Historical Fiction

A very special, limited edition of the second thrilling mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series! With a brand-new introduction by author Robin Stevens, and a gorgeous, collectible new...

A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime A tense and compulsive survival story of a young boy and an old man adrift on the ocean, then marooned on...

An extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war. 'Some things are just sitting there, minding...

The second book in the Atticus Van Tasticus pirate series from the hilariously funny team of Andrew Daddo and Stephen Michael King. ATTICUS VAN TASTICUS is back. And this time...

The next crackin' adventure for Atticus Van Tasticus and his brave, if slightly crazy, young crew of The Grandnan. With the Map of Half Maps finally in the hands of...

A ten-year-old pirate captain? Absurd? Not in the world of Atticus Van Tasticus, a fabulously funny new illustrated junior fiction series from the brilliant and wacky creative minds of Andrew...

Patrick S skind's Perfume follows the life of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, abandoned at birth in the slums of eighteenth-century Paris, but blessed with an outstanding sense of smell. This gift enables...

A new classics edition of this enduringly popular novel. It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and...

A charming story of romantic misadventures where a young couple's love is threatened by the power of money, by one of the greatest authors of her age. Nick Lansing and...

' Haunting and beautiful. Excruciatingly vivid, The Teacher of Auschwitz is rigorously researched and true to the history, powerfully conveying what a smart, loving and energetic man Fredy was.' Dr...

A moving novel from the bestselling author of HOW TO BE PARISIAN WHEREVER YOU ARE "A deeply moving book." -LEILA SLIMANI *** "A powerful exploration of family trauma." -LAUREN ELKIN...

Berlin. 11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young student, he is older and married. Theirs is an intense and sudden attraction, fuelled by...

From the author of When We Cease to Understand the World : a thrilling, kaleidoscopic book about the destructive chaos lurking in the history of computing and AI 'Monstrously good......

In September 1883, the South Australian town of Fairly huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. Six-year-old Denny Wallace has gone missing during a dust storm, and the whole town is intent...

'The very best historical fiction ... Williams' novel gives voice in a page-turning narrative to the compelling lives and experiences of two forgotten women of early colonial Australia.' Melissa Ashley,...

'Morton is such a clever writer, crafting a rich, absorbing and complex story.' The Advertiser Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a...

'Wonderfully written, this is one of the best reads this year.' W oman's Day On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a...

'Morton is masterful at controlling a story's flow and tension. Readers will not suspect the twist at the end.' - Publisher's Weekly 'Secrets told with exquisite timing.' - The Australian...

'Compelling . . . Morton's plotting is impeccable, and her finely wrought characters . . . are as surprised as readers will be by the astonishing conclusion.' - Publishers Weekly...

'A fresh and thrilling gothic mystery . . . Layers of deliciously surprising secrets' Library Journal Edie Burchill and her mother, Meredith, have never been close, but when a long-lost...

'Full of lovely writing, grand houses, snobbery, cruelty and passion, this compelling mystery-cum-love story . . . is utterly addictive . . . A brilliant debut.' Australian Women's Weekly Summer...

WINNER - Best Fiction, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 'They kill us, they crucify us, they throw us to beasts in the arena, they sew our lips together and watch us...

As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors. Guided by...

'I want you to make a promise to me that you will always take care of your sisters. That you will always be there for one another. That you will...

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...

'. . . worthy of comparison to Tracy Chevalier's Girl with a Pearl Earring and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch . . . A masterly, multilayered story that will dazzle readers.'...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 A mesmerising reversal of the east-west immigrant narrative set against China's economic boom, River East, River West is a deeply moving exploration...

A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently -- from the best-selling author of Golden Hill . 'Utterly immersive.' Spectator 'Thrilling.'...

On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous paths. Four Fergusons...

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A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023'A superb writer' EMMA STONEX'Stylish and raw' ANNE ENRIGHT'Mesmerising and beautiful' DAILY EXPRESS'Gripping and visceral ' IRISH EXAMINER'A...

Jack Absolute is returning to England. On the voyage home, Jack helps in the defeat of a privateer, gaining a friend in a charismatic Irishman, Red Hugh McClune, along with...

Euphemia Martin's seventeenth gripping mystery is a nail-biting adventure of espionage and suspense set at the beginning of the Great War.When Fitzroy saved his valet, Griffin, from the hangman's noose...

Ooh la la! A historical rom-com with a modern twist-perfect for fans of Bridgerton, A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, and She's All That.Evie Clement has perfected the art...

1931, Cornwall. Lynette Nicholls lost her brother exactly a year ago in a tragic air training accident. When she visits the coastal town where it happened, she begins to doubt...

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW!Book 7 in The Long War series from the master of historical fiction, Christian CameronWhen the dust settled and the blood dried after the Battle of Plataea,...

In the late 1930s, sixteen-year-old Billy Parham captures a she-wolf that has been marauding his family's ranch. But instead of killing it, he decides to take it back to the...

A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen's best-known story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout.Elizabeth Bennet is the second eldest in a family of five daughters. Although...

*** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***     'A deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos' JENNIFER SAINT, author of Ariadne     'An intelligent, highly...

*Now with an exclusive extract of Elizabeth Chadwick's next novel, The Royal Rebel - only in the paperback!*Wales, 1093.The warm, comfortable family life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys...

Danny works at Belle Vue Zoo, where-alongside training the famous elephant Maharajah-he helps out with the day-to-day tasks of caring for the animals. But when animals start escaping, Danny is...

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