The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardize ...Show more
HMS Surprise #3 by Patrick O'Brian
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey/Maturin series | Reading Level: very good
How far will a man go in the name of revenge, honour, love or simple survival? Far from familiar seas, Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew must test themselves to the very limits of human endurance.Following a daring rescue, Jack Aubrey accepts a new command and a new commission to a far-flung destination ...Show more
Fanatic Heart (PB) by Tom Keneally
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
A retelling of the life and exploits of Irish patriot John Mitchel, with a particular focus on his time in exile on Van Diemen's Land. John Mitchel, Irishman, lawyer, journalist, activist and politician, is a complex character. Charged with treason in Ireland and tried by an English judge he was snuck o ...Show more
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
$18.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
On Christmas Eve, 1617, the sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a reckless storm. As Maren Magnusdatter watches, 40 fishermen, including her father and brother, are lost to the waves, the menfolk of Vardø wiped out in an instant.Now the women must fend for themselves.Eighteen ...Show more
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
A heartbreaking story of love and loss, based on a true storyOVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS 2017 BEST HISTORICAL FICTION AWARD *************************** Memphis, Tennessee, 1939 Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger sibli ...Show more
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Wolf Hall 1 | Reading Level: very good
From one of our finest living writers, Wolf Hall is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel. ‘Every bit as good as they said it was’ Observer ‘Terrific’ Margaret Atwood ‘As soon as I opened this book I was gripped. I read it almost non-stop’ The Times In Wolf Hall, one of our very best writers ...Show more
Lustrum: From the Sunday Times bestselling author by Robert Harris
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Cicero Trilogy
Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power. Cicero is consul, Caesar his ruthless young rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, Clodius an ambitious playboy. The stori ...Show more
Warriors of the Storm (#9 The Last Kingdom) by Bernard Cornwell
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The\Last Kingdom Ser. | Reading Level: Adult
The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2's major TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. A fragile peace is about to be broken... King Alfred's son Edward and form ...Show more
Lionhearts by Nathan Makaryk
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Nottingham series 2
History and myth collide in Nathan Makaryk's Lionhearts, a riveting story of vengeance, redemption and war, perfect for fans of Game of Thrones... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Learned By Heart by Emma Donoghue
$34.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Adding to the already moving, richly told and gripping collection of historical fiction from Emma Donoghue, Learned By Heart is the breathtaking story of two young girls on the margins of life, forging a connection that will last a lifetime. In 1805, at boarding school in York, two fourteen-year-olds me ...Show more
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
The mesmerising story of the only female Argonaut, told by Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ELEKTRA and ARIADNE. When a daughter is born to the King of Arcadia, she brings only disappointment. Left exposed on a mountainside, the defenceless infant Atalanta is left to the mercy of a passing mot ...Show more
Rules of Civility: The stunning debut by the million-copy bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
An elegant and captivating debut novel, Aom Towles' Rules of Civility tells the story of a watershed year in the life of an uncompromising twenty-five-year-old named Katey Kontent, a young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Armed with little more than a formidable intellect, a bracing wit, and her ...Show more