Historical Fiction

When the present offers no hope for the future, the answers may lie in the past AJ Flynn has just failed all but one of his GCSEs, and his future...

The Chosen Queen is the perfect blend of history, fast-paced plot and sweeping romance with a cast of strong female characters - an unforgettable read. As a young woman in...

To Wed A Devilish Duke - Christine Merrill A duel brings ruin... to the debutante's door! Portia Braddock must find a wealthy husband after her late father left her with...

New York's famed female detective duo, Pentecost and Parker, are back in their fourth audacious adventure. Perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club , The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel ,...

Entwined in history, separated by fate . . . - Bonnie Prince Charlie, having fled Scotland in disguise after a doomed attack on the English, with the selfless help of...

The third gripping novel in this highly acclaimed and brilliantly realised seriesFor readers who loved Andrew Miller's historical novels, Francis Spufford's Golden Hill or Leonora Nattrass's Lawrence Jago seriesNominee for...

At the centre of this intriguing, irresistible novel are the young Lambs- Charles, constrained by the tedium of his work as a clerk at the East India Company, taking refuge...

In the aftermath of the First World War, a young woman gets swept into a glittering world filled with illicit magic, romance, blood debts and murder in this lush and...

Bernard Samson gets caught up in the messy unravelling of the USSR in the second novel of the Faith, Hope, Charity trilogy Bernard Samson returns to Berlin in the second...

The final novel featuring Bernard Samson, one of Deighton's most enduring characters, who must return to Berlin for one last case Bernard Samson returns to Berlin in the final novel...

An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths...

'A gripping thriller and Belkin is a character many readers will want to encounter again' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Remarkable ... If only all first novels were as enthralling as this'...

From the bestselling biographer and author of the book that inspired the BBC TV series - Jane Austen Rise of a Genius - comes a gorgeously escapist novel about the...

'Fantastic' - James O'Brien The brilliant mind behind the Secret Tory presents 14 years of Tory rule - as told by William Shakespeare 'O, for a muse of fire that...

"A warmhearted story that will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed of reinventing themselves." - Kirkus Reviews It's 1987, and sixteen-year-old Gracie Byrne wishes her life were totally different....

A new beginning. An old enemy. A perilous choice. 'With so many stories untold, The Watchmaker's War is a unique and wonderful telling of one of them: how after liberation...

From Tanya Landman, author of the 2015 Carnegie Medal winner Buffalo Soldier, comes a heart-stopping tale of love, corruption and the power of choice. Blood on her lips. Blood on...

'A magical, magnificent novel, that amounts to a secret history of an America we think we know, but never really knew' Marlon James The people of Salt Point are afraid...

London, 1563. England is a troubled nation. Catholic plots against the young Queen Elizabeth spring up all over the country. The herald William Harley known to everyone as Clarenceux -...

London, 1900. Hester Stanmore watches in disbelief as the jury declares her attacker 'not guilty', and the courtroom erupts into chaos. The man in the dock is being congratulated as...

Nell Reece has never known her mother, and her father's burden of guilt about his wife has kept him cowed for years, working as a common labourer on his sister's...

In a time of violent change, a young man, struck by lightning, is believed to be marked by the gods as a keeper of the Norse religion's greatest secret. Stolen...

'A totally compelling journey into a lost world - a masterpiece' Sunday Telegraph An extraordinary epic, brilliantly-imagined, new novel from a world-class writer and author of The Name of the...

It is 1702, and in the lawless Caribbean sea young Matthew Loftus determines to captain his ship, the Cornelius, by honest trade rather than piracy and plunder. But his crew...

"This beautiful page-turner kept me reading all night." -Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden...

"Just the novel to elevate these unforgettable voices."- Shelf Awareness The acclaimed author of The Secret Women and Things Past Telling returns with an engrossing historical novel about a little...

If you love the bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green, her newest heartfelt, engrossing World War Two saga is out now: make sure you read The Wartime Librarian's Secret !...

A rich and romantic fantasy loosely inspired by the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights and The Shadow Queen . Centuries ago, the heretic...

From award-winning bestseller Laura Purcell comes her YA debut, MOONSTONE. 'Brilliant and beautiful, Moonstone is the gothic werewolf love story we've all been waiting for . Easily one of my...

It is little more than two years since the Norman victory at Hastings- a time of discontent, with the kingdom under occupation and still coming to terms with its foreign...

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1982 and Sami is far from home, trapped in war-torn Beirut, a city under siege by the Israelis. All he wants is to go home to his family in Sri...

A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen's classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout. Catherine Morland loves nothing more than reading a romantic novel, but as...

Book One in the Praire Winds Series Captured by Indians, Jessie King learns to suvive when unexpected lessons of friendship ans love sustain her.

The early wealth of Queensland was dependent on slavery, know in Australia as blackbirding. Unsuspecting natives from the South Sea Islands were tricked or forced aboard slave ships and then...

On the fifteenth of February, 1879, the day on which Queen Supayalat of Mandalay ordered eighty members of of royal family to be clubbed to death, Maria Beresford celebrated her...

A group of foreigners in the northeastern town of Shishan finds the status quo upset when Helen Frances, a young woman with a middle class upbringing but a fatal flaw,...

The gripping new novel from internationally bestselling master of historical fiction Bernard Cornwell. 'There is everything here that Sharpe fans will love. If this really is the last time Sharpe...

The plucky heroines at the Quality Street factory must be ready for anything as war looms. Rumours about a war with Germany have been whispered around the Quality Street factory...

Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 Bold, professional and determined, Richard Sharpe embarks on a desperate mission. He must recover the treasure, vital to the success of...

A powerful debut from an authentic new voice for the Doubleday list. THE BOOK OF ECHOES is a sweeping, uplifting and inspriational story of how a boy from Brixton and...

Author: R. D. BlackmoreBinding: HardbackPublished: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsSet against the wild, romantic...

Author: S. Ish-KishorBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto and Windus, 1963Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis historical novel, A Boy...

Author: Alison WeirBinding: HardbackPublished: Review, 2021Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis compelling historical non-fiction work chronicles the intricate lives and dramatic fortunes of...

Author: Rolf BoldrewoodBinding: HardbackPublished: CURREY O'NEIL, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic Australian novel, Robbery Under Arms, plunges readers into the thrilling...

Author: Bianca Maria ScarpiBinding: HardbackPublished: Prestel, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work meticulously chronicles the history and artistic significance of the iconic bronze Lion of Venice,...

Author: Curt JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus, 1975Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsArtillery by Curt Johnson presents a comprehensive account of the evolution and impact of these...

Author: Iris NesdaleBinding: HardbackPublished: Orchid Publications, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical narrative, The Fettered & The Free, chronicles the lives of individuals navigating complex societal constraints...