'Your job is to bind the books, not read them.' When the men of Oxford University Press leave for the Western Front, Peggy, her twin sister Maude a...

The heartbreaking and completely unputdownable instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick about the pain and sacrifice ...

Dear Reader, the man I love is trying to kill me...A mesmerising tale of buried secrets and dark obsession with shades of Daphne du Maurier, The Bi...

Piracy. Romance. Revenge. Across the seas of the seventeenth century, two seafarers are forced to fight for their lives. The sequel to The City of ...

The entrancing historical read perfect for readers of Hamnet and The Manningtree Witches 'Vivid and poetic' JENNIFER SAINT 'Mesmerizing' ROSIE ...

Soho, London, 1958. Three women. One boarding house. A secret that could shatter everything.One wet afternoon in 1954, after a whirlwind romance, E...

An intimate look at the domestic lives of enslaved women, NIGHT WHEREVER WE GO is an evocative meditation on resistance and autonomy, on love and t...

Soon to be a major Netflix series1940, France. In the middle of a devastating war, how many lives can you save?Varian Fry, a young American journa...

'A fantastic read. I was gripped and enthralled. Wonderful storytelling' JILL MANSELL'Fascinating, moving, romantic and utterly gripping. I couldn'...

Once I was a Charmer, and the magical beasts of this world loved me. Now I'm something else. Something darker.As a member of the Charmers Council, ...

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK1628. Embarking on a journey in search of her fat...

***A RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK***'Glorious and tender . . . I finished it with tears in my eyes' JENNIFER SAINT'A stunning achievement' CHRISTY LEFTER...

An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against the colourful chivalric backdrop of Arthurian l...

A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc - perfect for fans of Cecily, Ariadne and Matrix 'It is as if the author has crept in...

​Meet Jacob – aka Sparrow – a boy slave in a brothel in the Spanish city of New Carthage in the last years of pagan Rome.Raised in a brothel at the...

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'I am truly dazzled' TRACY CHEVALIER'A rich tapestry of African mythology and magic' CHERIE JONES'Bursting with magic, bright and visceral' JENNIFE...

Read the most captivating historical debut of the year! '[A] scintillating, swash-buckling debut... terrifically fun' SUNDAY TIMES 'Sharp, mo...

'Gets under the skin of the man who is so often dismissed as a much-married monster and gives us an altogether more nuanced, compelling and human p...

NAPOLEON: EMPEROR OF FRANCE, MASTER OF EUROPE. 1812. On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himse...

'Masterful . . . [This Other Eden] has much to say to our times.' Guardian 'A testament of love . . . so real it could make you weep.' Danez Smi...

The gripping historical novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The MerciesThe Dance Tree is the perfect book club r...

Summer on St Kilda - a wild, remote Scottish island.Two strangers from drastically different worlds meet . . .Wild-spirited Effie Gillies has lived...

In his first novel, Werner Herzog tells a hypnotic tale inspired by the true story of a Japanese soldier who defended a small island for twenty-nin...

A gothic adventure story, a classic tale with a feminist twist, a story of ambition and obsession, forbidden love and sabotage...'It is not the mon...

"This is a truly character-driven novel that explores how people define themselves, the creation of family and home, and the importance of memory a...

'Britain's answer to Donna Tartt' Sunday Times'A huge talent' Hilary Mantel'Was this how it was going to be for ever? Wrapping things for customers...

Sold by her impoverished mother. Enslaved in an infamous brothel in Pompeii. Determined to fight for her freedom at all costs. . . . Enter into the...

'Once again, Goranson channels the epics of the past to take the reader on a journey filled with adventure, danger, and forbidden love...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A tale of enduring power' Paula McLainFrom the author of the No.1, two million-copy bestseller Before We Were Yours c...

'So beautiful, so haunting . . . bitingly real . . . Giles has given us a vital, glorious story: rich, rewarding, and utterly revealing of our time...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that girls just wanna have fun 'If Bridgerton and Fleabag had a book baby, it would be Reputation. I inhale...

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From the USA Today bestselling author comes a gripping new emotional WW2 historical novel. Inspired by a true story! ...

On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home, where one young woman will make a choice that will change...

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022 The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month The truth must come out. In 1963, in a Siberian gulag, former nu...

A HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES AND THE SUNDAY TIMES In 1887 young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, ...

'Spooky, atmospheric, brilliant... I think I love it the best out of all Laura's books. Watch out for it - but beware...' Bridget Collins, author o...

TWO WOMEN SEPARATED BY CENTURIES, THEIR LIVES DRAWN TOGETHER BY A BEAUTIFUL SILK DRESS Textiles historian Jo Baaker returns to the Dutch island wh...

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE NEW VOICE IN HISTORICAL FICTIONA pure pleasure of a novel set in Georgian London, where the discovery of a ...

'n Storie oor twee dapper tieners, Johannes en Dina, tydens die dodelike griepepidemie van 1918. As die enigste oorlewendes uit hul gesinne op twee...

A mesmerising retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Perfect for fans of CIRCE, A SONG OF ACHILLES, and THE SILENCE OF TH...

It is 1871 and Nthebolang and her mother must flee their home: her father has been accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death. For months they wa...

A breathtaking historical novel of revenge, persecution and loss, The City of Tears by Kate Mosse follows on from her Sunday Times number one bests...

On a platform in occupied Paris, a mother whispers goodbye.It is the end. But also the beginning...'What a book... Emotional and heartrending...abs...