Historical Fiction

A marriage shrouded in secrets and a town pulsing with tension, this is a love story unlike any other. Both passionate and propulsive, Broken Country is a poignant tale of love, loss, guilt and grief.“Stirring and mysterious...fires...

With a full cast of characters telling their stories, all orbiting the devastation wrought on a family caught up in war, this is a sweeping narrative, gorgeously written and emotionally resonant. Altogether, a resounding debut.NATIONAL BESTSELLER *...

"The happiest I have felt in years inside the world of a book." —Natalie Jenner, #1 nationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society. "A sparkling ode to second chances." —Shelby Van Pelt, New York...

We were so, so pleased when we heard that Colm Tóibín was writing a sequel to his beloved novel, Brooklyn. Family secrets and complicated choices drive this exhilarating story that we won't forget. OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK *...

A vast, sweeping tale across humanity, time and history from Elif Shafak. This story of love, grief and hope is great for fans of Richard Powers and Ruth Ozeki.From the Booker Prize finalist, author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new...

Silvia Moreno-Garcia takes us back to 1950s Los Angeles — and ancient Judea. Lush and lavish, The Seventh Veil of Salome tells the story of two rival actresses and invites us to peek behind the curtain of Hollywood and history.GOOD...

A gorgeous historical fiction combining the investigative suspense of Louise Penny and the compelling historical backdrop of Outlander. This is the story of a woman ahead of her time and the impact she makes on a world that isn't ready for her...

The legend of Robin Hood and his band of Outlaws, thrillingly reimagined by the nation’s favorite storyteller. ‘A thoroughly enjoyable, action-packed adventure’ -- BookTrust. With King Richard gone and the tyrannical Sheriff of...

A beautifully written short novel about the price of isolation and the desire for community and connection that's perfect for fans of one of our fiction monthly picks, Paul's Harding's This Other Eden.“Tender, riveting, and inventive...

A costume designer’s past casts a long shadow over her well-constructed lies in this intriguing story about stolen identities, friendship, and betrayal from the author of A Splendid Ruin and A Dangerous Education.   Hollywood,...

'I'm just stepping outside. I might be some Time.'Is this Luke Parrish sacrificing himself to save others?A ghost train, lost in Time, hurtles through the night with two members of Team 236 trapped on board while the third struggles to track their...

It’s a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again. Hall and Oates is on the jukebox, and Percy—who has no talent for music, just lots of opinions about it—can’t stop...

A beautifully written, unforgettable novel of a troubled marriage, set against the lush landscape and political turmoil of Trinidad—by the award-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch and Passiontide.Monique Roffey's Orange...

For mortals to be free, the gods must fall in this sweeping epic fantasy debut.In ancient Greece, mortals suffer under the tyranny of the gods—forced to sacrifice the food they depend on, their worldly possessions and even each other at the whims...

A Best Book of the Year by Financial Times and Bloomberg.Filled with real political insight and intrigue, this thrilling novel explores the nature of power through the inner workings of Putin’s regime.Known as the “Wizard of...

In this icy, knife’s-edge story of a life that progresses backward through time, unfolding into one of the darkest episodes of the 20th century, Amis (“at his intriguing, heedful, and powerful best” —Time Out), finds a...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD. "A beautiful portrait of a family reaching for their dreams while holding on to their roots."—Publishers Weekly. "Each chapter reads like a small masterpiece."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review). An...

In 1836 the 23-year-old Dickens was invited by his publishers to write `a monthly something' illustrated by sporting plates. Thus the Pickwick Club was born: its supposed `papers' soom outgrew their origins and became a brilliantly comic novel, still...

The picaresque adventures of a collection of bumbling Regency gentlemen, Dickens’s vast comic extravaganza is one of the most astonishing debuts in fiction. Cramming countless hilarious episodes into its capacious, joyfully rambling pages, The...

A thrilling tale of courage and secrets set in postwar London and Paris, in which a search for a missing husband puts investigator and former war reporter Billie Walker on a collision course with an underground network of Nazi criminals. It’s...