Historical Fiction

Edinburgh, 1920. Three children are missing, abducted from the poorhouses of the city.When a body is found near the town of Liberton, Dr Thomas Stevenson, still suffering from the trauma of the First World War, finds himself drawn into the police investigation. But suspicion falls on the woman wi...

Chicago, early 1970s: Who does a woman call when she needs help? Jane.The best-known secret in the city, Jane is an underground women’s health organization composed entirely of women helping women, empowering them to live lives free from the expectations of society by offering reproductive counse...

La famiglia Benzimra è riunita per leggere le ultime volontà del padre. Scoprono così di avere un fratellastro al quale andrà parte dell'eredità.Riusciranno a trovarlo? Sconvolgerà le loro vite?Partiranno tutti insieme da Gerusalemme alla volta di Tangeri per cercarlo e inizierà così un viaggio a...

After generations of fighting amongst the ruling families of eleventh-century Occitania, the marriage of Almodis de la Marche to Hugh of Lusignan is intended to bring peace and harmony. But at a time when a noblewoman’s purpose is to produce heirs, Almodis resolves to found her own dynasty. Almod...

It’s 15 years since readers were first introduced to Felix in Once, and across six celebrated books, our brave young hero has survived many unforgettable and emotional journeys. Now comes the seventh and final part of Felix’s story, bringing to a powerful climax a series that countless young list...

"Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down on us all. It makes me wonder if we'll ever see the sun again."It's 1943, and Lily Tregenze lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside villag...

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the beloved radio show, Ambridge at War takes readers back to before it all began . . . It’s 1940 and war has broken out. It is midnight at the turn of the year, and Walter Gabriel speaks the same line that opened the very first radio episode – 'And a Happy New...

America, one century on: a warmer climate is causing vast movements of people. Droughts, floods and hurricanes force entire populations to simply abandon their homes. Tensions are mounting between north and south, and some northern states are threatening to close their borders against homeless fe...

Before Meghan and Harry, another American 'princess' captured the hand of an English aristocrat. Now, Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her "The Wedding of the Century" to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind "the glitter and the gold." On a cold Novembe...

'Swede' Levov is living the American dream. He glides through life cocooned by his devoted family, lucrative business, sporting prowess and good looks. He is the embodiment of thriving, post-war America, land of liberty and hope.Until one sunny day in 1968, when Swede's daughter, Merry, commits a...