Girl At The Lion d'Or by Sebastian Faulks
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Beautifully written and extraordinarily moving' SUNDAY TIMES 'A powerful story of love, conscience, will and desire' OBSERVER 'A poised and well-judged work' FINANCIAL TIMES Anne Louvet needs to escape her past, to escape Paris. The Hotel du Lion d'Or and the sea air promise ...Show more
Post Captain #2 by Patrick O'Brian
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: AUBREY-MATURIN | Reading Level: very good
Whether on land or at sea, can Jack Aubrey stay one step ahead of his enemies? With the Treaty of Amiens, England is at peace. At least for now. . . Accompanied by his friend, ship’s surgeon and spy Stephen Maturin, Captain Jack Aubrey has returned home to England and the life of a country gentl ...Show more
The Broken Places by Russell Franklin
$34.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
In 1931, Gregory Hemingway's life begins in Kansas City, Missouri. The third and favourite son of an overbearing father, Greg is a paragon: a star athlete, a crack shot, bright and handsome and built like a pocket battleship.In 2001, Gloria Hemingway's life ends in a Miami women's correctional instituti ...Show more
The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: 9 YA
'Whitney Scharer's storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details . . . This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portrait of the forging of an artist's soul.' Madeleine Miller, author of Circe 'I'd rather take a photograph than be one,' says Lee Miller, shortly after she arrives in Paris ...Show more
The French Promise by Fiona McIntosh
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Postwar Paris is alive with optimism but lavender keeper Luc Ravens and his love Lisette remain haunted by the horrors they have endured. Casting their fate to the winds, they set sail for Australia, hoping to rebuild their lives in a land that's full of promise.Postwar Paris is alive with optimism but ...Show more
The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntosh
$23.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Lavender farmer Luc Bonet is raised by a wealthy Jewish family in the foothills of the French Alps. When the Second World War breaks out he joins the French Resistance, leaving behind his family's fortune, their home overrun by soldiers, their lavender fields in disarray.Lavender farmer Luc Bonet is rai ...Show more
The Maiden by Kate Foster
$34.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster's The Maiden is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history. "In the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me." Edinbu ...Show more
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
$33.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
IN THE DARKNESS OF WAR, THE LIGHT OF BOOKS Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is the unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together. PARIS, 1939 Odile Souchet is obsessed with books, a ...Show more
The Last Dance by Fiona McIntosh
$23.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
From the rolling countryside of Kent to the colourful souks of Morocco, this is a heart-stopping novel of romance, intrigue and danger - and a passion to risk dying for.Impoverished Stella Myles meets the enigmatic Montgomery in a Piccadilly ballroom and he orchestrates a job for her as governess with t ...Show more
The Woman in the Green Dress by Tea Cooper
$16.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
For readers who loved Remarkable Creatures, The Naturalist's Daughter and The Birdman's Wife comes The Woman in the Green Dress... 1853 Mogo Creek, NSW Della Atterton, bereft at the loss of her parents, is holed up in the place she loves best: the beautiful Hawkesbury in New South Wales. Happiest follow ...Show more
Lionhearts by Nathan Makaryk
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Nottingham series 2
History and myth collide in Nathan Makaryk's Lionhearts, a riveting story of vengeance, redemption and war, perfect for fans of Game of Thrones... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville
$32.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Reading Level: very good
The first new novel in almost ten years from award-winning, bestselling author Kate Grenville.What if Elizabeth Macarthur-wife of the notorious John Macarthur, wool baron in the earliest days of Sydney-had written a shockingly frank secret memoir? And what if novelist Kate Grenville had miraculously fou ...Show more