Historical Fiction

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS- Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of the modern fantasy classic, from the bestselling author of The Starless Sea. 'The only response to this novel...

From the deserts of Egypt to the rolling hills of South Australia, The Limestone Road is a captivating novel about one soldier's courageous journey 'home'. In the summer of 1944...

How do you find something that doesn't exist? Find out, in the most joyful mystery of 2025... 'A perfect crime caper.' Woman & Home 'Comic, thrilling and ultimately moving.' The...

A captivating treasure of a novel about Clemmie, a young Victorian Egyptologist, and her entanglement with the legend of the goddess, Nephthys. 'Brilliant... I loved it.' Santa Montefiore SISTER. RIVAL....

No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium. A book of the year...

For mortals to be free the Gods must fall in this sweeping, epic fantasy set in Ancient Greece In Ancient Greece, the Gods demand the ultimate tribute - food, treasure,...

From Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent and the Shadow and Bone series comes a highly anticipated, gorgeously written novel with a dusting of magic brimming with...

A vivid exploration of the audacious, unauthorised stealth attacks of Australian infantrymen on the German front line in 1918 In 1918 a few daring low-ranking Australian infantrymen, alone among all...

Kate Grenville's latest bestselling novel, now in a beautiful paperback edition What if Elizabeth Macarthur-wife of the notorious John Macarthur, wool baron in the earliest days of Sydney-had written a...

Judy Nunn's latest bestselling novel will take you from the cotton mills of England to the magnificent theatres of Melbourne, on a scintillating journey through the golden age of Australian...

An epic and compelling novel that reimagines the fate of one of Iceland's famous women of history. UQP is offering a money-back guarantee that The Sorrow Stone is a great...

A fictional recreation of one of the greatest voyages of discovery ever made, by award-winning author Anthony Hill. The enthralling story of Captain Cook's voyage to Australia, as seen through...

Inspired by true accounts, Sunflower Sisters provides a vivid look at the Civil War experience, from the barbaric and inhumane plantations, to a war-torn New York City to the horrors...

She gave up everything-and changed the world. A riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic, from the bestselling author of Mrs. Poe. "Huge...

The towering story of five families through 100 centuries of turmoil, tyranny, passion and prosperity. __________________________ THE BESTSELLING HISTORICAL NOVEL ***now with a new introduction from Edward Rutherfurd*** The towering...

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her... Gods and men wage their petty wars, but it is the women of spring who...

Set during the darkest days of the Cold War, a tautly-told, nail-bitingly atmospheric historical thriller about two competing KGB operatives caught in a race to secure the devastating truth behind...

A novel about family, belonging, and the agony of imagining the life you should have had, sparked by the disappearance of a four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl from the blueberry fields of...

GOLDFINCH is the epic finale in the TikTok sensation, Plated Prisoner series by bestselling author Raven Kennedy . . . One king caged my body. Another has caged my mind....

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society meets Lucinda Riley in this breath-taking story of how one woman's disappearance triggers the search of a lifetime. One Parisian night, a...

Lavish balls, fetching bonnets, and dead bodies...It's time for Jane Austen to put down her pen - and find a killer Jane Austen is just starting out in society. The...

The first novel from one of Italy's most innovative writers of the 20th century 'The seething cauldron of life, the infinite stratification of reality, the inextricable tangle of knowledge are...

Elegant novellas-in-translation, VINTAGE EDITIONS celebrate the audacity and ambition of the written word, transporting readers to wherever in the world literary innovation may be found. FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF...

From the beginning Jack and I was friends. Somehow our way of looking at things fittedtogether. He never called me Dolly, the way the others did, only my full and...

Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, a haunting and evocative tale of murder and loss of innocence in wartime Australia. Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, a haunting...

The 8-million-copy worldwide and Sunday Times #1 bestseller and award-winner featuring the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER, now a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson. A...

The tie-in edition to the Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD A Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the number one New...

A captivating story about the power of Penguin books and how they brought people together during World War II, written by a former Archers scriptwriter. Books can change lives, even...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Superb' OBSERVER 'Cunningly crafted' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Faulks is doing what he does best' SUNDAY TIMES In the depths of the archive, Hannah dances with the ghosts...

A stunning, commercially-focused reissue of a Georgette Heyer backlist classic, perfect for fans of The Crown and ITV's Vanity Fair If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest...

The radical, Pulitzer Prize-winning account of Alex Haley's own twelve-year search for his family's origins- a powerful memoir, a history of slavery and a landmark in African-American literature. Discover Alex...

A powerfully tense tale of domestic tyranny set against the wild open spaces of the American West - another rediscovered classic from the publishers of Stoner Discover Thomas Savage's dark...

THE SIXTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES. THE SIXTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES. _________________________________ The long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. It's 1772, the Royal...

A sumptuous historical novel, set against the backdrop of World War I, from 'an enormous talent' (Zadie Smith) 'A sublime reading experience- delicate, restrained, surpassingly intelligent, uncommonly poised and truly...

A deeply moving novel of love and loss set in the majestic mountains of Tasmania's Central Highlands, ideal for book clubs and fans of Kate Morton. 'A mesmerising tale of...

The gripping historical romantic adventure from the bestselling author of The Pearl Thief. One woman's ambition Sydney, 1925- When Grace Fairweather meets the irresistible Londoner Alfie Sweeting, dreams of selling...

IN CINEMAS NOW, from Leah Purcell, named as one of the 100 figures shaping Australia's creative future. The Drover's Wife is utterly authentic, brilliantly plotted, thoroughly harrowing and entirely of...

MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR A sweeping story of wealth, power, privilege and betrayal, set on a grand sugar cane plantation in Queensland. LEGACY IN THE CANE FIELDS In 1881 'Big...

MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR A sweeping saga of three families in Tasmania, from its golden era and Federation's birth to the poignant pride and sacrifice of World War I. AN...

MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR A breathtaking story of disaster, courage and passion and that Top End spirit that never says die. JOURNEY TO AUSTRALIA When Henrietta Southern trades war-torn England...

MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR A riveting novel that tells the story of Sydney and the people who shaped its character, its skyline and its heart. BOUND FOR DESTINY In 1788,...

MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR In a story as sweeping as the land itself, bestselling author Judy Nunn brings Kal magically to life. DESERT GOLD RUSH Kalgoorlie. It grew out of...

This stunning debut is a compelling piece of historical fiction, set at the turn of the century, among the pearl merchants making their fortune in the ports of Western Australia....

From the Booker-winning author of Schindler's Ark, a compelling and spirited novel about Charles Dickens' son and his little-known adventures in the Australian Outback. In the late 1800s, rather than...

The film-tie in edition to Jonathan Glazer's award-winning new adaptation THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE OSCAR WINNING FILM Amidst the horrors of Auschwitz, German officer, Angelus Thomsen, has found love....

An unforgettable and sweeping interwar love story, from the Costa-shortlisted and bestselling Irish author of Life Sentences **A BOOK OF 2023 IN IRISH TIMES, RT GUIDE AND SUNDAY INDEPENDENT** An...

A breathtakingly powerful epic that weaves together the astonishing lives of a 1950s vanished female aviator and the rebel-hearted Hollywood millennial who plays her on screen. A New York Times...

Escape to the ocean this summer with the Costa Book of the Year 2020 Escape to the ocean with the entrancing, unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year...