Historical Fiction

Updated December 30, 2023
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The storm we made : a novel
Chan, Vanessa
Paper Book
READERS ARE LOVING THE STORM WE MADE: Difficult to put down once started. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is not a book to be missed. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolutely exceptional book that will never leave me.⭐⭐&...
The glassmaker
Chevalier, Tracy
Paper Book
'Spellbinding' ELIF SHAFAK 'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Year 'Sparkling' OBSERVER 'A triumph' PHILIP PULLMAN 'As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead' INDEPENDENT 'Meticulously researched and evoking the beauty of the Venice lagoon' PHILIPPA GREGORY<...
The women
Hannah, Kristin
Paper Book
Soon to be a major motion picture!'Astonishing. Compelling. Powerful' - Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' - Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in ChemistryFrom the worldwide bestselling author of The Four Winds, The...
The great divide : a novel
Henríquez, Cristina
Paper Book
'A gorgeous, sweeping epic' ANN NAPOLITANO 'A master of prose' WASHINGTON POST 'One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY 'Spectacular' JOANNE SEFTON 'I didn't want it to end' SARA SHERIDAN A breathtaking historical novel following...
The curse of Pietro Houdini : a novel
Miller, Derek B.
Paper Book
We will lie, cheat, steal, fight, sin... Whatever it takes to survive. The bombing of Rome in 1943 leaves fourteen-year-old Massimo orphaned and with no choice but to set out on a journey to discover any remaining relatives in Naples. A chance meeting with the mysterious and...
The Briar Club : a novel
Quinn, Kate
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, D.C., 1950 Everyone keeps to themselves at...
The Phoenix crown : a novel
Quinn, Kate
Paper Book
An unforgettable story about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles... San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very...
The underground library : a novel
Ryan, Jennifer
Paper Book
When the Blitz threatens the heart of a London neighbourhood, three young women must use their fighting spirit to keep their community together in this heartwarming novel from the author of The Kitchen Front.On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it...
The Hazelbourne ladies motorcycle and flying club : a novel
Simonson, Helen
Paper Book
Whip-smart and utterly transportive, this is historical fiction of the highest order - an unforgettable coming-of-age story, a tender romance, and a portrait of a nation on the brink of change 'A charming and uplifting tale - I LOVED every minute!' FAITH HOGAN...
Miss Morgan's book brigade : a novel
Skeslien Charles, Janet
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of the The Paris Library returns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian determined to bring books to the children of war-torn France. 'This is hands...
Only the brave : a novel
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
COURAGE. COMPASSION. SURVIVAL. LOVE.Only the Brave is a heart-wrenching story of courage and hope set in wartime Berlin, from the billion-copy bestseller Danielle Steel. In 1930s Berlin, dark days dawn under Hitler's Third Reich. For nineteen-year-old Sophia Alexander, life will never be the same....

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