Historical

ONLY THE GODS CAN SAVE THE ROMANS NOW AD 9, Germania. East of the river Rhine, tribes hostile to Rome prepare a deadly ambush. Their leader is the charismatic chieftain and trusted ally of Rome, Arminius, whose dream is to drive out the brutal invaders...

'This is such a delightful book to read, that booklovers will all enjoy... I loved it' NetGalley reviewer, five stars Can their friendship survive the darkest days of war? When...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501192937Author Juliette FayFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm *...

The king's coronation brings hope. Until a murderer strikes.Spring 1661: After years of civil war followed by Oliver Cromwell's joyless rule as Lord Protector, England awaits the coronation of King Charles II. The mood in London is one of relief and hope...

1284 and Edward I is battling a traitorous movement founded by the late Simon de Montfort, the rebel who lost his life at the Battle of Evesham in 1258. The Pentangle, the movement's underground society whose members are known to practice the black arts,...

The only novel from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in the UK'A novel written nearly a hundred years ago that brings the past alive...

A sobering portrait of the absurdity of the Nazi regime and the atrocities committed by Hitler's secret police. 'Frighteningly vivid, a most strongly felt piece of writing.' IRISH TIMES After months of fighting a savage war on the Eastern Front, the 27th...

Observer's 'Ten Debut Novelists' of 2021 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott PrizeShortlisted for the Author's Club Best First Novel AwardHarper's Bazaar's 'Five Debut Female Authors to Read This Summer''Powerful and heartbreaking'Observer'Gripping.....

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992748968Author Margarita MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Margarita MorrisPublisher Margarita Morris

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035858293Author David John Barrington ParsonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley...

'An author who makes history come gloriously alive'The Times Elizabeth Chadwick's bestselling, award-winning first novel, and the start of the beloved Wild Hunt series.In the wild, windswept Welsh marches a noble young lord rides homewards, embittered,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906462017Author Mollie Panter-DownesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books LtdWeight(grams)...

Reissued to mark the 80th anniversary of Native Son's publication - discover Richard Wright's brutal and gripping masterpiece this black history month. ...

The international bestselling author of THE LEGACY and THE UNSEEN returns with a searing novel of secrets and feudsItaly, 1921. When Leandro Cardetta returns to Puglia from America a rich man, he is determined to make his mark. But how did he get so...

Warleggan is the fourth novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner.Cornwall 1792. Ross plunges into a highly speculative mining venture which threatens not only his family's...

Book One in the sparkling Lyndon Sisters duet, by the globally bestselling author of the Bridgerton seriesAbout the AuthorJulia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing university and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since...

'Funny, kind, generous and smart - I could have done with the wisdom of Flo Perry far sooner' Dolly AldertonWe talk about feminism in the workplace and we talk about dating after #MeToo, but women's own patriarchal conditioning can be the hardest enemy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Christy Awards (Historical) 2023.Book InformationISBN 9781496458223Author Tessa AfsharFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher...

NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKSDiscover the acclaimed wartime classic from C. S. Forester - originally published as The Good Shepherd'Unbelievably good' James Holland, bestselling author of Normandy '44 It's 1942. America has just joined the war...

'Although I believe I will die here in this castle, my spirit will never be silent.'Ravenscraig Castle, Scotland. 1307When the castle she works in is sacked by the army of Prince Edward of England, kitchen maid Agnes Fitzgerald manages to escape north of...

Radwa Ashour skillfully weaves a history of Granadan rule and an Arabic world into a novel that evokes cultural loss and the disappearance of a vanquished population. The novel follows the family of Abu Jaafar, the bookbinderdashhis wife, widowed...

We can't choose who we love. We can choose who we fight for. 'A powerful story that proves how love itself requires courage' Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing 'Storytelling at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780778387749Author Sarah PennerFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Park Row BooksPublisher Mira BooksWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 233mm * 162mm * 29mm

'Witty, stylish and ferociously absorbing' ObserverJean-Baptiste Grenouille is abandoned on the filthy streets of eighteenth-century Paris as a baby, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of The Washington Post "Best Books" 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780385340991Author Mary Ann ShafferFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Bantam Doubleday DellPublisher...

War has come to London once more and Holly Beckman, now a widow, is forced to find new depths of courage in the face of adversity. David Aspinall, her first lover, has come back after twenty years abroad. He still holds a fatal charm for Holly but only...

*The Embroidered Book shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Novel* From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology's greatest epics ...

'Perfectly evokes the era' Daily Mail One boy. One street. One summer he will never forget. A powerful and poignant debut from a compelling and authentic voice in commercial fiction. It's 1963. Billy Driscoll and his best...

'Brilliantly entertaining and original' C.L. Taylor'A standout book' Rosie WalshFrom the Sunday Times-bestselling author Rowan Coleman, comes a special new series featuring the Bronte sisters, written under the name Bella EllisYorkshire, 1845, and dark...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374526580Author Frederic ProkoschFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

29 January 1912. In a train compartment in Ogden, Utah, a Danish author was found unconscious. The 54-year-old Herman Bang was en route from New York to San Francisco as part of a round-the-world reading tour. It was a poignant end for a man whose life...

Now the War is Over is a moving story of post-war hardship and the struggles of a reunited family, featuring characters from Annie Murray's bestselling War Babies.The Second World War has finally come to a close. Birmingham is welcoming home its menfolk,...

Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom will love this captivating, colourful and unputdownable historical mystery from multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Guaranteed to have you turning the pages, this will...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE FOR BEST PUBLISHED NOVEL 2022 A Telegraph Best Book for Summer 2022 'Highly recommended' MICK HERRON 'A great adventure. Dripping with atmosphere and exotic life' WILLIAM BOYD 'A riveting...

JACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.The ninth book in the exhilarating and dangerous military adventure series for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Matthew Harffy and Griff Hosker. 'Brilliant' Bernard Cornwell 'Quite simply do yourself a favour and read these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933633657Author Hans FalladaFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House PublishingWeight(grams) 289g

Meet the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece in this transporting tale of the classical world by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Bettany Hughes.Did I believe in what I was doing? Or rather, since I was doing...

'Lush, dark, utterly real and above all achingly romantic' RUTH WARE Thrilling Regency romance, set against an Outlander-like background of passion and war, this will delight lovers of Poldark and Bridgerton. 1819: Cornwall and St Petersburg ...

Gunpowder, pirates and mortal danger on the High Seas.It's 1786 and Alan Lewrie has his own ship at last, the Alacrity. Small but deadly, the Alacrity prowls the waters of the Caribbean, protecting British merchants from pirates.A surprising turn of...