Historical Fiction

Together these two poets-Hesiod, the epic poet, and Theognis, the elegist-offer a superb introduction to the life and thought of ancient Greece.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the...

(Available after November 31, 2021)This highly anticipated sequel to fantasy favorite These Violent Delights is just as heart-stopping as the first volume. With new danger afoot in Shanghai, Roma and Juliette must put aside their differences to protect...

A lyrical breakout debut that delves into the bonds of female friendship and the fraught situations that test the limits of sisterhood. Set in the 1940s, friends Sofia and Antonia take center stage as the pulsing heart of a mafia-driven Brooklyn family...

Complete with atmospheric world-building and enchanting prose, Skin of the Sea is an utterly unique blend of fantasy, history and West African mythology that will pull readers in from the very first page. Once a human, Simidele now swims the ocean as a...

The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it’s an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day. “A compelling story, and only too realistic.” —Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary“Every...

Merging Cinderella with Jane Austen and adding a deft dose of Bridgerton, Wood’s sweeping period romance finds a wronged young woman plotting revenge on her cold-hearted relatives with the aid of a handsome stranger. With shades of Pride and...

A New York Times Bestseller   “At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend...

Donegal, 1976 When a dolphin takes up residence in Carrig Cove, Emer and her best friend, Fee, feel like they have an instant connection with it. Then Dog Cullen and his sidekick, Kit, turn up, and the four friends begin to sneak out at midnight to go...

A woman accidentally kidnaps a duke in this fabulous Regency romp that Bridgerton author Julia Quinn hails as a "delight."Chloe Wynchester is completely forgettable—a curse that gives her the ability to blend into any crowd. When the only father she's...

Inspired by real women, this powerful novel tells the story of two unconventional American sisters who volunteer at the front during World War IAugust 1914. While Europe enters a brutal conflict unlike any waged before, the Duncan household in Baltimore,...

“A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.”—Entertainment WeeklyIt’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals...

Discover #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys from the beginning. Featuring beautiful new cover art, this collection includes paperback editions of her award-winning, critically acclaimed body of work, including Between Shades of Gray, Out...

Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower, from the author of the bestselling The Forgotten Letters of Esther DurrantIn Victorian...

Burma, 1945. Bea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy: in search of adventure, attached to the Fourteenth Army, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle. Assigned to run a mobile canteen, navigating treacherous roads and dodging hostile gunfire, they become...

Weaving. Healing. Haunting. The spellbindingstory of a mysterious boarding school sheltering a centuries-old secret...Australian history teacher Thea Rust arrives at an exclusive boarding school in the British countryside only to find that she is to look...

A cache of unsent love letters from the 1950s is found in a suitcase on a remote island in this mysterious love story in the tradition of the novels by Kate Morton and Elizabeth Gilbert.1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated...

The first in an unforgettable historical saga from the New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Rose Code. “So gripping, your hands are glued to the book, and so vivid it burns itself into your mind’s eye and stays with you long...

'Fans of Philippa Gregory will be entranced. Kate Quinn's unforgettable third novel is a mesmerising story of passion, ambition and betrayal.' -- ElleUnder its beloved Emperor Trajan, the Roman Eagle spreads its wings, advancing ever further into the...

A fast-paced historical novel about two women with the power to sway an empire, from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Rose Code. A.D. 69. The Roman Empire is up for the taking. Everything will...

Have you seen Bridgerton? Can you not wait until the next season? We have, and neither can we! However, we CAN delight in getting the full rundown of the characters in Julia Quinn’s world — from the eyes of Lady Whistledown, of course. We wouldn’t want...