Historical Fiction

In the summer of 1877, Bridget is orphaned when her unreliable father succumbs to a snakebite asthey're crossing the Kansas prairie. Arriving in Dodge City as a penniless orphan, she's...

** New from Mollie Walton, twice finalist for the Romantic Novelist Association's 'The Romantic Saga Award' ** Will she find love again? Ironbridge, 1892. When seventeen-year-old Maria Keay is offered...

It's 1884 and 14-year-old Sunday Small has been in the Nuneaton workhouse since she was abandoned at birth. The regime is cruel, and if it were not for the lovely...

The Big Guy loves his family, money and democracy. Undone by the results of the 2008 Presidential election, he taps a group of like-minded men to reclaim their version of...

Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge is a mysterious, transporting tale about the unbreakable bond of sisterhood, from the author of the critically acclaimed Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter. London, 1850. Constance...

This work provides engaging, child-centred introduction to one of the best artists of all time. This is a charming, multi-faceted story that perfectly accompanies classroom exploration of the arts, history...

"A beautifully mythic world rich with heart and charming characters, Road of the Lost tells a powerful tale of self-discovery that...held me wholly enchanted until the end." -Ashley Shuttleworth, author...

'A spellbinding read ... the glamour of early Sixties showbiz' LOUISE CANDLISH 'Mesmerising and powerful ... an extraordinary sense of time and place' ELLY GRIFFITHS 'A stylish and page-turning mystery'...

A fiery feminist retelling of Mary, Queen of Scots' darkest hour for fans of MATRIX and THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS 'Richly detailed' THE NEW YORKER 'Carr has taken an...

New York Times bestseller James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story of a father and son separated by war and circumstance--and whose encounter with the legendary Holy...

'The storytelling is so addictive. This is sexy, witty, tense and touching - a terrific achievement' Patrick Gale ' Even Beyond Death is a remarkable achievement - passionate, witty, and...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Not just a book, but an experience - one in which twists and turns are both on the page and in the very act of reading...

'Alison Weir has this astonishing ability to make history come alive and jump right off the pages' 'Thomas's story is incredible' 'A gripping tale of power and downfall, passion and...

'A novelist at the height of his powers' La Croix 'You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with. And it is exactly those great 19th century novels that Lemaitre...

The highly anticipated second novel from the author of the Booker-longlisted THE SWEETNESS OF WATER ' Amity is deeply adventurous and astonishingly beautiful' Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets...

This title explores the strange story of how a colonial 'gentleman' from New South Wales went to serve in the American Civil War. The reality of slavery, the poverty of...

In the midst of life we are in death.' London in the early 1850s. The squalid underbelly of the Victorian slums coexist in uneasy partnership with the specious glamour of...

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A Haven Out West After witnessing her fiance's murder, Jayne Gardiner won't let herself be caught on the wrong side of a gun again. But a disastrous first lesson in...

In a world where women are often overlooked, can Gabriella defy expectations and carve out a place for herself in a rapidly changing society? Rome, 1913 To her mother's dismay,...

Here is the story of arguably America's finest hour; of the time when the twentieth century dawned, Queen Victoria died, and America, basking deliciously in excess wealth, rather thought it...

From seven masters of historical fiction-including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn-comes a richly imagined anthology of stories which bring the epic tale of the Trojan War to life. Troy:...

Combining history and fantasy, a sweeping multi-generational epic in the vein of Kindred and The Time Traveler's Wife about a woman who travels through time to end a family curse...

'A delicate weaving of myth and history, The Witch and the Tsar breathes new life into stories you think you know' Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For...

A stunning historical novel, 'The Book of Fires' is the unforgettable story of Agnes Trussel -- and love, fireworks and redemption. Brought up in rural Sussex, seventeen-year-old Agnes Trussel is...

One afternoon in 1976, teenagers Jean and Tom share an almost imperceptible look across the grounds of Compton Manor, a boarding school for boys with problems. Their gaze marks a...

'Joyful, sad, smart and surprising' NICK HORNBY, bestselling author of High Fidelity and About a BoyWas he about to recruit her into the secret service? She held her breath. Frogwoman,...

You're holding a torpedo of a book in your hand. Take a seat and get comfortable. This novel's energy, humour and rebel spirit will awaken your mind and change your...

In a year of great change, Mary van der Linden is undergoing a transformation, guided in her search by Frank, a New York journalist who introduces her to Greenwich Village,...

It's the late sixties, the last dark years of Franco's dictatorship: Minaya, a university student in Madrid, is caught up in the student protests and the police are after him....

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

The Sound is a historical fiction about the men of many nations who made their way across the southern waters of Australia from Tasmania to WA, plundering seal colonies, and...

WINNER OF THE PRIX JEAN GIONO FINALIST FOR THE PRIX INTERALLIE A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A bestselling, award-winning World War II novel about the heroism of a single...

A hagtale, a dark fable, a fireside story, known to Shakespeare, but unwritten. Until now. In eleventh-century Scotland, feral wolf-child Wulva is brought up by witches and then sent to...

Representing a moment of humanity in the brutality of war, In Flanders Fields is a gentle introduction for young readers to the horrors of the battlefield. Inspired by the true...

Based on the true story of Fay Howe, this gentle, illustrated tale brings to life the hardships of those left at home during WWI - those waiting, wondering and hoping....

The prequel to the New York Times bestselling Cat & Mouse Duet is here . . . The married woman of the manor. The stranger outside. An intoxicating novel of...

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SAMURAI DETECTIVES, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES OF THRILLING ADVENTURE AND INSCRUTABLE MYSTERY In the months since their last perilous quest, a fragile calm...

The enthralling new novel from the 10-million-copy, No. 1 bestselling author London 1941 When Mary meets a glamorous stranger named Elizabeth she realises their lives couldn't be more different. But...

Cumbria, 1783. A broken heritage; a secret history... The tomb of the first Earl of Greta should have lain undisturbed on its island of bones for three hundred years. When...

The story of two women living very different, heroic lives in two very different Australias. Jess, circus-raised, is a stunt-rider who can outride any man. In the early days of...

It is April 1915 and the world is in the bloody throws of a war the soldiers had once hoped would be over by last Christmas. Now, in the rat-infested...

The monk and scholar Roger Bacon claimed to have seen many marvels of nature and science and concealed these in a book written in an unbreakable code. Sir Hugh Corbett...

A series of horrific murders has brought terror to the Kingdom of Muman. The victims, all young girls, were slaughtered with unspeakable violence on the nights of three consecutive full...

A gloriously gothic Victorian YA horror-romantasy about first love, sisters, and how far we will go to protect the ones we love The Horrors gain strength when things in our...

The electric new fantasy series for fans of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief and Impossible Creatures. Become the impossible . . . Life is no fun for Alex Evans. Ever...

The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her...