Historical

Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, 2019Finalist for the Publishing Triangle Award, 2019 A New Yorker Book of the Year, 2018 A Huffington Post Book of the Year, 2018 A Buzzfeed Book of the Year, 2018 'Quite simply extraordinary... Imagine if Maggie...

WINNER OF THE BIG BOOK AWARD, THE LEO TOLSTOY YASNAYA POLYANA AWARD AND THE BEST PROSE WORK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 READ RUSSIA PRIZE RUNNER-UP FOR THE EBRD LITERATURE PRIZE, 2020 Zuleikha is the model of a dutiful wife...

A tale of spies and betrayal in the Second World War from the bestselling author of THE COLLECTOR'A wartime thriller in the mould of Robert Harris's ENIGMA ... and every bit as good' THE TIMESGermany, 1944. The Allied invasion is not far away, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734800807Author Margaret StandaferFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Misty Lake PressPublisher Misty Lake PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Entrusted with a secret mission, the perils of the South China Sea await. In the fight against the French, a treaty with the Sultan of Pulo Prabang, a piratical Malay state, may prove decisive. Captain Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon Stephen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780295633Author Paul DohertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 298gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm *...

In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women...

Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize'Wildly seductive' Sarah Waters - 'Exquisite' New York Times - 'Deeply enjoyable' Daily TelegraphBlanca has been dead for a few centuries when she falls in love - instantly and devotedly - with celebrated novelist...

A city ignited by hate. A man in thrall to power. The ferociously original award-winning bestseller by Poland's literary phenomenon-his first to be translated into English. It's 1937. Poland is about to catch fire. In the boxing ring, Jakub Szapiro...

A heartbreaking story of wartime love, loss and courage, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and queen of saga, Maureen Lee.Liverpool, 1937. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Jessica endures her husband's petty cruelty for the sake of her two young children...

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series.'I will journey to the black heart of a corrupt Empire to root out my foes. But Rome wasn't built in a day and it won't be restored by a lone assassin...

'A very promising historical adventure' - THE TIMES'A terrific novel' - HISTORIA MAGAZINE***'There is a fury in England that none shall suppress - and when it breaks forth it will shake the throne'1264 Storm clouds are gathering as Simon de Montfort and...

Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series.'I will seek Vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore di Firenze. I am an Assassin...'The Year of Our Lord 1476 - the...

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Shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Saga of the Year AwardWhen Evie's dreams come crashing down, she's determined to still make something of herself in these trying times... It is 1939 and working class Evie Bishop has received a scholarship to study...

All she wants is somewhere to call home...Frances Sweet can't really remember her real parents. Brought up by her uncle, her cousins Ruby and Mary have always treated her like their little sister.As the war continues to keep her cousins separated from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781998052Author Gemma JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Poolbeg Press LtdPublisher Poolbeg Press Ltd

Vienna, 1903.An operatic diva, Ida Rosenkrantz, is found dead in her luxurious villa. It appears that she has taken an overdose of morphine, but a broken rib, discovered during autopsy, suggests other and more sinister possibilities. Detective Inspector...

Can their friendship survive the struggles of war?1940, the East End of London.Life is tough for the Ten Bells Street girls. Best friends from childhood, the three of them now find themselves scattered across London, surviving the war apart. Exiled from...

It is February 1194. A desperately ill man is making for Hawkenlye Abbey in the hope of a miracle cure. In his delirium he sees the Virgin Mary and, sinking to his knees, he begins to pray. She is the last person he will ever see. The winter cold...

INVADER is a Sunday Times bestseller from Simon Scarrow (author of the bestsellers BRITANNIA and CENTURION) and T. J. Andrews, co-author of the bestselling INVADER. Featuring the Roman army officer Figulus in first-century Britannia, INVADER is not to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913838232Author VL McBeathFormat PaperbackPage Count 478Imprint Valyn PublishingPublisher Valyn Publishing

'The best thing from Denmark since Hamlet.' John Julius NorwichIn the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra. From the moment when he realises that the musicians...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645476125Author Bridget EricaFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Hopscotch StudioPublisher Hopscotch StudioWeight(grams) 277g

BOOK 1 IN A THRILLING NEW ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The...

A gripping historical adventure set in the second century AD and based on legends of King Arthur, The Iron Way is the second in Tim Leach's breathtaking Sarmatian Trilogy. AD 175, Vindolanda, Britannia. After their cavalry was broken by the legions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990156199Author Anne R BaileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Inkblot PressPublisher Inkblot PressWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916210998Author Dionne HaynesFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Allium BooksPublisher Allium BooksWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 20mm

Sister Fidelma returns in THE HOUSE OF DEATH, the thirty-second Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of THE SHAPESHIFTER'S LAIR, BLOOD IN EDEN, and BLOODMOON. If you love Ellis Peters, you'll be gripped by THE HOUSE OF DEATH and the Sister...

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...

On dry land, having been drawn into the half-worlds of London's criminal underground and of government espionage, Jack Aubrey faces perhaps the greatest challenge of his life. With rumours of peace running rampant, Captain Jack Aubrey chances...

Loving someone, in a time of war and divided loyalties, can be the greatest risk of all. Ordered home by despatch vessel, Captain Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin have been tasked with bringing the news of the latest victory in...

'Truly gripping... I loved it.' Jill Mansell, Sunday Times bestseller A heartbreakingly beautiful novel which captures the endurance and strength of ordinary people in the darkest of times, and the courage of one woman who put...

'Fantastic! A must read for fans of Philip Kerr'STEVE CAVANAGH 'An excellent historical series' VASEEM KHAN THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD-WINNING OCCUPATION SERIES, FEATURING DETECTIVE EDDIE GIRALIn Paris 1940, survival means sacrifice. Like most in...

NOW A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERFROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFEDinah Jefferies' stunning new novel is a gripping, unforgettable tale of a woman torn between two worlds...1952, French Indochina. Since her mother's...

One of Britain's favourite chroniclers of life and the rural dream returns with a compelling story of a family divided by war 'Wonderful writer ... Incredible books' David Baldacci, New York Times 'She writes beautifully ... Combining, with...

A stunning reissue of the international bestseller, from the much-loved author of The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter. Pearl Louie Brandt has a terrible secret which she tries desperately to keep from her mother, Winne Louie. And...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957240381Author Rebecca WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Warbler ClassicsPublisher Warbler ClassicsWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

On the east coast of Ireland thirteen-year old Finn finds the sword of a slain Norseman, and with Odin's raven watching, is given the name Stormcrow. When Finn's family is torn apart by a random act of violence, and the sword lost, he embarks on a quest...

Abandoned and alone, can she find new hope? Liverpool, 1848. Meg Shaw is the middle child of eight siblings, not quite old enough to bring in a wage to help her struggling family, but not young enough to be a babe to be cared for.When the family realise...