Historical

'Finch has written a blood-soaked historical epic to rank with the best' Anthony Riches, author of Storm of WarThe throne of England is under threat, but one lad's battle is much closer to home.Storm clouds gathering at England's shores...Autumn, 1066...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250022035Author Dewey LambdinFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm)...

Yona 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 stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving...

From the Booker Prize-winning and Women's Prize-shortlisted author of The Silence of the Girls The first novel in Pat Barker's acclaimed 'Life Class' trilogy - an unforgettable story of art and war, from one of our greatest writers on war and the human...

'The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.' When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary, decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton, he wishes to stay forever young, and pledges his...

The heroic story of the only female Argonaut, told by Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ATALANTA (UK, Sunday Times, April 2023) ELEKTRA (UK, Sunday Times, May 2022) and ARIADNE (UK, Sunday Times, April 2021).'Brilliantly evocative' Women & Home |...

An endearing classic of childhood memories of an idyllic midwestern summer from the celebrated author of 'Farenheit 451'. "He stood at the open window in the dark, took a deep breath and exhaled. The street lights, like candles on a...

*SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Sharpe's Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpe's adventures India, 1799 The citadel of...

A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN DAILY EXPRESS, I AND IRISH INDEPENDENT'Thrilling, mysterious, twisted' Graham Norton'Utterly mesmerising . . . A triumph' New York Times Book Review'Delivers chills galore' GuardianThe case of the extraordinary child . . .London,...

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the number one bestseller Vagabond, this is the third instalment in Bernard Cornwell's GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage. It is 1347. The Hundred Years War has been suspended. The truce...

*** FOR FANS OF RICHARD OSMAN AND JANICE HALLETT, WE INVITE YOU TO MEET A NEW LITERARY SLEUTH - JANE AUSTEN . . . ***'Richly imagined and wonderfully plotted - a great read' S.J. BENNETT'Sharp and energetic whilst simultaneously warm and heartfelt. This...

Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters. Available now.'She was the bravest person I ever met'Lale Sokolov, The...

Discover Kate Morton's multi-million copy bestselling debut novel, The House at Riverton, a mesmerising story of tragedy and buried secrets, with this new edition.Winner of the Richard and Judy Book Club Best Read of the YearSummer, 1924.On the eve of a...

Fast-paced and intriguing, Mightier than the Sword is the fifth novel in Jeffrey Archer's bestselling Clifton Chronicles. Moving towards the end of the 1960s, the Cliftons and the Barringtons come up against sworn enemies and new foes . . .Following the...

Bringing sixteenth-century Languedoc vividly to life, Kate Mosse's number one bestselling novel The Burning Chambers is a gripping story of love, betrayal, war, adventure, conspiracies and divided loyalties.Carcassonne 1562. Nineteen-year-old Minou...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Bravo; this is a big, complex and utterly involving portrait of 19th-century China' THE TIMESThe internationally bestselling author portrays the great clash of East and West in his new epic: China China in the nineteenth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780670026197Author Amor TowlesFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint VikingPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 697gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 158mm * 37mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593422915Author Heather O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm)...

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage. It is 1346. While King Edward III fights in France, England lies exposed to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556436819Author Vladimir BartolFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593499450Author Martha Hall KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

The second book in the brand new Backshaw Moss series from million-copy bestseller Anna JacobsLancashire, 1930s. When her mother dies, leaving her an old sewing box and a clue to her father's identity, 22-year-old Maisie Bassett is determined to make a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506738253Author Shin'ichi SakamotoFormat PaperbackPage Count 632Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Weight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for National Book Awards (Fiction) 2017.Book InformationISBN 9781455563937Author Min Jin LeeFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint FaithWordsPublisher Time Warner...

The thrilling next instalment in the epic LIONHEART series from Sunday Times Bestselling author, Ben Kane.WarleaderAutumn 1192. With Jerusalem still in the Saracens' hands, and a peace treaty agreed with their leader Saladin, Richard the Lionheart is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679641049Author Cormac McCarthyFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 493gDimensions(mm) 217mm...

Gaza Writes Back is a compelling anthology of short stories from fifteen young writers in Gaza, members of a generation that has suffered immensely under Israel's siege and blockade. Their experiences, especially during and following Israel's 2008-2009...

THE 6-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER AND PRIZE-WINNERNow a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson'I loved it' Nigella Lawson'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times'Thought-provoking and stylish' Guardian___________Your...

*As seen on BBC's BETWEEN THE COVERS * A #2 Times bestseller * A New York Times bestseller 'Humming with a sly, exhilarating magic' BRIDGET...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506738246Author Shin'ichi SakamotoFormat PaperbackPage Count 632Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

The bestselling Reese Witherspoon Book Club PickSoon to be a major motion picture, The Nightingale is a multi-million copy bestseller across the world. It is a heart-breakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the...

**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4**THE NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLER**When the Nazis take Rome, thousands go into hiding. One priest will risk everything to save them.September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul...

Sweeping from Paris and Chartres to the City of Tears itself - the great refugee city of Amsterdam - this is a story of one family's fight to stay together and survive against the devastating tides of history . . .Sunday Times 'Best Paperbacks of...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERJOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE'The master historical storyteller' DAILY EXPRESS'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes'...

Don't miss the next epic novel in the Eagles of the Empire series - TRAITORS OF ROME is out on 14th November 2019, and available for pre-order now!THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe gripping and action-packed new adventure in Simon Scarrow's bestselling...

**Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel** The first book in the award-winning Winnowing Flame trilogy. Epic fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb and Jay Kristoff.'Fantasy adventure at its very best' Starburst 'Williams excels at eldritch...

Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters. Available now.'She was the bravest person I ever met'Lale Sokolov, The...

Returning to the magical Amsterdam of her million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist, Jessie Burton's The House of Fortune is a story of love, fate, and two women determined to make their own way.A Richard & Judy Book Club pickThe No.1 Sunday Times...

In this haunting tale from the bestselling author of The Storyteller of Casablanca, Beatrice kept a wartime secret to protect the innocent. Now, could telling it set her free? Tuscany, 1943. Stranded in war-ravaged Italy, Beatrice's dream of an...

In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is...