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Discover the 2023 Winner of the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award - an atmospheric and suspenseful tale of intoxicating art and dizzying ambition, forbidden love and twisted obsession in Renaissance Venice - Damian Dibben's kaleidescopic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783948865269Author Marion KummerowFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Marion KummerowPublisher Marion KummerowWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

*** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***'A deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos' JENNIFER SAINT, author of Ariadne'An intelligent, highly crafted and necessary book' CLAIRE NORTH, author of Ithaca'Urgent and furious' ROSIE...

Join young Horatio Hornblower in the thrilling naval adventure from the author of The Good Shepherd, now a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks'A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete creations...

Another sweeping novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author... A traveller in a time of discovery, the greatest gardening pioneer of his day, yet a man of humble birth: John Tradescant's story is a mirror to the...

'AN EXCEPTIONAL STORYTELLER' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner'Ingenious'New York Times Book Review'Compelling'Daily Telegraph'Fast-moving'Spectator'Cinematic'Marie Claire'Gripping'New York MagazineFrom the co-creator and writer of the...

Can she escape her past? After being orphaned as a child, Mary is taken in by her mother's friend Nell and raised as her own. But when Nell dies her step-father takes too much of an interest in Mary and she is forced to leave home, landing a job as a...

Inspired by true historical events in the Caribbean, River Sing Me Home will break your heart and then lift you up. A soaring story of courage and sacrifice, this novel reminds us of the remarkable strength of hope. A Good Morning America Book Club Pick...

A diary hidden. A crime buried. A secret to be freed...'A delicious page-turning mystery within a mystery' LIZ HYDER'A twisty treasure hunt of a novel... Utterly beguiling' LIZZIE POOK'It glistens with a hint of the danger that lurks within' CHARLOTTE...

The exquisitely-researched standalone prequel series to Dorothy Dunnett's revered Lymond Chronicles, following the ancestors of Francis Crawford of Lymond in Continental Europe.Race of Scorpions is Book Three in The House of Niccolo series...

With factions on board, and multiple enemies to contend with, only the most careful navigation will save them. As he sails away from Port Jackson, Captain Jack Aubrey feels nothing but relief at leaving the penal colony and its inhabitants far...

Irving Stone's powerful and passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo.His time: the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the all-powerful Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola.His loves: the frail and lovely...

The Orphanage Girls come back together in The Orphanage Girls Reunited, the second installment of the moving wartime saga set in London's East End. From the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls, Mary Wood.Ellen. Abandoned by her father for the...

Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and...

They stand by side on the rock, facing out to sea. They are hidden from land here. Even spies would see nothing of them. It is spring 1917 in the Cornish coastal village of Zennor, and the young artist Clare Coyne is waking up to the world. Ignoring the...

June 1815On the eve of Waterloo, a sense of finality and cautious hope pervade a nation wearied by decades of war. But peace will present its own challenge to Adam Bolitho, captain of His Majesty's Ship Unrivalled, as many of his contemporaries face the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982188344Author Tananarive DueFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 739gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

A brilliantly realised account of the most famous archeological dig in British history, now a major motion picture starring Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James.'Exquisitely original' Ian MacEwan'An enthralling story of love and loss' Robert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993076114Author David PennyFormat PaperbackImprint River Tree PrintPublisher River Tree PrintWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 22mm

The past can't be locked away forever... _________________________________________________________________ *Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Eve Chase & Lucinda Riley* ...

East London, 1865Eighteen-year-old Irene Angel lives with her parents in a tiny room above the shop where her mother ekes out a living selling pickles and sauces while her father Billy gambles away their earnings. It is all Irene can do to keep the...

'A fiendishly clever tale of ambition, deception, and power' DERREN BROWN Belfast, 1914. Two years after the sinking of the Titanic, high society has become obsessed with spiritualism, attending seances in the hope they might reach their departed...

Be Careful What You Wish For, the fourth instalment in Jeffrey Archer's The Clifton Chronicles, opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to hospital to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident. But...

______________'In the grand tradition of sagas set down by the late and great Catherine Cookson'Jean FullertonBlackpool's Angel - the first book in Maggie Mason's brand new Sandgronian trilogy - is OUT NOW.Maggie Mason is the pen name of bestselling...

What war destroys, only love can heal. Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional...

Time has moved on for Quirke, the world-weary pathologist first encountered in Christine Falls. It is the middle of the 1950s, that low, dishonourable decade; a woman he loved has died, a man he once admired is dying, while the daughter he for so long...

Set off for another rip-roaring, all-action naval adventure courtesy of multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent. You'll be able to smell the whiff of the gunpowder and hear the scream of the cannon balls as our hero fights another battle against the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999927424Author Ann SwinfenFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Shakenoak PressPublisher Shakenoak Press

The stage is set, and the witch-hunt is about to begin . . . *** A spellbinding debut novel perfect for fans of Stacey Halls, Laura Purcell and Bridget Collins. *** ...

Gods and Kings is the story of King Hezekiah, heir to the throne of King David. When his evil father plots to sacrifice him, Hezekiah's mother, Abijah, searches frantically for a way to save him. But only two men can help her, and neither of them seems...

Discover the heartwarmingly witty new historical novel about changing (sometimes reluctantly) with the times in the aftermath of WW2, perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell and Rachel Joyce.'A deeply pleasurable postwar tale' Guardian'Generous, touching...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780795300295Author William L. ShirerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Rosetta BooksPublisher Rosetta BooksDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

Discover the captivating story of courage, daring and love from the No. 1 international bestseller Lesley Pearse'Evocative, compelling, told from the heart' Sunday ExpressWith her reputation in tatters, 17-year-old Mari needs to get away from the gossip...

Act of Oblivion - the brand new thriller from Robert Harris, available nowIN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times'Taut and exciting' GuardianParis, 1895: an army...

Fans of Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester will love this engrossing and enthralling naval adventure from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent. You'll be gripped from page one!'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' -- Sunday Times'As a former...

HAS ROME FINALLY MET ITS MATCH?'A triumph!' Harry Sidebottom 'Exceptional' Anthony Riches'Fans of battle-heavy historical fiction will, justly, adore Clash of Empires' The Times****************THE MIGHT OF ROMEThe great general Hannibal Barca is on the...

'A book of such quality as to persuade you that historical novels are the true business of the writer.'Daily Telegraph A gripping, shocking story of history, enlightement and slavery from the bestselling author of THE FANATIC. JOSPEH KNIGHT...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913111533Author Noemi Kiss-DeakiFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Galley Beggar PressPublisher Galley Beggar Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250132130Author Jay KristoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint GriffinPublisher GriffinWeight(grams) 553gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm * 33mm

Arimnestos of Plataea was one of the heroes of the Battle of Marathon, in which the heroic Greeks halted the invading Persians in their tracks, and fought in the equally celebrated naval battle at Salamis.But even these stunning victories only served to...