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...

The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.

Revolution is in the air

1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert.

Kingsbridge is on the edge

Unprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, makin...

A mother's desperate search to find her stolen children and her freedom takes her across the Caribbean.

If you could never stay, where would you go? The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets The Midnight Library in this dazzlingly epic debut novel.

Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her satchel that evening. Days later, at the family dinner table, she begins to succumb to a mysterious illness.

When a visit to a doctor only makes her worse, she flees ...

THE INSPIRING STORY OF CHARLOTTE JACOBS, A DUTCH STUDENT WHO TAKES A STAND AGAINST THE NAZI REGIME.

Leiden in the 1940s. A small group of students have secretly gathered to write illegal pamphlets. The air in the room is thick with cigarette smoke. The windows are covered with heavy blackout curtains. The typewriter is clattering steadily. Each time the type hammer swings up and prints a letter, the students slide a little further into the dark underworld of illegality. Among them is a woman ...

"The Black Tulip" is a historical novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas. The story takes place in Holland during the 17th century, where the tulip trade has become a national obsession, with wealthy and poor alike competing for the most beautiful and rare specimens.

The main character, Cornelius van Baerle, is a tulip enthusiast who has devoted his life to cultivating the perfect black tulip. However, his dreams are shattered when he is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in th...

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...

The new historical novel from Philippa Gregory, the Number One bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides.

In a divided country, power and loyalty conquer all . . .

Ned Ferryman, inspired by news of a rebellion against the Stuart kings, returns from America with his Pokanoket servant to join the uprising against roman catholic, King James. As Ned swears loyalty to the charismatic Duke of Monmouth, he discovers a new and unexpected love.

Meanwhile, Queen Mary summons her friend Livia to a...

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...

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 ...