Historical

The final breathtaking part on The Trenwith Trilogy from Rosie ClarkeThe war has changed everything, but has it changed society enough?London, 1917.Rose Barlow has loved and lost. She has done her fair share during the war and seen her dreams shattered...

THE FINAL COMPELLING TUDOR NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER PHILIPPA GREGORY 'How long do I have?' I force a laugh.'Not long,' he says very quietly. 'They have confirmed your sentence of death. You are to be beheaded tomorrow. We don't have long at...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Here is one of Thomas Hardy's most popular novels, soon to be released as a major motion picture in May 2015. 'I shall do one thing in this life - one thing...

March 1941. As the war rages on, the Buckingham Hotel has become a microcosm of the world. Its ballroom and restaurant are peopled with exiled royal families, politicians and dignitaries, but the beating heart of the Buckingham remains its hardworking,...

One dismal day in 1857, Maria Mundy arrives at Hatter's Hall, the local mental asylum, not as an inmate but as a worker. Here, she is ordered to care for Isabelle Montgomery, the daughter of an influential land-owner. But Isabelle is not insane. She,...

With their city under fire, can they find hope in each other? 'Rich, evocative and spellbinding' KATE THOMPSON 'A heartwarming tale of courage, friendship and hope' MILLY JOHNSON ...

The prequel to the million-copy bestseller, A Woman of Substance, where, high on the Yorkshire moors, the story of Blackie O'Neill and Emma Harte begins... Orphaned and alone, 13-year-old Blackie O'Neill must leave County Kerry to find work and put food...

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer!'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser'One of my perennial comfort authors' Joanne Harris'I could mainline Heyer's Regency romances until the end of time and still not get bored' India...

Disgraced eldest sister Claire Summers has been living in exile as companion to a stern great-aunt in Scotland. About to become homeless and longing to be reconciled with her estranged family, Claire answers an advertisement from someone looking for a...

As London comes alive with the 1960s youth revolution, one woman makes a choice that defies all expectations.'So real and humane and utterly transporting' Meg MasonIt's 1967 and London is alive with the new youth revolution. In the suburbs, meanwhile,...

"Just the thing for a cold winter's night between episodes." -The Washington Post Book World "Fans of the show will undoubtedly enjoy the chance to read Jane's book in real life." -Entertainment Weekly It's been a lifetime (and three seasons) in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838881566Author Ann BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 325gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm

The heatwarming festive follow-up to The Rose Queen, from beloved Sunday Times bestselling author Katie Flynn._____________________________________________Liverpool, 1941: After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool, she...

Bella Poldark is the twelfth and final novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner.Cornwall 1818. We continue the tale of Ross and Demelza; of the wayward Valentine Warleggan,...

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lucinda Riley's iconic bestselling series, with this dazzling paperback edition of The Seven Sisters - with a new foreword from Lucinda's son, Harry Whittaker, and additional reading group material.The Seven Sisters is...

Can this orphan ever fulfil her nursing dreams...?After her mother's death, Dora is sent to live with her father and his other family. But the fact that Dora is mixed race and illegitimate see her treated as little more than a servant by her step-mother...

Two cities. Two spies. Which woman survives? Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter - often in code. July, 1940Blitz-ridden London: Marnie...

Home is where the heart is...Beryl was the first Farley clan bride, finding a home in the arms of loving, attentive, elder son Tony. Yet even now, wrapped in Tony's embrace, Beryl has never quite been able to forget the past she ran away from, nor the...

The seventy-fifth anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Anthony Quinn.'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were...

The Burial Plot, Elizabeth Macneal's latest cat-and-mouse thriller, is available to pre-order now!Now a major TV series with Paramount+, Sunday Times bestselling The Doll Factory is a gothic suspense story of art, obsession and delusion, set in Victorian...

A stunning novel set in the Tudor court, from the Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Philippa Gregory. I would have been a fool indeed to tell the truth in this court of liars... 1553. King Edward is on his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916097957Author Peter TurnhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 442Imprint P&C TurnhamPublisher P&C TurnhamWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 25mm

An exciting new voice in historical fiction brings you a breath-taking story of how one woman's disappearance triggers the search of a lifetime. Perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop and Lucinda Riley, Fiona Schneider's debut is a triumph! 'A sweeping, and...

'She is such a great seductress that you won't want to take a break, even to fill the kettle' Sunday Express' It's the Sixties - girls are in miniskirts, King's Road and Carnaby Street are where it's at and big buildings are going up all over London...

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER 'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing...

'A beautiful, moving and thought provoking story, The Figurine is a stunning read . . . her love and passion for Greece comes through loud and clear with every word she writes' Real Reader Review, 'Her love for Greece shines through and...

Longlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award in 2020, the second book from the author of The Angel's Mark, a CWA Dagger shortlisted novel and a Walter Scott Prize Academy Recommended Read 2019'S.W. Perry's ingeniously plotted novels have become my...

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer!'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris'Absolutely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835255698Author Verity BrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm

A heart-warming tale set in Liverpool and London during the post-war years, from bestselling author Maureen Lee'Queen of saga writing' My WeeklyLiverpool, 1945. Three women, firm friends, return home from the war and try to fit back into their old lives...

From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a breathtaking story of family secrets and forbidden love. Secrets from the past, unravelling in the present... Uncovering secrets that span generations, Rachel delivers intriguing, involving and...

A classic family saga from Sunday Times Bestseller Dilly CourtDespite her privileged upbringing, Daisy Lennox has always longed to make something of her life.She is drawn to the suffragette movement, but when her father faces ruin they are forced to move...

'A work of art...altogether a joyous and lovely thing' New York TimesSet in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love.It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest...

'Evie Dunmore has done it again! A must-read for historical romance lovers' Chanel Cleeton'Dunmore creates pure magic with this charming, romantic novel' Jennifer Probst A lady must have money and an army of her own if she is to win a revolution - but...

The second in the heartwarming Lancashire saga series that began with SALEM STREET, by beloved author Anna Jacobs.In 1845 Annie Gibson can finally leave Salem Street. Her dreams of being able to open an elegant dressmaking salon in the High Street of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925614022Author Lucinda BrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 476Imprint SprigleafPublisher SprigleafWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 27mm

Ali Khan and Nino Kipiani live in the cosmopolitan, oil-rich capital of Azerbaijan which, at the beginning of the twentieth century, is a melting-pot of different cultures. Ali is a Muslim, with his ancestors' passion for the desert, and Nino is a...

The eighth novel in Julia Quinn's globally beloved and bestselling Bridgerton Family series, set in Regency times and now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. Finally, this is Gregory's story . . . About the AuthorJulia Quinn started writing her...

'One hell of a journey...a great curl up and read book' Reader Review 'Outstandingly fabulous' Reader Review 'Had me going to bed early just so that I could listen to it!' Reader Review ...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Me Before You and the new 2023 novel Someone Else's Shoes.When twenty-one year old Joy meets handsome naval officer Edward at an ex-pat party in 1950s Hong Kong, the last thing she expects is to fall in love...