Historical Fiction

Having brilliantly reconstructed the final years of Henry James in The Master, Toibin turns his attention to Thomas Mann in this lyrical evocation of the life of a twentieth-century literary titan.   From one of our greatest living writers comes a...

Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award! "Monumental." -Booklist (starred review) "A marathon masterpiece."-Kirkus (starred review) "Necessary."-SLJ (starred review) "Shocking and dramatic."-Shelf Awareness (starred review) "Mesmerizing, confounding...

'Captivates, inspires and ultimately enriches' -- Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzNominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019Rose, Ella, Mina and Carla. In another life we might all have been friends together. But this was Birchwood...

Trained at Miss Preston's School of Combat for Negro Girls in both weaponry and etiquette, Jane McKeene is poised for a successful career protecting the wealthy from the encroaching plague of walking dead. But when families begin to go missing, Jane...

Penman’s monolithic retelling of the life of Richard of York is a landmark work of historical fiction, not to mention a dazzling piece of medieval revisionism. The Ultimate Wars of the Roses novel, The Sunne in Splendour brings a level of psychological...

When an influential shipbuilder is found with his throat slit in the River Clyde, Inspector James Dreghorn must look for answers in the dark and murky underworld of 1930s Glasgow in this chilling slice of historical crime.   Glasgow, 1932. When the...

In this highly anticipated sequel to her bestselling The Island, Hislop returns to the isle of Spinalonga in a nuanced and absorbing tale of hope and tragedy. Beloved author Victoria Hislop returns to Crete in this long-anticipated sequel to her...

Unsuspecting boy. Big-hearted girl. Small-minded town. Invincible summer.Summer, 1955. Calls for equality are sweeping America, but sixteen-year-old Ethan Harper is about to discover just how deep the roots of racism run. When mixed-race Ethan is sent to...

An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls. Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an...

'Hide and Seek brings to vivid life the courage of young people who risked all in the French resistance in the second world war.' -- OBSERVER 'Beautifully told' -- TELEGRAPH Trilling new page turner by Robin Scott-Elliot author of The Tzar's Curious...

Winner of the Tir na n-Og AwardShortlisted for the Young Quills Historical Fiction AwardLonglisted for the Carnegie MedalIt is the year 454AD. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from Britain, throwing it into the chaos of the Dark Ages. Mai has been kept...

The second book in the series, based on the remarkable story of the Dick, Kerr Ladies. With the end of WW1 being declared, Hettie’s brother Freddie should be feeling relieved, but unfortunately his personal war has only just begun. He is still crippled...

Maggie has witnessed impossible things. But no one believes her, and now her family has taken her away to spend the winter upstate in a remote, freezing farmhouse.Bored and angry, Maggie and her younger sister Kate start to play tricks: rapping on the...

Tracing a young, free-born Black girl’s coming-of-age in the wake of the American Civil War, Libertiedissects race, womanhood and the false hopes of hard-won freedom in luminous, penetrating prose. A Times Book of the Month May 2021 Book of the Month...

Two intrepid girls hunt for a legendary treasure on the deadly high seas in this YA remix of the classic adventure novel Treasure Island.1826. The sun is setting on the golden age of piracy, and the legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China...

The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a supernatural thriller that reveals not only Dracula’s true origins but Bram Stoker’s—and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.It...

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2021'One of Africa's greatest living writers' -- Giles Foden'Exquisite' --  Telegraph'A remarkable novel, by a wondrous writer' --  Philippe Sands'To read Afterlives is to be returned to the joy of...

Libya, 1979. Nine-year-old Suleiman’s days are circumscribed by the narrow rituals of childhood: outings to the ruins surrounding Tripoli, games with friends played under the burning sun, exotic gifts from his father’s constant business trips abroad. But...

‘A page-turning literary gem’ --  THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020From the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, comes a beautiful and compelling story based on true events, perfect for fans of Maggie...

(Available after 3-20 days)The best-selling English translation of the mysterious and cosmic Greek poetry known as the Orphic Hymns.   At the very beginnings of the Archaic Age, the great singer Orpheus taught a new religion that centered around the...