Historical

'Discovering Eva Ibbotson's books is one of the nicest things that's ever happened to me. The most beautiful, delicious, wry read' - Marian KeyesCurl up with a collection of romantic short stories taking you from nineteenth-century Vienna, over the wild...

The new book in the heart-warming WW2 family saga series! As the tides of war turn, friendship has never been more important... Spring 1944. As the Allied forces push on towards longed-for victory, Lily Collins yearns to join up and...

**Don't miss Jenny Holmes's latest wartime series, The Air Raid Girls. Part 3 - The Air Raid Girls: Wartime Brides - is available now!** ----------------------------On the cobbled streets of a Yorkshire mill town in 1931, Lily Briggs does all she can to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837900961Author Dianne HaleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm

England, 1940. Can Maggie keep her family - and her secret - safe? An emotional and heartbreaking wartime novel for fans of Diney Costeloe, Dilly Court and Mandy Robotham. When Maggie's new job takes her from...

Torn between love and duty, what will she choose?Lou Channer craves a life outside of beyond North Devon, somewhere she's never left. She yearns to contribute to the war effort and takes a job as a clerk in the Royal Canadian Naval Yard in Plymouth,...

Don't miss this gripping historical novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl From Bletchley Park. A country rebellingIt's 1916 and, as war rages in Europe, Grainne leaves her job in a department store...

If you love Julia Quinn's Bridgerton, Downton Abbey and Pride and Prejudice you'll fall head over heels for Sanditon! A novelisation of ITV's lavish period drama, Sanditon, adapted for television by Emmy and BAFTA-Award winning writer Andrew Davies and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925559569Author Stephanie LaurensFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Savdek Management Pty LtdPublisher Savdek Management Pty Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914614033Author Pamela HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Bloodhound BooksPublisher Bloodhound Books

Far From the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy's novels to give the name of Wessex to the landscape of south-west England and is set against the backdrop of the unchanging natural cycle of the year. The story both upholds and questions rural values...

*Published in the US as The Hidden Thread*Inspired by real historical events and characters, Liz Trenow's The Silk Weaver is a captivating, unforgettable story of illicit romance in a time of enlightenment and social upheaval.1760, Spitalfields. Anna...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786819598Author Angela PetchFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 349g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956975734Author Grace BurrowesFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Grace Burrowes PublishingPublisher Grace Burrowes PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476703121Author Elizabeth FremantleFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 213mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781471415647Author Suzanne FortinFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Embla BooksPublisher Bonnier Books LtdWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956975932Author Grace BurrowesFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Grace Burrowes PublishingPublisher Grace Burrowes PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781414375496Author Francine RiversFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645546736Author Tamara GillFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Tamara GillPublisher Tamara GillWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 9mm

The Stranger I Married is an erotic tale of love and awakened desire in Victorian England . . . perfect for fans of E. L. James . . . They are London's most scandalous couple. Isabel, Lady Pelham, and Gerard Faulkner, Marquess of Grayson, are well...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An irresistible tale which showcases the transformative power of literacy, reminding us of the hope and sanctuary our neighborhood bookstores offer during the perilous trials of war and unrest."-KIM MICHELE RICHARDSON,...

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES The Duke of Castamar was once a noble figure who played a crucial role in his family's royal council. But ever since his wife's tragic death, he's been living in mourning, forgoing his noble duties. Clara, born into...

Neville Roscoe, notorious and enigmatic, lives resolutely outside society, bound only by his code of honour - until challenged by his desire for the one woman he cannot have.Miranda Clifford is a lady imprisoned by rigid respectability - until tempted by...

The Sunday Times bestseller from the bestselling author of The Doll Factory, Elizabeth Macneal.Set in a spectacular circus in the pleasure gardens of Victorian London, Circus of Wonders is an addictive novel about power, fame, and a love that is...

SECRETS FROM THE PAST, UNRAVELLING IN THE PRESENT From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping and moving story spanning 25 years and World War II, secrets, family and enduring love.The streets of Paris hide a dark past... September,...

'Full of the energies of discord - sibling rivalry, greed, ambition, illicit sexual passion and vanity' Margaret DrabbleJane Austen's profound, ambiguous third novel is the story of Fanny Price, who is accustomed to being the poor relation at Mansfield...

Not even the Blitz can shake a mother's love.Cathy was a happy, blushing bride when Britain went to war with Germany three years ago. But her youthful dreams were crushed by her violent husband Stanley's involvement with the fascist black-shirts, and...

The second in a smart, witty duet of Dukes by Julia Quinn, the bestselling author of Bridgerton, now a series created for Netflix by ShondalandAbout the AuthorJulia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing university and has been...

Emmerdale at War is a must for fans of ITV's Emmerdale, and readers who love heartwarming and heartbreaking stories set during wartime. Britain is at war once again and the families of Emmerdale are trying their best to cope with a new way of life...

A moving, compelling story about three women fighting to break free, from the Richard & Judy recommended bestselling author Julie Cohen.'Haunting, tender and true - this story cast a spell on me' Kirsty Logan'Wonderfully written and evocative' Woman &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645546781Author Tamara GillFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Tamara GillPublisher Tamara GillWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 10mm

If you love Julia Quinn's Bridgerton, you won't want to miss Martha Waters' ingenious, laugh-out-loud and sweepingly romantic historical rom-com, To Marry and to Meddle!'Sweet, sexy, and utterly fun' Emily Henry'Awash with light, witty banter,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739528928Author Jenny FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 670Imprint Jenny FoxPublisher Jenny FoxWeight(grams) 966gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 38mm

An archaeologist's estranged daughters.1907: The dawn of Egyptology is a time of imperialism and plunder, opulence and unrest, and Dr. Warren Ford, esteemed archaeologist, is the man of the hour. His daughters-intellectual Lila, on the eve of her debut...

The second volume of the crusades trilogy from bestelling Swedish author Jan Guillou. THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR follows Arn's adventures in the Holy Land, where he discovers that the infidel Saracens aren't as brutish and uncivilised as he had been...

From the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Mr Wrong is a collection of dazzlingly original short stories.'Her talent seemed so effervescent, so unstoppable, that there was no predicting where it might take her' - Hilary...

The next heartwarming saga novel from Eileen Ramsay, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Donna Douglas.1930s Scotland.Growing up in a convent in Glasgow, Ferelith Gallagher dreams of bigger and better things. With no money behind her, and no family to...

No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens has returned to another utterly irresistible branch on her beloved Cynster family treeNow that her sister Henrietta has discarded her spinster ways and become betrothed, it's finally Mary's chance...

'A brutal, brilliant tale, told with verve and pace' Bernard CornwellIn the twilight of the Wars of the Roses, one knight carries out a final mission for his fallen king...HAUNTED BY A SINAugust, 1485. Grizzled knight Sir John Hawker carries a heavy...

'Johanna Bell has hit the jackpot with this striking WW1 story' - Jenny Holmes, author of The Spitfire Girls 1914. While their men fight in France, at home in Britain women are finally seizing the opportunity to make a difference . . .Maggie and her new...