Historical Fiction & Period Drama

An Epic Saga of Feudal Japan and Cultural Transformation Now a major Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Emmy-winning TV series, Shōgun is James Clavell's tou...

On the day the Second World War broke out, Frank White was a 12-year-old schoolboy in Manchester. On the day it ended, he was serving on a Royal Na...

Product Description A Fabulous Find from the Moomin ArchivesA classic Moomin Book with COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONSAnd a beautiful FOLD-OUT PANORAMAI...

Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Deborah Harkness returns to the spellbinding world of the All Souls series with a sweeping, unconvention...

A deadly plague is spreading across the land... As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Do...

Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most pow...

A powerful new novel from global bestseller Nora Roberts about finding what matters most in the least expected places. If you're after the perfect ...

Red Queen is a captivating fantasy novel that explores themes of power, betrayal, and identity.In a world divided by blood—those with red blood, wh...

Set in Changi, the most notorious prisoner of war camp in Asia, King Rat is an heroic story of survival told by a master story-teller who lived thr...

A Sunday Times bestseller. Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.Simon Scarrow's veteran Roman soldier heroes face a cunning and...

A heartbreaking story of love and survival based on the incredible true story of the Meller sisters, as told to Heather Morris. Now a Sunday Times...

The Summer Queen tells the legendary story of Eleanor of Aquitaine, an icon who has fascinated readers for over eight hundred years. But the real E...

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...

Review Stunning. The writing is exquisite, immersive and compelling... deserves to win prizes -- Marian Keyes The story of Hamnet Shakespeare has...

Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most pow...

Under a Pole Star: Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Novel Award RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB 2017. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD. 'A d...

Review Breathtaking. Only terms like colossal, gigantic, titanic, unbelievable, gargantuan are properly descriptive ― Chicago Tribune Seethes wit...

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...

From an award-winning author, Fingersmith is an extraordinary, ingenious tale of fraud, insanity and secrets London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at...

Summer, 1660. Cromwell is dead and Charles Stuart has been restored to the throne. Men who supported the Protectorate are being hunted down as trai...

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! The Sunday Times bestseller. INVICTUS is a gripping, authentic and exciting novel of the Rom...

SELECTED AS THE WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'Compelling, fascinating . . . A cracking good read' Val McDermid'An evocative, enjoyable...

The Edge of the Fall (De Witt Family 2) explores the profound struggles of the de Witt family in the aftermath of the Great War.Rudolf and his wife...

Throughout the 1940s, forgers helped thousands of children escape Nazi France. In this instant New York Times bestseller, Kristin Harmel reimagines...

She gave them everything and asked for nothing in return... Rita Bradshaw's heart-stopping saga, Eve and Her Sisters, is a captivating tale of po...

Bookseller of Inverness is a captivating tale that transports readers to the heart of Scotland.This novel explores themes of love, loss, and redemp...

Introduced by Hilton Als, in 'one of the best novels about adolescence in American literature' (New York Times), The Mountain Lion tells the story ...

In her new standalone novel, Elizabeth Chadwick brings to life history's forgotten figures - the power couple William and Joanna de Valance - as sh...

**The mesmerising retelling from the woman at the heart of one of Ancient Greece's most famous myths.** 'I absolutely adored this book and am enco...

'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...

The Visitors is a captivating tale set in the backdrop of Egypt in 1922, where eleven-year-old Lucy embarks on a journey filled with intrigue and e...

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

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...

This novel in the scintillating Tyrant series brings the epic siege of Rhodes in 306 BC to spectacular life.

Resistance: A Graphic Novel is a gritty, dark tale of infectious disease gone wrong.This timely graphic novel comes from Sunday Times bestselling a...

A gripping tale of mystery and adventure from the bestselling author of THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER and LABYRINTH.1891. Seventeen-year-old Leonie Ve...

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!...

The critically acclaimed story of the queen who founded the Tudor dynasty, told through the eyes of her loyal nursemaid. Perfect for fans of Philip...

From the bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan, this emotionally compelling novel is inspired by real-life female WWII agents including Violette ...

*Now with an exclusive extract of Elizabeth Chadwick's next novel, The Royal Rebel - only in the paperback!* Wales, 1093. The warm, comfortable f...

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

Written in My Own Heart's Blood is the latest epic volume in the multimillion-copy bestselling Outlander series.It is June 1778, and the world seem...

Becoming Belle is the true story of a woman ahead of her time . . . In 1887, Isabel Bilton is the eldest of three daughters of a middle-class milit...

From a Turkish writer who has been compared with Joyce, Nabokov, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez comes a dazzling novel that is at once a captivating wo...

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...

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