Historical Fiction

From the New York Times -bestselling author of the Dante Club , the story of an epic literary heist by a forgotten class of consummate criminals book ' a-neer' (book...

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...

MacDonald Harris wrote the Balloonist in the 1970s and it was published with huge acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic in 1976. Indeed it was runner-up in the National...

This breathtaking journey along the most important rivers in the world takes you from the Nile to the Amazon, the Mekong Delta to the Mississippi, the Murray to the Waikato....

Join James, Max, Echo and all of your favourite Oddballs characters as they get into epic amounts of preventable trouble. In these five exclusive mini stories, James grows sentient bacteria...

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now - Philippa Gregory's landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 ... A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The...

In misty nineteenth-century Edinburgh a headstrong orphan girl is swept off to a hunting lodge and sacrificed to a mysterious figure - the lamplighter. Twenty years later four men -...

In 1960, when the legendary icebreaker Magga Dan set sail for Antarctica, it contained a secret. Hiding on board was Nel Law, wife of expedition leader Phillip Law. She would...

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...

Elliot Hooper's troubles are far from over: his mum's health worsens, he's struggling at school, and a bunch of anarchic Greek immortals have moved into his home-including teen goddess Virgo,...

This is story of Loyal Blood, a man who spends a lifetime on the run from a crime so terrible that it renders him forever incapable of touching a woman....

The breathtaking saga of a steadfast girl's revenge against an implacable and unknowable beast, The Which Way Tree is a timeless tale full of warmth and humour, testament to the...

INDIE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER 2024 'Engrossing . . . A thoroughly modern historical drama [and] a heroine to whom every young reader will relate' The Telegraph...

Solvieg lives in a land of glaciers and frozen waterfalls, the home of frost giants and trolls. Yet it is a world with a fiery heart, created from the ashes...

Kate Fordham fled to Spain to start a new life. Amid the sunlit streets of Granada and the earthly paradise of the Alhambra's gardens, towers and courtyards, she's left her...

Author: Kurt SchmelzerBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Co. Ltd. London, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Award plate on FEP....

Author: Oliver BowdenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA ground-breaking novelisation based on one of the biggest gaming-media franchises...

Author: Marcus ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Home Entertainment Library, 1935Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsMarcus Clarke's "For The Term Of His...

Author: Brian GarfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket spine has tanning, light foxing to page edgesWild Times by Brian Garfield...

Author: Marion Ames TaggartBinding: HardbackPublished: Benziger BrothersCondition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has high wear, spine lettering largely faded, previous owner name...

Author: Mazo De La RocheBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co, 1933Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and two tears along spine edges, light yellowing to...

Author: George MacDonald FraserBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name inside, dust jacket has some bumping/wear along corners/edgesGeorge Macdonald Fraser’s "Mr American"...

Author: Anne-Marie SheridanBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster - BCE., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAnne-Marie Sheridan's "Summoned To Darkness" is a gripping supernatural thriller...

Author: Nancy Robinson (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Lynton Publications, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine faded/tanned, protected by plastic coverThis compelling work of historical non-fiction presents the authentic diaries of...

Author: E.V. TimmsBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner marks inside first page, dust jacket has some minor wear to top...

Author: Catherine CooksonBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Page 33 has two small chips along top of page doesn't interfere with readingCatherine Cookson's "The...

Author: William Stuart LongBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, Sydney, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet against the tumultuous backdrop of the French Revolution, William Stuart Long's "The Traitors" is a gripping...

Author: Jon ClearyBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket chipped in a couple places on spine, general wear to...

Author: Norah LoftsBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann/Octopus, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Cloth cover has wear on...

Author: Marcel D'AgneauBinding: HardbackPublished: Arlington Books., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating work of historical mystery fiction presents a thrilling new adventure for...

Author: William Stuart LongBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: Very goodPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Front End Page Missing, light wear to book cloth cover edges from general useThe Settlers"...

Author: Teresa CraneBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Blue cloth in good condition. Slightly faded spine. Teresa Crane’s "Molly O'Dowd: A...

Author: Enid LyonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, Melbourne, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn DJ repaired with tapes. The Old...

Author: Dal StivensBinding: HardbackPublished: William Collins, Sydney, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical novel for young adults by Dal Stivens is about bushrangers. It relates...

Author: Elisabeth LuardBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Association., 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsElisabeth Luard's "Emerald" invites readers on a vibrant culinary expedition, charting the...

Author: Robert Hugh BensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons LTD., 1906Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Has inscription on front end papeRobert Hugh Benson's "The King's...

Can Phoenix and her friends survive the Nether-and discover the secrets of her past? Sheltered by the monks who guard the border world around Xenos, Phoenix longs for another adventure...

They were called the Chaco Anasazi. They built thirty-foot-wide roads that crossed miles of mountains and mesas and constructed five-story buildings. Their priests and warriors presided over conquered populations via...

An extraordinary cast of characters play out their dramas amongst the chaos of the emerging modern world. . . Jamaica 1909. Millionaire Silas Whittam is struggling to bring his dream...

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When the most eligible Earl of Rule offers for the hand of the Beauty of the Winwood Family, he has no notion of the distress he causes his intended. For...

The Times Bestseller 'A masterpiece' - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal 'Exceptional - a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant' - Daily Mail Inspired by a...

'ADVERSITY MCALLISTER IS THEATRICAL, KIND, SMART AS A WHIP AND OH SO BRAVE. I WANT HER TO BE MY BEST FRIEND' -- Katrina Nannestad, author of Olive of Groves and...

Discover a world of magical storytelling with Ross Montgomery. SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH HIVE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH TOPPSTA CHILDREN'S...

Paris, 1919. As the fragile negotiations of the International Peace Conference get underway, typist Stella Rutherford throws herself into her work and the mixture of glamour and devastation the City...

'Every girl, whatever her age, needs her own complete set of Heyer titles. More than romantic they are witty, elegant, stylish and the best comedies of manners since Jane Austen....

From the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum comes the second book in a creepy fantasy series that Publishers Weekly praised as "darkly delightful." Perfect for fans of Miss...