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  • The Lost Girl of Astor Street
    To most people, Piper Sail looks like a rich girl with little potential, but she surprises everyone, including herself, when she starts investigating her best friend’s disappearance. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Maureen Johnson, The Lost Girl of Astor Street combines the allure of Jazz Age Chicago with a twisting mystery that will keep you guessing until the...
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  • Musashi: Book Two - Wind & Ether - The Novel
    Musashi: Book Two - Wind & Ether - The Novel continues Musashi's tale as he transforms himself from an inexperienced soldier with no direction into Japan's greatest swordsman! This is the second book of Musashi: The Novel, a sweeping three-book unabridged translation of Eiji Yoshikawa's bestselling masterpiece—Japan's most beloved historical novel. Masterfully translated for the first time in its entirety...
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  • The Brief
    The legal thriller series you need to read! Perfect for fans of John Grisham, Robert Bailey, Michael Connelly and Robert Dugoni.   Guilty until proven innocent...   London, 1960   Barrister Charles Holborne is not popular. A Jewish East Ender with a rough past, he is ostracised by his anti-Semitic and class-conscious colleagues who don't want him in their prestigious...
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  • The Red Queen
    The Red Queen is the second novel in the Cousins' War series from Sunday Times bestselling author, Philippa Gregory. Child-bride of Edmund Tudor, although widowed in her early teens, is determined to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant. It's the only way to ultimately ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as...
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    The Secrets of Provence
    An unforgettable, heart-wrenching story tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris. Provence, 1940. Thrown out of occupied Paris by the Nazis, brave, beautiful Mathilde finds refuge with her cousin in Provence, where she’s soon drawn into the Resistance movement. Secrecy and subterfuge are her constant companions in her life on the run,...
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    Cleopatra: The Girl Who Would Be King (Heroes in the Ancient World, #1)
    Renowned author and historian Jackie French takes us back in time to Greece and Rome and explores young heroes in ancient myths and legends whose stories will now be told. Forget what you know about Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen with a fantastic hairstyle. That's only part of the story. Before she was a ruler, Cleopatra was a girl with a...
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  • The Wonder of It All
    James Falconer returns in the third House of Falconer historical novel from multi-million copy bestseller Barbara Taylor Bradford. The Somme, 1916. James Falconer, once a barrow boy on a London market, stands in the trenches, awaiting the command to go over the top. Away from his business empire in London, he is simply a soldier, war the great leveller. But,...
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  • Les Misérables
    Les Misérables by Victor Hugo is a tale of injustice, heroism, and love that follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. Valjean's attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly under threat. His journey is plagued by his own conscience, especially when an innocent man is mistakenly...
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  • I Survived: Destruction of Pompeii, 79 AD
    The beast beneath the mountain is restless... No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. The beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes—and always goes back to sleep. But Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly wrong—and his father, who trusts science more than mythical...
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  • The Berlin Girl
    The heart-wrenching and unforgettable tale of a world on the brink of war from the internationally bestselling author of The German Midwife. Berlin, 1938: It’s the height of summer, and Germany is on the brink of war. When fledgling reporter Georgie Young is posted to Berlin, alongside fellow Londoner Max Spender, she knows they are entering the eye of the...
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  • Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown
    The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller'Alison Weir makes Henry VIII's story feel like it has never been told before... This novel will open your eyes and, at times, break your heart. By the end of it, I felt like I had met Henry for the first time' Tracy BormanSix wives. One King. You know their stories. Now it's time to...
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  • The Echo of Old Books
    A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls. Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the...
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  • Stars in an Italian Sky
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a sweeping and achingly romantic story of the course of fate, the meaning of family and the power of love... Genoa, Italy, 1946. Vincenzo and Giovanna fall in love the moment they set eyes on each other. The son of a count and the daughter of a...
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  • The Bride's Sister
    She clutched the piece of paper close to her chest, tears welling in her eyes, hardly believing what she had read. Silently thanking Sarah for all she sacrificed, she took the death certificate and slipped it under a loose floorboard—no one must ever find out what she'd done... England, 1868: Orphaned and penniless, 18-year-old Sarah is left the sole guardian...
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  • The Daughter's Garden
    "I had to free it," Eleanor said, and stretched her hand out to the blue butterfly that seemed almost to hover in the air. "I had to let something find what happiness it could, since we cannot." England, 1918: As war ends, across the world, people are trying to heal and recover. But Eleanor still feels broken. The loss of...
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  • The Widow's Secret
    She looked down at the sweet little girl - and knew she wouldn't listen to what anyone else said. She had to do what was right. Even if it meant going against everything she was taught to believe and keeping a secret from the person closest to her... England, 1766: Abigail is happily married to James, a tobacco trader turned...
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  • The Wife's Promise
    Alice looked at the young girl standing alone on the platform, sensing the same vulnerability she'd once felt entering the village she now called home. Then, as the child gripped her hand, the pain and sorrow Alice had held in her heart for so long softened... And in that moment, she vowed she'd always protect her - whatever the cost......
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  • Fagin the Thief
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  • A Class Apart
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH CAP AWARDS 2023 'A beautifully written historical novel with characters who linger long after the last page is turned.' - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home Society said they shouldn't fall in love... It's 1828, and Ireland is in turmoil as Irish tenants protest against their upper-class English landlords....
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  • The Golden Lion Large Print
    For readers of Game of Thrones, Ken Follett, and Clive Cussler: An epic adventure spanning land and sea... time and distance... courage, revenge, and everything in between. The Golden Lion He saw his father executed in battle. He spent his youth avenging that death. And now Henry 'Hal' Courtney is a man with a ship – and a family –...
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  • Mr Campion's Memory
    Albert Campion must dig deep into his memory to solve this latest mystery involving king of construction, Sir Lachlan McIntyre. London, 1972. Albert Campion's nephew Christopher, an aspiring public relations guru, needs his uncle's help with a client. Construction magnate Sir Lachlan McIntyre enjoyed a meteoric rise after the Second World War and is in line for a life peerage,...
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  • Mr Campion's Wings
    A gruesome discovery at an aircraft hangar leads Albert Campion into a turbulent mystery set in Cambridge in the middle of the Cold War. "Ripley again marries a crafty plotline with a persuasive evocation of Allingham's style and characterizations. Fans of the originals will be delighted" — Publishers Weekly Starred Review "I have often said that my wife is a...
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  • Mr Campion's Coven
    Albert Campion is in the bleak, remote, and very muddy village of Wicken on the Essex coast on a mission to rescue Dame Jocasta's dog, but soon finds himself sinking into something far more dangerous. East coast of England, 1971. Harvard student Mason Clay is writing a thesis on a group of settlers who travelled to America from the remote...
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  • Taming Lady Temperance
    When passion for justice conflicts with the heart, which will prevail? Noreen O'Sullivan is an enthusiastic member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and believes herself called to defend the cause of prohibition. When she's invited to join the Secret Society of Spinsters, Noreen jumps at the chance to rally others to her movement and shut down the local saloon...
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  • Down Weavers Lane
    Emmy Carter's mother is a prostitute, a fact that has made Emmy determined to avoid the same fate. However, Emmy's beauty attracts unwanted attention; her mother's protector has his eye on her, as does the evil Marcus Armistead, her employer's nephew. Marcus is excited by Emmy's virginity and has her kidnapped, but Emmy bravely hits him over the head and...
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  • A Soldier of the Great War
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  • The Mademoiselle Alliance: Inspired by a true story
    'An incredible story of courage, devotion and daring, filled with vivid prose and rich detail. A must-read' CHANEL CLEETON 'Natasha Lester uncovers stories of women from history and drapes them in velvet' The Australian Women's Weekly From Australian bestseller Natasha Lester, an epic, sweeping novel of one young woman who risks everything to lead the largest spy network in occupied...
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  • The Milliner of Bendigo: An astounding and entertaining bestseller, historical adventure mystery at its best from a bestselling Australian author.
    Trouble with the law, a missing sister, and a growing attachment to the wrong man - Evie Emerson has a dangerous path ahead of her... an exciting and twisty historical mystery and adventure from a bestselling Australian author. 1898: Bendigo, Victoria Evie Emerson has worked hard to build a fashionable clientele for her hats. But when an ex-paramour employs underhanded...
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  • Little
    LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA CROWN AWARDS 2019'A highly original novel' - Sunday Times, PAPERBACK BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019There is a space between life and death: it's called waxworks. Born...
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  • Firefly - Aim to Misbehave
    Stranded and Broke It all started with the geese. The Firefly crew is eager to get paid for their latest job, but when payment arrives as a gaggle of geese instead of a purse, their stay on the planet Brome gets an indefinite extension. Don’t matter that the geese will fetch a pretty penny once they get somewhere to sell...
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  • How to Lose the Lottery
    'Heartwarming, nostalgic and poignant' Lucy Clarke'Both achingly funny and poignant' Sally Page'Tender and uplifting' Kate StoreyBuy a lottery ticket✅Win your wildest dreams✅Lose everything…? One lucky ticket is about to change everythingEdie and Ron have been together for nearly fifty years, keeping each other afloat by the skin of their teeth. They’ve always been ordinary – until something very extraordinary happens.Winning...
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  • The Eagle In The Sand (Eagles of the Empire 7)
    The seventh novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. Trouble is brewing in Syria, on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. With the troops in a deplorable state, centurions Macro and Cato are despatched to restore the competence of the cohort. But another challenge faces them as Bannus, a local tribesman, is brewing up trouble and preaching violent opposition...
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  • The Clockmaker's Daughter
    . . . in her most ambitious work yet . . . Morton proves once again that history is not a straight line but an intricate, infinite web. - Booklist . . . meditative read, with lush settings, meticulous period details, and slowly unfurling enigmas will enjoy this book. - Kirkus Beautifully written. Unforgettable - Australian Women's Weekly Morton explores...
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  • Mistress of Rome
    Orphaned by Rome's savage legions, Thea, a slave girl from Judaea, has learned what it takes to survive. She knows only violence until a chance meeting with gladiator Arius offers a shred of tenderness. But their bond is severed when Thea is sold again, condemned to rot in squalor. Years later, a singer known as Athena betrays no hint of...
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  • D is for Death
    LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 'A little bit Margery Allingham with hints of Mitford, definite tones of Eva Ibbotson and as delightful as I Capture the Castle, D is for Death is an instant classic. I loved it so much' MARIAN KEYES 1935. Dora's on the first train to London, having smuggled herself out of the house in...
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  • 4 3 2 1
    On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous paths. Four Fergusons will go on to lead four parallel and entirely different lives. Family fortunes diverge. Loves and friendships and passions contrast. Each version of Ferguson's story rushes across the fractured terrain...
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  • The Perfumer's Secret
    When the Second World War swept through Paris, Iris Penhallam paid the ultimate price to save the ones she loved. Fifty years later, her niece is determined to track down the truth of Iris's forgotten years. Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So, when her estranged great-aunt's journal lands on her desk, Stella knows that the missing pages hold the answers...
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  • The Fall of Icarus
    The Fall of Icarus: Hubris and Tragedy is a young adult novel that reimagines the classic myth of Icarus, weaving a tale of courage, defiance, and redemption. Told from the first-person perspective of Icarus, the story follows him and his companions-Ariadne, Leander, and Nestor-as they flee the tyrannical rule of King Minos after breaking the curse of the labyrinth and...
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  • Ladies in Hating
    INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!A Lambda Literary Award Winner and named Best Romance of 2025 by Amazon, Kirkus, Chicago Public Library, and more . . .A pair of Gothic novelists trade rivalry for love in this swoony, steamy, sapphic Regencyby USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti. Celebrated authoress Lady Georgiana Cleeve has achieved fame and fortune. Unfortunately, she'salso acquired an enemy:...
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  • The White Octopus Hotel
    Journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps in this spellbinding historical romance blending mystery, art, romance and time travel, where two lost souls living in different centuries meet and discover that behind its many doors, they may just find a second chance. The White Octopus Hotel transports readers to a captivating world: 'A captivating tapestry of love, tragedy,...
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  • The Names of a Hare
    Can a woman gifted with the power of healing survive in a world that burns what it cannot understand? Cornwall, 1628. A young girl guards a dangerous secret — she can leave her body and fly. Steeped in herbal lore and forbidden spells, the girl becomes a woman, while across the land, whispers of witchcraft turn deadly. When witchfinder Matthew...
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  • Ballot
    It is 1969, and the American war in Vietnam is raging. The Australian government has agreed to the US President's request for military support in the struggle against Communism. Australia unhesitatingly responds by enforcing conscription. Twenty-year-old men are selected by ballot of their birth dates drawn from a lottery barrel, sending them to the war-ravaged jungles of Vietnam. When their...
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  • 24 Hours in the Viking World
    A richly drawn account of a single day in the Viking world, chronicling an hour in the life of 24 individuals from every corner of Viking society. From the bestselling 24 Hours series. Between the infamous Lindisfarne raid in 793 CE and the Norman conquest of 1066, the peoples we know now as the Vikings became one of the most...
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  • Winter Warrior
    Can Styrkar, the fearsome warrior known as the Red Wolf, finally achieve his revenge against the hated Conqueror? The exciting new historical adventure in the Wolf of Kings series. England, 1069. King William has finally stamped his authority on this conquered kingdom. His lands are held in the iron grasp of Frankish lords, their castles dominating the skyline. But a...
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  • Treasure
    Treasure sought. Treasure surrendered. Treasure passionately guarded.Hrald, Jarl of Four Stones, has forfeited the golden treasure of his wife, Pega, the richest heiress in Mercia. Powerful Lady Æthelflaed, daughter of Ælfred, King of Wessex, knows just what to do with that gold, and with the young woman to whom it belongs. She moves with swift decision. Hrald must undertake a...
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  • The Midnight Secret
    If there's one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, it's that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda - but he's a bully. She inherited her mother's gift of second sight - but only ever foresaw her fellow islanders' deaths. She has learnt to keep to herself,...
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  • The Star Society
    Uncover the captivating tale of two extraordinary sisters in The Star Society, a thrilling historical novel that transports readers from the shadows of the Dutch Resistance to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Inspired by the indomitable spirit of Audrey Hepburn, this gripping story follows Ada and Ingrid as they reunite after World War II, embarking on a journey of...
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  • MORE TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
    A beautiful second volume of Shakespeare retellings, from the master storyteller. Featuring re-tellings of a further eight of Shakespeare’s plays, and beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo’s warm, accessible, and inimitable style, this is the much-anticipated follow-up to Michael Morpurgo's highly-acclaimed Tales from Shakespeare. This brand new collection of re-tellings includes stunning artwork from eight different illustrators. This wonderful collection offers...
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  • The Scarlet Pimpernel
    A stunning new edition with deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. During the height of the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, The Scarlet Pimpernel leads a secret league to rescue many of those destined for the...
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  • The Pickwick Papers
    The FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers, and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a glossary of Victorian and literary terms produced for the modern reader. The Pickwick Papers, Dickens' first novel, began as a romp—a series of amusing...
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  • Secrets of the Chocolate Girls
    From Annie Murray, the bestselling author of The Chocolate Girls and The Bells of Bournville Green, comes another gritty family saga about love, war and chocolate. September 1940, Birmingham. While her husband and daughter work at the Cadbury's Bournville factory, Ann Gilby has her hands full at home with her youngest, Martin, and her other daughter, Sheila, who has newly...
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  • Persian Myths & Legends
    The perfect introduction to the rich delights of Persian literature, bound in a seductive, collectable edition. Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From such texts as the Shah Nameh (the Persian Book of Kings), Masnavi-e Ma'navi, the Anvar-i Suhayli fables, and works by the great poet Nizami, come ancient tales of a civilisation that once stretched across the known world. Find here the...
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  • Out of the Mountain's Shadow
    A secret from the war with the power to change one woman’s future… 1939: War has broken out, and in Albania Bekim’s family take in a Jewish family fleeing from Nazi Austria. The years of war will shape his life in unimaginable ways as Bekim grows to love Hannelore, doing everything in his power to protect her. But will he...
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  • David Copperfield
    The FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers, and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. David Copperfield is the story of a hard life endured, ultimately rewarded because...
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  • War Dog
    War Dog tells the inspiring story of Judy, a dog who loves her crew, and they love her. She knows that she brings comfort to the men, making her job very important during these hard times. But when her soldiers are taken prisoner and she is separated from her beloved Frank, she must find the strength to keep going. She...
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  • Welcome To The World Baby Girl
    The story of Dena Nordstrom, a young TV interviewer and anchorwoman moving from small-town Missouri to New York, is a funny and moving novel about the drama and values of everyday life in America. Sweeping from the gentler confines of late 1940s small-town America to the tough side of the New York media circus in the '70s, Welcome to the...
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  • The Alice Network
    NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLER #1 GLOBE AND MAIL HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLER One of NPR's Best Books of 2017! One of Bookbub's Biggest Historical Fiction Books of 2017! Reese Witherspoon Book Club Summer Reading Pick! The 2017 Girly Book Club Book of the Year! A Summer Book Pick from Good Housekeeping, Parade, Library Journal, Goodreads, Liz and Lisa,...
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  • Second Strike
    A single terrible mistake cost David Hawkins everything. His marriage, his relationship with his daughter – and his career in the SAS. Now Hawkins is a man on the downward slope of life. Banished from the Regiment, relegated to a desk job at one of Britain's biggest private defence contractors, he is haunted by the memories of the past. But...
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  • The Midwatch
    The biggest children's book of the year! The Midwatch is the long-awaited new middle-grade novel from internationally bestselling author–illustrator Judith Rossell, creator of the multi-award-winning novel Withering-by-Sea. ‘The city was stuffed full of wickedness, everyone knew that …’ Banished to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans, Runaways and Unwanted Girls, Maggie Fishbone is sure she’s in for a life of drudgery....
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  • The Bookbinder’s Secret
    When a burned book falls into the hands of a young bookbinder, she uncovers a tale of forbidden love, a fortune lost … and murder – which puts her own life in jeopardy. Fans of The Shadow of the Wind and The Thirteenth Tale will love this thrilling historical novel, with an intriguing mystery, which is perfect for lovers of...
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  • The Adventuress of Albany
    She yearns for adventure, but the road to freedom is paved with peril. The thrilling new historical adventure from a bestselling Australian author. Albany, Western Australia, 1881 Stifled by English society, Molly Bentley has always yearned for adventure. When her father offers to send her to the bustling port town of Albany in Western Australia, Molly readily agrees, even if...
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  • No One Aboard
    At the start of summer, billionaire couple Francis and Lila Cameron set off on their private luxury sailboat to celebrate the high school graduation of their two beloved children. Three weeks later, the Camerons have not been heard from, the captain hasn’t responded to radio calls, and the sailboat is found floating off the coast of Florida. Empty. Where are...
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  • Introducing Mrs Collins
    Charlotte Lucas finally becomes the heroine of her own story in this heartfelt and mesmerising sequel to Pride and Prejudice, written by comedian and Austentatious founding member Rachel Parris and published to coincide with Jane Austen's 250th birthday. Charlotte Lucas always thought she wasn't romantic and had written herself out of her own life – but is it ever too...
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  • Fairy Tale Retellings, Volume I
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a beautiful hardcover bind-up of the first two novellas in the Fairy Tale Retellings series, Mountains Made of Glass and Apples Dipped in Gold, with exclusive new art. Once upon a time, there were seven brothers... Mountains Made of Glass All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has...
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  • F*cked Up Fairy Tales
    Bawdy, shocking, and hilarious interpretations of classic and rare fairy tales from a beloved storyteller. Based on the wildly popular web series, *Fcked Up Fairy Tales presents modern retellings of some of the strangest and darkest stories humans had the audacity to invent. Inspired by sources from around the world, “Cosbrarian” Liz Gotauco conjures gossipy animals, homicidal royals, doomed commoners, and...
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  • Maud's Line
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  • Realms of the Round Table
    Fully illustrated collection of rare and previously unpublished tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, retold for a new generation by leading Arthurian expert, John Matthews, introduced by Sir John Boorman, director of the classic film, Excalibur, and illustrated with paintings and drawings by Tolkien artist, John Howe. It is a time of magic and adventure,...
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  • Tree. Table. Book.
    From two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry comes this warm and resonant story of an unlikely friendship, which unfolds as a revelation on how we hold on to—and pass on—what matters most. The latest compelling work from the master storyteller. When precocious eleven-year-old Sophie sets out to save her elderly neighbour (who is also her dearest friend), her journey will take...
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  • The Italian Secret
    No.1 international bestselling author Tara Moss returns with an immersive post-war mystery as glamorous investigator Billie Walker follows a trail of secrets to Italy's sun-drenched Neapolitan coast. Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground tunnels, a woman takes shelter from a wartime air raid and prays her husband will return safely. Pacific Ocean, 1907. A young woman embarks...
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  • City Rising: The Ivory Compact
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  • Where the Library Hides
    AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE. AN ENCHANTED LEGACY. A DANGEROUS DISCOVERY. The stunning conclusion to Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, and a rivals-to-lovers romance like no other! 1885, Egypt: Inez Olivera is left reeling from her cousin Elvira's murder, and her mother's betrayal, and when...
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  • Never Forget You
    A stunning and heartbreaking new novel from Jamila Gavin MBE, the bestselling and award-winning author of Coram Boy and The Wheel of Surya. England, 1937. Gwen, Noor, Dodo and Vera are four very different teenage girls, with something in common. Their parents are all abroad, leaving them in their English boarding school, where they soon form an intense friendship. The...
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  • Hidden in the Mists
    Hidden in the Mists is her best book yet. Her meticulous research created such authenticity that I felt as if I were living the entwined past and present stories with the beautifully realised characters. - SUE MOORCROFT I was spellbound... I think it is the author's best book yet, and I do not say that lightly, because all of her...
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  • Farringdon’s Fortune
    Another gorgeous escapist read from the Queen of West Country Saga, Linda Finlay, author of Farringdon’s Fate. One noble family. Five eager daughters. An upcoming ball. Having five daughters, Lord Farringdon has more than enough to keep him busy at Nettlecombe Manor. With his wife Lady Charlotte already in London, Edwin must help his daughter Victoria prepare for the Season...
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  • Hood
    A new reign of terror has brought fear and hatred to the land, while an ancient legend stirs in the heart of the wildwood... The Norman conquest of England is complete, but for one young man, the battle has only just begun. When Bran ap Brychan's father is murdered by Norman soldiers, he flees to London, seeking justice. The journey...
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  • Final Orbit
    1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz spacecraft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But a third power is rising, in the race to dominate Space. As NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, three of the six astronauts are...
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  • Bookshop Cinderella
    Fans of Lisa Kleypas and Julia Quinn will adore this opposites-attract romance featuring a dashing duke, a shy bookshop owner, and a wager that will change their lives forever. Evie Harlow runs a quaint little bookshop in London, which is the biggest adventure an unmarried woman with no prospects could hope for. Until Maximillian Shaw, Duke of Westbourne, saunters into...
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  • Before the Dawn
    When everything you hold dear is torn apart by war, can love put you back together again? It's 1943, and the Second World War is raging. Ruby Mottram works for her local newspaper, the Bartonford Herald, typing up adverts and obituaries, whilst dreaming of a more exciting life. Between her shifts as an ARP warden and caring for her ailing...
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  • Among the Grey Gums
    A woman must track down a murderer to save her brother from the hangman's noose. A rollicking and entertaining historical mystery, filled with adventure and romance from the Australian author of Daughter of the Hunter Valley. 1842, Hunter Valley: Lucy Stewart's life turns chaotic when she finds herself caught up in a murder investigation in order to save her brother-in-law,...
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  • A Debutante's Desire
    'An evocative romance with a delightfully unconventional heroine and a hero I fell in love with' Virginia Heath A Debutante's Desire John might be a catch for any debutante, but Georgiana is no lady . . . Georgiana Bailey is making her debut, but she's not looking for a husband. Her heart is finally on the mend and she's on...
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Historical Fiction

Welcome to our Historical Fiction section, where the past comes alive through captivating stories. If you love novels that transport you to different times and places, filled with rich detail and unforgettable characters, this is the perfect place to start your next reading adventure.

In this collection, you'll find tales set against the backdrop of significant historical events, from ancient civilizations to the 20th century. Explore stories that illuminate different cultures, highlight pivotal moments in history, and delve into the lives of both real and imagined figures who shaped the world.

Whether you’re drawn to epic sagas, intimate personal dramas, or adventures that blend fact with fiction, our Historical Fiction section offers a diverse range of books to satisfy your curiosity and passion for the past. Step back in time and discover stories that resonate across the ages.