Blonde Venus

Plague and cholera

Paris, May 1940. Nazi troops storm the city and at Le Bourget airport, on the last flight out, sits Dr Alexandre Yersin, his gaze politely

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

The Testimony of Alys Twist

1553: deeply-divided England rejoices as the rightful heir, Mary Tudor, sweeps to power on a tide of populist goodwill. But the people should have been

The Oatmeal Ark

The Reverend Hector Gillean is a ghost. At the start of the last century he built a ship and sailed west from the Hebrides to

The Way We Were

Bravery has many meanings. Jerome's mom is a sailor. When her ship is in home port, she and Jerome bake cookies, read books together, and

Falling Thread

Manchester, vara anului 1890. Un oraș zgomot de industrie și strălucitor de bogăție. Dar pentru Charles, închis în vila suburbană a părinților săi din clasa

The Starlet and the Spy

February 1954. Although the Korean War armistice was signed a year ago, most citizens of Seoul still battle to return to some semblance of normalcy.

Vanishing Sky

'In 1945, as the war in Germany nears its violent end, the Huber family is not yet free of its dangers or its insidious demands.

Hystopia

At the bitter end of the 1960s, after surviving multiple assassination attempts, President John F. Kennedy has created a vast federal agency, the Psych Corps,

Lost Diary of M

An engrossing debut novel that cannily reimagines the extraordinary life and mysterious death of bohemian Georgetown socialite Mary Pinchot Meyer-- secret lover of JFK, e...

Man Who Was Saturday

SOLDIER, ESCAPER, SPYMASTER, POLITICIAN - Airey Neave was assassinated in the House of Commons car park in 1979. Forty years after his death, Patrick Bishop's

Madonna Of The Mountains

1923, north-eastern Italy: Maria Vittoria's father has left the village to find her a husband. He has taken his mule, a pack of food and

The Art of Waiting

Russia, 1943. A girl from Leningrad, a soldier from Venice, stand together on the edge of wilderness. He is a shadow of a man, trapped

Golden Wolf

The fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy

The Steamie

Magrit, Dolly, Doreen and Mrs Culfeathers are the lifeblood of their Glasgow community and the steamie is at the centre of their world. Now, in

The Sweet Girl

Aristotel nu a reușit niciodată să se împotrivească unei minți ascuțite, nici măcar fiicei sale, Pitia - o tânără care ar trebui să fie mulțumită

Invitation to a Bonfire

1930s America: Zoya Andropova, a young Russian refugee, finds herself in an elite New Jersey boarding school. Having lost her family, her home and her

A Sacred Storm

8th Century Sweden: Erlan Aurvandil, a Viking outlander, has pledged his sword to Sviggar Ivarsson, King of the Sveärs, and sworn enemy of the Danish

Spring Comes to Emmerdale

World War I wages on, and the families of Emmerdale are trying their best to move on from tragedy, while the effects of war still

Daughters of the Resistance

A heart-wrenching novel of love, resilience and courage in World War II, from the author of Sisters of War - perfect for readers who loved

Fate and Fortune

The year is 1581, and the young St Andrews academic Hew Cullan is unhappy with his life and disillusioned with the law. After his father's

Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray's witty literary classic Vanity Fair is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, and follows anti-heroine and ruthless social clim...

Stray Angel

Discover the Workhouse to War trilogy by Kay Brellend: a new saga series set in the Whitechapel Union workhouse in East London, between 1904 and

Fourth Shore

Moving between past and present, to explore Liliana's years as a young woman in Tripoli under Italian occupation, The Fourth Shore shines a light on

The Glittering Hour

Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking, pursued by the press and staying on just the

Eulogist

'From the author of The Water Dancers and Good Family comes the story of an Irish family that emigrates to America in 1819 and settles

Fading of the Light

Benedict's arrival shatters the peaceful and creative atmosphere of the close-knit community. When Edith will not allow him back into her bed, the conflict escalates

Letting in the Light

From the award-winning author of The Apothecary's Daughter comes the next book in the Spindrift Trilogy - a beautifully evocative, family drama, perfect for fans

The Unwanted Dead

Paris, Friday 14th June 1940. The day the Nazis march into Paris, making headlines around the globe. Paris police detective Eddie Giral - a survivor

Pack Up Your Troubles

1919: The war is over, but peace is yet to come. As men are demobbed, women must give up positions that gave them freedom. Edward

The Heresy of Dr Dee: Book 2 (The John Dee Papers Series)

Tudor intrigue, murder, and the dark arts—the second in a stunning and acclaimed historical series starring Dr. John Dee, perfect for fans of C. J.

The Queen's Promise

Alluring Anne Boleyn knows she is required to use her charm to her advantage - and secure the status of her family at the Tudor

Kept: A Novel

When Henry Ireland dies unexpectedly from what appears to be a riding accident in August 1863, the failed landowner leaves behind little save his high-strung

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

The Dark Days Pact : A Lady Helen Novel

Combining Jane Austen's high society and Cassandra Clare's supernatural underworld, Alison Goodman's second novel in the Lady Helen trilogy will delight fans of historic...

A Wartime Christmas

Can love find a way this Christmas? Christmas 1941, Isle of Dogs. The little community on Slater Street has fought valiantly to keep their spirits

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

Ross Poldark (Poldark Series)

Cornwall in the 1780s - when powerful forces of revolution and reaction are at large in the world. Tired from a grim war in America,

Rutherford Park

'Snow had fallen in the night, and now the great house, standing at the head of the valley, seemed like a five-hundred-year old ship sailing

The Women at Hitler's Table

East Prussia, 1943. Hitler hides away in the Wolfsshanze - his hidden headquarters. The tide is turning in the war and his enemies circle ever

House of Gold

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of The House at Tyneford, an epic family saga about a headstrong Austrian heiress who

The Day Before Forever (Seventh Miss Hatfield Book 3)

The conclusion of this epic time-traveling romantic trilogy, perfect for fans of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Outlander. Rebecca, the Seventh Miss Hatfiel...

Enemy of the Raj

India, 1937. Intrepid reporter Sir Percival Harris is hunting tigers with his friend, Professor Ernest Drabble. Harris soon bags a man-eater - but later finds

The Devil in the Corner

Escaping the horrors of life as a governess, Maud seeks refuge with the cousin-by-marriage she never knew. But her efforts to please Juliana are met

Act of Treachery

Catherine Dessin, a young French girl living in Paris during the occupation, falls for an older, married German officer. The novel examines the tensions this

Promised Land

'The tumultuous early years of the young Jewish state are brought to vivid life through the eyes of two German Jewish brothers. Arie survived the

Sex and Stravinsky

Este 1995, dar toată lumea are un trecut. Geniala australiană Caroline poate comanda pe toată lumea, cu excepția propriei ei mame macabre, ceea ce înseamnă

Act of Peace

Klaus-Pierre is the love-child of a young Frenchwoman and a senior, married German officer. Klaus-Pierre never knew his father, who was killed before he was

The Patriots

Pierde-te în povestea irezistibilă a călătoriei unei femei prin Rusia secolului XX. Crescând în Brooklynul anilor 1930, Florence Fein va face orice pentru a scăpa

Defectors

Moscow, the Cold War, 1961. Stalin has been dead for eight years. With the launch of Sputnik, the Soviet Union's international prestige is at an

Mother's Day on Coronation Street

It’s 1942 and Annie Walker is the landlady of the Rovers Return on Coronation Street. With her husband, Jack, away fighting for King and Country,

Dambuster

Lincolnshire May 1943. Twenty Lancaster bombers stand poised to fly one of World War 2's most daring and dangerous missions, 617 Squadron's legendary bouncing-bomb attac...

The Amateur Marriage

Michael and Pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other. The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in

My Last Duchess

Cora Cash, possibly the wealthiest heiress in 1890s America, has been raised to believe that money will open every door to her. But when her

Leopard at the Door

Set in Kenya in the 1950s against the fading backdrop of the British Empire, a story of self-discovery, betrayal, and an impossible love from the

To Catch a Dream

The stunning first instalment in The Breckton Novels, To Catch a Dream by Mary Wood tells the tragic tale of Bridie O'Hara, as she struggles

Through the Storm

Two years of war have taken a terrible toll on Pearl Street, Liverpool. German bombs have reduced some houses to rubble and most of the

Way of All Flesh

A vivid and gripping historical crime novel set in 19th century Edinburgh, Scotland, co-written by bestselling author Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist Dr Maris...

Hornblower in the West Indies

1815, the Napoleonic Wars are over. Yet peace continues to elude Horatio Hornblower overseas . . . As an admiral struggling to impose order in

Sisters of War

A secret love. An impossible choice. For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Pam Jenoff, and Kate Furnivall comes this unforgettable tale of love, loss,