Historical Fiction Books
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This Month's Featured Books
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Dangerous Crossing Rachel Rhys All aboard for an Agatha Christie-esque mystery set on a ship bound for the distant shores of Australia in 1939. As the world teeters on the edge of another war, working class Lily is about to plunge headlong into a... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/08/2017 
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Under a Pole Star Stef Penney Flora Mackie leads a remarkable life. Daughter of a whaling captain, with her mother dead, she spent many of her teenage years sailing with him and living with the Inuit of Greenland. When grown, it naturally suits her to join... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/08/2017
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The Secret of Summerhayes Meryn Allingham Summer 1944: Bombed out by the blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated and crumbling Summerhayes estate. Now a shadow of its former glory; most of the rooms... Format: Paperback - Released: 27/07/2017
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The Four Horsemen Gregory Dowling A captivating, vibrant, and exciting tale of secret societies, death and disorder in the middle of Venice in the 1750’s. This is the second in the ‘Alvise Marangon Mystery series’, set after ‘Ascension’. Alvise finds himself investigating the... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2017
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The Woman in the Wood Lesley Pearse An engaging, poignant and moving family tale set in the 1960’s on the south coast of England. 15 year old twins Maisy and Duncan are sent to live in the New Forest with their disapproving grandmother. After the difficulties of... Format: Hardback - Released: 29/06/2017
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Arminius The Limits of Empire Robert Fabbri Teeming with more brutal betrayal and conflict than you can shake an axe at, this first-rate historical fiction from the author of the epic Vespasian sequence recounts Rome’s monumental defeat in deep, dark Teutoburg Wald. Arminius of... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2017
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The Outcasts of Time Ian Mortimer An absolutely riveting walk through time. The moment I heard about ‘The Outcasts of Time’ I knew I had to read it, the premise is just fascinating. In 1348, brothers John and William are informed they have only six days... Format: Hardback - Released: 15/06/2017
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An Almond for a Parrot Wray Delaney A fascinating erotica debut for famed children's book author Sally Gardner and, most definitely, a change in register as a tale of 18th century debauchery unfolds in the tradition of FANNY HILL and other historical jolly naughtiness. Tully Truegood is... Format: Paperback - Released: 27/07/2017
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The Invitation Lucy Foley A sophisticated, expressive, and emotional story set in the glamorous Italian film promotion world of the 1950’s. Hal and Stella meet at a party, an immediate connection flares into life, yet the spectre of war holds both in a devastating... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/06/2017
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The Lost Girl Carol Drinkwater July 2017 eBook of the Month. A mesmerising, haunting, and extraordinarily relevant yet beautifully evocative read. Kurtiz arrives in Paris after a sighting of her missing daughter, as the tale begins to unfurl, humanity at its... Format: Hardback - Released: 29/06/2017
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The Horseman Tim Pears This begins The West Country Trilogy starting in 1911. It follows two years in the life of young Leo as he skips school as often as he can to help his father, brothers and cousin on one of the six... Format: Paperback - Released: 13/07/2017
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Where Dead Men Meet Mark Mills Absolutely thrilling… this is a fast-paced, firecracker of a read, set in Europe as the Second World War is brewing. Why is Luke Hamilton, intelligence officer at the British Embassy in Paris the target of an assassination attempt? As Luke... Format: Paperback - Released: 13/07/2017
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