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  • The Nightingale
    The Bestselling Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick Soon to be a major motion picture, Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale has captured the hearts of millions of readers, becoming a number one bestseller across the world. It is a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the endurance of women. This story is about what it was...
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  • The House With the Golden Door
    The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller ‘Brutal yet beautiful, heartfelt yet harrowing, this is one compulsive read’ – Susan Stokes-Chapman Amara has escaped her life as a slave in Pompeii’s most notorious brothel. She now has a house, fine clothes, servants – but all are gifts from her patron, hers for as long as she keeps her place in his...
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  • A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting
    Read the most captivating historical debut of the year! [A] scintillating, swash-buckling debut… terrifically fun - SUNDAY TIMES Sharp, modern and absolutely delicious - TAYLOR JENKINS REID Fans of Bridgerton will swoon - NITA PROSE Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Love is not required… She’s got just twelve weeks to find a rich husband and save her sisters – and...
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  • The Good Shepherd
    An exhilarating, suspenseful naval thriller set in the Second World War, as gripping as Nicholas Monsarrat's The Cruel Sea. Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks. Set in the early days of WWII, The Good Shepherd tells the story of an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by Captain Ernest Krause (Hanks) in his first command of a...
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  • Fortune's Daughter
    Don’t miss the heartwarming, moving novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court! Rockwood was home and she would do anything she could to stop it being stolen from them. Abandoned by their parents and left to fight for themselves, headstrong Rosalind Carey has no choice but to take charge of her younger brothers and sister in Devonshire’s...
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  • Nightshades and Paperwhites
    Set in this Alexandra Gold Rush A murder, a mystery illness, a fire at the Chinese boarding house, a shared kiss and a dark family secret with the powerto destroy everything Ginny thought she knew " A heartbreaking tale of two immigrants from different cultures falling in love in a time steeped in racism, prejudice and judgement.
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  • War Horse
    Before the Steven Spielberg film, before the National Theatre production, there was the classic children’s novel – War Horse. From the nation’s favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells...
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  • Offer From A Gentleman And Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
    A stunning collectible edition containing the third and fourth novels in #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series. This edition features: gorgeous sprayed edges intricate foil iconography ribbon bookmark beautiful endpapers The Bridgerton series, a historical romance phenomenon, sweeps readers into the opulent ballrooms and drawing rooms of London’s Regency-era high society. In this exquisite edition,...
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  • I Survived The Battle Of D-Day, 1944 (The Graphic Novel)
    A battle that changes the course of the war... Paul Colbert’s French village has been under Nazi control for years. His Jewish best friend has disappeared. Food is scarce. And there doesn’t seem to be anything Paul can do to make things better. Then Paul finds an American paratrooper stuck in a tree. When Paul helps the soldier, he discovers...
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  • The Forest of Vanishing Stars
    'A cracking story and characters that zing from the page. Totally immersive' LIZ TRENOW 'A master storyteller' SANTA MONTEFIORE The Forest of Vanishing Stars tells the story of Yona, who has used her knowledge of the wilderness to help hundreds of Jews escape the Nazis. But what happens when a secret from her past emerges and threatens everything? After being...
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  • The Light Behind The Window
    Unlocking the past is the key to the future . . . The Light Behind The Window is a breathtaking historical romance—a tale of love, war and, above all, forgiveness, from Lucinda Riley, number one bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series. South of France, present day. After the death of her glamorous, distant mother, Emilie de la Martiniéres finds...
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  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Interactive (MinaLima Edition)
    A deluxe gift edition of L. Frank Baum's cherished children's classic, vividly reimagined with beautiful four-colour artwork and nine interactive features created by MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise. Hailed as “America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale” by the Library of Congress, L. Frank Baum's classic story has been enjoyed by generations...
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  • Cilka's Journey
    Her beauty saved her life - and condemned her. In 1942, Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival. After liberation, Cilka is charged...
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  • Shogun
    Shogun by James Clavell is a sweeping epic that transports readers to the tumultuous world of feudal Japan. The story begins with the shipwreck of English Pilot-Major John Blackthorne off the coast of Japan, an event that marks the beginning of his incredible journey in a land that is as beautiful as it is dangerous. Stranded on unfamiliar shores, Blackthorne...
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  • Odyssey
    The epic final chapter to Stephen Fry's outstanding retellings of the Greek Myths. Troy has fallen. After 10 years of war, the Greeks make their way back to their own lands - but what homes now await them? Agamemnon must return to his wife Clytemnestra, who has been nursing her rage since he sacrificed their daughter to the gods for...
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  • All Quiet on the Western Front
    This series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war—each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition. All Quiet on the Western Front is the most famous anti-war novel ever written. In 1914, a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to...
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  • The Sirens
    From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward Sisters separated by centuries. Voices that can't be drowned out. 'Beautiful and magnificent' – Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne 'A profoundly moving and rich historical story wrapped up in a contemporary murder mystery’ – Rosie Andrews, author of The Leviathan Lucy is running from what she’s done – and what someone did...
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  • When the Lion Feeds
    A special reissue of the first book in Wilbur Smith's long-running Courtney Series to mark the 60th anniversary. With an introduction by bestselling author, Conn Iggulden. Brothers by birth. Enemies by blood. Natal, 1860; the Courtney twins are born. Heirs to their father's fortune, destiny divides the boys from the start - Garrick is eager to stay indoors with a...
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  • Burial Rites
    THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING DEBUT SENSATION OF THE DECADE In northern Iceland, 1829, authorities condemn Agnes Magnusdottir to death for her part in the brutal murder of two men. Agnes is sent to the farm of District Officer Jon Jonsson and his family to await execution. She is shunned by all, except the young reverend appointed as her spiritual guardian. As the...
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  • The Disappearers
    Marlon James's triumphant return to the Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings 'Darkness is a mood in Jamaica . . .' The Disappearers is Marlon James's triumphant return to the Jamaica of A Brief History of Seven Killings—a place of heat and chaos, and of danger for anyone outside the heteronormal. So when eight gay men meet for...
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    Agrippa
    Robert Harris returns to Ancient Rome in his latest thriller, coming August 2026. Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar's 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir. The other is Octavius's closest friend, Agrippa. To claim Octavius's inheritance, they must fight the giant figures of...
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  • Learn My Lesson
    Our favourite fairy tales take a turn for the decidedly wicked in the second book in this viral TikTok sensation about sexy modern villains getting their due. Once upon a time, I was a prince. A single night with Megaera and I'm willing to do anything to save her from Hades, the man holding her captive, victim to his every...
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  • The Bletchley Riddle
    Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets Act… Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they’re living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War II—Britain’s eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchley’s top...
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  • Daisy Jones and The Six
    Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a captivating novel that plunges readers into the intoxicating world of 1970s rock 'n' roll. The story revolves around the meteoric rise and sudden fall of a fictional rock band where each member contributes to the magic and tension that defines their brief yet unforgettable career. At the heart of...
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  • Cloud Cuckoo Land
    Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr is a sprawling and ambitious narrative that weaves together the lives of five distinct characters across centuries and continents. The novel spans from the fall of Constantinople in the fifteenth century to a mysterious dystopian future, exploring the enduring power of literature and the profound connections that bind humanity through time. In 1453 Constantinople,...
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  • Eye of the Needle
    'Tense, marvellously detailed' - The Sunday Times Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett's breakthrough international bestseller, is a heart-racing, exciting tale about the fate of the Second World War as it rests in the hands of a master spy, his opponent, and one brave woman. Written when he was only twenty-seven, it launched the career of master storyteller Ken Follett...
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  • Still Life
    THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROver 500,000 copies sold internationallyA BBC Between the Covers Book Club PickA BBC Radio 4 Book at BedtimeWinner of Dymocks Book of the Year‘Sheer joy' GRAHAM NORTON ‘Utterly beautiful … filled with hope’ JOANNA CANNON‘A gorgeous, generous story of kind hearts and kindred spirits’ DAILY MIRRORFrom the author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin...
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  • All the Diamonds in Paris
    'Kristin Harmel is firmly in the top echelon of WW2 storytellers' HEATHER MORRIS 'A master storyteller' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'The best at sweeping historical drama' KELLY HARMS 'A dazzling diamond of a novel' HAZEL GAYNOR Paris, 1942: In the midst of the Nazi Occupation, Annabel Marceau begins stealing from Germans and funnelling money to the French Resistance. But when she takes...
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  • Honey in the Wound
    A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire. A sister disappears and returns as a tiger. A mother's voice compels the truth from any tongue. A granddaughter divines secrets in others' dreams. Spanning ninety years as one family is displaced across Asia, this novel follows Young-Ja, who finds herself...
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    Palaces of the Crow
    June 1941, Eastern Europe As the German blitzkrieg tears across a divided continent, four young lives are thrown into chaos: Neriya, a young Jewish girl who dreams of becoming a scientist; Czeslaw, an underage Polish deserter fleeing the Red Army; Kezia, a Roma horse trader whose family is on the run from Soviet collectivisation; and a nameless, abandoned boy who...
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  • Keeper of Lost Children
    'A powerful and beautifully told novel about hidden secrets and the hunger to belong. I loved it' Clare Leslie Hall, author of BROKEN COUNTRYA BBC RADIO 2 BOOKCLUB PICKA GOODREADS MOST ANTCIPATED BOOK OF 2026AS SEEN ON THE TODAY SHOWFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve comes a sweeping story of one woman's dream in...
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    Cast Away
    How big must a man’s folly be, that it can cost him the whole of his life? As big as a ship; as big as an island. 1704: Alexander Selkirk, navigator of a buccaneering ship in the South Pacific Ocean, is abandoned by his crew on a deserted island. An intelligent yet disagreeable man, he surely only has himself to...
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  • The Soldier's Daughter
    The heart-stopping new blockbuster by the bestselling author of The Fallen Woman. Violet Nash has grown up in the shadows of her father Charlie's shattered dreams. It's been years since he walked away from the battlefields of France, a WWI hero but his heart in tatters, only to see it broken all over again in the worst way possible. In...
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  • Written in My Own Heart's Blood
    The captivating eighth novel in the multi-million bestselling Outlander series - now on Amazon Prime! 'A series that will keep you turning the pages long into the night' - Rebecca Yarros * 'Jamie & Claire fans should not be disappointed' 'Epic, magical, and deeply romantic. A true gift to all readers' - Ali Hazelwood * 'Of course I loved it!...
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  • The Soho Murder
    December 1940. New Year's Eve draws closer, but crowds will not be gathering on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate. After a quiet Christmas, the whole area has just suffered London's most devastating air raid since the start of the Blitz and waves of incendiary bombs have burnt the heart of British book publishing to the ground. Detective...
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  • A Case of Mice and Murder
    An absolute delight — JANICE HALLETT A triumph of ingenuity — DAILY MAIL I loved it! ... A whiff of Shardlake and a pinch of Rumpole ... a joy — S.J. BENNETT, author of The Windsor Knot A guaranteed page-turner with secrets, twists and turns throughout — WOMAN & HOME When barrister Gabriel Ward steps out of his rooms one...
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  • The Queen’s Necklace
    The most famous necklace in the world has finally been found… Bryher Finch’s life isn’t just a disaster, it’s a catastrophe, until a chance invitation to chart her family tree changes everything. As Bryher uncovers the ancestry she never knew about, she stumbles on the find of the century – Anne Boleyn’s ‘B’ necklace, as enigmatic as Henry VIII’s most...
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  • The Riviera Secret
    The captivating new novel from USA Today bestselling author Sarah Steele is a spellbinding book club read set in the glittering French Riviera, sweeping from the Roaring Twenties through to the dangerous days leading up to the outbreak of war. Nestled into the pine-dusted coastline of the Cap d'Antibes is the dazzling white Chateau Violette. When British diplomat Lord Harry...
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  • Remember That Day
    Discover a new heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author and beloved 'queen of Regency romance' Mary Balogh. A soldier and a pacifist make the unlikeliest of pairs, but when attraction sparks, there's nothing that can prevent their love from igniting. Winifred Cunningham, the adopted daughter of a portrait painter, hopes that her new close friend, Owen Ware, will...
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  • Tapestry
    An epic, adventurous and romantic historical timeslip novel from the million copy bestselling author. The key to her future is trapped in the past. In 1715, the Earl of Nithsdale is sentenced to be beheaded for his part in the doomed Jacobite rebellion for Scottish independence. In 1978, Jane Maxwell is plagued with doubts about her engagement. When tragedy leaves...
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  • Admiral: Thomas Kydd 27
    April 1814. Napoleon is deposed and exiled after defeat by a resurgent allied coalition. Saddled with huge war debts, the British government has no choice but to place many of its naval ships in reserve. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is one of the lucky officers not to be put on half pay. Instead, in the realisation of his life's ambition,...
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  • Children of the Rush: Book 3
    Children of the Rush - Book 3 is the third and final book in the Children of the Rush middle grade novel trilogy. It is historical fiction, set in Otago and Hokitika, New Zealand during the gold rushes of the 1860s. Atarangi, Michael, and Siu have crossed the Southern Alps and settled in Hokitika just as a new gold rush...
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  • The Book of Living Secrets
    Perfect for fans of The Hazel Wood and Small Favors, this genre-bending page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux follows two girls who transport themselves into the world of their favourite book only to encounter the sinister alternate reality that awaits them. No matter how different best friends Adelle and Connie are, one thing they’ve always had in...
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  • A Great Act of Love
    Caroline will tell the story of how she came to Tasmania, when it was still called Van Diemen's Land, many times. She will cast her inventions into the future. Those who carry them on will call it history, but she will call it her life. Van Diemen's Land, 1839. A young woman of means arrives in Hobart, with a young...
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  • Mortal Follies
    A young noblewoman must join forces with a rumoured witch to conquer an ancient curse in this devilishly funny and heartwarming sapphic Regency romantasy from TikTok titan and bestselling author of Boyfriend Material Alexis Hall—unmissable for fans of Juno Dawson's Her Majesty's Royal Coven, Sophie Irwin's A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting, and Freya Marske's A Marvellous Light. It is...
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  • The Iliad/The Odyssey Boxed Set
    This handsome boxed set of Homer’s epics — powerfully retold by Gillian Cross and strikingly illustrated by Neil Packer — belongs on every reader’s bookshelf. Epic and thrilling, Homer’s two age-old classics have been revisited countless times. Gillian Cross and Neil Packer’s exquisite versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey make up an essential set for both Homer collectors and...
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  • Stand By Me
    Uplifting, interconnected fables of rural life from America's foremost farmer-philosopher (NPR). As in thought he passes backward into time, the country becomes quieter, and it seems to grow larger. The sounds of engines become less frequent and farther apart until they cease altogether. On a clear Kentucky night in 1888, a young woman risks her life to save a stranger...
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  • Duke Seeks Bride
    In the swoon-worthy finale of her Love on Holiday series, Christy Carlyle takes readers to the breathtaking coast of Ireland where a pretty, young countess’s secretary agrees to impersonate her mistress to help a duke appease his fortune-hunting family...until he falls for her instead. “Simply delightful!” —Julia Quinn Miss Evelyn Graves has never had a holiday. She is much too...
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  • A Sea View Christmas
    The holiday stirs up excitement as fondly remembered guests come to stay and acquaintances grow into more... With a promise to her youngest sister, Sarah Summers declares that this year's Christmas at Sea View will exceed all expectations. But an upcoming trip to Scotland—and the prospect of becoming reacquainted with dashing widower Callum Henshall—blows a flurry of doubts into her...
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  • Sharpe’s Storm
    The gripping new novel from internationally bestselling master of historical fiction Bernard Cornwell – Pre-order now! If any man can do the impossible, it’s Richard Sharpe … The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amidst brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the...
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  • The Disenchantment
    A shimmering, sexy, thrilling tale of intrigue and desire, and the dark paths we walk to keep our secrets safe. Bell has written a shining debut - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Dance Tree An Evening Standard Ones to Watch for 2023 pick Everyone connected to the court of Louis XIV has something to hide. For the Baroness Marie...
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  • The Terror
    Inspired by a true story, Dan Simmons' devastating historical adventure has chilled and thrilled readers the world over and has become a classic of its kind—a masterpiece of historical horror. Hailed by Stephen King as 'a brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror'. And made into an acclaimed, chilling 10-part Ridley Scott-produced BBC TV series. Hailed as the most...
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  • Queens of Themiscyra
    Sisters. Mothers. Lovers. Warriors. This is the story of two Amazon queens and the lengths they'll go to protect what's theirs. In ancient Themiscyra, Hippolyte rules as queen of the Amazons with her sister Penthesilea at her side. Feared throughout Greece, their skills on the battlefield are unrivalled. But when a ship lands on their shores, it brings something more...
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  • A Spartan's Sorrow
    She's a queen, a witch, and a murderer. But she'll do anything to protect her children... From an award-winning author comes a story of feminist revenge, perfect for readers of Madeleine Miller and Natalie Haynes. All murders must be avenged. While the rest of Greece mourns for the war that has taken their husbands away, Clytemnestra fears the day it...
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  • The Secret Keeper
    Morton is masterful at controlling a story's flow and tension. Readers will not suspect the twist at the end. - Publisher's Weekly Secrets told with exquisite timing. - The Australian Morton has obvious star power . . . Her novels are Australia's most successful exports since Colleen McCullough's Thorn Birds stormed the world in 1977. - The New York Times...
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  • Courtney's War
    Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard—despite his objections to the Nazi regime—is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of...
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  • Hornblower and the Atropos
    Fantastic new B format package for the entire Hornblower series 1805, and Hornblower is both humbled and honoured in quick succession... After a near disaster on board a canal barge, Horatio Hornblower is given his first assignment as Captain, taking charge of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop that will act as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Soon...
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  • The Terror
    To be screened on BBC2 and on iPlayer, Ridley Scott's breathtaking 10-part television adaptation of Dan Simmons's devastating The Terror - a devastating historical adventure that has chilled and thrilled readers the world over. Hailed by Stephen King as 'a brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror'. Now a chilling 10-part TV series from Ridley Scott on BBC2 and...
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  • Scarred
    Scarred is a dark contemporary fractured fairy tale reimagining based on the African folklore story that inspired The Lion King, brought to you by BookTok sensation Emily McIntire. From BookTok sensation Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale in her fan-favourite Never After series. She doesn't belong to him...she belongs to the crown. Prince Tristan Faasa was...
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  • The Other Boleyn Girl
    Fabulous historical novel set in the court of King Henry VIII. Mary Boleyn attracts the attention of the young king and becomes his mistress; when he tires of her, she sets out to school her sister, Anne, as a replacement. Politics and passion are inextricably bound together in this compelling drama. The Boleyn family is keen to rise through the...
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  • The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles Book 3)
    Don't miss any of the action in the final thrilling instalment of Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles trilogy. The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles Book 3) follows Carter and Sadie Kane, descendants of the magical House of Life, who are in pretty big trouble. Despite their bravest efforts, Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is still threatening to plunge the world...
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  • The Death of Kings
    The ultimate Rome story The young Julius Caesar is serving on board a war galley, gaining a fearsome reputation. Then his ship is captured, and he is abandoned on the North African coast. After gathering a legion of men powerful enough to gain vengeance on his captors and to suppress an uprising in Greece, he returns to Rome a hero....
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  • The Resistance Daughter
    Inspired by true stories of WWII, don't miss this emotional and poignant historical novel debut of courage against all odds, perfect for fans of Anna Stuart and Soraya M Lane. Poland, 1942. After witnessing the destruction of her hometown in Warsaw, Anna Kowalski joins the Polish Resistance. She is tasked with smuggling as many children as possible out of the...
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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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  • Remember Me
    Lesley Pearse is one of Penguin's premium brand authors with total sales of 10 million copies worldwide. In 1786, a fisherman's daughter from Cornwall named Mary Broad was sentenced to be hung for theft. However, her sentence was commuted, and she was transported to Australia, becoming one of the first convicts to arrive there. How Mary escaped the harsh existence...
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  • A Catalogue of Catastrophe
    "Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History" C. K. MCDONNELL A Catalogue of Catastrophe is Book 13 in the internationally bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series. For fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series, Jasper Fforde, and Doctor Who. Finally - finally! - Max has that nice office job...
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  • Revenge of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 23)
    NOW A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! The epic new Eagles of the Empire novel from bestselling author Simon Scarrow - the perfect book for the season of Rome! Rome and Boudica. A duel to the death. AD 61. Britannia is divided. The rebel horde has been defeated. But the leader, Boudica, and her remaining warriors are still at large. With them...
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  • Noble House
    Over one hundred years have passed since Dirk Struan founded Hong Kong’s oldest trading company. But now, the Noble House is in danger. As Hong Kong itself becomes the deadly playground of the CIA, the KGB, and the People’s Republic of China, rival tai-pans, seeking revenge for blood feuds over a century old, gather for the kill.
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  • King Rat
    Set in Changi, the most notorious prisoner of war camp in Asia, King Rat is a heroic story of survival told by a master storyteller who lived through those years as a young soldier. Only one man in fifteen had the strength, the luck, and the cleverness simply to survive Changi. And then there was King.
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  • We Are Wolves
    The powerful novel from award-winning Australian writer Katrina Nannestad. Shortlisted in the 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Winner of the 2021 Australian Book Design Awards. Longlisted in the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards. Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild. When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of the...
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  • Everything Lost, Everything Found
    A gorgeously written, immersive and deeply moving novel about the stories that shape us and the memories that ensnare us. In 1929, young Jack travels with his parents to Henry Ford's rubber-tree plantation in the Brazilian Amazon. In this lushly beautiful but dangerous place, he loses his much-loved mother to a horrific accident. This has terrible repercussions for his family,...
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  • The Ice Monster
    From No. 1 bestselling children’s author David Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure! Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross. This is the story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth… Read all about it! Read all about it! ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC! When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the...
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    Declarations of War is Len Deighton's only collection of short stories, examining the experiences of soldiers across two millennia of war. This collection of thirteen stories offers an inside view of fighting men poised at the edge of death. It is a dazzling array of stories that spans twenty-three centuries of warfare. From Hannibal's march on Rome—when strange, moving objects...
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  • Spaceboy
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  • The Wizard of the Kremlin
    THE TIMES BESTSELLER 'A riveting peek into how power actually works in Russia' David McCloskey, author of Moscow X 'A great novel, casting light on the creatures that crawl and slither behind the Kremlin's walls. Read it' John Sweeney, author of Killer in the Kremlin Soon to be a major motion picture They call him the Wizard of the Kremlin....
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  • Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective
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  • The League of Gentlewomen Witches
    The Princess Bride meets Jane Austen in this swoony second novel in The Dangerous Damsels series - an enemies-to-lovers historical romance with a magical twist . . . Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret society skilled in witchcraft. When rumours of The Black Beryl - a long-lost amulet with very special powers - start to circulate, Charlotte is determined to...
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  • The Berry Pickers
    The Berry Pickers is a novel about family, belonging, and the agony of imagining the life you should have had, sparked by the disappearance of a four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl from the blueberry fields of Maine. One family's deepest pain. Another's darkest secret. Who will they be when the truth comes out? On a hot day in 1960s Maine, six-year-old Joe...
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  • Medea
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  • A Town Like Alice
    Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language... remarkable - John Ezard, Guardian Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language... remarkable - Guardian Jean Paget is just...
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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.