Biographical fiction

In the final days of the Chinese empire, Orchid, a beautiful 17-year-old from an aristocratic but impoverished family, is pushed into the maelstrom of politics when she is chosen to be a lower-ranking concubine of the emperor.

'Forever Nude' is the story of the painter Bonnard and his relationship with his model Marthe - later his wife.

In 1922, Edith Thompson and her young lover Frederick were tried for the murder of Edith's husband. The trial unravelled an illicit love affair, a backstreet abortion, domestic violence, murder and finally a double execution. This is Edith's story.

When Ben is feeling hurt and upset after being called racist names, he is glad of the words of a kind stranger. Later that day, Ben and his father join a huge rally in the centre of Washington D.C. and Ben is surprised to see his new friend.

Of all the great figures of the Roman era, none was more fascinating than Marcus Cicero. Written by the author of 'Pompeii', this book tells the story of Cicero's rise to power, from radical young lawyer to first citizen of Rome.

Of all the great figures of the Roman era, none was more fascinating or attractive than Marcus Cicero. Written by the author of 'Pompeii', this book tells the story of Cicero's rise to power, from radical young lawyer to first citizen of Rome, competing with men, such as Pompey, Caesar, Crassus a...

In December 1922, Ivor Gurney, ex-soldier, poet and composer was transferred from Barnwood House Asylum in Gloucester to the City of London Mental Hospital, Dartford. Suffering from increasingly frequent and deepening bouts of 'Systemized Delusional Insanity', Gurney was to spend the rest of his ...

'The Invention of Everything Else' is a moving exploration of human loneliness and isolation, and the opposing powers of emotional and scientific imagination.

This novel began as a simple rewrite of an obscure little narrative, in which Israel Potter tells the story of his sad fall from revolutionary hero to London peddler. Following its opening chapter Melville's novel retells that tale, then alternately moves between invented episodes and historical ...

Seth pays homage to the wit and sophistication of the old-fashioned magazine cartoon. While trying to understand his dissatisfaction with the present, Seth discovers the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s.