Historical Fiction

How do you find the courage to make your own life? An electrifying novel about first love set in 1960s London and Paris from multiple bestseller, Rose Tremain 'Gorgeous' Observer...

An immersive, kaleidoscopic debut for fans of Homegoing and Pachinko- one family's search for a better life through four continents, four generations and a century of change. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER...

The magnificent new novel by the bestselling and award-winning Kate Atkinson- 'Masterpiece' - Telegraph; 'Pageturner' - Evening Standard; 'Wise, funny and paced like a thriller' - Observer The magnificent novel...

From one of Britain's best-loved and bestselling writers comes an intimate yet panoramic novel set in the 19th century Born in 1799, Cashel Greville Ross experiences myriad lives- joyous and...

Wife. Mother. Politician. Traitor. Fighter. Survivor. CECILY 'Rebellion?' The word is a spark. They can start a fire with it, or smother it in their fingertips. She chooses to start...

The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls After ten blood-filled years, the war is over. Troy lies in smoking ruins as...

The second novel in the Game, Set and Match trilogy is a gripping study in the art of spy enrolment World-weary agent Bernard Samson is losing control of his personal...

Len Deighton's best-selling first spy novel which revolutionised the genre, now published in Penguin Classics for the first time A high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency...

Amy is a thirteen-year-old Japanese-American girl who lives in Hawaii. When her great-grandmother falls ill, Amy travels to visit family in Hiroshima for the first time. But this is 1941....

Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, a timeless story of how war transforms lives in unexpected and often tragic ways as seen through the eyes of three World War I...

A stunning collection of works by Stephen Crane whom H.G. Wells called "the best writer of our generation The best-known work by famed American writer Stephen Crane, The Red Badge...

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers * A New York Times "Readers' Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century" Pick From the #1 New York Times -bestselling author...

A young Australian woman on the battlefields of World War I finds her calling through her work as a surgeon - and her legacy in compassion. Based on real-life characters...

From a bestselling Australian author comes a compelling narrative set in the 1930s and modern-day South Australia. How much of who we are is destiny and how much chance? In...

A missing maid. A murder most foul. A highly imprudent adventure. Only her fine eyes can uncover the truth. 'Pure indulgence! Full of ardent amours, dastardly deeds and rakish rogues'...

The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters. Revolution is...

Darkly handsome and dangerously sexy, these voracious vampires are out for blood - and bound for eternal love . . . Dark Secret by Hannah Howell Alone in the world...

WHEN A NEW EMPIRE RISES, AN OLD ONE MUST FALL After sixteen years of bloody war, Hannibal Barca is on the verge of defeat. On the plains of Zama, Felix...

A tale of murder, passion and intrigue set in the majestic city of Constantinople. From global superstar Matthew Reilly comes this gripping historical thriller . . . * * *...

Poppy Hooper doesn't want to be the queen of the witches. But some problems can't be left behind. Some love stories can't be forgotten. Some friendships won't be broken. And...

The usurper Elizabeth Grey's former master Blackwell, now revealed as terrifying dark wizard, has crowned himself King of Anglia. The healer And little did she expect that handing over the...

The Only Girl in the World is a gripping romance set during the First World War. Dennis is an English soldier fighting in the trenches of the Western Front. When...

The new novel from the international No. 1 bestselling author When Ruby and Verity met as girls they came from different worlds. Verity was privately educated, living in a beautiful...

A hilarious tale of history come to life, from master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. Living with a ghost can have its difficulties, I discovered, even if he is your friend. Remember...

"Heyer was one of the great protagonists of the historical novel in the post-war golden age..." -Philippa Gregory Considered the book that launched Gerogette Heyer's career, These Old Shades features...

In the late 18th century, intent on avenging her family's death at the hands of a cult leader, Lady Leigh Strachan dresses as a boy and seeks out the reclusive...

The #1 New York Times bestseller (June 2017) by Nora Roberts now available in paperback. Come Sundown named as one of Whoopi Goldberg's "Favorite Summer Reads" on ABC's The View...

Conard County: Covert Avenger - Rachel Lee His return has stirred up more trouble than he ever imagined... CIA operative Devlin Paltier never thought returning to his small Wyoming hometown...

Queenie must fight against the suffering caused by her father Queenie seemed born to suffer. Her mam died giving birth to her, her drunken father George Kenney either ignored her...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER * A magisterial novel of love and war that traces the life of one man from World War II to the present. Available...

The third installment of the international best-selling Hangman's Daughter series 1662: Jakob Kuisl, the hangman of a village in the Alps, receives a letter from his sister calling him to...

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret returns with the second book in her Liars' Club series with a sparkling romance about the spirited middle sister, a dashing rogue, and a...

The brand-new World War 2 historical novel from the bestselling author of The German Messenger Charlotte Weber is against the Nazi regime and what it stands for, but as she...

'Beautifully written and a thoroughly absorbing read. I found it impossible to put down' Deborah Carr, USA Today Bestseller THE TOWN OF WEM, SHROPSHIRE 1643 Civil war is ripping England...

'Crackles with sizzling banter and hot chemistry, weaving a spell of desire that will also bewitch you' Good Housekeeping Bridgerton meets The Ex Hex this witchy season with this oh...

1775. Commissioner Nicolas Le Floch is on a diplomatic mission to Vienna, ostensibly to deliver a bust of Marie Antoinette to her mother, the Empress Maria Theresa. His real task,...

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer....

The discovery of a dragon egg could mean a ticket to the skies for aspiring aeronauts Kitty and Harris in this page-turning adventure, inspired by a real historical event. Twins...

Previously published as A Trail of Fire. Includes two never-published-before short stories from the bestselling author of the Outlander series. Previously published as A Trail of Fire. Includes two never-published-before...

Kit McBride is as rugged as they come, but the bookish cowboy is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime when he's saddled with a surprise mail-order bride....

An incomparable beauty. A promise to a king. A portrait that can never be completed. Longlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize When Emilia Lennox loses everything after her...

Our foremost storyteller returns with an audacious new novel, Machines Like Me. **Number One Sunday Times Bestseller** Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda,...

'A novel of tremendous beauty . . . A wonderful achievement' Sarah Waters 'A beautiful and extraordinary book' Philip Pullman When Suzanne, a shy 17-year-old, meets the brilliant but troubled...

In this fifth and final book in The Girls Who Changed the World series, Ming Qong discovers who she is, and that she, too, will change the world. Ming has...

Berlin, 1989. Anne Simpson, an American who works as a translator at the Joint Operations Refugee Committee, thinks she is in a normal marriage with a charming East German. But...

It is late summer 44AD and the battle-weary Roman legions are in their second year of campaigning against the British tribes. The troops' commander, General Plautius, is under considerable pressure...

The 5th century has dawned in blood. The fate of the Roman Empire lies in the hands of two men - Aetius and Atiila - the Roman and the hun....

Bridget Mulligan loves her husband. He is caring, loyal and dependable - everything a woman could ask for. But she can't quite forget Harry - the one that got away...