Historical fiction

  • Winter In Madrid

    £8.99

    A special 10th anniversary edition of the haunting, standalone novel from the bestselling author of the Shardlake series, C. J. Sansom.

  • The Book Thief

    £8.99

    Narrated in the all-knowing matter-of-fact voice of Death, witnessing the story of the citizens of Molching. By 1943, the Allied bombs are falling, and the sirens begin to wail. Liesel shares out her books in the air-raid shelters. But one day, the wail of the sirens comes too late.

  • Les misérables

    £11.99

    An abridged edition of Victor Hugo’s masterful novel of nineteeth century Parisian life.

  • Dead Mans Blues

    £12.99

    A stunning historical mystery from Ray Celestin, following on from the events of The Axeman’s Jazz.

  • Tulip Eaters

    £7.99

    In a riveting exploration of the power the past wields over the present, critically acclaimed author Antoinette van Heugten writes the story of a woman whose child’s life hangs in the balance, forcing her to confront the roots of her family’s troubled history in the dark days of World War II?

  • Persuasion

    £10.99

    A pocket edition of Persuasion, Jane Austen’s celebrated final novel, featuring classic illustrations from Hugh Thomson and an afterword by author and critic Henry Hitchings.

  • Emma

    £10.99

    Experience Austen’s feistiest heroine in a gorgeous pocket sized hardback, with Hugh Thomson’s classic illustrations and with an afterword by Hugh Pinching.

  • Pride & Prejudice

    £10.99

    A gorgeous pocket edition of Jane Austen’s most enduring and popular novel, with Hugh Thomson’s classic illustrations and an afterword by author and critic, Henry Hitchings.

  • Sense & Sensibility

    Sense & Sensibility

    £10.99

    Jane Austen’s elegant novel of family, society and manners, featuring classic illustrations from Hugh Thomson and an introduction from author and critic Henry Hitchings.

  • The Joyce Girl

    The Joyce Girl

    £8.99

      Inspired by a true story, The Joyce Girl is a compelling and moving account of thwarted ambition and the destructive love of a father. A mesmerising and original debut.  

  • Gallows Thief

    £8.99

    1820s Britain: after the wars with France, when unemployment was high and soldiers could be paid off, when the government was desperately afraid of social unrest, any crime was drastically punished and thousands were hung. But one could petition the King and an investigation might ensue?

  • Villa America

    £10.99

    From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tigers in Red Weather, a gorgeous novel of the 1920s on the French Riviera, and an enthralling marriage

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