Historical Fiction

'A remarkable performance... As gripping as The Collector and The Magus' Observer Widely acclaimed since publication, John Fowles' most beloved novel is the ultimate epic historical romance. Charles Smithson, a...

The ground-breaking first novel from Umberto Eco - a murder mystery, an enthralling chronicle of the Middle Ages, a piece of biblical analysis and a stunning popular and critical success...

The Myths series gathers a diverse group of the finest writers of our time to provide a contemporary take on our most enduring myths. From the outset the idea was...

A new edition of Gaskell's witty and poignant comedy of country town life Gaskell's best known work is set in a small rural town, inhabited largely by women. This is...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'Every step the Scarlet Pimpernel takes on French soil is fraught with danger' The French Terror is...

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...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE Teoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when...

THE FIERCEST, MOST POWERFUL RETELLING OF 2025: A STORY OF AMBITION, FEMALE OPPRESSION AND UNSTOPPABLE HUNGER . . . ' Ravenous, righteous and utterly sublime' Bea Fitzgerald 'Intoxicating and vivid...

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...

It's early in the wet season. A flock of crested terns sweeps into the bay and dives towards Batjani. The birds are saying the foreigners are coming, as they do...

'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,...

Meet Betty: storyteller, feminist, eternally curious and phenomenally old. On the eve of her hundredth birthday party, Betty tells us her story. Born into poverty in pre-war London, and growing...

'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...

'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...

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.'...

'My name means nothing to you. My memory is dust. This is not your fault or mine. The chain connecting mother to daughter was broken and the word passed to...

A classic tale to share with the next generation, Little Women is a coming of age story of virtue and true love in nineteenth century America. A true classic, Little...

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...

Dracula. The name conjurs images of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality. Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying - his tale not one of a...

'Stylish and raw . . . seizes the reader's sympathy and does not let go'Anne Enright, Booker Prize-winning author of The GatheringEast Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer and...

'Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Woman's Hour'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly'This heartwarming tale celebrates the power of...

Pearl and Ellen are recruited to work at code-cracking HQ, Bletchley Park, during World War Two-but when they stumble across a sinister plot which threatens the very soul of the...

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,...

Satyrus and Melitta, twin heirs to a rich kingdom on the Black Sea, become desperate fugitives when their mother, the Scythian warrior-princess Srayanka, is cut down in a savage act...

  Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them...

South of Rome on the Gulf of Puteoli stands the splendid villa of Marcus Crassus, Rome's wealthiest citizen. When the estate overseer is murdered, Crasus concludes that the deed was...

The gripping second volume of the bestselling Alexander series Continuing the epic saga of Alexander the Great, Alexander: The Sands of Ammon brilliantly describes Alexander's querst to conquer Asia, the...

'There is currently a large Bridgerton shaped hole in my life, this book has filled it perfectly, enjoyable plot and likeable characters' 'A refreshing array of dazzling wit, hidden depths,...

'THE HOTTEST ACTION WRITER AROUND' EVENING TELEGRAPHDISCOVER THE WILDLY ENTERTAINING, ACTION-PACKED JACK WEST SERIESFormer SAS soldier Jack West is on a mission to save the world, no matter what -...

Step back into Westeros with this brand new colouring book featuring over 75 illustrations of your favorite scenes, characters, and show logos from the hit series House of the Dragon....

HER HUSBAND BETRAYED HER COUNTRY. ONLY SHE CAN SAVE IT. -----The spellbinding new book from the USA Today bestselling author of The Schoolteacher of Saint Michel, perfect for fans of...

WINNER 2017 NAACP AWARD FOR FICTION"Simply miraculous... As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding, so does the reader's astonishment at the magic she creates. This is a story about the...

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD***'Wickedly funny, deeply touching . . . I confess this was the first of Rachman's novels I'd read but I was so swept away by...

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTION'An epic novel... David takes us on an extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship and...

'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time' C. K. MCDONNELLFrom the million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S.A ghost train, lost in Time, hurtles through the...

From a rising literary star, an epic historical novel, set against the tense backdrop of the Long March and Mao's rise to power, that tells a powerful and moving story...

Swordplay, magic, intrigue and friendships stronger than iron: the first volume in the new swashbuckling fantasy series set in the universe of THE GREATCOATS.Damelas Chademantaigne picked a poor night to...

'It was not predictable in any sense and kept me so gripped I could not put it down' Meet Kavithri. Outcast. Underdog. Survivor.Kavi is a Taemu. Her people, once feared...

From an award-winning author, Fingersmith is an extraordinary, ingenious tale of fraud, insanity and secretsLondon 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - under...

LONGLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2024.THE ENCHANTING NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2022 WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR, THE FAIR BOTANISTS.'Gripping' Good Housekeeping'Secrets discovered, ruinous rumours...

'This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' The TimesAlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling SIX TUDOR QUEENS series, relates one of the...