Historical

Mathilde of Westminster must face a dangerous foe in the third novel in Paul Doherty's acclaimed series. March 1312 and England is divided. Edward II is in conflict with his barons over royal favourite Gaveston, and Queen Isabella is momentously pregnant...

'Rich and intricately drawn... luminous prose' Carolyn ParkhurstAfter the birth of her daughter Emma, the usually resilient Majella finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her childhood home, Majella discovers the diary of her maternal...

From New York Times bestselling author Susanna Kearsley1707 An ill-fated expedition for the New World left Sophia Paterson an orphan, cared for by her uncle. On his passing, a distant relative offers what Sophia longs for most: a home. Slains Castle, on...

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred's Feast, is available to pre-order now* The fourth book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from...

Spanning three generations, this novel of family and myth is told through a series of flashbacks that depict events of staggering horror set against a landscape of gemlike beauty as the Chinese battle both the Japanese invaders and each other in the...

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE SUMMER BY POPSUGAR, FROLIC, PARADE, TRAVEL & LEISURE, SHE KNOWS, and SHE READS! NAMED A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF 2020 (SO FAR). "Fast Girls is a compelling, thrilling look at what it takes to be a female Olympian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985703080Author R W PeakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint R W PeakePublisher R W PeakeWeight(grams) 753gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 34mm

The latest unforgettable timeslip novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Secret of the Chateau. Will love lead her to a devastating choice? 1942. Three years into the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835259085Author Rebecca AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 18mm

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It is March 1913, and the grand old city of Moscow is stirring herself to meet the beginning of spring. Change is in the air, and nowhere more so than at 22 Lipka Street, the home of English printer Frank Reid...

From the bestselling author of The Woolworths Girls, Elaine Everest, this is the moving story of one woman's journey through the hardest trials of her life - and how the love of friends and family will pull her through. This is the tale of Ruby, and how...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Let there be spaces in your togetherness,And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.' A prophet waits to board a ship after 12 years...

A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea.1805, and Hornblower is both humbled and honoured in quick succession . . .After near disaster on board a canal barge, Horatio Hornblower is given his first assignment as Captain, taking charge of the Atropos, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312377892Author Peter TremayneFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

THE COMPELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF TIDELANDS. Number One bestselling author Philippa Gregory's new historical novel tracks the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice and New England. Midsummer Eve, 1670. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448308811Author Robin BlakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 110gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838251550Author V E H MastersFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint Nydie BooksPublisher Nydie BooksWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm

'An author who makes history come gloriously alive' The Times'Meticulous research and strong storytelling' Woman & Home 'A sumptuous ride' Toby Clements, Daily Telegraph**********************Eleanor of AquitaineA loving mother. A betrayed wife. A queen...

For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Kate Furnivall comes a gritty tale of courage, betrayal and love in the most unlikely of places. Also published as The German Midwife. 'A powerful, haunting...

'Totally gripping and atmospheric. This hypnotic timeslip about witches is compulsive reading. Breathtaking and beautifully written... Will stay with the reader long after the last page.' Bestselling author of The Witch's Tree, Elena CollinsNow: When...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World' The Far Pavilions is the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu. It is the story of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess. It is the story of...

The greatest expression of his talent for witty, observant explorations of what it means to 'live well', Henry James's The Ambassadors is edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole in Penguin Classics.Concerned that her son Chad may have...

August, 1939, Britain watches the headlines in fear of another devastating war with Germany and three women must choose between friendship or country. Socialite Nora is determined to find her place in the Home Office's Air Raid Precautions Department,...

The sixth century was not a peaceful time for the Roman empire. Invaders threatened on all fronties, but they grew to respect and fear the name of Belisarius, the Emperor Justinian's greatest general. With this book Robert Graves again demonstrates his...

1919, Paris. As the guns fall silent, The Paris Peacemakers follows those attempting to start afresh while the fabric of Europe is stitched together for good or ill. Stella Rutherford, desperate to staunch her grief, has thrown herself into her work...

THE NO. 1 IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER'Utterly captivating . . . a story of love, war and how women will fight for the people they love' Cathy Kelly'A riveting rollercoaster of drama, tragedy, triumph and love' Patricia Scanlan 'Unputdownable, full of...

From the bestselling author of The Girl In The Picture comes a beautiful new timeslip novel. Berkshire, 1944When Will Bates offers to take ATA pilot Lilian Miles to the dance, he sends her heart into a flutter. But as their relationship...

Sweeping and evocative, The Hidden Girl is a lost treasure from the author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. Discover this reimagined novel from an author loved by millions of readers worldwide.You can't alter destiny . . .Born and raised in a...

This is a haunting, elegiac novel which captures the mood and atmosphere of Italy (and in particular Ferrara) in the last summers of the thirties, focusing on an aristocratic Jewish family moving imperceptibly towards its doom. Vittorio De Sica turned...

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'A mesmerising story of love and hope...the best book that I have read this year' Penny, Reader Review The most heartbreaking historical fiction novel you will read this year from the USA Today bestseller! ...

'Intelligent, beautifully written' The Times'Historical fiction fans, meet your new favourite author' Stella Magazine'Beautifully written, immaculately researched and powerfully imagined' Lancashire Evening PostOceania, 1879. For two years the Peacocks,...

'Fierce and touching' Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne'Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it' Stacey Halls'Your next obsession. . . Unique and captivating' Cosmopolitan Discover the extraordinary, luminous novel that everyone is...

This is the story of a haunted Irish childhood.The setting is Derry in the Northern Ireland of the 40s and 50s, fraught with political hatred, family secrets and lethal intrigue. As a young boy tries to make sense of life, poverty and violence shift and...

Two kingdoms destined for war. One boy caught in the eye of the storm...Francia AD853After a failed Viking raid on the Frankish coast over 20-years-ago, Jarl Sven the Boar is forced to leave his only son, Torkel, as a hostage and warned never to raid...

Written by 'a sublimely elegant historical novelist as addictive as crack' (Daily Telegraph), the Inspector Troy series is perfect for fans of Le Carre, Philip Kerr and Alan Furst.Vienna, 1934. Ten-year-old cello prodigy Meret Voytek becomes a pupil of...

The epic saga behind the Disney-produced Hulu series The Lions of SicilyThe magnificent third installment of the Florio story-a sweeping, decadent, and romantic finale that tells the story of Italy's most powerful and notorious family as it faces its...

For Miriam Gardiner, at her engagement party at the London home of her fiance, Lucius Stourbridge, it should have been one of the happiest days of her life. But, leaving suddenly, Miriam disappears without a trace. Reluctant to cause a scandal, Lucius...

Simon Tolkien's gripping Oxford-based thriller which sees Inspector Trave in a race for justice against deception, conspiracy and the long shadow of the past. When an eminent art historian is found dead in his study,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803146874Author Amanda LeesFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 20mm