Historical Fiction

Growing up in Rostock, in the north of Germany, Walter has a comfortable upbringing: quiet and content, he spends his days scheming with school friends and resisting the torment of his older siblings. But, as the country rolls toward war, the attitudes...

A young woman searches for the truth about her sister, who boarded a ship headed to the frozen Arctic and never returned in this “engrossing historical mystery” (The Washington Post).Twenty-year-old Constance Horton has run away from her life...

Three clever editors (who have spent altogether too much time reviewing crackpot manuscripts on the occult by fanatics and dilettantes) decide to have a little fun. They are inspired by an extraordinary fable they heard years before from a suspiciously...

“[A] highly entertaining literary thriller about fine art and foolish choices.” —Parade.“[A] nimble mystery.” —The New York Times Book Review.“Gripping.” —O, The Oprah Magazine.Almost twenty-five...

This multigenerational novel spanning 100 years chronicles change — changing land, people, and the world around them. A searing novel of language, tradition and loss told in verse, Aednan is grounded in the lives and land of the Sámi, the...

This is a story within a story about two queer women and the colonial history of Taiwan. Riddled with love, longing and loss, this is an exquisite tale about history and humanity.WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE. A...

“Masterly ... absolute bliss.” – Sunday Telegraph. Bernard Samson is tormented. After years on the “other side,” his wife, Fiona, is finally back in his life. Cool and sophisticated, Fiona doesn’t know that she finds...

'The master of espionage writing at his brilliant best.” – Mail on Sunday. Bernard Samson is still tormented by the mystery surrounding the cold-blooded murder of his sister-in-law, Tessa, on the streets of Berlin. With his wife Fiona back in...

THE BOOKSELLER'S BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST.CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH AUGUST 2018.It's November, 1922. In a valley in Egypt the tomb of a long dead pharaoh is about to be discovered. The world watches and waits for news with baited breath...

After the Forest is a dark and enchanting fantasy debut from Kell Woods that explores the repercussions of a childhood filled with magic and a young woman contending with the truth of “happily ever after.”   Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon...

A magical novel suffused in a rich atmosphere all its own, Morgenstern's modern masterpiece revolves around the eponymous nocturnal institution and the unforgettable characters that inhabit it. A beautiful hardback edition of the modern fantasy...

A new selection of the much-loved Father Brown stories, now part of the Penguin English Library.'No man's really any good till he knows how bad he is, or might be'With his round, unassuming face, his pipe and umbrella, the bumbling priest Father Brown...

Set in the freezing wastelands of the northern wilds, Jack London’s majestic adventure tale is a moving story of cruelty and redemption The wolf-dog White Fang, born in the biting cold and aching silence of the Yukon, grows up to learn the harsh...

INTRODUCED BY HAZEL HOLT. When Barbara Pym died in 1980, she left a considerable amount of unpublished material. This volume contains an early novel, Civil to Strangers, three novellas and an autobiographical essay, 'Finding a Voice', Pym's only written...

INTRODUCED BY LOUIS DE BERNIERES.Formidable Miss Doggett fills her life by giving tea parties for young academics and acting as watchdog for the morals of North Oxford. Anthea, her great-niece, is in love with a dashing undergraduate with political...

INTRODUCED BY MAVIS CHEEK. 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' -- Richard Osman. 'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' -- Anne Tyler. Together yet alone, the Misses Bede occupy the central crossroads...

Short-listed for the Goldsmiths Prize. Finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. A wild story of female friendship, language, and power, from France to colonial America to the moon, from 1775 to this very moment: a historical novel like no...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.'A joyously funny and absurd steampunk frolic that satirises both the era in which it is set and our own age' -- FINANCIAL TIMESFrom the creators of the acclaimed audio drama podcast Victoriocity comes a cozy scifi...

Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fates.You've heard the legends, now hear their truth.Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fates - three sisters born out of Nyx's darkness, destined to weave the lives, and deaths, of humankind for eternity.But...

'Look for your sister after each dive. Never forget. If you see her, you are safe.' This is the story of Hana and her little sister Emi, who are part of an island community of haenyo, women who make their living from free diving off the southernmost tip...