Historical Fiction

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER'Wildly entertaining, deeply affecting' -- Ali SmithLondinium, AD 211. Zuleika is a modern girl living in an ancient world. She's a back-alley firecracker, a scruffy Nubian babe with tangled hair...

Shortlisted for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize'An impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence' -- Antonia Hodgson'A first-class historical thriller . . . Bishop’s spirited and richly detailed...

(Available after March 30th, 2022) From the author of Blood & Sugar, Daughters of Night is a chilling, evocative murder mystery set in the glimmering town houses and dark alleyways of Georgian London. From the brothels and gin-shops of Covent...

Ross Poldark is the first novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner.In the first novel in Winston Graham's hit series, a weary Ross Poldark returns to England from war, looking...

Taking you deep into the heart of the American West, Dead Man's Walk is the first book in Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove quartet.These are the wild days when Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call - heroes of Lonesome Dove - first encounter the untamed frontier...

A New York Times Notable BookA San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year“A gripping and resonant novel. . . . It immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor. . . . Riveting.”...

(Available after March 30th, 2022)The celebrated Penhallow Dynasty series continues in this deliciously witty and romantic Regency, perfect for the readers of Eloisa James, Lisa Kleypas, and Sarah Maclean.   How many times can a rake get it wrong . . ...

'Here ends one of the finest achievements of recent crime fiction' - Sunday Telegraph'Outstanding' - The TimesLos Angeles. Christmas, 1967. A devil is loose in the City of Angels . . .A young nurse, Kerry Gaudet, travels to the City of Angels desperate...

A gripping narrative of friendship and exploration, and an homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an unforgettable writer who touched the lives of millions of readers, and who was able to see the world through the eyes of a child.In the 1920s, long before...

The Secrets of the Lake is a gripping wartime novel, by the author of The Silk Weaver, Liz Trenow.'Masterful storytelling, immersive locations, and characters that inhabit your heart from the first page' - Gill Paul, author of The Secret Wife.The war may...

'A powerful story, sweetly told' – Antonio Iturbe, author of The Librarian of AuschwitzA country torn apart by war. Two siblings divided by fate.Italy, 1938. Mussolini is in power and war is not far away . . .Clara and Pippo are just children: quiet,...

Set during the height of World War II, a powerful and unsettling tale about a woodcutter and his wife, who finds a mysterious parcel thrown from a passing train.Once upon a time in an enormous forest lived a woodcutter and his wife. The woodcutter is...

“Love, war, desire, and art—it’s all here.” —Elle   A picture hides a thousand words . . . On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having...

Longlisted for the The McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2020 From The Times bestselling author of The Other Mrs Walker  - comes Mary Paulson-Ellis's second stunning historical mystery, The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing.Solomon knew...

Set during the expulsion of Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin, Shah’s stunning debut tracks a fleeing family from Kampala to London in an emotionally acute exploration of the power of home and the fear of fresh starts.   Uganda, 1972. A devastating decree...

With swashbuckling, super-fast paced action and own voices queer romance, The Battalion of the Dead return in a dazzling new adventure, set amid the opulence and squalor of 18th-century London and Paris. 1794, London: where luxury and squalor rub...

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for FictionAn ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Book and an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten selectionA teenage girl unravels lies and magic...

A teen is on the run from ghosts during the English Civil War in this YA historical fantasy from award-winning author Frances HardingeSometimes, when a person dies, their spirit goes looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space within them,...

Discover a world where words have untold power in this thrilling fantasy adventure from award-winning author Frances HardingeEverybody knew that books were dangerous. Read the wrong book, it was said, and the words crawled around your brain on black legs...

Twilight Robbery is the extraordinary sequel to the award-winning Fly By Night by Costa winner Frances Hardinge.The city at night is a dangerous place . . .Mosca Mye and Eponymous Clent are in trouble again. Escaping disaster by the skin of their teeth,...