Historical Fiction

Shakespeare, the savvy, street-wise actor, and Marlowe, the educated, brilliant writer, each has his own dark secrets, aspirations, and singular approach to life and love. But they are bonded forever...

Lady Novella Crownley has been teaching at a girl's school far from her ancestral home, Crownley Hall, and one day her mother asks her to return. She leaves at once...

A breathtaking story of disaster, courage and passion and that Top End spirit that never says die. A breathtaking story of disaster, courage and passion and that Top End spirit...

Tyrannised by Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen, Ladies Jane, Katherine and Mary Grey feared love was unthinkable. A gripping and bittersweet tale of broken families and broken hearts, courage...

In this sweeping epic set in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest, a rogue French knight named Vallon accepts a dangerous commission: he must travel to the ends of Europe...

This novel is set in Venice in the mid eighteenth century, when the city had lost its political and financial primacy but had become Europe's pleasure capital, famous for its...

22-year-old aspiring writer Edith 'Eddie' Miller and her best friend Rose have always done everything together-climbing trees, throwing grapes at boys, sneaking bottles of wine, practicing kissing . . ....

What price will she pay for following her heart? Eighteen-year-old domestic servant Kate Stacey is passionately in love with David Owen , the brother of Lady Helen Sherwood . They...

A pure pleasure of a novel set in Georgian London, where the discovery of a mysterious ancient Greek vase sets in motion conspiracies, revelations and romance. 'Weaves together Ancient Greek...

Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters . Available now....

The Perigord of sixteenth-century France is a wild region on the edge of the reaches of royal authority-its steep, forested valleys roamed by bands of brigands and gypsies, its communities...

An Atonement for children-one of New Zealand's bestloved children's writers tells a morally complex story with a powerful ending. Bert wants nothing more than to be old enough to fight...

New, from award-winning historical novelist, Pamela Rushby, exploring the roles, and struggles, of women in wartime The poster had a picture of a tanned, healthy girl, wearing a regulation uniform...

Hanna Kaminsky loves gymnastics, her best friend Eva, Elzas chicken soup with dumplings and reading. But in September 1939 the happy life that Hanna has always known disappears. The Nazis...

Forbidden Lord Life at her vicious stepfathers house is more than Eleanor Collingwood can bear. With celebrations underway for her stepsisters wedding, no one will see her flee. That is...

The award-winning novel by Czech author Katerina Tuckova-her first to be translated into English-about the fate of one woman and the pursuit of forgiveness in a divided postwar world. 1945....

'A captivating tale of love and loss and finding connection in the most unexpected places' Nikki Marmery, author of On Wilder Seas A lyrical and atmospheric homage to the strange...

When you have grown up as I have, there is no security in not knowing things, in avoiding the ugliest truths because they can't be faced . . . Because...

'Hay sets a cracking pace... with plenty of twists and a great deal of fun, this is the perfect holiday read' Guardian 'Delightfully mischievous' The Times 'Punch-the-air good, the Edwardian...

Bestselling author Lyn Andrews' unputdownable saga ANGELS OF MERCY is perfect for fans of Kate Thompson and Kitty Neale. Twins Kate and Evvie are navigating love and heartbreak. But their...

'Tender, evocative' TLS 'Richly engaging' Spectator A Radio 4 Serial Fiction Book of the Week 'A characteristically tender novel about a young man growing up in the shadow of one...

Follow London's newest detective, Enola Holmes, in her fourth fantastic adventure - from the series that inspired the films, starring Millie Bobby Brown. Read them all before the next film...

His name was Bennosuke, son of the great Munisai Shinmen, known throughout the empire as one of the greatest warriors who ever lived. His destiny was to become a great...

'Yet another of history's most chapters given the five-star Ben Kane treatment' PAUL FINCH 'A truly vibrant and gripping read' HELENA GUMLEY-MASON 'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' JAMES...

'Absolutely loved it' Heidi Swain on The Ferryman's Daughter Will they find the courage to follow their dreams? St. Ives, 1916. Jess Morgan always hoped to become a celebrated silversmith,...

The Winter King is the first of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Warlord Chronicles series In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land . . . Uther,...

Honor Guinness is rich, aristocratic, shy and awkward -- nothing like her glamorous cousins Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh. But when she marries the charming and ambitious, American Henry 'Chips' Channon,...

A Widow To Defy The Duke - Eva Shepherd She'll share the Duke's bed... but she won't be his wife! Growing up believing he was the illegitimate son of a...

1205AD: Philip of Vercy sails away from the roasting wasteland where he has passed the last year. As a Knight of the Realm, he has fought the infidel in the...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box Embark on a diverse literary adventure with this carefully selected collection of modern fiction and acclaimed novels. This secondhand book box offers a compelling...

An incomparable beauty. A promise to a king. A portrait that can never be completed. Longlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize When Emilia Lennox loses everything after her...

"You have one chance," said the voice of the goddess... ' Pitch-perfect ... Part historical, part fantasy, all top-notch queer romance ' KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) 'All the interpersonal drama...

Discover the history of our lifetime through the adventure of a girl and her wolf, in the bestselling children's novel from Digging for Britain presenter, Professor Alice Roberts. Selected as...

This title portrays the age-old story of Esther.

A compelling historical epic set at the endlessly fascinating Tudor court about the most infamous woman of the age - Anne Boleyn - and the man who loved her before...

A brilliant standalone novel from Anne Perry, a master of the Victorian mystery. 1273 - the gorgeous, cosmopolitan and enlightened city of Byzantium is in acute danger. Only an alliance...

Francesca Felizzi, former mistress of the Duke of Ferrara, is now an aspiring courtesan. Astonishingly beautiful and ambitious, she revels in the power she wields over men. But when she...

Maddy Kiernan knows her situation is desperate. With her parents dead, her brother Thomas is left as guardian to her and her sister Carmel, and Thomas, Maddy is all too...

WINNER ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS 'Fans of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events will eat up Withering-by-Sea' -- Shelf Awareness High on a cliff above...

The Queen's Goddaughter. Her Favourite Maid. Her Deadliest Enemy? Penelope Devereux is a legendary beauty in the court of Elizabeth I. But it's not just her looks that have won...

It is 1636 - the height of the Thirty Years War, one of the bloodiest and most destructive conflicts Europe has ever seen. As the campaigning season begins, the Spanish...

Reg Mitchell is a modest, decent man with a gift for designing fast aeroplanes. Two horrors seek him out - terminal illness, and Nazi Germany's predicted invasion of his country....

A delightfully warm, brand-new Christmas story, starring Jacqueline Wilson's beloved Victorian foundling, Hetty Feather. Are you longing for Christmas? Can't wait to warm yourself by the fireplace, drinking hot cocoa...