The Orphan of Good Hope by Roxane Dhand
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
In 1683 life is gruelling for the young women in Amsterdam's civic orphanage. The sole light in Johanna Timmerman's existence is her forbidden love for Frans, an orphan in the boys' section who has a smile like sunshine. Then he is gone, whisked across the globe to the Dutch East India Company's nascent ...Show more
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes a reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico--and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets."Masterful . . . a gloriously moody adventure, spooky, smart, and wry."--Victor LaValle, author ...Show more
The Philosopher's Daughters by Alison Booth
$24.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
A tale of two very different sisters whose 1890s voyage from London into remote outback Australia becomes a journey of self-discovery, set against a landscape of wild beauty and savage dispossession.London in 1891: Harriet Cameron is a talented young artist whose mother died when she was barely five. Sh ...Show more
Wars of the Roses: Trinity: Book 2 by Conn Iggulden
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Wars of the Roses
The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Trinity, the second gripping novel in the new series from historical fiction master, Conn Iggulden. 1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness for over a year, his eyes vacant, his mind a b ...Show more
A Net for Small Fishes by Lucy Jago
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Based on the true scandal that rocked the court of James I, A Net for Small Fishes is the most gripping novel you'll read this year- an exhilarating dive into the pitch-dark waters of the Jacobean court. Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family and is the most unhappy creature in the world. Anne ...Show more
The Witches of St. Petersburg by Imogen Edwards-Jones
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
'Sumptuous, sexy and haunting' Santa Montefiore. Brimming with black magic, sex and intrigue, a gorgeous historical novel for fans of Dinah Jefferies and Santa Montefiore. The Russian Empire is on the verge of collapse. Revolution is in the air.The starving stalk the streets of St Petersburg and yet t ...Show more
The Betrothed (#1 Betrothed) by Kiera Cass
$16.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
A would-be queen. A handsome king. A perfect match . . . or is it? When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is thrilled. After all, she's grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king's attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream co ...Show more
Empires of Sand by David W. Ball
$0.00 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Separated during the Franco-Prussian War, Moussa deVries becomes a desert warrior in North Africa while his best friend and cousin Paul joins the French military, until they meet again as adversaries in the Sahara.
A Hollow Crown by Helen Hollick
$27.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Aged only thirteen, Emma, daughter of the Duke of Normandy, is married in a strategic alliance to King Aethelred of England. Inept and arrogant, Aethelred is loathed by his young wife, whom he punishes for his many failings as a ruler. Their first son, Edward, is born through an act of violence that is ...Show more
The Tour by Andrew Mackie
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
'Ye'll be telling people about this trip for the rest of yer life. It's all ye'll be known for. Don't ruin it.' Nineteen-year-old identical twins Violet and Daisie Chettle can hardly believe their luck when they are recruited as maids to accompany the Queen's Lady-in-Waiting on the royal tour to Austra ...Show more
The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Story by Karen Brooks
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
In the middle ages, a poet told a story that mocked a strong woman. It became a literary classic. But what if the woman in question had a chance to tell her own version? Who would you believe? England, The Year of Our Lord, 1364 When married off aged 12 to an elderly farmer, Eleanor Cornfed, who's const ...Show more
Violeta by Isabel Allende
$34.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
From Isabel Allende, the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea, this is the epic story of Violeta del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the twentieth centuryOne extraordinary woman.One hundred years of history.One unforg ...Show more