Historical Fiction

Amid the rising flood waters and shearers' strike violence, can one brave woman reclaim her future? From an Australian bestselling author comes a riveting historical adventure about one woman's journey...

1891. Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier and her older brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassonne, the Domaine de la Cade. But when Leonie stumbles...

You cannot create good without also creating evil. 'DAZZLING' Chloe Gong Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist. But for now, she's trapped practising an illegal form of alchemy -...

An unforgettable novel from a Carnegie Medal-winning author about the devastating effects of World War One on the lives of five young people. Scotland, 1915. A group of teenagers from...

In "To Try Men's Souls", Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen cast a new light on the year 1776 and the man who would become the father of our nation,...

Taking his inspiration from biographical facts, novelist Colum McCann tells the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev through the cast of those who knew him: there is...

France 1428. Mariane's parents have been murdered by the occupying English army. She has nothing left but the ring, insignia and gauntlet bequeathed to her by her father. Taken in...

In this queer retelling of the classic novel and third book in Tirzah Price's Jane Austen Murder Mystery series, Mansfield Park is the center of a deadly accident (or is...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn presents a novella featuring Violet Bridgerton along with a collection of "second epilogues" to her Bridgerton series-her beloved Regency-set novels featuring her...

The epic sequel to Taran Matharu's instant Sunday Times bestseller, Dragon Rider, in which empires fall and dragons soar... 'A dazzlingly epic and richly complex world of dragons, magic, and...

The final volume in the The Library Trilogy, following THE BOOK THAT WOULDN'T BURN and THE BOOK THAT BROKE THE WORLD. The secret war that defines the library has chosen...

James Falconer returns in the third House of Falconer historical novel from multi-million copy bestseller Barbara Taylor Bradford. The Somme, 1916. James Falconer, once a barrow boy on a London...

The sequel to Fidelis Morgan's hugely entertaining debut, UNNATURAL FIRE, again featuring the irrepressible Countess Ashby de la Zouche and her stupendously bosomed former maid, Alpiew, on the trail of...

King David sings his psalms. A world away, King Henry plots. And courtier Thomas Wyatt sees them both, his beloved falcon Lukkes on his arm. King David sings his psalms....

The bestselling author of Girl Waits With Gun returns with another adventure featuring the feisty, unforgettable Kopp sisters. In 1915, lady cops were not expected to chase down fugitives on...

'A delicious read' - Pamela Rabe A Berlin cabaret star, a Jewish refugee, a Trans friend, a fresh-faced beauty in dungarees - each of these women teaches Cecilia a fundamental...

Unknowingly bound to two souls for eternity, and the emotional tug of war between them, Ana delves into the deep, dark secrets of her family's long standing ties to witchcraft...

In the early 1800s, Louise, a French peasant woman, fearing she is about to die, calls for her priest. She has a secret to confess. Though the priest is impatient,...

In February 1516, a Portuguese ship sank with the loss of all hands a mile off the coast of Italy. The Nostra Senora da Adjuda had sailed 14,000 miles from...

London is dirty, distant and dangerous...but that's where orphan Tom Falconer is heading. And he's got a whole assortment of vicious criminals hot on his heels. Tom is helpless and...

Was the greatest love story of all time a lie? Romeo Montague is handsome and charming and the first time he sees young Rosaline Capulet, who has secretly snuck into...

"A work of fiction that is both a potent portrait of early 19th-century Edinburgh but also a story about female agency or the lack of it. The result is a...

Author: Niall BrennanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Alella Books, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Inscribed by the author on half title-page. Signed on title page....

Author: Marghanita LaskiBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowing of spine and some minor tears in dust jacket.Marghanita...

Author: Satherley WhitehandBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Tin Armada by Satherley Whitehand is a compelling work of historical fiction that transports readers...

Author: H. J. SummersBinding: HardbackPublished: Australasian Book Society, Sydney, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor water and yellowing to back of dust cover, chips...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerPeter Carey's "Oscar and Lucinda" is a captivating work of historical fiction that transports readers...

Author: James BassettBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical fiction novel transports readers to the tumultuous Pacific Theater of World War II, chronicling the...

Author: Orhan PamukBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedNobel laureate Orhan Pamuk presents "Nights of Plague," a sweeping work of historical fiction set in 1901 on the fictional...

Author: Capt. K.MaclureBinding: HardbackPublished: S. W. Partridge & Co, 1933Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: FEP missing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages: Tanning and foxing.Historical adventure...

Author: Christopher TowerBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld AND Nicolson, 1992Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsArcesilayus at Tocra transports readers to the ancient world, immersing them in a compelling narrative set against the...

Author: Zoë OldenbourgBinding: HardbackPublished: Pantheon Books, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight damage to the back of the cover.This historical novel transports readers to a...

Author: C.P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1972Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some folds to the dj on the backThis volume presents a compelling narrative across three distinct...

Author: Pearl S. BuckBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co, 1964Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe novel chronicles the lives of a Korean family across four generations. It spans from the...

Author: Gay ScalesBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Australia, 1986Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a compelling narrative centered on an Australian family's journey through generations. It chronicles their experiences,...

Author: Irving StoneBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1966Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a biographical narrative centered on the lives of Abigail and John Adams. This work reimagines their...

Author: John ChamierBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1966Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ worn with small tearsJohn Chamier's "Cannonball" presents a compelling narrative set against a backdrop of historical...

Author: Patrick WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has teas and price sticker on backA Cornish woman named Ellen Roxburgh endures a...

Author: E. V. TimmsBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1957Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative presents a compelling story centered on significant human struggles. The plot unfolds through the experiences...

Author: J. M. ReidBinding: HardbackPublished: THE HISTORY BOOK CLUB, 1968Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Excellent condition with a couple of spots of foxing to the edges.The...

Author: Nancy AdamsBinding: HardbackPublished: F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsFamily Fresco presents a narrative centered around familial relationships and their intricate dynamics. The story...

Author: Morris & GoscinnyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Dargaud, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DUTCH text only. This vibrant comic book presents a humorous adventure featuring the iconic cowboy,...

Author: Morris, Sadix, Fauche & J. LéturgieBinding: SoftbackPublished: Dargaud, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DUTCH text only. The comic book presents a fictionalized encounter between the...

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, Australia, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe narrative transports readers to a distant past, immersing them in a world of historical intrigue and...

Author: Marie MuirBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsTorridons' Triumph presents a narrative centered around a significant achievement or victory. The story unfolds within a...

Author: Nicholas MonsarratBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical novel continues the saga of a master mariner. The narrative follows the protagonist through further seafaring...