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  • Enchanted Tales
    A treasury of spellbinding stories that sparkle and glitter with magic. This stunning collection brings together a selection of enchanted tales from all over the world - from North America to West Africa, France, Ukraine, Peru, India, Japan, Vietnam, New Zealand and more! Get lost in tales of imaginary worlds, enchanted animals, fantastical creatures, wishes and wizards. Retold by storyteller...
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  • Daddy’s Girl
    The brand new epic family drama from the nation’s favourite storyteller. Where can a daughter turn when her father’s love is stolen away? When heart-broken Sarah Quinn is left to care for her father and siblings after her mother dies, it’s hard to watch their loving dad, Fred, drift into drink and despair. With money tight, Sarah is determined to...
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  • Blood on the Cat
    Bennet Farr was the richest, most corrupt, and most hated man in Cognac, a small town just outside of Chicago. He ruled the village with his money and crossed nearly all of the villagers in the process. So when he is found dead one November morning with a bread knife in his back, the chief of police faces a long...
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  • Babylon
    A multi-generational biblical saga of captivity, romance, faith, and redemption, set against the Judean exile in Babylon. Everything changes for Sarah the day Nebuchadnezzar’s army storms Jerusalem. In an instant, her peaceful life on the farm is ripped away: her city sacked, her temple desecrated, her people enslaved. Marched across unforgiving desert sands to Babylon, Sarah and the remaining Judean...
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  • A Small Charred Face
    Even monsters need families. What are the Bamboo? They are from China. They look just like us. They live by night. They drink human lifeblood but otherwise keep their distance. And every century, they grow white blooming flowers. A boy named Kyo is saved from the precipice of death by a Bamboo, a vampire born of the tall grasses. They...
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  • A Postcard from Paris
    Evocative and engaging … a story to fall in love with – Cathy Bramley A delightful cast of characters – Woman’s Weekly 1940: Beatrice Crawford left her safe life in England to nurse the soldiers in the fields of France during the Great War. Once the war was over, she never returned home, and during the darkest days of WW2,...
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  • Amy Snow
    Unlock the secret with the Richard and Judy bestseller. 'My favourite novel of last year' Lucinda Riley. Perfect for fans of The Seven Sisters, The Lake House, and Dinah Jefferies' The Tea Planter’s Wife. Abandoned on a bank of snow as a baby, Amy is taken in at nearby Hatville Court. But the masters and servants of the grand estate...
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  • 54 Miles
    Set in mid-60s Harlem and Alabama, two families grapple with the promise and brutality of the civil rights era in the American South, reckoning with family secrets, unresolved trauma, and the heavy question of what justice demands. The free-standing successor and next novel by the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Thing You Surrender, Leonard Pitts, Jr.'s 54 Miles...
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  • Unfinished Tales
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    Special unjacketed hardback edition J.R.R. Tolkien’s legacy of shorter works that inhabit the realm of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, which were presented for publication by Christopher Tolkien. Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides...
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  • Thursday’s Child
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    A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn’t really an orphan – each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret is eleven...
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  • The Vanished Girl
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    The Vanished Girl
    Pre-order this gripping and powerful mystery from the bestselling author of The Girl From Bletchley Park, now! 'Hugely enjoyable and compelling' — LOUISE DOUGLAS 'A rollercoaster of a novel, full of twists and turns … an immersive read that I cannot recommend enough. I inhaled it in two days!' — RACHEL BURTON 'Atmospheric and captivating' — JANE BETTANY The memories...
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  • The Motion of Puppets
    At the heart of the story is a question both intimate and existential: if your body changes, your voice vanishes, and no one sees you, are you still yourself? Kay's transformation strips her down to the essence of her being, and the only hope of rescue lies in whether someone she loves can still recognise her soul beneath her wooden...
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  • The Bear Hunter's Daughters
    In this modern day fairy tale, seven sisters raised in the woods fight to keep their freedom. Deep in the woods of western Finland, a bear hunter has raised his seven daughters to live off the land and steer clear of the trappings of life in town, like cell phones and a social life outside their family. On his youngest,...
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  • Continental Christie
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    Continental Christie
    Embark on a journey across Europe with Agatha Christie and some of her most iconic creations in this collection of short stories. From the mountainous landscapes of Switzerland to the glamorous streets of Cannes, each story immerses you in a world of mystery, intrigue, and clever solutions. Join fellow passengers including Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Quin, Miss Marple and...
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  • You Are the Führer's Unrequited Love
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    An electrifying novel about the Nazi who reinvented himself, Albert Speer. "Which is the most seductive, truth or fiction?" This is the story of Albert Speer - The protege. The 'good Nazi'. The star. The mythmaker. In 1969, Speer, Hitler's favourite architect and Minister of Armaments and War Production, publishes his memoirs. Rewriting his own past, claiming to have known...
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  • The Odyssey
    The Odyssey, an epic masterpiece by Homer, takes readers on an extraordinary adventure filled with gods, heroes, and mythical creatures. This timeless tale follows the legendary hero Odysseus as he embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War. With its richly woven narrative and unforgettable characters, The Odyssey captures the essence of human strength, resilience, and...
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  • The Lady of the Lake
    A luscious sapphic romantasy retelling from award-winning writer, historian and YouTube sensation. Lady Viviane leaves the lakes of the far North for the splendour of Camelot to capture the heart and hand of the young prince, Arthur. But it is Arthur's sister, Morgan, who captures Viviane's eye. Fierce and headstrong, Morgan sees another path—one she and Viviane can carve for...
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  • The Hamilton Case: Text Classics
    A name is the first story that attaches itself to a life. Consider mine: Stanley Alban Marriott Obeysekere. It tells of geography, history, love and uncertainty. I was born on an island suspended midway on the golden trade route between East and West… Ceylon in the 1930s is a crumbling outpost of empire hemmed in by jungle and tea plantations....
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  • The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield
    The fifth book in New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray's Jane Austen sequel series, which finds amateur sleuths Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney investigating a suspicious murder at Netherfield Park. Jonathan Darcy has recovered from the wound he received in a duel three months prior, during a disastrous London Season. But his parents aren't over the shock, and they...
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  • The Colour of Home
    A compelling and moving historical love story exploring the untold impact of segregation during WW2, for fans of The Women and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. You want to risk everything - for a country that's never cared if you live or die? 1941 - In a segregated Florida town, three young Black men enlist to fight for a freedom they've...
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  • Red Sheet
    The King of macho noir returns to his most notorious character, Freddy Otash, in a high-octane, daring story. Turn to the first page. Disavow what you think you know about the so-called Red Scare. This is commie malfeasance and '60s L.A. as you've never read it before. It's late October 1962. The Cuban Missile Crisis has just concluded. The Russkies...
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  • New Boy
    Shakespeare's Othello is ingeniously transplanted into a high school setting in this taut story about teenage friendship and racial tension. Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat’s son Osei knows he needs an ally. Luckily he hits it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can’t stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian...
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  • Love, Sex & Frankenstein
    A suspense-filled retelling of the dark summer that should have broken Mary Shelley — but inspired her to write Frankenstein instead... Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816. Eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. Tormented by Shelley's betrayals, haunted by the loss of their baby and suspicious of her sister's intentions, Mary seeks...
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  • Les Misérables
    It was nineteen years ago that Jean Valjean landed in prison for stealing a loaf of bread. He had tried to escape multiple times, but in vain. Now, he is determined to live as a respectable member of society. But in his way stands Inspector Javert, a man who lives to see justice done, and he won't stop till he...
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  • Fairy Tales (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
    A great many years ago, in the enchanted fairy tale world, there were fairies and elves and devils and angels. Princes—wicked and charming—Snow Queens and Ice Maidens. A girl as little as a thumb. And a Little Mermaid... From the forests and hills of the same fairy world, a poor fellow arrives in town. Join him every evening, as he...
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  • A Short History of Longans
    From the award-winning, bestselling author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain comes the story of an Irish-Chinese family over four generations in Australia. 'They said you were a murdering bushranger.' It's the winter of 2049, and Daniel is elderly and long isolated. After yet another devastating storm, this time destroying his beloved longan tree, he finds his fragile peace threatened by...
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  • A Fate Worse Than Drowning
    A Dark and Drowning Tide meets The Lighthouse Witches... For fans of A Dark and Drowning Tide and The Lighthouse Witches comes a queer speculative novel about a lighthouse keeper who made a devil's bargain to save her sister. When a shipwrecked survivor washes ashore, she is left with an impossible choice... One deal with the devil makes a fool....
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  • The Count of Monte Cristo (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)
    A young sailor, Edmond Dantès, is wrongfully imprisoned through the betrayal of those he trusted. While locked away in the Château d'If, he learns of a hidden treasure on the Isle of Monte Cristo, fuelling his desire for revenge. After a daring escape, he re-emerges into society under the guise of the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo. With his newfound...
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  • The Iliad
    A timeless tale of war, pride, and the cost of glory Homer's The Iliad stands as one of the greatest achievements in Western literature. Set during the final weeks of the Trojan War, the epic centres on Achilles, the Greeks' greatest warrior, whose pride and wrath threaten the fate of his comrades. As the armies of Troy and Greece clash,...
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  • Vit Nam Ca Con, Vit Nam Ca Cha (My Vietnam, Your Vietnam: Vietnamese Edition)
    Kalynh Ng’s Vietnamese translation of the critically-acclaimed dual memoir, My Vietnam, Your Vietnam, by Christina Vo and her father, Nghia M. Vo. A chronicle of the divergent journeys of a Vietnamese father, who fled his home country in desperation, and his American-born daughter, who ventured to Vietnam as an adult, capturing the stark contrast between their perspectives as they strive...
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  • The Rise and Fall of Parkinson's Disease
    Exploring sanity and insanity, truth and untruth, The Rise and Fall of Parkinson's Disease is Svetislav Basara's unblinking and unforgettable deconstruction of the Soviet psyche. Told as an eclectic collection of appropriated testimonies, treatises, missives, and police files, The Rise and Fall of Parkinson's Disease follows the progression of the contagion's patient zero, a Soviet citizen (sometimes) named Demyan Lavrentyevich...
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  • The Green Fairy Book
    The Green Fairy Book is a notable addition to Andrew Lang's collection of children's literature, featuring international stories that include both Chinese and Spanish fables. It's a delightful selection of the genre's most memorable tales. Originally published in 1892, Andrew Lang combines a premier collection of children's stories in The Green Fairy Book. Similar to his previous entries, this version...
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  • The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones
    The 1950s classic that rewrote the myth of the American West and inspired its subsequent chroniclers from Sam Peckinpah to Marlon Brando to Cormac McCarthy. Hendry Jones isn't quite Billy the Kid, but he's 'the Kid' all the same, and like Billy's, his story doesn't take long to tell. He'll do a fair amount of killing, be done in by...
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  • Scandal at the Savoy
    The rich and famous are converging on the iconic Savoy Hotel in swinging '60s London—including a famous Broadway producer with anger issues, a demanding Indian raja, and a gorgeous film star with certain kinky predilections. All is as it should be—until the murder of a showgirl threatens to scandalise the hotel. The list of suspects includes Priscilla Tempest, the trouble-prone...
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  • My Best Friend's Earl
    My Best Friend's Earl by Bethany Bennett offers an intriguing tale of a bold bookseller who finds herself unexpectedly entangled in romance. As she attempts to thwart her friend's engagement to an earl, she ends up falling for him instead. The one thing Constance Martin wants most to avoid is a boring life. Her adventurous spirit is evident as she...
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  • Leave Our Bones Where They Lay
    Every solstice, Jupi—just as his father did before him, and his father before him—must make a nearly impossible pilgrimage to light an oil lamp at the base of a remote cliff. There he must wait for Kipik, an ancient being who has bound Jupi's family to a mammoth task: share a story every visit that appeases the fickle Kipik, or...
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  • Jeeves Again
    A joyful collection of twelve short stories inspired by Jeeves and Wooster, featuring Frank Skinner, Roddy Doyle, Alan Titchmarsh and many more. 'Full of fizz and variety' - Sunday Times 'Jolly good fun' - i Paper 'Whip-smart' - Daily Mail 'Fun and frolics for the festive season' - Saga Magazine Featuring huge names from literature, comedy and beyond - including...
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  • Daughter of Genoa
    'A powerful journey of heartbreak, love, and bravery, this is a book that will stay with readers for a long time' - Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author In Nazi-occupied Italy, keeping secrets could be deadly… Genoa, 1944: Widowed and alone, Anna Pastorino has been surviving on her wits since the Germans invaded. The daughter of a prominent Jewish...
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  • Courage for the Cabinet Girl
    If you love the bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green, her newest heartfelt, engrossing World War Two saga is out now: make sure you read The Wartime Librarian's Secret! Churchill’s Cabinet War Rooms are full of secrets … June, 1941 Britain is in the throes of war, but Katharina Valentine feels sidelined. Employed as a shorthand-typist in the War Office,...
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  • Venus, Vanishing
    Venus, Vanishing is the blisteringly passionate and page-turning debut novel from Rebecca Birrell, exploring desire, art, and the stories lost to the darkness of history. It is perfect for readers of Sarah Waters, Yael van der Wouden, and Alice Winn. Berlin, 1928. Hannah is new to the pleasures and freedoms of the city. An artist, a runaway, she is building...
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  • The Sunflower House
    In a sleepy German village, Allina Gottlieb's life is idyllic: she works at the bookshop with her uncle, makes strudel with her aunt, and spends the weekends with her friends and fiancé. But it's 1939, and on one fateful night, her life changes forever. The Sunflower House is a meticulously-researched debut historical novel set at Hochland Home, part of the...
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  • The Repentants
    The chilling tale of two women, forever bonded in their exile to the world's most desolate prison... Inspired by the real-life, unsuccessful attempt by Scottish landowners to annex Iceland for the British Empire, The Repentants is a sensational work of historical fiction from the Women's Prize longlisted author of The Maiden, Kate Foster. St Monans, Fife, Scotland 1770. Two women,...
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  • The Queen's Granddaughter
    Twelve-year-old Blanca of Castile is the granddaughter of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, once the wife of both the king of France and the king of England. When Eleanor comes to select the girl who will marry the prince of France, all expect her to pick Blanca's much older, and much prettier, sister. But Queen Eleanor has always loved surprises. To...
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  • Kepler
    The second volume of John Banville's Revolutions Trilogy and winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, Kepler is a gorgeous historical novel exploring the life of Johannes Kepler, one of the world's greatest mathematicians. Johannes Kepler, born in 1571 in south Germany, was one of the world's greatest mathematicians and astronomers. The novel Kepler, by John Banville, brilliantly recreates his life...
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  • Doctor Copernicus
    The first volume of John Banville's Revolutions Trilogy and winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Doctor Copernicus is a rich historical novel that explores the life of one of history's greatest scientists. The work of Nicholas Koppernigk, better known as Copernicus, shattered the medieval view of the universe and led to the formulation of the image of the...
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  • Almost Life
    A love story that will last a lifetime Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cour in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her PhD at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman. The moment...
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  • The Three Musketeers
    Join a legendary adventure of honour, friendship, and daring with this stunning collector's edition of Alexandre Dumas's classic tale. The Three Musketeers is one of the world's most enduring works of adventure fiction, brimming with courage, wit, and intrigue. Set in seventeenth-century France, it follows the spirited young D'Artagnan as he joins forces with the king's musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—on...
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  • The Spirit Guide
    Tragedy strikes Minnie Ward's beloved Variety Palace Theatre when a man is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Along with private detective Albert Easterbrook, she investigates. The trail leads them from the streets of London to a grand country house in the Suffolk countryside, home of the shadowy Spirit Sisterhood, who promise their clients an audience with the deceased. Minnie isn't...
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  • The Harvey Girl
    From the award-winning author of the Kate Shugak Mysteries, a thrilling new detective series set during America's wild boom time of the nineteenth century. WELCOME TO THE GILDED AGE. WHERE NOT EVERYTHING GLITTERS. 1890. The New Mexico Territory is a lawless frontier where criminals steal money and land alike with impunity. Everyone wears a six-gun and is ready and willing...
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    The Blitz Sisters
    War has been declared and the lives of three sisters, Lydia, Peggy and Teddy, are about to be turned upside down. As bombs rain down on London, the girls will lose their homes, their things, their loved ones... But they will find lost kittens, friendships with fellow rebels, the need for art, the strength and love to carry on, and...
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  • The Age of Innocence
    Enjoy Edith Wharton's signature grace and insight in this sumptuous edition of the timeless Gilded Age story The Age of Innocence. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the most celebrated novels of the twentieth century, The Age of Innocence explores the intricate social world of Gilded Age New York. Newland Archer, a young lawyer engaged to the beautiful...
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  • Railsong
    Magnificent — KAMILA SHAMSIE Majestic yet profoundly tender — MEGHA MAJUMDAR A breathtaking novel about a woman forging a life for herself on the railways, Railsong is the story of an individual coming of age amid the social and political upheavals of twentieth-century India. In a newly independent India charged with national vigour, Charu, the motherless daughter of a railway...
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  • I AM YOU
    Victoria Redel masterfully evokes the rich period of Golden Age Amsterdam. It is spellbinding, wonderfully atmospheric, and impossible to forget — Sarah Jessica Parker, 2025 Booker Prize Judge. At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter, Maria, sees through Gerta's...
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  • Great Expectations
    Rediscover Charles Dickens's compelling story of poverty and wealth in this stunning collectible edition of Great Expectations. Set in Victorian London, Great Expectations is the cautionary tale of a young man raised high above his station by a mysterious benefactor. Its remarkable characters, crime and poverty, and the bitterness of unrequited love are as relevant today as when the novel...
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  • Ghost Wedding
    A poignant story of love and regret, from a master of contemporary Irish fiction. "David Park is one of Ireland's great novelists." — Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments For fans of Sebastian Faulks, Donal Ryan and Anne Tyler, this beautiful novel follows two troubled men, separated by nearly a century, bound by the ghosts of their past. When George...
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  • Far from the Madding Crowd
    Enjoy Thomas Hardy's tale of passion, heartbreak, and resilience in this stunning collector's edition of Far from the Madding Crowd. As meaningful and relevant today as it was when it was published more than 150 years ago, Far from the Madding Crowd is set in the English countryside and follows Bathsheba Everdene, a fiercely independent woman who captures the hearts...
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  • Counternarratives
    Ranging from the seventeenth century to our current moment, and crossing multiple continents, Counternarratives’ stories and novellas draw upon memoirs, newspaper accounts, detective stories, interrogation transcripts, and speculative fiction to create new and strange perspectives on our past and present. An Outtake chronicles an escaped slave's take on liberty and the American Revolution; The Strange History of Our Lady of...
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  • A Beautiful Way to Die
    From the author of BBC Between the Covers pick The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou. 'Gripping and compelling.' LAURA MARSHALL 'A magnificent melodrama, full of glamour and grit.' THE TIMES THREE WOMEN. ONE SHOT AT REVENGE. Hollywood, 1954. At night, before we’re strapped to our beds, the nurses let us watch a movie. A moment of make-believe in this place...
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  • The Other Gwyn Girl
    Bestselling author Nicola Cornick is back with a captivating, gripping, unforgettable tale of treachery and treason, love and loyalty, perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine, Philippa Gregory, Elena Collins, and Christina Courtenay. The sister forgotten by history who had the fate of her family in her hands... 1671 – London The Civil War is over and Charles II, the ‘Merry...
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  • Junie: A GMA Book Club Pick
    GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • As the Civil War looms, a young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost in this “poignant story of love, family and friendship [that] celebrates the power of liberation” (People). “An enrapturing tale of survival . . . Eckstine has poured a ton of heart into her characters.” —The...
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  • Ways We Hide
    From New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris, and inspired by stunning true accounts, comes a story about the wars we fight—between nations and inside ourselves—and the courage we find in unexpected places. From the New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday comes a sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British Intelligence...
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  • The Trial of Anna Thalberg
    Shortlisted, NSW Literary Awards 2025, Translation Prize The witch hunt in Europe intensified between 1550 and 1650, decades after the Protestant Reformation and the Peasants' Revolt. It is right in the middle of these one hundred years of infamy that Anna Thalberg's story takes place. Anna is a woman of singular beauty who is accused of witchcraft and taken by...
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  • The Surgeon's House
    A gripping, intelligent gothic novel that lingers well beyond its final page Historical Novels Review London, 1883. The brutal murder of Rose Parmiter seems, at first glance, to be a random and senseless act. Rose was the beloved cook at Evergreen House, a place of refuge for women and children, a place from which they can start their lives afresh....
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  • The Stolen Baby
    The story of one baby boy, forgotten by his family after an air raid in WW2 Plymouth, who then disappears. Based on a true story. Every mother's worst nightmare is about to come true... The Stolen Baby is based on a gripping and moving true story. It is the new Second World War novel from bestselling author Diney Costeloe. Plymouth,...
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  • The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
    Age range 8+ The legendary adventure of a medieval outlaw is now available in an unabridged paperback edition for today's young readers. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor, and in so doing became a lasting symbol of virtue. The thrilling adventures of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men will keep young readers turning the...
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  • Strange Meeting
    Returning to his battalion in France after a period of medical leave in England, John Hilliard, a young officer, finds his division almost unrecognisable. His commanding officer is an alcoholic, there is a new adjutant and several of his close friends have been killed. But there is David Barton. As yet untouched and unsullied by war, fresh-faced and radiating charm....
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  • Princess of the Savoy
    Check back into London's posh Savoy Hotel in the swinging sixties where dark forces and murder are uninvited guests. This is volume 3 in the cheeky series that is now a French bestseller. Everything at London's Savoy Hotel appears to be the picture of perfection: two Italian princes are checking in and an amorous English lord is taking photographs 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.