Historical

As war rages on, can they keep dancing?Blackpool, November 1942Wartime worries fail to dampen the glitz and glamour of the ballroom in the run-up to Christmas. After all, life is for living.Newlywed Pearl's bliss is cut short when her beloved Bernie is...

A captivating novel of love and intrigue. Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then...

From the bestselling author of The Secret Midwife comes a story of bravery, sacrifice and resilience in war-torn Berlin-and two sisters who will risk it all to make a difference. Berlin, 1943: Ava Muller is a proud supporter of the German war effort,...

April 1941.Almost losing her life in a bomb blast while serving in the Women's Volunteer Service has made Ann Gilby take stock of what's really important - her family.With daughter Sheila back home, and Joy still working munitions at the Cadbury factory...

Don't miss the next utterly romantic historical saga from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court! She ran along the snow-covered cobbles, gripping her sewing box - fate in her hands... Living...

Behind the Moon Gate lies a mystery... The most mesmerising story of family secrets, sweeping from wartime London to Ireland to Australia. From the author of the beloved Richard and Judy Book Club pick The Midnight House.'A rich, sweeping mystery . . ...

An RNA Romantic Novel Award nominee. Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Chateau Bellevue. The old chateau echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable...

The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy A courtesan in Rome. Playing for power. Haunted by her past. Her name is Amara. How will her fortunes fall? Amara's journey has taken her far, from a lowly slave in...

'The ultimate in immersive fiction . . . magnificent' Sunday Times'Highly readable, entirely engaging and frequently funny' Observer'Perfectly pitched . . . A deft and resonant alchemy of fact and fiction, of literary myth and imagination' Guardian Book...

The PRIZE-WINNING BESTSELLER, now a major BBC1 DRAMA SERIES starring Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford and James McArdle, directed by BAFTA award-winning John Crowley.'Dazzling, witty, moving, joyful, mournful, profound... one of the best novels I've read...

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lucinda Riley's iconic bestselling series with this stunning hardback collector's edition - with a new foreword from Lucinda's son, Harry Whittaker, and gorgeous illustrated endpapers.The story that began it all, The...

From the top-ten bestselling author of Beneath a Frosty Moon, Rita Bradshaw, comes One Snowy Night, a sweeping family saga set between the two world wars in the north-east of England.It's 1922 and the Depression is just beginning to rear its head in...

It is 1942 and, with the country still at war, the girls who work for Joe Lyons are praying for their loved ones to return home safely.Happily married Rose is busy with staffing problems at the teashop, many women having taken on war work. Rose dreams of...

A dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall's online book club The Reading Room'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the...

'So refreshing...A memorable debut' Louise Hare, Bestselling Author of This Lovely City Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war. Lagos, 1939 ...

Can romance blossom in times of trouble?It's 1938 and as the threat of war hangs over the country, Sarah Caselton is preparing for her new job at Woolworths. Before long, she forms a tight bond with two of her colleagues: the glamorous Maisie and shy...

The first in a brand-new nostalgic and heart-warming WWII series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest.Alice is nursing an injured hand and a broken heart when she moves to the village of Churchwood at the start of WWII. She is desperate...

From the CWA Historical Dagger Award-nominated author of The Angel's Mark in 2019 and The Serpent's Mark in 2020England, 1593: Five years on from the Armada and Elizabeth's kingdom seems secure. But there is always a plot afoot...Robert Cecil, the...

Don't miss the heartwarming, moving novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court! Rockwood was home and she would do anything she could to stop it being stolen from them. ...

'The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste' Virginia WoolfJane Austen's subtle and witty novel of secrets and suppression, lies and seduction, brilliantly portrays a world where rigid social convention clashes with the impulses...

Based on the scandalous true story of The Great Stork Derby, Prize Women is a gripping and deeply moving novel about desperate choices and the two unforgettable women forced to make them.'Gorgeous. Prize Women took my breath away. I haven't stopped...

Winter, 1916. In St Petersburg, snow is falling in a country on the brink of revolution. Beautiful and headstrong, Sashenka Zeitlin is just sixteen. As her mother parties with Rasputin and her dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen night to...

'Sophie Irwin is an exciting and original voice. She's a must-buy author for me.' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'A delicious Regency romp for fans of Bridgerton.' Red 'Scandal,...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Maiden's Voyage; perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Katie Flynn and Catherine Cookson.'Goodwin is a master of her craft. The perfect book for a cold winter's evening' Lancashire Evening Post'Goodwin is a...

The old world will die in flames... Ireland, 1011 AD. Brian Boru is now High King of Ireland. Gormflaith, his queen, instructs their young son in his heritage - but only on his mother's side. For Gormflaith is a Fomorian, a magically skilled immortal...

There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble.Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life. This position was meant to be her sister's - brilliant,...

Bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green is back with her most engrossing, heartfelt World War Two saga yet, set in Churchill's war rooms! Working for Winston Churchill, can she help achieve victory? ...

The mysterious and atmospheric debut novel for fans of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Stacey Halls and Bridget Collins*SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD*'I loved this fresh take on the gothic genre. Vivid, haunting, surprising' STACEY HALLS,...

Jeffrey Archer's thrilling historical fiction novel, Kane and Abel, is a global phenomenon that has captivated readers worldwide, spawning two sequels and dominating bestseller charts the world over.Two strangers born worlds apart with one destiny that...

One week will change all their lives...Janice Butler is working as a waitress at her mother's Blackpool boarding house when she meets Val Horrocks and Cissie Foster who are visiting from Halifax, and the three form an instant friendship.Romance beckons...

Shortlisted for the 2020 Joyce Carol Oates Prize'Part mystery, part war story, part romance, The Winter Soldier is a dream of a novel' - Anthony Doerr, author of All The Light We Cannot See.From the bestselling author of The Piano Tuner, comes Daniel...

The iconic first novel in the bestselling Outlander series, as seen on Amazon Prime.'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones' Herald'So intricately plotted and peopled that one is amazed she could conceive and write it in only seven years'...

The first book in the No. 1 Times bestselling series 'This is terrific stuff' Daily Telegraph 'A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era' Financial Times 'A masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a...

It's Christmas on the nation's favourite street in this heartwarming and gripping family drama. 'Wonderfully nostalgic' Choice Magazine ___________________________________ Peggy Brown is an aspiring actress...

Lose yourself in In His Father's Footsteps, Danielle Steel's sweeping historical story of survival, courage, ambition and the bond between three generations of family.Germany, 1945. As the Americans liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp, among the...

Inspired by true events... 'Moving and authentic' Dinah Jefferies'Vivid, heart-rending and so, so beautiful' Jenny Ashcroft'A beautiful, tender and fascinating story' Sinead Moriarty 'Deeply moving. Be prepared - have...

For fans of Dinah Jefferies, Victoria Hislop, Lucinda Riley and Rosanna Ley, this is a stunning and sweeping WW2 novel that shows a side to the war not often seen before. That was then... Seventy-five years...

Norah's husband was killed in the Great War, and she's struggling to provide a home for her daughter. Andrew's wife is dead and he wants to make a new life for his two sons. The Australian government is giving ex-servicemen a farm. But to join the group...

An immersive and compelling novel that explores the struggle by two women, divided across centuries, for control over their lives, set against a beautiful historical backdrop.'An echo of Daphne du Maurier' IndependentA grieving woman . . .Yorkshire,...

The Richard & Judy Book Club Pick and Sunday Times Bestseller. Irresistibly funny and moving, Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce is a wartime love letter to the enduring power of friendship, the kindness of strangers and the courage of ordinary people in...