Historical Fiction

'That summer we bought big straw hats. Maria's had cherries around the rim, Infanta's had forget-me-nots, and mine had poppies as red as fire.'Three Summers is a warm and tender tale of three sisters growing up in the countryside near Athens before the...

Life and Fate is an epic tale of twentieth-century Russia told through the fate of a single family, the Shaposhnikovs, from the Sunday Times bestselling author ofStalingrad. As the battle of Stalingrad looms, Grossman's characters must work out their...

An expansive yet intimate story of desire, artistic ambition, and fidelity, set in the glamorous literary and film circles of 1950s ItalyIn July of 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his...

It is the reign of the Emperor Augustus, and Publius Vergilius Maro, the poet of the Aeneid and Caesar's enchanter, has been summoned to the palace, where he will shortly die. Out of the last hours of Virgil's life and the final stirrings of his...

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Historical fiction has never been more fun. Told in three unique and hilarious perspectives (each written by a different author), My Lady Jane ties them together into a compelling and satisfying story rife with ridiculousness.Now a streaming series on...

A thrilling historical western set in 1890s Oregon, from the author of the critically acclaimed Bernicia Chronicles. An English soldier turned police officer escapes to the American West for a new life, but things in Oregon prove far harder than he...

Acclaimed “True Crime” detective Nathan Heller, whose cases have sold more than 1 million copies, returns to uncover the secrets behind Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination in this brand-new novel from bestselling ROAD TO PERDITION...

A grandson tries to learn the family story. But what kind of story is it? Is it a prison memoir, about the grandfather held without charge or trial by a revolutionary government? Is it an oral history of the grandmother left behind to look after the...

As wedding bells ring out, joy will be found amidst the tensions of war. At RAF Fenthorpe, instrument repairer Thea is helping her sister, Pearl, plan her wedding alongside fellow WAAF and maid of honour Jenny. A misfit amongst the women on the base,...

Hornblower leads a ship into the Mediterranean in this "intense and exciting" installment (New York Times) of C. S. Forester's beloved naval adventure saga. In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio...

The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald’s family and from his lifelong publisher. This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author’s own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with...

People tend to forget that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote more than just The Great Gatsby, but alas, he did indeed. Similar in theme, The Beautiful and the Damned is the story of a descent into an unsustainable lifestyle and what it will take to turn that...

‘A labyrinthine delight of a novel. Dickensian darkness is infused with ancient myth. Historical writing at its finest.’ -- Essie Fox, bestselling author of The Somnambulist and The Fascination.London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a...

What if the darkest curse was your greatest power? Born during the blood moon and cursed with the dangerous ability to manipulate other people's souls, Priya has to hide her power or face death. But when Priya wins a place to attend the country's elite...

London is under attack. But within the rubble, a greater danger lurks…The Luftwaffe has been bombing London continuously since September 1940.During a bombing raid, Madeline Fairfax is caught while preparing dinner for her little boy. Trapped in...

“Robert Harris is, simply put, masterful.”—Karin Slaughter. A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the Great War from the bestselling author of Act of Oblivion, Fatherland, The...

Jodi Picoult's latest novel questions the creation, distribution and lasting legacy of art in a story that shines a light on unsung playwrights.#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring”...

A crown princess. A monster the gods fear. A destiny no one can outrun. Inspired by Korean history and myths, the first book in the Sacred Bone series is a rich and evocative high-stakes fantasy that is perfect for fans of Gallant and Six Crimson Cranes...

Inspired by Zorro and Isabel Allende, Sun of Blood and Ruin is built on a strong foundation of history, fantasy and the effect of colonialism. It’s a new, unique perspective on 16th century Mexico populated by dynamic characters and a fantastical...