Historical Fiction

Hold on to your hats: The authors who brought you the New York Times bestseller My Plain Jane , which Booklist praised as "delightfully deadpan" (starred review) and Publishers Weekly...

From million-copy bestselling author David Walliams comes his first ever murder mystery - with thrills, spills and laughs galore. Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up...

'A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you'll want to read again and again, with characters you'll adore, prose that'll spellbind you, romance you'll swoon over, and a mystery that'll keep you...

The second in a magical illustrated new young fiction series for children aged 7-9 from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Marnie Midnight is a little moth with BIG...

'Sublime, elegant and exciting... beautifully written and entirely gripping. I'm a big fan of Susan Allott' CHRIS WHITAKER 'The lovechild of Sarah Waters' The Paying Guests and Lisa Jewell's The...

'This is a gem. Kate Atkinson fans will love it' Irish Independent In a world of lonely hearts, are there enough happy endings to go around? Marriage matchmaker seeks assistant;...

Author: Michael MorpurgoBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Egmont, 2012Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMichael Morpurgo's King Of The Cloud Forests transports readers...

Author: Michael MorpurgoBinding: HardbackPublisher: HarperCollins , 2014Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsListen To The Moon chronicles a poignant tale of survival and identity set against the...

Author: Rosie AndrewsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: RAVEN BOOKS, 2022Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet in 1643 amidst the English Civil War,...

Author: Jonathan WickenBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Niche Press, 2018Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJonathan Wicken's The Ballad Of Captain Kelly: An...

Author: Harry SidebottomBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Harper, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis gripping historical novel, Throne Of The Caesars: Iron...

Author: Alexander SolzhenitsynBinding: HardbackPublisher: The Bodley Head, 1976Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: rubbing of cover and...

Author: Philippa GregoryBinding: PaperbackPublisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER, 2009Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe historical novel The Kingmaker's Daughter by...

In the year 205 B.C., after centuries of Persian and Macedonian occupation, a rebel king rises from the south to take ancient Egypt back unto native hands. He will battle...

Bees choose their masters. Bees don't sting good people. Maryt is a devoted beekeeper. She lives by the old rules: work with fellow beekeepers, be a good Christian and a...

The second book of Lewis Carroll's timeless Alice in Wonderland middle grade series, now with a beautiful new look, continues Alice's adventures and includes the poem "Jabberwocky!" Alice's second trip...

The day Queen Mary Tudor - or 'Bloody Mary', as she's called, because she has anyone who doesn't go to church burned - came to town was the most terrifying...

Partly autobiographical, this is the third title in Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her...

'Beautifully written and a thoroughly absorbing read. I found it impossible to put down' Deborah Carr, USA Today Bestseller THE TOWN OF WEM, SHROPSHIRE 1643 Civil war is ripping England...

This is an evocative romantic fantasy set in the legendary time of King Arthur from the author of "Camelot's Shadow". Lynet of Cameliard is the youngest child of Lord Kenan,...

Chloe will protect her sister, Isabel, from evil until their last breath...The life of Chloe, a 13-year-old French girl during the 1500's can be challenging when working as a servant...

'Engaging, original and full of curiosity and wit . . . I didn't want it to end.' Asher Keddie 'Bursting with life . . . I was gripped from the...

From the winner of the Penguin Literary Prize and the Kathleen Mitchell Award. A multigenerational family story with a dose of magical realism. It is about family secrets, art, very...

Author: Brian LloydBinding: HardbackPublished: Shoestring Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on blockThis historical account, Gold At Harrietville, chronicles the dramatic era of gold...

Author: Isabel Brown RoseBinding: HardbackPublished: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETYCondition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating historical novel, Red Blossoms: A Story Of Western India, transports readers to the...

This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of his daughter, Jenny, by a secret...

Author: Barbara Taylor BradfordBinding: PaperbackPublished: HarperCollins, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA sweeping saga of ambition and romance, The Ravenscar Dynasty chronicles...

The next two Mad Morelands novels by New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp - available in one fabulous volume! Winterset Ever since Anna Holcomb inexplicably refused his proposal, Reed...

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,...

ORDER DAWNLANDS, THE STUNNING NEW NOVEL IN THE BELOVED FAIRMILE SERIES BY INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY, OUT NOW. 'Gregory is an experienced storyteller and doesn't let you down. Tidelands...

A stunning tale of loyalty and survival from a master storyteller ... In this ancient, harsh place, faint hearts will not last. The Pilbara, late 1800s : Frontier country, the...

Author: Virginia MoriconiBinding: HardbackPublished: Duckworth, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsSet against the opulent backdrop of Renaissance Italy, The Princes Of Q. chronicles the intricate lives...

BEHIND MANY GREAT MEN STOOD ONE WOMAN All Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to study physics - but her world is suddenly turned upside-down and she is catapulted...

Author: Terry ColemanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner inscription front end page, bound in plastic protective cover (removable)Southern Cross...

Author: Marcus ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Garravembi Press, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No. 42 of 155 copies.Austin Friars: A Tale Of Melbourne Town presents a gripping narrative...

Author: Stephen BeckerBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet against the tumultuous backdrop of 1940s China, The Chinese Bandit plunges readers into a gripping tale...

Author: S. Le Maitre; Edited by Frank Cusack.Binding: HardbackPublished: Garravembi, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Slipcase: Good. No. 37 of 305 copiesSongs Of The Gold Fields presents...

Author: Irwin ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Pan Books, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner inscription front end pageThis powerful war novel, The Young...

A riveting tale about one of Europe's most powerful kings, THE YOUNG LION is a deeply affecting story about love and loyalty. Geoffrey the Handsome, the virile and charming Duke...

Two brothers. Two realms. One inescapable fate. In 14th Century England, two brothers reunite after years of being separated by war. Thomas and Graeme are haunted, in more ways than...

After centuries of destruction, one unsuspecting woman stands at the center of a conspiracy that could change the world forever in this thriller from the New York Times bestselling author...

A compelling new series set in County Durham just before the First World War. Perfect for fans of Longbourn and Downton Abbey. The first book in a compelling series set...

In the swoon-worthy opener of her Princes of London series, Christy Carlyle takes readers on a breathless chase through Victorian London as a wild bluestocking from a family of treasure...

'What a page turner!' Daisy Wood, author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris ' A delicious Art Deco novel with a delightfully acerbic heroine.' Marius Gabriel, author of The German...

Author: Nigar Alam Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 A story of love tested to its limits by moral dilemmas, and the beauty and fragility of childhood friendships. A story...

Author: Michael MorpurgoBinding: PaperbackPublished: Egmont, 2010Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMichael Morpurgo's King Of The Cloud Forests transports readers to a captivating...

Author: Bl Miller And Vada FosterBinding: PaperbackPublished: JUSTICE HOUSE PUBLISHING, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the rugged backdrop of the...

Author: Michael MorpurgoBinding: PaperbackPublished: Egmont, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant historical novel, War Horse, chronicles the extraordinary bond between a...