Historical Fiction

Maaza Mengiste / Beneath the Lion's Gaze

The powerful debut from 2020 Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Shadow King Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974 - the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother's prayer room, pleading to his god...

Stewart Ross / Robinson Crusoe

Dive into the adventures of Robinson Crusoe, who escapes a storm and shipwreck only to be stranded on a desert island all alone... Will he survive? Find out in the adaptation of this classic,...

Jon Scieszka / The Time Warp Trio

Everyone's favorite time-travelers are changing their styles! The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka's...

Niall Williams / Time of the Child

A heartbreaking and life-affirming novel about small towns and second chances - from the international bestselling author of Four Letters of Love     This book is second hand, and while you may not...

Ilona Bannister / When I Ran Away

'Smart, brave and often very funny... profoundly moving' Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus T his morning Gigi left her husband and children. Now she's watching Real Housewives and drinking wine in...

James Clavell / King Rat: The Fourth Novel of the Asian Saga (Vintage Paperback)

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A.J. Cronin / Beyond This Place (Vintage Paperback) (1)

Paul Mathry, a student about to graduate and embark upon a teaching career, finds out that his father was convicted for murder, a secret that his mother had hidden from him since his childhood...

Daphne du Maurier / The King's General (Vintage Paperback)

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Laura Ingalls Wilder / Little Town on the Prairie (Puffin Books) (Vintage Paperback)

Laura turns fourteen and goes to work in town on a new-fangled sewing machine, and after a town social young Mr Wilder offers to walk her home     All of our Vintage books are Pre barcode the picture...

Dennis Wheatley / Dangerous Inheritance: A Duke De Richleau Story (Vintage Paperback)

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Jack London / Call of the Wild (Vintage Paperback)

As Buck, a mixed breed dog, is taken away from his home, instead of facing a feast for breakfast and the comforts of home, he faces the hardships of being a sled dog. Soon he lands in the wrong...

Flora Thompson / Lark Rise to Candleford (Modern Classics) (Vintage Paperback)

Lark Rise to Candleford is Flora Thompson's classic evocation of a vanished world of agricultural customs and rural culture. The trilogy of Lark Rise, Over to Candleford, and Candleford Green tells...

Evelyn Waugh / Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder (Vintage Paperback) (1)

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Carola Salisbury / Dolphin Summer (Vintage Paperback)

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Michelle Magorian / Goodnight Mister Tom (Vintage Paperback)

Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of World War II. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found...

Susan Howatch / The Rich Are Different (Vintage Paperback)

The life of a beautiful, ambitious Englishwoman becomes intertwined with the fate of an American banking family.     All of our Vintage books are Pre barcode the picture shown is the actual book you...

Patrick O'Brian / The Surgeon's Mate (Vintage Paperback)

Set in the early 19th century, John Aubrey and Stephen Maturin come home by despatch vessel to bring the news of their latest victory to the government. But Stephen is a marked man and the story...

Wilbur Smith / Fire on the Horizon

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Robert Cowley / What If? America (Large Paperback)

In this new collection of never-before-published essays, some of the world's brightest historians speculate about some of America's most intriguing crossroads. Spanning the years from independence to...

Bernhard Schlink / The Granddaughter (Large Paperback)

''Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now'' Le Monde ''The great novel of German reunification'' Le Figaro ''A masterpiece'' Maurice Szafran ''A rewarding...

Jacqueline Woodson / Red at the Bone (Large Paperback)

THE TIMES '100 BEST SUMMER READS' NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020 'Sublime' Candice Carty-Williams 'An epic in miniature' Tayari Jones 'A banger' Ta-Nehisi...

Constance Elizabeth Maud / No Surrender (Large Paperback)

No Surrender is a classic novel, important in the Women's Suffrage movement in the early 20th century     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Patricia Highsmith / The Price of Salt (Large Paperback)

A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter...

Scott Peters / Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll (Large Paperback)

What if the first clue isn't a secret message or a hidden map, but something much stranger: a pair of mismatched sandals? Zet is about to find out. Zet is good at spotting odd things, which is...

Mel Starr / The Tainted Coin (Large Paperback)

It Is The Autumn Of 1367. Master Hugh Is Enjoying The Peaceful Life Of Bampton, When A Badly Beaten Man Is Found Under The Porch Of St. Andrew's Chapel. The Dying Man Is A Chapman - A Traveling...

Robert Ludlum / The Rhinemann Exchange (Vintage Paperback)

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Joseph Conrad / Lord Jim (Vintage Paperback) (2)

A young man named Jim decides to go to work at sea. He quickly rises through the ranks. Jim has a cherished dream. He wants to become a real hero. Finally he gets his a long-awaited chance. One day,...

Jennifer Johnston / Captains and the Kings (Coronet Books) (Vintage Paperback)

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Len Deighton / Ss-Gb (Vintage Paperback) (1)

In February 1941 British Command surrendered to the Nazis. Churchill has been executed, the King is in the Tower and the SS are in Whitehall… For nine months Britain has been occupied - a blitzed,...

Leo Tolstoy / War and Peace Vol.2: V. 2 (Classics) (Vintage Paperback)

Presents the classical epic of the Napoleonic Wars and their effects on four Russian families, together with critical and textual notes     All of our Vintage books are Pre barcode the picture shown...

Lionel Davidson / The Rose of Tibet: Penguin Books (Vintage Paperback)

Reissued in paperback, a thriller about a man who goes to Tibet to search for his missing brother. He arrives at a monastery and finds himself caught up in the struggle between the abbess, a...

Nevil Shute / No Highway (Vintage Paperback) (1)

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Victoria Holt / The Spring of the Tiger (Vintage Paperback)

The legendary Ashington Pearls, the most extraordinary set of matched pearls in the world, carry Sarah Ashington into a nightmare of danger and intrigue that moves from glittering London society to...

Pearl S. Buck / Three Daughters of Madame Liang (Vintage Paperback)

An excellent book about 3 daughters deciding to move back to China during the time of Chairman Mao. The mother is an incredible portrait of Old China adapting to new ways. A must read for Buck fans!...

Iris Murdoch / The Red and the Green (Vintage Paperback)

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Robert Louis Stevenson / Kidnapped (Vintage Paperback) (1)

KIDNAPPED is an adventure story that has become the model for any thriller of escape and suspense. Set in 1751, the flight of David Balfour and Alan Breck across the Highlands of Scotland is based on...

Mary Hooper / The Betrayal

In this final volume, Lucy is asked to continue her work on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I. And her romance with Tomas, the queen's fool, seems to be flourishing - or it is until Mistress...

E.C.R. Lorac / Fell Murder

With an introduction by Martin Edwards & featuring the Lorac short story 'The Live Wire' First published in 1944 Fell Murder sees E.C.R. Lorac at the height of her considerable powers as a purveyor...

Yishai Sarid / The Memory Monster (Hardback)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2022A HISTORY TODAY BEST HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022''A brilliant short novel that serves as a brave, sharp-toothed brief against letting the past devour the...

Cora Harrison / Eye of the Law (Hardback)

A Mystery of Medieval Ireland 1510. A great feast is being held. Into a crowd listening to the story of Balor, the one-eyed god, come two strangers. The younger of the two, Larla, bears a letter that...

Larry McMurtry / Anything for Billy (Hardback)

Set in the West of America, this novel centres around Ben Sippy and Billy the Kid and their travels from the law. McMurtry won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985 with "Lonesome Dove", later made into a 14...

Patrick Worrall / The Partisan (Hardback)

'Remarkedly assured debut... the advent of a real talent...One to watch' Sunday Times 'Immersive, intriguing, and intelligent - incredibly impressive, up there with the best in the genre' Lee Child...

Thomas Keneally / A River Town (Hardback)

In turn-of-the-century Australia, Tim Shea, supports his young family by running a general store in a remote riverside town, where he finds the same the same hypocrisy and snobbery which made him...

Edward Marston / Murder on the Lusitania

A maritime mystery from Edward Marston, author of the bestselling Railway Detective series. September 1907. George Dillman sets sail from Liverpool to New York on the Lusitania's maiden voyage...

Nevil Shute / Ruined City

To the professional eye of a wealthy London banker, the forlorn northern shipyard town of Sharples is at the end of the road. But then Henry Warren meets the woman whose faith in the town's industry...

Josef Skvorecky / The Cowards

The Cowards (1958) is Josef Skvorecky's blackly comic tale of post-war politics that was immediately banned on publication. In 1945, in Kostelec,Danny is playing saxophone for the best jazz band in...

Stendhal / The Charterhouse of Parma

The French literary master's work depicting young Fabrizio's struggles to keep his love for Clelia a secret in the small court of Parma     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the...

Charles T Powers / In the Memory of the Forest

Set in a small Polish village, this novel revolves around the aftermath of a violent death in the hushed woods beyond the town. It tells of one town, one death and one man's tireless search for the...

Claude Simon / The Flanders Road

During the German advance through Belgium into France in 1940, Captain de Reixach is shot dead by a sniper. Three witnesses, involved with him during his lifetime in different capacities - a distant...

Dinah Jefferies / The Greek House

escape to Corfu with the emotional, gripping new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition...

Peter Higgins / Wolfhound Century (Large Paperback)

A thousand miles east of Mirgorod, the great capital city of the Vlast, deep in the ancient forest, lies the most recent fallen angel, its vast stone form half-buried and fused into the rock by the...

Mary Gentle / Black Opera (Large Paperback)

Conrad Scalese is a writer of librettos for operas in a world where music has immense power. In the Church, the sung mass can bring about actual miracles like healing the sick. Opera is musicodrama,...