Historical Fiction

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The exciting new historical novel in Mark Knowles' Blades of Bronze series. You've read the myths of Ancient Greece... now see how life really was in the Age of Heroes.Decades after the voyage of the fabled Argo, the last remaining Argonauts...

Spend a year in the company of the ancient Greeks during a historic and triumphant Olympic year, and experience the drama and excitement that swept through the city-states as they put aside their political differences to prepare for victory in Olympia...

Evoking two of the most famous battles of the Ancient World—the Battle of Marathon and the Last Stand at Thermopylae—The Gates of Athens is a bravura piece of storytelling by a well acclaimed master of the historical adventure novel.In...

A Best Novel of Summer (New York Times Book Review)From the acclaimed author of Mr. Dickens and His Carol, a richly-imagined reckoning with the life of another cherished literary legend: Mary Wollstonecraft – arguably the world’s first...

The perfect gift for any Jane Austen lover. Each boxset contains six books, together creating a comprehensive collection of Austen’s best and much-loved works. Beautifully packaged in a ridged, matt-laminated slipcase with metallic detailing,...

All the ingredients for a classic thriller: a matriarch, a prodigal son, a defunct M. Musgrove & Family Detective Agency! And, of course, with a title such as this, the other character is Savannah, founder of the live storytelling event showcase...

Readers of Claire Lombardo, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, and J. Courtney Sullivan will delight in this debut novel delving deep under the well-manicured facade of a wealthy Brooklyn family.A New York Times bestseller | A Good Morning America Book...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • He’s American royalty. She comes from a troubled past. Is their love story meant to be? This “lively page-turner” (The New York Times) offers a nostalgic, hopelessly romantic escape—from...

#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline presents Loyalty, an emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily.Loyalty can save a soul—or destroy one.    Franco Fiorvanti is a...

Just read this one. It’s deceptively slim and deeply satisfying, with fabulous characters and two storylines — full of love and grief and joy — driven by the snappy dialogue and wit of Lorrie Moore.From “one of the most acute and...

The ageless question of "is it worth it to live forever?" is given centerstage in this modern classic about a young girl discovering a family secret that grants immortality. Will she join her family or do something else entirely?Critically acclaimed when...

Historical fiction that will transport you, The Glutton is satisfyingly atmospheric and builds around a core question of the necessity of love and companionship. Brilliantly written with prose that will make you forget you’re even...

Portia Hastings has spent her life rescuing her younger sister from one scrape or another. Now, she has to step through time to do it, following Miranda from the nineteenth century to the eighteenth. Almost immediately, Portia is beset by highwaymen,...

#1 New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of 2020 The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth—set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages"Just as transporting as [The Pillars of the Earth] ...

A heartrending novel based on a true story of love, loyalty, and the limits we confront when our deepest values are tested, by award-winning writer Buzzy Jackson How far would you go to protect the people and country you love? It’s...

“[A] beguiling fairy tale.” —Vanity Fair (A Best Book of Summer)“Enchanted...A slow-burn gothic novel that will make you lose track of your surroundings…An atmospheric banger.” —LitHubVenice, 1717...

"Huge applause... women have always been in science—despite those who would pretend otherwise.” —Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in ChemistryShe gave up everything — and...

"My Men is a stylistic tour de force . . . It reads like an expressionist prose-poem penned by a stark-minded zealot . . . Kielland is clearly a gifted writer, and My Men is an impressively realized creation." —Tom Nolan, The...

Touching and deeply endearing, this is a portrait of history through the players inhabiting it told with astounding technical deftness. It’s no wonder it won the Pulitzer Prize.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize—a powerful love story set against...