The Vanishing Point by Andrea Hotere
$34.99 AUD
Category: Historical
A dazzling and spellbinding debut about a mysterious painting, the secrets it keeps, and the two women connected across centuries by a quest to discover the truth - for readers of Geraldine Brooks, Tracy Chevalier and Maggie O'Farrell. London, 1991: Alex Johns, an art intern at the Courtauld, believes ...Show more
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
In Strasbourg, in the boiling hot summer of 1518, a plague strikes the women of the city. First it is just one - a lone figure, dancing in the town square - but she is joined by more and more and the city authorities declare an emergency. Musicians will be brought in. The devil will be danced out of the ...Show more
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (#6 Outlander) by Diana Gabaldon
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Outlander Ser. | Reading Level: General Adult
THE SIXTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES. The long fuse of rebellion has already been lit.It?s 1772, the Royal Colony of North Carolina, and the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and preserve the colony for King and Crown.One minor problem- Jamie Fraser?s wife, Claire, ...Show more
One Illumined Thread by Sally Colin-James
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
A beautiful, enthralling and powerful story of three women separated by centuries, yet connected by a thread of longing and a singular creative spirit - for readers of Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Winman, Maggie O'Farrell and Pip Williams.In Judea, under the brutal rule of King Herod, a woman yearns for a ch ...Show more
House of Odysseus by Claire North
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: The\Songs of Penelope Ser.
'CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' - Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne Following the critically acclaimed Ithaca comes House of Odysseus, the second novel in Claire North's 'Songs of Penelope' trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that ...Show more
Such Good Friends: A Novel of Truman Capote and Lee Radziwill by Stephen Greco
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
"Fans of Capote and the era of Camelot should be delighted." --Shana Abé, New York Times bestselling author of The Second Mrs. AstorA must-read for fans of Truman Capote and Jackie Kennedy, this star-studded, evocative novel revels in the glamor, gossip, and casual betrayal of 1960s and '70s high socie ...Show more
The Sea Captain's Wife by Jackie French
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling story of murder, mystery, and mutiny on the high seas - and a love so intense it can overcome two different cultures. You never know what the sea will give you ... or what it will take back.When Mair McCrae follows her island tradition and hunts f ...Show more
The Evening and the Morning: A Prequel to The Pillars of the Earth (#0.5 Kingsbridge) TP by Ken Follett
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: PREQUEL TO PILLARS OF THE EARTH
From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins. A Time of ConflictIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king's grip on the country is fragile and chaos reigns. A young boat builder dreams of a better fu ...Show more
Elektra by Jennifer Saint
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: very good
An exciting and equally lyrical new retelling from Jennifer Saint, the Sunday Times bestselling author of ARIADNE. The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the ...Show more
Sharpe's Command - Richard Sharpe and the Bridge at Almaraz, May 1812 by Bernard Cornwell
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Sharpe's Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
SHARPE IS BACK.The brand new novel from Bernard Cornwell in the global bestselling Sharpe series.If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . .And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Major Sharpe is asked to do when he's dispatched on an undercover mission behind enemy lines, deep ...Show more
My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: very good
A gripping thriller based on true story of an Irish priest in the Vatican who smuggled victims of the Nazis out of Italy under the nose of his SS officer nemesis. From the bestselling and prizewinning author of Shadowplay. September 1943- German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptman rules with te ...Show more
Ithaca (#1 Songs of Penelope) by Claire North
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: The\Songs of Penelope Ser.
‘Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking’ Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca’s shores, th ...Show more