Historical Fiction

This New York Times bestseller from "one of the great storytellers of our time" ( San Francisco Book Review ) turns from the glamour of the royal courts to tell...

'Full of tension and danger... powerfully atmospheric' JENNIFER SAINT 'A beautifully crafted thriller... Breathtaking and bone-chilling' MANDA SCOTT 'Maitland is a superlative historical novelist' REBECCA MASCULL --- Whispers haunt the...

A gaggle of guinea pigs discover their silly new wigs have transformed them into the newest superheroes on the block ... and now it is the Guinea Wigs to the...

From award-winning master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, author of the acclaimed War Horse, comes a moving historical story inspired by the Foundling Museum. A lonely boy struggles to cope with school...

The first in a brand new series from the fevered imagination of the award-winning, bestselling author of MR GUM. Welcome to the last days of Pompeii as you've NEVER imagined...

A funny, magical story about family and imagination from Patricia Forde, perfect for children learning to read. Natalie's sister Lola has climbed up a tree and won't come down. She...

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'Fast-paced and exciting. This is Chinn's first foray into Tudor fiction, and I hope it won't be her last. An ideal read for fans of Philippa Gregory and Joanna Courtney'...

When a burned book falls into the hands of a young bookbinder, she uncovers a tale of forbidden love, a fortune lost ... and murder - which puts her own...

A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time... The land of the Silures, 382 AD A marriage of power. It's 382 AD and Elen, a princess...

A swashbuckling adventure story that reveals for the first time how Diego de la Vega became the masked man we all know so well. "Until that moment Diego had not...

The wonderful new novel from the much loved author of 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' and 'Falling Angels'. Flames and funerals, circus feats and seduction, neighbours and nakedness: Tracy Chevalier's...

J.D. Salinger, mysterious author of The Catcher in the Rye , is remembered today as a reclusive misanthrope. Jerome Charyn's Salinger is a young American WWII draftee assigned to the...

Now available in a stunning Deluxe Collector's Edition, The Viscount Who Loved Me , the second novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's beloved Bridgerton series, featuring...

A charming new paperback edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's major pieces of short fiction, and his only finished work dating from after the publication of The Lord of the...

A spine-tingling ghost story from bestselling author Lucy Strange Folk say the fog plays tricks - that it shapes itself into little hands and frightened faces that press at people's...

'This book is frankly GENUIS. I couldn't put it down, nor could I stop thinking about it when I'd finished. If you're looking for political intrigue, morally ambiguous characters and...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

An unusual visitor brings light to the life of a lighthouse keeper's daughter in this stunning mythical adventure, from the bestselling author of the Cogheart series. When the lighthouse no...

One of the greatest European historical epic comics ever written continues. One of the greatest European historical epic comics ever written continues. A DREAM COMES ASHORE Thorfinn's travels have taken...

After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules , revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine,...

Brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize, the throne of England, in this dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They are the claimants and kings who...

At the start of summer, billionaire couple Francis and Lila Cameron set off on their private luxury sailboat to celebrate the high school graduation of their two beloved children. Three...

Intricate threads from the past and the present bind together a yellow silk dress, lost gold and a missing grandmother in a twisty historical mystery from the bestselling author of...

Brazenly kidnapped from her sister Heather's engagement ball, Eliza Cynster is spirited north from London to Edinburgh. Desperate and determined to escape, she seizes upon the first possible champion who...

Christian, I need your help. There is no one else I can turn to . . . L.' When Christian Allardyce, sixth Marquess of Dearne, reads these words, his world...

Michael Anstruther-Wetherby is a rising member of Parliament - a man destined for power. And with his connections to the wealthy and influential Cynster family his future appears assured. Except...

When a mysterious lady, her face hidden by a black veil, begs Gabriel Cynster for his help, he cannot refuse her plea. For despite her disguise, Gabriel finds the woman...

Agatha Christie's most famous detectives receive the Mr Men Little Miss Treatment! Miss Marple meets Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves....

Agatha Christie's most famous detectives receive the Mr Men Little Miss treatment! Hercule Poirot meets Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves....

Fully illustrated collection of rare and previously unpublished tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, retold for a new generation by leading Arthurian expert, John Matthews,...

Now a USA Today Bestseller! The greatest journey is the one you least expect... 'Swept me off my feet! A jewel of a novel - it simply sparkles' Evie Woods...

The epic, heartbreaking conclusion to the Songs of the Drowned trilogy Ixachipan burns. Rebellion rages in every land as the Empire of Songs battles to maintain control. As Xessa and...

Two starred reviews! "Perfect for fans of Margarita Engle and impactful historical fiction" ( School Library Journal , starred review), this "evocative and transportive" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review)...

'One to savour and re-read again and again' LIZ HYDER ___________________ THE MONSTER THEY SEEK MAY NOT BE THE ONE THEY FIND ' The Bone Hunters has cemented Joanne Burn's...

'A novelist at the height of his powers' La Croix 'You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with. And it is exactly those great 19th century novels that Lemaitre...

Perfect for fans of Stalking Jack the Ripper , this historical murder mystery follows the cunning Irene Adler as she teams up with mysterious Sherlock Holmes to discover who is...

Seventeen novels spanning continents, decades, and the full sweep of human emotion — this is the kind of collection that keeps the bedside table stacked for months. From Jodi Picoult's...

Encountering a storm on their return from the pirate islands, Col and Myuri are forced to dock at Desarev, one of Winfiel Kingdom's major ports. Though a lively enough town,...

'The storytelling is so addictive. This is sexy, witty, tense and touching - a terrific achievement' Patrick Gale ' Even Beyond Death is a remarkable achievement - passionate, witty, and...