Historical fiction

Review Glossy as a crow's wing. Sure as a surgeon's scalpel. I bloody loved it. ― JOANNE HARRIS - Author of CHOCOLATTHE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER...

Product Description WINNER OF THE 2021 McILVANNEY AWARDIAN RANKIN'S CHOICE FOR BOTH BEST MYSTERY BOOK OF 2021 (PBS), AND BEST BOOKS OF THE YE...

Shortlisted for the RNA Historical Romantic Novel AwardThe long-awaited prequel to Elizabeth Chadwick's bestselling and beloved first novel The Wil...

The Puritan Princess is a gripping historical novel that delves into the power, politics, and a devastating fight for the crown. This story follows...

This is the third volume in the bestselling Wideacre Trilogy of novels. Set in the eighteenth century, they launched the career of Philippa Gregory...

When everything seems lost, hope is all that remains... Gilding the Lily is a heartrending tale of two sisters and their quest for a place to bel...

Fair Rosaline: The most captivating retelling of the year. This is NOT a love story.

Celebrate the earth-shattering battle between Jaegers and Kaiju with this deluxe set of journals featuring imagery from Pacific Rim Uprising. Featu...

A stunning, multi-voiced, period piece - tackling race, gender politics, and the volatility of mid '60s America - from one of today's most interest...

June, 1348: the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in the county of Dorsetshire. Unprepared for the virulence of the disease, ...

*** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *** 'A deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos' JENNIFER SAINT, author of Ariadne 'An...

'This brilliant book is a bombshell! Jane Seymour the shy mouse type? Think again!' Kate Williams Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday ...

Arimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and their overbearing neighbours, Thebes. Standing in the b...

Salah ad-Din, or Saladin as he is known to the Franks, was a Kurd, the son of despised people, and yet he became Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He uni...

From the creator of the ITV Sunday night drama, VICTORIA, comes the exclusive standalone novel by Daisy Goodwin, author of the bestselling MY LAST ...

Consider the Lilies is a true modern classic and inspirational Scottish novel. Praise for the book: 'Vividly depicted ... sheer beauty' - OBSERVER...

A gripping, beautifully written historical mystery, from an incredible new voice in children's fiction. The body seemed to fall for a long time. Th...

***A RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*** 'Glorious and tender . . . I finished it with tears in my eyes' JENNIFER SAINT 'A stunning achievement' CHRISTY LE...

'An enthralling page-turner' DILLY COURT 'A heart-warming WW2 love story' ROSIE GOODWIN 'The queen of East End sagas' ELAINE EVEREST Jean Fulle...

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the Booker Prize. Filmed for the television and the inspiration for The Handmaiden London 1862. Sue Trinder, ...

After four failed seasons and a disastrous jilting, Lady Dorothea Beaumont has had more than enough of her family's scheming. She won't domesticate...

Product Description BOOK 1 IN A THRILLING NEW ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH 'Best historical novelist' - Ste...

Product Description 'One of the finest writers of historical fiction in the world' BEN KANE THE BRAND NEW MEDIEVAL ADVENTURE FROM THE MASTER OF H...

Product Description In the spring of 1666 everyone's first reaction to a sudden death at the palace of White Hall is that the plague has struck, b...

The first book in the witty, charming Rokesby series by Julia Quinn, NYT #1 bestselling author of the beloved Bridgerton books (now a major Netflix...

Gore Vidal's classic novel of Aaron Burr - the man who shot Alexander Hamilton. In 1804, Colonel Aaron Burr, Vice-President of the United States, ...

A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter, and the great Greenland shark. With...

From beginning to end, Greenwood infuses her series with evocative settings, multidimensional characters and satisfying mysteries. --Booklist

About the Author Dr Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John's College, Oxford, and is the author of a number of acclaime...

Review Exciting, exhilarating, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly ...

The brutal battle for power continues in the fourth book in the epic Empire of the Moghul series. Agra, India, 1606. Jahangir, the triumphant Mogh...

Product Description It's 1920s New York City. It's flappers and Follies, jazz and gin. It's after the war but before the depression. And for cert...

Review Susanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place--ChoiceSusanna Gregory writes with fluency ...

Review Duffy is a fearless writer ... A portrait of sisterhood in the wider sense - one that's as powerful and gritty as it is wise and celebr...

Product Description A modern retelling of Sophocles' classic play, Antigone, by bestselling writer and poet Hollie McNishAs the daughter of O...

Main ideas: "The Place of Stones" follows the story of William Marshal, England's greatest knight, as he embarks on a perilous journey to Jerusal...

Product Description The BRAND NEW wartime saga from the much-loved author of THE TILBURY POPPIES. Perfect for fans of Annie Murray and Donna Doug...

'There came the splash of water and the rub of heels as Mrs Barber stepped into the tub. After that there was a silence, broken only by the occasio...

Alexanor is a man who has seen too much blood. He has left the sword behind him to become a healer in the greatest sanctuary in Greece, turning his...

Product Description Love. War. Family. Betrayal.Italy, 1937. Alessandra Durante is grieving the loss of her husband when she discovers she has in...

'An epic love story full of exotic charm and rich historical detail . . . Meet Me In Bombay will sweep you away to another time and place.' Red Mag...

Product Description 'Rich people behaving badly' BooklistThe battle lines are drawn . . .Following the scandalous revelations about his love life...

Main ideas: The novel concludes the trilogy that began with "The Summer Queen" and continued in "The Winter Crown," focusing on the life of Eleano...

Arimnestos of Plataea was one of the heroes of the Battle of Marathon, in which the heroic Greeks halted the invading Persians in their tracks, and...

Don't miss the next epic novel in the Eagles of the Empire series - TRAITORS OF ROME is out on 14th November 2019, and available for pre-order now!...

Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2014. The Scottish Borderlands, 1590s. Harry Langton is called back to the country of...

The Romans have vanquished the rebel alliance; Calgus, Lord of the Northern Tribes, is the prisoner of the chieftains he once led. And the Roman l...