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Glorious

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Gunfight turns his eye for evocative detail to a sweeping novel of the American West that

Winter Family

After being court-martialed for their actions during the Civil War, a band of hardened Union soldiers recast themselves as outlaws. Among these twisted men who’ve

Sunshine After Rain

Emily Dalton leads a secure and privileged life with her husband William and their two strong-minded daughters, Connie and Jenny. But their happy world is

From a distance

Bruised and brutalised by war, Michael returns to England on a troop ship, unable to face the life that awaits him at home. Impulsively he

M

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER M. is a startling look into the fascist mindset, a portrait of unrelenting determination, and an impeccable work of historical fic...

The Clockmaker's Wife

Londra, 1940. Marea Britanie este cuprinsă de teroarea Blitz-ului, forțând-o pe Nell Spelman să fugă din capitală împreună cu fiica ei tânără - lăsând în

Beast

Jeremy Underwood is a long-serving subeditor on The Daily Beast, Britain's mightiest tabloid. Returning from holiday, he notices two burqa-clad figures lurking outside th...

Lords of the North

The year is 878. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has helped the Saxons of Wessex defeat the invading Danes. Now, finally free

Glorious Guinness Girls

From London to Ireland in 1920s, a glorious, gripping, moving and richly textured novel which takes us to the heart of the remarkable real-life story

Noah: The Official Movie Novelization

The Biblical Noah suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge and takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood. The official novelization of the

Sunlight on a Broken Column

Laila, orphaned daughter of a distinguished Muslim family, is brought up in her grandfather's traditional household by her aunts, who keep purdah. At fifteen she

Ribbons of Scarlet

Six bestselling and award-winning authors bring to life a breathtaking epic novel illuminating the hopes, desires, and destinies of princesses and peasants, harlots and w...

Moonlight Over Mayfair

All-round entertainer Anton Du Beke returns with his second novel set in the exclusive Buckingham Hotel. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge.

The Year of the Gun

1944: Twenty years after WPC Lottie Armstrong was dismissed from the Leeds police force, she's back, now a member of the Women's Auxiliary Police Corps.

New Recruits at Goodwill House

May 1940 There are new residents at Goodwill House - WAAF drivers Camilla 'Millie' Cunningham and Diane Forsyth, both eager to do their bit for

The Cold Millions

The Dolans live by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a

Saint Mazie

Meet Mazie Phillips: big-hearted and bawdy, she's the truth-telling proprietress of The Venice, the famed New York City movie theater. It's the Jazz Age, with

Sharks in the Time of Saviors

Sharks in the Time of Saviors is a groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawai’ian gods into an engrossing family saga a story

House of Shadows

A family destroyed by war. A secret that could change everything. Celia De Witt is half-German, half-English, and heir to her family's vast fortune. But

The Xanthe Schneider Enigma Files

Xanthe Schneider is a homespun crossword enthusiast from Cincinnati. In 1938, in an effort to reconnect with the spirit of her estranged English mother, she

A Fierce Radiance

A Washington Post Best Novel of the Year An NPR Mystery of the Year In the anxious days after Pearl Harbor, Life photojournalist Claire Shipley

His Wicked Kiss

Dynamic but dangerous Lord Jack Knight is a wealth-obsessed self-made man with a shadowy past and a reputation for ruthlessness. Relieved to come upon the

Beautiful days

Scandal, intrigue, and romance follow three beautiful teenaged friends, Letty, Cordelia and Astrid, as they each try find love and fortune in glamorous Jazz Age

Ragged Rose

The heartwarming new novel from Dilly Court, the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of The Beggar Maid. Barbican, London 1875 Rose and her little

The Last Foundling

Când a rămas însărcinată la Londra, în 1938, Jean știa că nu își poate păstra copilul. Era necăsătorită - iubita ei plecase să-și întemeieze o

The War Girls of Goodwill House

With Lord Harcourt away fighting, Lady Joanna Harcourt and her daughter Sarah discover their life of luxury at Goodwill House is over. Lady Joanna is

Last Hope Island

A Mail on Sundaybook of the year. In 1940, Europe was on the brink of collapse. Country after country had fallen to the Nazis, and

Beethoven Confidential & Brahms Gets Laid (Ken Russell Presents)

With such legendary films as Elgar, Delius: Song of Summer, Mahler and Lisztomania, Ken Russell long ago blew apart the notion that classical composers were

Twelve Babies On A Bike

It's 1956, and in a shattered post-war world, Dot, a pupil midwife, negotiates the streets on her trusty old bicycle - come rain or shine

The Singapore Grip

In Singapore in 1939 Walter Blackettâ€s rubber business is benefitting hugely from the war, but his children have proved unsuitable successors and when the son

False God of Rome

When Caligula becomes Emperor, Vespasian believes that things will improve. Instead, he watches the young emperor deteriorate from Rome's shining star to a blood-crazed,...

Invictus (Eagles of the Empire)

The Sunday Times bestesller. INVICTUS is a gripping, authentic and exciting novel of the Roman army from bestselling author Simon Scarrow. Not to be missed

Fading of the Light

1902. Spindrift House, Cornwall Edith Fairchild, deserted by her feckless husband Benedict eight years before, has established the thriving Spindrift artists' commun...

Red River

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Cane River comes the paperback debut of an epic work of fiction that tells the dramatic,

Life Among the Terranauts

From the rising star and author of the 'marvelous' (Wall Street Journal), 'enthralling' (New York Times Book Review), and 'beautiful' (Washington Post) debut novel The

Orange World and Other Stories

'From the Pulitzer finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new

Song

Song este doar un băiat când pleacă din satul Lishui din China. Plin de curaj și ambiție, el lasă în urmă familia săracă și destrămată,

Spy Killer

Kurt Reid may be innocent of the murder he's charged with (and of grand larceny, for that matter), but he's got no time to be

Chimes of a Lost Cathedral

'A Russian fantasy for anyone who's ever dreamed of meeting their heroes, centuries be damned.' --Los Angeles Times The epic journey continues... A young Russian

When Sorry Is Not Enough

Four years on from discovering their true heritage, Sally and Luke have overcome their animosity to forge a trusting relationship. And now Luke has returned

Invictus

The Sunday Times bestseller. INVICTUS is a gripping, authentic and exciting novel of the Roman army from bestselling author Simon Scarrow. Not to be missed

A Small Dark Quiet

March, 1945. The ravaged face of London will soon be painted with victory, but for Sylvie, the private battle for peace is just beginning. When

Jeremy Poldark (Poldark Series)

Jeremy Poldark is the third novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner. Despite their storm...

Jam and Roses

The poignant and powerful second novel from the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts. London, 1923. Bermondsey is the larder of London with

A Reckoning

Spring 1855 and Virginian farmer John Dickinson has a dangeroussecret that will have epic consequences. The family's riches have been wasted by John's eckless brother.

Sword and the Spear

The second novel in the exhilarating Sands of the Emperor trilogy, following the Man Booker International Prize finalist Woman of the Ashes Mozambique, 1895. After

Help

In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a

Nellie's Heartbreak

As a small child, Nellie Peace was always dreaming but sensed her mother’s rejection. Abandoned and sent into service at Beaumont House at an early

Troy: The epic battle as told in Homer’s Iliad

Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying

Aphrodites War

The island is divided, but one man's love will never be compromised...It's Cyprus, 1955 - a guerrilla war is raging and four Greek brothers are

Riviera House

In 'Riviera House' by Natasha Lester, readers are transported to the sun-drenched shores of the French Riviera, where the tranquil beauty of the Mediterranean belies

Warleggan (Poldark Series)

Cornwall 1792. Ross plunges into a highly speculative mining venture which threatens not only his family's financial security but also his turbulent marriage to Demelza....

Mikhail and Margarita: A Novel

An NPR Best Book of the Year: “[A] brilliant novel of love, betrayal and censorship . . . Deeply suspenseful” (Margot Livesey, New York Times–bestselling

Double Take: Rivals for the Crown

Mary Tudor and Elizabeth Tudor race for the English Crown. Bloodshed and betrayal is on the way… Two princesses, born seventeen years apart to the

We Are All Good People Here

From the author of A Place at the Table and A Soft Place to Land, an “intense, complex, and wholly immersive” (Joshilyn Jackson, New York

Smoke and Mirrors

Brighton, 1950s, mid-winter. Two missing children are found buried under snow in this chilling new case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto. Max's star turn

Night for Day

A feverish vision of McCarthy-era Hollywood...

An Awkward Commission

July, 1793. Since being press-ganged into service in King George's Navy, John Pearce has endured a whirlwind few months of wild storms and bitter battles

Mother's Heart

1939. Pregnant Marianne Archer is evacuated from London to the beautiful Norfolk countryside - but the villagers are expecting to house children! Thea wants to

My Name Is Red

CONTINE 16 CD-URI AUDIO Sultanul comandă în secret o carte importantă: o celebrare a vieții sale și a Imperiului Otoman, iluminurile urmând a fi realizate

Pursuits of Lord Kit Cavanaugh

Bold and clever, THE CAVANAUGHS are unlike any other family in early Victorian England. #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens continues to explore

The Eagle and the Wolves

It's AD 44, and Vespasian and the Second Legion are forging ahead in their campaign to seize the south-west of Britain. Macro and newly appointed

Death of a Monk

Aslan is forced to get married and he finds married life an ordeal. During the wedding he meets exotic dancer, Umm-Jihan and awakens in him

The Queen's Rival

England, 1459: Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, is embroiled in a plot to topple the weak-minded King Henry VI from the throne. But when the

Lionheart

1179. Henry II's Norman conquerors have swept through England, Wales - and now Ireland. Irish nobleman Ferdia has been imprisoned in Wales to ensure the

Letters from HMS BRITANNIA

Between 1884 and 1897 - when W. S, Lambert was writing - the Royal Navy was the most advanced military force in the world. Find

The Child from Nowhere

Kate finds herself back in Poor House Lane with some heartrending decisions to be made, not least how to find her missing son. Somehow she

Mary Toft; or, the Rabbit Queen

A stunning, powerfully evocative new novel based on a true story - in 1726 in the small town of Godalming, England, a young woman confounds

All Change

It is the 1950s and as the Duchy, the Cazalets' beloved matriarch, dies, she takes with her the last remnants of a disappearing world -

A Darkening of the Heart

In 18th-century Scotland, Alexander, a doctor and poet, and his snobbish sister Susanna are desperate to advance their social standing. And while Susanna unwittingly ge...

Berlin Cantata

At its core, 'Berlin Cantata' explores themes of resilience, redemption, and the search for meaning amidst chaos. Through intricately crafted prose, Lewis transports rea...

Agnès Sorel: Mistress of Beauty

The Queen of Four Kingdoms is dead. Agnès Sorel, her beautiful and innocent fourteen-year-old pupil, soon catches the attention of the mourning court. As a

The Four Swans (Poldark Series)

The Four Swans is the sixth novel in Winston Graham's sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark. Although Ross Poldark - now something of a war hero

WHEN THE SKY FALLS

Inspired by a true story. It's 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no great fondness

My Story: The Trenches (War Heroes Edition)

Historical fiction. It's 1917 and Billy Stevens is a telegraph operator stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy

Bandaging the Blitz

Bandaging the Blitz is a true story of coming-of-age in terrible times, of the blossoming of first romance into a life-long love affair, and of

Wandering Jew

Joseph Roth, best known as the author of the novel The Radetzky March and the nonfiction work The Wandering Jews, was one of the most

Hard Country

A richly authentic epic adventure of rough-hewn men and courageous women, set in the hard country of the American Southwest frontier. Hard Country is a

Undercover Agent

The secret war of SOE's youngest agent at the heart of the French Resistance, Tony Brooks, who built a vast resistance organisation in Occupied France

Brontesaurus

To celebrate the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth, eminent Victorian scholar John Sutherland takes us on an A to Z ramble through the world of

Wish You Were Here!

Touching true stories from the heyday of the Butlin's holiday camps. `When I got to the camp I felt as if I'd suddenly walked into

An Almond for a Parrot

Silk House

Australian history teacher Thea Rust arrives at an exclusive boarding school in the British countryside only to find that she is to look after the

An Unsuitable Woman

Theo Miller is young, bright and ambitious when he and his earnest younger sister Maud step off the train into the simmering heat of Nairobi.