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Montpellier in 1566-only fools walk the streets at night unarmed, while a profession of faith in the wrong company can lead to a knife in the back. Not even this proud city of philosophers is safe from the menaces that endanger the peace of France. The...

When a moment changes everything, how do you live the rest of your life?GO AS A RIVER is the powerful and emotional Sunday Times bestselling novel which you'll never forget.___________'A sweeping story of survival and becoming' Women's Prize for...

In Ireland in 1826 millions knew only famine, oppression and degradation. The landlords ground down the tenant famers; tithe wars and injustice were rife.But Dualta Duane battles against tyranny, struggling to survive the evils of hunger, poverty and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496740182Author V.S. AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing

Breaking the Maafa Chain chronicles two sisters' struggle for true freedom in the mid-nineteenth century, when transporting slaves from Africa to America was an illegal but lucrative businessNineteenth century-Two sisters, Fatmata and Salimatu, are...

1836, Prussia. Hanne is nearly fifteen and the domestic world of womanhood is quickly closing in on her. A child of nature, she yearns instead for the rush of the river, the wind dancing around her. Hanne finds little comfort in the local girls and...

'A masterly debut... If Bernard Cornwall and George R.R. Martin had a lovechild, it would look like A Mighty Dawn. I devoured it late into the night, and eagerly await the sequel.' Antonia Senior on A Mighty Dawn_______________________Forged in fire...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982128951Author Genevieve GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143113522Author Susan VreelandFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 212mm * 139mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916353473Author Peter - RimmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 450Imprint Kamba LimitedPublisher Kamba LimitedWeight(grams) 653gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The 11th and final volume in C.S.Forester's Hornblower series. Also included are two stories "Hornblower's Temptation" and "The Last Encounter" - depicting Hornblower in youth and old age respectively.Book InformationISBN 9780316289443Author C. S...

February 1806: Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho carries the news of Trafalgar to southern Africa, where he is to aid British ground forces in any way he can to retake Cape Town from the Dutch. Impatient to be home, Bolitho decides yet again that the...

It is the early part of the fifteenth century and the tumultuous Hundred Years War rages on. The French city of Orleans is under siege, English soldiers tea rthrough the countryside wreaking destruction on all who cross their path, and Charles VII, the...

Following in the footsteps of Celine and Joyce, and anticipating the gritty worldview of Burroughs and Bukowski . . .About the AuthorLouis Paul Boon's (1912-1979) oeuvre spans several genres, including historical epics, newspaper columns, and scabrous...

Desperate, exhausted after the Battle of Worcester and hunted by Cromwell's troops, King Charles II was helped by the courageous and resourceful Colonel Careless, who in one of history's most enthralling incidents, hid with him in an oak tree. Who was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743403474Author Christian JacqFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint Simon & Schuster AustraliaPublisher Simon & Schuster AustraliaWeight(grams)...

First published to great acclaim in 1987, Angel begins in 1951, when the workers of Grenada revolted against the white estate owners, moving forward to 1983 when the US invaded to put an end to a radical experiment that had turned violently in on itself...

On the Sussex Downs in 1066, the psychotic William and his gang of European mercenaries began the process which fragmented a civilisation. Walt, the last of King Harold's bodyguard, the one who survived Hastings, wanders across Asia Minor in the company...

On the Sussex Downs in 1066, the psychotic William and his gang of European mercenaries began the process which fragmented a civilisation. Walt, the last of King Harold's bodyguard, the one who survived Hastings, wanders across Asia Minor in the company...

Sister Fidelma returns in BLOOD IN EDEN, the thirtieth Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of BLOODMOON, PENANCE OF THE DAMNED and NIGHT OF THE LIGHTBRINGER. If you love Ellis Peters, you'll be gripped by BLOOD IN EDEN and the Sister...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035818280Author Gabor BartosFormat PaperbackPage Count 552Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

From the bestselling author of The Familiars and The Foundling comes Stacey Halls's most compelling and ambitious novel to date.'Something's not right here.'I was aware of Mr Booth's eyes on me, and he seemed to hold his breath. 'What do you mean?''In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735211001Author Frances de Pontes PeeblesFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

'A grisly period detective story.' The TimesLondon, 1850: The Dickensian streets grow darker by the day.Private investigator Charles Maddox is surprised when he is approached by Edward Tulkinghorn for help. The feared and shadowy attorney offers Charles...

Can the power of love overcome life's darkest memories and deepest losses? When her favourite beech tree is felled in a storm, Ann feels as if someone has died. But when long-hidden seed packets are found inside the trunk, Ann realises there are more...

She sold her innocence ... and captured the heart of a king. 'A richly engaging portrait of the life and times of one of history's most appealing characters!' Diana Gabaldon, creator of the Outlander series. ...

She sold her innocence ... and captured the heart of a king. 'A richly engaging portrait of the life and times of one of history's most appealing characters!' Diana Gabaldon, creator of the Outlander series. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425259467Author Kate QuinnFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Inspired by real-life illusionists and early film pioneers, this astonishing, captivating story of women and talent, magic and power, sweeps you into a world where anything is possible and nothing is quite as it seems . . .'Sparkling with magic'...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910603734Author Ailish SinclairFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint GWL PublishingPublisher Great War Literature Publishing LLP

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913836160Author Iain MaloneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Tippermuir Books LimitedPublisher Tippermuir Books Limited

'Extremely lively' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A work of art' SCOTSMAN'Genius' SUNDAY TIMESAn old snapshot shows a group of friends lounging in the sunshine, on a weekend in the country at the invitation of bearded, satyric Claude and his wife Julia. The...

Amid the lush abundance of Java's landscape, two boys spend their days exploring the vast lakes and teeming forests. But as time passes the boys come to realize that their shared sense of adventure cannot bridge the gulf between their backgrounds, for...

THE HIMALAYAN SUMMER is a spellbinding novel of the British Raj period, the quest to find a child, and a love story beyond boundaries - for all fans of Dinah Jefferies 'THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE and of Louise Brown's earlier novel, EDEN GARDENS...

THE HIMALAYAN SUMMER is a spellbinding novel of the British Raj period, the quest to find a child, and a love story beyond boundaries - for all fans of Dinah Jefferies 'THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE and of Louise Brown's earlier novel, EDEN GARDENS...

This stunning debut novel is a gripping read laced with mystery, secrets and love - perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Tracy Chevalier and Sarah Waters. There are secrets hiding between the walls at Castaway House . . . __________1924 Robert Carver...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647341145Author B N RundellFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Wolfpack Publishing LLCPublisher Wolfpack Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

How many have to die to save one man?Each night a small jet leaves Moscow heading for a lonely outpost in the frozen Soviet North. It takes no passengers and brings none back.Intelligence shows this is neither a cargo flight nor a military flight. The...

A Christmas Message is Anne Perry's 14th novella in her festive series.Christmas 1900. Victor Narraway, Thomas Pitt's former boss and his new wife Vespasia are travelling by train from Jaffa to Jerusalem. Although enjoying their time together and the...