Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is the remarkable story of Agnes Mangusdottir, a women awaiting execution in Northern Iceland in the early 19th Century.
Historical Novels
The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
The Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory follows Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth and last wife. Can she keep her head when he turns…
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr has won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature this yearand describes two stories set in the WWII…
Angels and Insects by A S Byatt
Angels and Insects by A S Byatt consists of two engaging novellas, ‘Morpho Eugenia’ and ‘The Conjugial Angel’, both of which are set in the…
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon has had a huge following for years with her Outlander series, the first novel of which, Cross Stitch, was released in 1991.
Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer
Listed as her first mystery, written in 1932, and reprinted in 2006 by Arrow Books, Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer is set in…
Mr Darcy takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll
Mr Darcy takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll tells the story of Elizabeth and Darcy where Pride and Prejudice left off; at the wedding.
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The Edith Trilogy by Frank Moorhouse (Grand Days, Dark Palace and Cold Light)
The three books of Frank Moorhouse’s Edith Trilogy (Grand Days, Dark Palace and Cold Light) follow the adult life of the ambitious, and somewhat eccentric,…
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland tells the story of a band of disparate travellers who drift together, tied by secrets and, possibly, magic.
Pompeii by Robert Harris
Pompeii by Robert Harris is a straightforward historical fiction about (what else?) the last days of Pompeii.