war to the 1950s, this novel is intimate and sweeping, immediate and dreamlike - a magical rendering of darkness and joy, and...

'Jim Harrison is a writer with immortality in him.' The Sunday Times 'Set in the heart of America, his stories move with random power and reach, in the manner of...

Lizzie is lucky. Her dad refuses to fight in the war unlike the other dads in her street. 'I won't kill anyone,' he says.'War is wrong.' But she knows that...

Roma is the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the most...

ONE SHOT AT STOPPING A TRAITOR. ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE HISTORY. Praise for Wilbur Smith 'A master storyteller' Sunday Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' Daily Mirror '...

A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire. A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother's voice...

'Spellbinding . . . I could not put The Swell down' Anya Bergman 'A d eeply satisfying, deftly woven novel of female power and resistance' Anna Hope 'Bewitching . ....

ENEMIES BY BIRTH. BROTHERS IN BLOOD. Praise for Wilbur Smith 'A master storyteller' Sunday Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' Daily Mirror 'Best historical novelist' Stephen King Van...

The inimitable Charlotte 'Charlie' James returns in her second exciting mystery. At a glitzy gala in the ballroom of the Hotel Ritz, young American tourist Maisy Bell meets an intriguing...

A woman's ability to see ghosts draws her into a journey of redemption and unexpected friendship in this unforgettable story from the acclaimed author of A Secret History of Witches....

If you loved The Haunting of Hill House , welcome to Mordrake Manor... It's 1923 and at Mordrake Manor, a forbidding house on the Scottish border, the roaring twenties seem...

1570 in the Italian city of Ferrara. Sixteen-year-old Serafina is fipped by her family from an illicit love affair and forced into the convent of Santa Caterina, renowned for its...

South Africa, 1820. When Ann Waite discovers a battered longboat washed ashore in Algoa Bay, she is stunned to find two survivors: a badly scarred sailor and a little boy....

When a new governess learns that all is not what it seems she must uncover secrets hiding beneath the surface... Charity Palfrey is an orphan - with no family of...

When war threatens, hope will keep them alive In 1939, with the war having been declared, evacuees arrive in the small Welsh seaside town of St David's Wells. When Eirlys...

An award-winning original graphic novel featuring the world's greatest detective: Sherlock Holmes! See into Sherlock's mind like never before as Cyril Lieron depicts an intricate visual representation of his mind...

Moving away from Munich isn't nearly as wrenching an experience for Frau Greta Hahn as she had feared. Their new home is even lovelier than the one they left behind,...

A deeply moving new novel about the young Princess Diana Diana believes in love. Growing up amid the fallout of her parents' bitter divorce, she takes refuge in romantic novels....

The stunning sequel to the New York Times bestselling Passenger , from the critically acclaimed author of Lore. A riveting time-slip romantasy that will sweep you through centuries as two...

Growing up in Rostock, in the north of Germany, Walter has a comfortable upbringing: quiet and content, he spends his days scheming with school friends and resisting the torment of...

Winner of the Tir na n-Og Award Shortlisted for the Young Quills Historical Fiction Award Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal It is the year 454AD. The Roman Empire has withdrawn...

The gripping story of an incredible journey behind enemy lines - told in diary form. Fourteen-year-old Evan Warrender travels with his father to the Dardenelles, where they intend to provide...

Journey into the Blue Ridge Mountains of 1918 where Laurel McAdams endures the challenges of a hard life while dreaming things can eventually improve. But trouble arrives in the form...

Bask in the gleeful rebellion of three younger siblings as they seek bold adventures far away from their older siblings in this hilarious early graphic novel from a Pulitzer Prize-winning...

A wallflower and a rake join together to solve a mystery in this charming grumpy/sunshine historical rom-com-the first book in a new series from the bestselling author of A Lady's...

An " ambitious, fascinating, and richly detailed " work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late nineteenth century - famed writer and...

Berlin, 1931: Ally Keller, a talented young poet, is alone and scared when she gives birth to a mixed-race daughter she names Lilith. As the Nazis rise to power, Ally...

'An evocative , endearing , entertaining and thoroughly delicious character portrait and a terrific first novel' - Donal MacIntyre, TV presenter 'A tender , thought-provoking and totally gripping novel from...

Follow London's newest detective, Enola Holmes, in her electrifying fifth escapade - from the series that inspired the films, starring Millie Bobby Brown. Read them all before the next film...