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The Ghost Theatre
Utterly transporting historical fiction, Elizabethan London as you've never seen it
2024 || Paperback || Mat Osman || Veltman Distributie Import Books
BOOK OF THE YEAR - EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER and THE TIMES
'Beautifully written and completely convincing' Observer
'An excellent novel - riotous and abundant, full of vivid, dirty life' Guardian
On a rooftop in Elizabethan London two worlds collide. Shay is a messenger-girl and trainer of hawks who sees the future in the patterns of birds. Nonesuch is the dark star of the city's fabled child theatre scene, as famous as royalty yet lowly as a beggar.
Together they create The Ghost Theatre: ...
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In the Shadow of Queens
Tales from the Tudor Court
2022 || Paperback || Alison Weir || Veltman Distributie Import Books
The complete SIX TUDOR QUEENS series short-story collection by acclaimed historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir.
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A Lady's Guide to Scandal
2023 || Paperback || Sophie Irwin || Veltman Distributie Import Books
The captivating new historical novel from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting
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The Red Bird Sings
2023 || Paperback || Aoife Fitzpatrick || Veltman Distributie Import Books
**AN AWARD WINNER BEFORE IT WAS EVEN PUBLISHED. A FEMINIST GOTHIC SUSPENSE THAT WILL KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT**
West Virginia, 1897
After the sudden death of young Zona Shue only a few months after her impromptu wedding, her mother Mary Jane has a vision - she was killed. And by none other than her new husband, Trout, the handsome blacksmith beloved in their small Southern town.
Mary Jane, known for casting off her corsets, following famous spiritualists and for criti...
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Glorious Exploits
2024 || Paperback || Ferdia Lennon || Veltman Distributie Import Books
An exhilarating, fiercely original story of brotherhood, war and art, and of daring to dream of something bigger than ourselves.
'Bold and totally unexpected, I loved this book' Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain
'A very special, very clever, very entertaining novel' Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha
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It's 412 BC, and Athens' invasion of Sicily has failed catastrophically. Thousands of Athenian soldiers are held captive in the quarries of Syracuse, starving, dejected, and h...
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River Sing Me Home
A beautiful novel of courage, hope and finding family, inspired by historical events
2023 || Paperback || Eleanor Shearer || Veltman Distributie Import Books
A mother's desperate search to find her stolen children and her freedom takes her across the Caribbean.
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The Heroines
2023 || Paperback || Laura Shepperson || Veltman Distributie Import Books
In Athens, crowds flock to the Agora, where the most shocking trial of the ancient world is about to shake the city to its very foundations . . .
Theseus, King of Athens and legendary hero of the Greeks, is steering his people towards a radical new democracy. But when a shocking accusation plunges the royal family into scandal, he is faced with a decision that could bring his kingdom crumbling to the ground.
Phaedra, Cretan Princess and Theseus's consort, has accused her s...
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The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley
The spellbinding BBC Between the Covers book club pick
2023 || Paperback || Sean Lusk || Veltman Distributie Import Books
A BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick and Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month, for fans of PANDORA, THE ESSEX SERPENT and THE NIGHT CIRCUS.
Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2023.
'I just fell in love with it within the first two sentences . . .' - Ruth Jones
'One of the best books I've read this year . . . completely unforgettable' - Bonnie Garmus
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Zachary Cloudesley is gifted in a remarkable way. But not all gifts are a blessing...
Leadenhall...
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The Ghost Cat
12 decades, 9 lives, 1 cat
2024 || Paperback || Alex Howard || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. 'The Ghost Cat is an Edinburgh delight: "mizzle-ridden" days were made for books like this!'LUCY RIBCHESTER, author of The Hourglass Factory'A beautiful story' Tiktok's @beansthegingercat'Enchanting, entertaining and engaging ...
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Mrs Van Gogh
2023 || Paperback || Caroline Cauchi || Veltman Distributie Import Books
She's been painted out of history...until now