A Better Place by Stephen Daisley
$38.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
In a novel of stark and lyrical beauty, award-winning author Stephen Daisley portrays the brutal effects of war on two New Zealand brothers. The old people in the district would often say that Roy was not quite the same after he come back. There was a brother. A twin brother, Tony. Tony Mitchell, diff ...Show more
A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare
$40.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
'Comrade Stalin wishes to speak with you.' A fascinating exploration of the relationship between writers and tyranny, from the winner of the first Man Booker International Prize. In June 1934, Joseph Stalin allegedly telephoned the famous novelist and poet Boris Pasternak to discuss the arrest of fell ...Show more
A Sign of Her Own by Sarah Marsh
$37.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
'Beautifully written and illuminating... Excellently conveys the experience of being deaf in a hearing world' Priscilla Morris, Women's Prize Shortlisted author of Black Butterflies Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiance receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell. Ell ...Show more
Alchemy by S. J. Parris
$37.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
The new 2023 historical thriller in the court of the Holy Roman Emperor in the The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and The Mirror and the Light by Hilary MantelPrague, 1588.A COURT IN TURMOILThe Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundaries of huma ...Show more
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
$26.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY***Winner of the 2014 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction*** Paris, 1895- an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd.Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Pic ...Show more
Blood of Gods (#5 Emperor) by Conn Iggulden
$19.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Emperor Ser.
The epic new novel in Conn Iggulden's bestselling EMPEROR series: this special edition eBook features an exclusive short story by the author. Julius Caesar has been assassinated. A nation is in mourning. Revenge will be bloody. Rome's great hero Julius Caesar has been brutally murdered by his most trust ...Show more
Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux
$37.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
From renowned author Paul Theroux comes the fascinating, atmospheric tale of George Orwell's years in Burma. 'There is a short period in everyone's life when his character is fixed forever.' - George Orwell Before George Orwell was Orwell - the pen name he took on becoming a writer - he was Eric Blair ...Show more
Citadel by Kate Mosse
$27.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
1942, Nazi-occupied France. Sandrine, a spirited and courageous nineteen-year-old, finds herself drawn into a Resistance network in Carcassonne - codenamed 'Citadel' - a group of ordinary women who are prepared to risk everything for what is right. When she meets Raoul, they discover a shared passion fo ...Show more
Code Name Hélène: Based on the thrilling true story of Nancy Wake, 'The White Mouse' by Ariel Lawhon
$24.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Optioned for a film starring Elizabeth Debicki, a rollercoaster ride full of danger, intrigue and love based on the extraordinary true story of Australia's most beloved war heroine, Nancy Wake. February 29, 1944: I am about to jump out of an aeroplane for the first time ... I don't care that every man i ...Show more
Dark Fire (Shardlake #2) by C. J. Sansom
$24.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The\Shardlake Ser. | Reading Level: General Adult
Book 2 in the highly acclaimed Matthew Shardlake mystery series, now available from Vintage Canada. It is 1540 and the hottest summer of the 16th century. Matthew Shardlake, believing himself out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, is busy trying to maintain his legal practice and keep a low profile. But ...Show more
Dawnlands (#3 Fairmile) by Philippa Gregory
$37.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
The new historical novel from Philippa Gregory, the Number One bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides. The spellbinding Fairmile series continues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, political upheaval, and life-changing secrets in seven ...Show more
Death on the Lusitania by R. L. Graham
$37.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Patrick Gallagher Ser.
The ship was doomed before it ever left port. His fate was sealed before he ever stepped on board. From R. L. Graham, Death on the Lusitania is an immersive WW1 historical novel set aboard the ill-fated ocean liner.'Set on a doomed ocean liner, this engaging and well researched mystery is perfect for lo ...Show more