Historical Fiction

COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER.LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE."A true leftfield wonder: Days Without End is a violent, superbly lyrical western offering a sweeping vision of America in the making." —Kazuo Ishiguro, Booker Prize-winning...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE. International Booker–nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story—an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history. In contemporary Seoul, a laid-off...

An encounter with an anarchic young artist changes the life of a revered Cambridge art historian – intellectually powerful but inexperienced in life and love – in this alluring and profoundly moving bildungsroman set against the backdrop of...

Set amid Colorado’s wild beauty, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a resilient young woman whose life is changed forever by one chance encounter. A tragic and...

A Contemporary Classics hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf's fantastical novel about an Elizabethan nobleman who lives for three centuries and transitions into a woman. With a new introduction by Jeanette Winterson.Woolf’s most lighthearted novel...

This edition of Jane Austen's classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker.  A brilliant novel describing two parallel love stories, Sense and Sensibility remains a time-honored classic in...

The wait is over. Or ... ALMOST over! This May a new Bridgerton novel will make us giddy with excitement. Queen Charlotte, Violet Bridgerton and the future Lady Danbury come to us in the origin story of a lifetime! Perfectly timed to read along with the...

‘[A] captivating story, wonderfully fleshed out characters and relationships, and beautiful writing make this a must-read!’ -- NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ October 1941: As war rages in the Soviet Union, Nina is devastated as she watches her...

From the bestselling author of Yellow Crocus comes a heart-wrenching story about finding strength in a new world. Southern China, 1923. Desperate to secure her future, Mei Ling’s parents arrange a marriage to a widower in California. To enter the...

A "delicious" (Rebecca Makkai) and "deeply compelling" (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno "divorce ranch," about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man...

Brideshead Revisited is Evelyn Waugh's stunning novel of duty and desire set amongst the decadent, faded glory of the English aristocracy in the run-up to the Second World War. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead...

“An immensely lovable debut novel . . . It’s the kind of magic you’ll feel lucky to find.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post  SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARDFINALIST FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARD...

A breathtaking tale of loyalty, persecution and betrayal, this mesmeric retelling of Medea from the author of Medusa breathes fresh life into Greek mythology's perhaps darkest heroine. From an unmissable new voice comes the powerful and epic story of...

DEATHS AND DECISIONS.His army starving for resources, King Canute schemes to confiscate Ketil's farm. Ketil and his sons become fugitives, barely escaping the capital aboard Leif Ericson's ship, but Canute follows in pursuit with his best men. Upon...

Two young men are caught in the crosshairs of shady government operations, mafias, and billionaires. A multi-generational family drama unfolds into an observation of violence in American History: from the Oregon Trail, to the nuclear age, the Vietnam...

Christopher finally uncovers the Raven’s identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.The stakes are higher than ever when the Raven sets Christopher up for a horrible crime, leading him to be locked away in...

The enthralling tale of a powerful Greek goddess maligned in both myth and ancient history, as told by Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Saint.'A brilliant read' -- Women & Home  'A spirited retelling' -- Times 'Beautiful and absorbing' ...

“Suspenseful…emotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadn’t remembered for a long time, impatient for the next twist and turn of the story."—NPR An Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the...

New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in this scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar. Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller,an attention-seeking copycat from the Women’s Murder Club’s past is recreating murders by a famous killer—with devastating new twists.   Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan...