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Snowdonia, 1880, and Jane Gruffydd is a newcomer to the district, dressed to the nines and almost fainting in the heat of the interminable prayer meeting out on the mountainside...In the pages of this classic 1936 novel, we see the passionate and...

'One of the best novels of the year so far' The Times A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Unlike anything I've read. Haunting and huge, and funny and sensuous. It's wonderful' Tessa Hadley ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847517296Author Mike RipleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 223mm * 139mm *...

The first book in a brand new series by the master of epic fantasy, Raymond E. Feist. Ten years after the cataclysmic events of Wrath of a Mad God took place, Midkemia now faces a new danger thought buried in myth and antiquity. A lost race of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954396756Author Michael FairleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint MifairPublisher MifairWeight(grams) 129g

Vinland follows the turbulent life of Ranald Sigmundson, a young boy born into the Dark Ages when Orkney was torn between its Viking past and its Christian future. Struggling to understand the conflicts of his home, Ranald seeks adventure and knowledge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736378700Author Jack BodkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 436Imprint John S. Bodkin, Jr.Publisher John S. Bodkin, Jr.Weight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Jude Morgan brings the world of Keats, Byron and Shelley to life in a stunning novel of supercharged emotion, individualism, violence and sensuality.They were the Romantic generation, famous and infamous, and in their short, extraordinary lives, they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374505882Author Edmund WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams) 363g

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate.When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. He...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780786050932Author William W. JohnstoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Pinnacle Books,U.S.Publisher Kensington Publishing

When the deputy commander of Rome's Imperial Security Service is assassinated on the island of Rhodes, Cassius Corbulo swiftly finds himself embroiled in the investigation. Assisted once more by ex-gladiator bodyguard Indavara and servant Simo, his...

Lionheart is the latest thrilling historical novel in Stewart Binns's epic Making of England series.1176 - EnglandKing Henry II reigns over a vast empire that stretches the length of Britain and reaches the foothills of the Pyrenees. But he is aging, and...

Discover the highly acclaimed historical fiction series set within the glittering and ruthless House of Romanov. 'Gripping ... Who would not want to spend more time in the mad, bad world of the Romanovs?' The Times 'A delicious hotbed of greed,...

1793: the thunder of cannon fire echoes across the English Channel, chilling the stoutest hearts . . .The opening skirmishes of the French Revolutionary War send ageing frigate HMS Themis into waters swarming with enemy ships of the line. Instructed to...

1793: the thunder of cannon fire echoes across the English Channel, chilling the stoutest hearts . . .The opening skirmishes of the French Revolutionary War send ageing frigate HMS Themis into waters swarming with enemy ships of the line. Instructed to...

"Brilliant, a definite page turner. They combine real historical events with fascinating fictional characters.The twenty-three volumes of the Morland Dynasty series has been completely repackaged in the most elegant style, using contemporaneous artwork...

"Brilliant, a definite page turner. They combine real historical events with fascinating fictional characters.The twenty-three volumes of the Morland Dynasty series has been completely repackaged in the most elegant style, using contemporaneous artwork...

They must set aside their own plans and rely on their faith to bring their true destiny to light. Lilac Nielsen's dream has come true: handsome young Reverend Ethan Pritchard has finally noticed her. Yet she must balance this new courtship with the...

In ways no guide book can achieve, these twenty absorbing tales by Italian authors ranging from Boccaccio in the Middle Ages to Giacomo Casanova in the eighteenth century, to Pier-Paolo Pasolini in the twentieth and contemporary new writers such as...

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1765. Filipo di Vecellio of Florence, portrait painter, is the toast of London: rich, successful, and married to Angelica, known as the most beautiful woman in the city. Their Pall Mall home is the hub of the art world; their impressive social gatherings...

'I just loved everything about this book... Ticked all the boxes for the perfect read.' NetGalley reviewer 1933. Hannah Snow is fleeing her unhappy marriage when she finds herself in a small hotel on the banks...

'I just loved everything about this book... Ticked all the boxes for the perfect read.' NetGalley reviewer 1933. Hannah Snow is fleeing her unhappy marriage when she finds herself in a small hotel on the banks...

AD 69...as this most dramatic year draws to a close, now is the time to choose a definitive side... Whilst Vitellius enjoys the trappings of power around him, machinations are afoot. In the East, Vespasian has his eye on the throne, but he needs...

Based on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world. The matriarchal, cultured land of Arbonne is rent by a feud...

The USA Today bestseller 'A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story... A triumph.' DINAH JEFFERIES A Russian grand duchess and an English journalist. Linked by one of the world's greatest mysteries...

The USA Today bestseller 'A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story... A triumph.' DINAH JEFFERIES A Russian grand duchess and an English journalist. Linked by one of the world's greatest mysteries...

Power, ambition, corruption - the British East India Company risesAn old empire at war with itself1744, Scotland. Young Nicholas Ballantyne's life is turned upside down when his uncle, caught up in events far beyond his control, announces that, for his...

Power, ambition, corruption - the British East India Company risesAn old empire at war with itself1744, Scotland. Young Nicholas Ballantyne's life is turned upside down when his uncle, caught up in events far beyond his control, announces that, for his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956851724Author James D BrewerFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Touchpoint PressPublisher Touchpoint PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Miss Danby’s daring proposition… for the Duke First, wealthy ironmaster’s daughter Jessica Danby needs a titled husband. So, upon learning that Alexander, the Duke of Malvern, needs a...

A moving saga of family relationships and ambition in one Liverpool pub. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Ellie Dean and Dilly Court.When an unexpected event turns life upside down, Eve must summon all her strength to protect her daughters . . . 1933...

This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Ross Poldark features an afterword by novelist Liz Fenwick.Ross Poldark is the first novel in Winston Graham's sweeping saga of Cornish life in the eighteenth century. First published in 1945, the...

'Another meticulously researched and stunningly written novel by a much-loved and highly accomplished author. I adored it!' - Santa Montefiore'The Ghost Ship is utterly absorbing. I couldn’t put it down' - Louise MinchinPiracy. Romance. Revenge. Across...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035822720Author Paul T. MasciaFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Now a major DisneyPlus Hotstar Special - THE EMPIRE is streaming nowThe thrilling third book in the Empire of the Moghul series.'A totally absorbing narrative filled with authentic historical characters and sweeping action set in an age of horrifying but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590137567Author Dewey LambdinFormat PaperbackPage Count 397Imprint McBooks PressPublisher Globe Pequot PressWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Berlin, 1937. The city radiates glamour and ambition. But danger lurks in every shadow... Anna Hansen, a bride-to-be, is a pupil at one of Hitler's notorious Nazi Bride Schools, where young women are schooled on the art of being an SS officer's wife...

'The Betrothed Sister is like one of its own rich embroideries, cut from the cloth of history and stitched with strange and passionate lives' EMMA DARWINThe final instalment in Carol McGrath's captivating The Daughters of Hastings trilogy!'This is a...