Historical fiction

BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LONGBOURNSHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2017 'Skilful .

It's 1862, and Spain is a little rueful about letting Peru have their independence.

June 13, 1886, in the new city of Vancouver, fifteen-year-old Noble enters the office of the Northwest Timber Company in a hand-me-down suit.

Lee Langley's bewitching story of lost hope and thwarted love opens where Puccini's opera ends; with Madame Butterfly - Cho-Cho-San - handing over her beloved son to his American father before killing herself.

The Oath tracks the intertwined lives of Dr.

'Absorbing'GUARDIAN'Magical'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Suspenseful' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Wildly inventive' LIZ MOOREJUNE 2025 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKIn this dazzling debut novel, a young reclusive coder unearths the story of a lost Shanghai pencil company and a legacy of magic, espionage and family secrets that will alter the path of her life forever.

God has abandoned the world.

Scathing dialogue and heated romance combine in this fiery romantic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey, for fans of Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly.

Beloved writer Sean Dietrichalso known as Sean of the Southwill warm your heart with this rich and nostalgic tale of a small-town sheriff, a mysterious little girl, and a good-hearted community pulling together to help her.

Die dramatische Familiengeschichte im Weinschloss geht weiter1916, zwischen Saale und Unstrut.

It is a time of turmoil, with the nation mired in an unpopular war in Korea and with Senator Joseph McCarthy stirring up fear of a lurking Communist "e;menace.

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the second installment in the world-renownedSharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majestys Army at the siege of Seringapatam.

Rich Murphy's Practitioner Joy is the poet's confrontation with his practice as a poet and, at least in part, his inevitable death.

Whether you are an AGA aficionado or have never cooked on an AGA before, Mary Berry and Lucy Young's new AGA cookbook is just what you need by your side.

An Irish mother must flee her beloved homeland for a new life in America, in the “gripping” second novel of the acclaimed historical trilogy (Publishers Weekly).

La suite attendue (et fin!

Three classic World War II novels in one collection, including the National Book Award winner From Here to Eternity.

An award-winning novelists vibrant portrayal of the struggle to create a more unified society in medieval Egypt and how this has shaped Egypt today.

A master forger.

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018Haunting, gripping and gorgeously written, SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE by Sarah Schmidt is a re-imagining of the unsolved American true crime case of the Lizzie Borden murders, for fans of BURIAL RITES and MAKING A MURDERER.

The new hilarious and inspirational memoir from Sunday Times bestselling author of Mad Girl and Mad Woman, Bryony Gordon.

The EMPIRE sequence continues with books IV-VI in Anthony Riches' bestselling series, available in a page-turning collection, including The Leopard Sword, The Wolf's Gold and The Eagle's Vengeance.

For fans of Downton Abbey and Atonement - Kate Williams follows her sweeping novel The Storms of War with a passionate, sweeping tale of 1920s London and ParisIn the aftermath of the Great War, the de Witt family are struggling to piece together the shattered fragments of their lives.

"e;Lars Mytting writes with an insight, empathy and integrity few others can match"e; JO NESBOThe Reindeer Hunters is the second in a thrilling historical trilogy that began with The Bell in the Lake.

Gripping Sophomore Novel from a Rising Historical Romance TalentWith Britain caught up in WWI, Jack Benningham, heir to the Earl of Stonebrooke, has declared himself a conscientious objector.

Set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Coming to America series is Love Comes Softly meets Little House on the Prairie.

The third book in the captivating Victorian series.

The Rev.

Daughters of Teutobod is a story of love triumphing over hate, of persistence in the face of domination, and of the strength of women in the face of adversity.

'We lived on a bunk built for four but in times of overcrowding, it slept seven and at times even eight.

The New York Times bestselling novel about a powerful Wall Street family in the 1920s and the illicit affair that threatens their empire.

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If sexual shenanigans disqualified candidates for Congress, the U.

As a woman lies at death's door in hospital, her touching story, encapsulated in her diaries, springs back to life.

With his compelling Centurions trilogy complete, Anthony Riches returns to his bestselling Empire sequence of novels with his storytelling skills polished to perfection.

In the aftermath of World War II, the members of the Sutton family are reeling from the death of their “golden boy,” Eddie.

An epic account of a boy born into a struggle for survival on the harsh and unforgiving American frontier from the greatest Western writer of the century.

Winner of the 2019 American Fiction Award for Best Historical FictionSet in London and Russia at the turn of the century, Susana Aikin's debut introduces a vibrant young woman determined to defy convention and shape an extraordinary future.

The Sunday Times top 10 bestselling novel from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT*Over 400,000 copies sold*Winner of the 2010 Costa Novel Award'Exquisitely sensual' Emma Donoghue, author of Room-----Fresh out of university and in disgrace, Lexie Sinclair is waiting for life to begin.

Before We Were YoursmeetsWater for ElephantsinNew York Timesbestselling author Ellen Marie Wiseman's vivid, daring, emotional novel about the devastating power of family secretsbeginning in the poignant, lurid world of a Depression-era traveling circus and coming full circle in the transformative 1950s.

Llwddawanden is a hidden sanctuary where remnants of a once-powerful pagan cult carry on their ancient ritual practices, supported by a small but faithful following of servants, craftsmen, and laborers.

From bestselling author Margaret Mayhew, a gripping wartime page-turner, full of the tension, emotion and adventure of World War II.

A most unusual portrait of early America based on a rare family document, in which a young mothers years in captivity with the Shawnee prove to be the best years of her life.