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Social mores come under bestselling author Philippa Gregory's acute scrutiny in this reissue of a long-unavailable novel of betrayal, revenge and liberation... Alice Hartley can no longer arouse the interest of her pompous husband, the...

Social mores come under bestselling author Philippa Gregory's acute scrutiny in this reissue of a long-unavailable novel of betrayal, revenge and liberation... Alice Hartley can no longer arouse the interest of her pompous husband, the...

Witch. Some words can kill . . . To Gude's son and grandchildren it could mean the loss of a loved one.To Gude it could mean torture and death at the stake.And to Gude's daughter-in-law it could mean one less mouth to feed. In a time when famine is rife...

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.1959.An old flame has returned to Troy's life: Kitty Stilton, now wife of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781492677666Author Georgette HeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Sourcebooks CasablancaPublisher Sourcebooks, IncWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm)...

'Reminds me of Khaled Hosseini, poignant and heartwarming... Simply a beautiful story that had me reading until 3:30 in the morning' Sarah, NetGalley 'I am a friend of the bees. Like you.' ...

The spellbinding story of Merlin's rise to power.Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first-class - Daily MailSo begins the story of Merlin, born the illegitimate son of a Welsh princess in fifth century Britain, a world ravaged by war. Small and neglected,...

"Three Kingdoms" tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing...

When friendship becomes love, two people must face their greatest fear - being hurt again...The powerful bestseller from the country's number one storyteller. Luke Hammond: handsome, rich, charismatic, cursed by private tragedy. Amy Atkinson:...

The Russian Concubine dazzled readers. Now, its gifted author delivers another sweeping historical novel. Davinsky Labor Camp, Siberia, 1933: Only two things in this wretched place keep Sofia from giving up hope: the prospect of freedom, and the stories...

A gripping and stunning historical romance set in the British Raj for fans of Janet MacLeod Trotter, Dinah Jefferies and global bestseller Lucinda Riley At midnight where the jasmine blooms, a woman waits for her lover... ...

Margaret Dickinson's The Fisher Lass brilliantly evokes the dramas of those who are born to the fishing way of life.Flame-haired Jeannie Buchanan has spent all her life in the shadow of the dark North Sea. Working with freezing fingers to gut the...

Can she escape her mother's scandalous past?Cath Raine and her sister have had a difficult childhood. Abandoned by their mother who ran off with a Canadian airman, the two young girls were forced to fend for themselves in a town rife with gossip about...

**Longlisted for Best Published Novel in the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2022**The sands of Egypt carry whispers of rebellion...The much-anticipated third novel in the William John Hazzard series, following Lords of the Nile.Egypt, September...

Two hundred years ago, neighbouring Yorkshire landowners Miss Lister and Miss Walker find their lives become entwined in a passionate, forbidden relationship and retreat to the Moss House, their private sanctuary away from an unaccepting world. Their...

Gas lights and horse drawn buses, gin-soaked night clubs and fluttering lace curtains: enter the world of Autumn Alley.Here you'll find Maud, the formidable Irish-American suffragette; sulky Patricia, whose unhappy childhood leads her to a dangerous love...

A moving, raw and powerful novel about fighting on the front - 'The finest and noblest book of men in war that I have ever read' (Ernest Hemingway)Bourne is a private fighting on the front. He is under pressure to accept a commission and become an...

It's the sweltering summer of 1944, and Newark is in the grip of a terrifying epidemic. Decent, athletic twenty-three year old playground director Bucky Cantor is devoted to his charges and ashamed with himself because his weak eyes have excluded him...

Hailed as one of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam War, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives of the soldiers caught in the conflict. First published in 1973, this intensely personal novel about one foot...

Through the good times and bad, the Sparrow family has always stuck together. But as the Blitz ravages London in 1940, each of the Sparrows has their own battle to fight. Nancy finds herself volunteering as a porter at busy Paddington station - a world...

Boris Akunin's well-loved, inimitable hero faces two very different adversaries: one, a deft, comedic swindler and master of disguise, whose machinations send ripples spreading through the carefully maintained calm of Moscow in 1886. The other is a...

'Glorious' New York Times'Endlessly inventive', Guardian, Best Books of 2016 'Wildly funny' Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies As Caravaggio, the libertine of Italy's art world, and the loutish Spanish poet Quevedo aim to settle scores over the...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLERA WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERA NATIONAL INDIEBOUND BESTSELLERAn unforgettable bestselling historical fiction novel by Kristina McMorris, inspired by a stunning piece of history from Depression-Era...

WINNER OF THE 1990 COMMONWEALTH WRITERS PRIZE, SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 1990Since the age of eleven Moses Berger has been obsessed with the Gursky clan, an insanely wealthy, profoundly seductive family of Jewish-Canadian descent. Now a...

Shortlisted for the RNA Awards 2024! A position too good to refuse... A desire too strong to deny! After being abandoned at the altar, housekeeper Kate Winters has...

Rich and epic Historical Fiction set against the backdrop of the Great Famine. Perfect for fans of Winston Graham and Ken Follett. Boston in the 1850s is the hub of the universe: gateway to America's temples of commerce and learning; liberal,...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The movements of his mind seemed to tend to the thought that some power was working against him.' When Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser gets...

In an atmosphere of abolition and revolution, Queen Charlotte Sophia, Britain's most famous (possibly) mixed-race Princess comes alive in this reimagined story of her life where romance, adventure and politics collide. From a German backwater to the...

'The Wide World is one of his best . . . Compellingly plotted, stuffed with great characters, thought-provokingly situated in history - honestly, what else do you want from a novel?' The Times'Literature with conviction; a furious talent' L'ObsThe...

September 1799. William Pitt is attempting to force through anti-slavery legislation, but many have a vested interest in preventing this change and would go to dangerous lengths to stop it. Meanwhile, Tom Pascoe of the river police is grieving for the...

Now a major DisneyPlus Hotstar Special - THE EMPIRE is streaming nowTRAITORS IN THE SHADOWS is the sixth gripping novel in the action-packed Empire of the Moghul series by Alex Rutherford, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Robyn Young. 'Totally...

Its France, 1761. Beyond the glittering court of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, lies Paris, a capital in the grip of crime and immorality ...A police officer disappears and Nicolas Le Floch, a young recruit to the force, is instructed to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838012748Author Maureen M DicksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Publishing Push LTDPublisher Publishing Push LTDWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm)...

*SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Portugal, 1811 Captain Richard Sharpe's renegade ways leave him discarded by his regiment and waging a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993237294Author Ann SwinfenFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Shakenoak PressPublisher Shakenoak Press

'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...

'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...

Hannah Reid, born a commoner, has been Duchess of Dunbarton since she was nineteen years old, the wife of an elderly Royal to whom she is rumoured to be consistently and flagrantly unfaithful. Now the old Duke is dead and, more womanly and beautiful than...

1935: Harry Jardine is a soldier of fortune. Forced to flee Hamburg after helping Jews escape Nazi Germany, he is recruited by a secretive British committee to smuggle guns from Rumania into Abyssinia, under threat of Italian invasion. Taken to the Horn...

'A haunting, gripping, deeply atmospheric novel' - Emma Stonex 'What a storyteller . . . masterful' - Donal Ryan 'Beautiful, compelling and exquisitely told. This story will haunt me' - Ruth Hogan 'To be savoured long after the last page' - Leonora...