- Location(s): Cornwall
- Genre(s): Magical Realism
- Era(s): Contemporary
Fleeing war and the death of her family, Eve has carefully constructed a new life for herself in London. Yet she is troubled by vivid, disturbing dreams, symptoms of her traumatic past, which intrude increasingly on her daily life....
- Location(s): Córdoba
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 10th century
Everything that Qasim has worked for is about to be destroyed. His youngest son has fallen in love with the caliph’s favourite concubine, and if he is caught, he will suffer the death penalty and the rest of the...
- Location(s): World, London
- Genre(s): Dystopian, Suspense
- Era(s): Future
Welcome to London, but not as you know it. Oxford Street burned for three weeks; Regent’s Park has been bombed; the British Museum is occupied by those with nowhere else to go. Lalla has grown up sheltered from the...
- Location(s): Seville, Morocco
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Middle Ages
The sweeping, sparkling first book in a brand new series that will delight fans of The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club and The Girl of Ink and Stars. “A feast for the imagination . . . an enthralling adventure.” –...
- Location(s): Uruguay
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 20th century
‘I am an excellent judge of men and I am sure I will not regret my choice. But it is essential you get to know the company as soon as possible. The post I am offering you is that...
- Location(s): Shrewsbury
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1890s
Ironbridge, 1892. When seventeen-year-old Maria Keay is offered an exciting job in a department store in Shrewsbury, she is determined to follow her dream, even if that means leaving behind her childhood sweetheart, Charlie. At first, Maria’s new life...
- Location(s): Virginia
- Genre(s): Fiction
The Shore. A collection of small islands sticking out from the coast of Virginia into the Atlantic Ocean that has been home to generations of fierce and resilient women. Sanctuary to some but nightmare to others, it’s a place...
The Shortest History of Ancient Rome
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Historical, Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1000BCE-476CE
At its greatest extent, the Roman Empire encompassed more than twenty-five modern-day countries. It has shaped our politics and laws, language and numerals, calendars and architecture. But what was Rome, who were the Romans and why did the empire...
- Location(s): Scotland
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Earlier 20th Century
1910. With the disappearance of her mother and the sudden death of her father, Lena instantly loses any security she has within the circus she has known all her life. She is advised to sell the carousel her father...
- Location(s): Derbyshire
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): 1957 / 2014
The past won’t stay buried forever. November, 1957: Six teenage girls walk in the churning Derbyshire mists, the first chills of winter in the air. Their voices carrying across the fields, they follow the old train tracks into the...
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