The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
An eleven-year-old girl stops eating, but remains miraculously alive and well. A nurse, sent to investigate whether she is a fraud, meets a journalist hungry for a story. Set in the Irish Midlands in the 1850s, The Wonder - inspired by numerous European and North American cases of 'fasting girls' betwee ...Show more
Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen (#3 Six Tudor Queens) by Alison Weir
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Six Tudor Queens Ser. | Reading Level: very good
NEW Acclaimed author and historian Alison Weir continues her epic Six Tudor Queens series with this third captivating novel, which brings to life Jane Seymour, King Henry VIII's most cherished bride and mother of his only legitimate male heir. Ever since she was a child, Jane has longed for a cloi ...Show more
Captain Cook's Apprentice by Anthony Hill
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
The enthralling story of Captain Cook's voyage to Australia, as seen through the eager eyes of a cabin boy. When young Isaac Manley sailed on the Endeavourfrom England in 1768, no one on board knew if a mysterious southern continent existed in the vast Pacific Ocean. It would be a voyage full of uncerta ...Show more
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
When Cora Seaborne's brilliant, domineering husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one. Wed at nineteen, this woman of exceptional intelligence and curiosity was ill-suited for the role of society wife. Seeking refuge in fresh ai ...Show more
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Kite Runner and The Other Hand - a testament to the human powers of survival. In the midst of war, he found love In the midst of darkness, he found courage In the midst of tragedy, he found hope What will you find from his story? Nuri is a beekeeper; his wi ...Show more
Pearl in the Sand A Novel by Tessa Afshar
$23.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Can a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel? Shockingly, the Bible's answer is yes. Pearl in the Sand tells Rahab's untold story. Rahab lives in a wall; her house is built into the defensive walls of the City of J ...Show more
Lily and the Lion by Maurice Druon
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The\Accursed Kings Ser.
"This is the original Game of Thrones." George R.R. Martin. The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having committed fra ...Show more
Brothers in Blood by Simon Scarrow
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
The Roman Empire's conquest of Britannia is under threat from within. Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro must uncover a traitor to prevent unthinkable defeat. A messenger on the streets of Rome has been intercepted and tortured, revealing a plot to sabotage the Roman army's campaign against Caratacus, com ...Show more
The Blood Crows (Eagles of the Empire #12) by Simon Scarrow
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Eagles of the Empire
For nearly ten years, the Roman Empire has fought ceaselessly to strengthen its hold over Britannia. But opposition from native tribes led by the ruthless warrior Caratacus threatens to destroy everything. Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro are summoned by Governor Ostorius to Londinium. Tasked with leadi ...Show more
The Chosen Queen by Joanna Courtney
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Queens of Conquest
The Queens of the Conquest trilogy 1066. Three Queens. One Crown. As a young woman in England's royal court, Edyth, granddaughter of Lady Godiva, dreams of marrying for love. But political matches are rife while King Edward is still without an heir and the future of England is uncertain. When Edyth's fa ...Show more
Forever Your Earl: The Wicked Quills of London by Eva Leigh
$12.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Wicked Quills of London
Eva Leigh's irresistible new series introduces the Wicked Quills of London: a group of bold, brilliant female writers whose spirited allure is beyond seductive ...Eleanor Hawke loves a good scandal. And readers of her successful gossip rag live for the exploits of her favorite subject: Daniel Balfour, t ...Show more
The Burning Land (The Last Kingdom #5) by Bernard Cornwell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The\Last Kingdom Ser.
The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)--the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television series. At the end of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex ...Show more