On a Bright Hillside in Paradise by Annette Higgs
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
From the winner of the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize. Told from five different points of view, each one revealing something different, On a Bright Hillside in Paradise, tells the story of a family of convict descendants in the back-blocks of Tasmania, on a farm in a place called Paradise. They lead hard- ...Show more
The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
She is awake Norfolk, 1643. With civil war tearing England apart, reluctant soldier Thomas Treadwater is summoned home by his sister, who accuses a new servant of improper conduct with their widowed father. By the time Thomas returns home, his father is insensible, felled by a stroke, and their new serv ...Show more
The Heroines by Laura Shepperson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
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 ro ...Show more
Paradiso - A Novel by Steve Capelin
$30.00 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Paradiso is an outstanding achievement, as a testament to the human will to find a better life, and simply as an incredible read.’ Venero Armanno In 1880 three hundred Italian peasants abandon the fields of Veneto to follow a dream. They join an expedition to establish a utopian colony in the islands ...Show more
Munich by Robert Harris
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
MUNICH, SEPTEMBER 1938Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace.They will meet in a city which forever afterwards will be notorious for what is about to take place.As Chamberlain?s plane judders over the channel and the Fuhrer?s train steams south, two young men ...Show more
The Royal Windsor Secret by Christine Wells
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Could she be the secret daughter of the Prince of Wales In this dazzling novel by the author of Sisters of the Resistance, a young woman seeks to discover the truth about her mysterious past. Perfect for readers of Shana Abe, Bryn Turnbull, and Marie Benedict. Cleo Davenport has heard the whispers: the ...Show more
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
$39.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
'He tilted his desk lamp so that the light fell on the image. The head of a bright bay colt gazed out of the canvas, the expression in the eyes unusual and haunting.' A discarded painting in a roadside clean-up, forgotten bones in a research archive, and Lexington, the greatest racehorse in US history. ...Show more
The Talented Mrs Greenway by Tea Cooper
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
From a bestselling Australian author, this compellingly realised novel brings to life the story of an enigmatic figure, wife to feted colonial architect Francis Greenway, and asks, whose hand really shaped Sydney? Who is the talented Mrs Greenway? 1814 Sydney Town When Mary Greenway, freshly arrived fro ...Show more
That Bligh Girl by Sue Williams
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
A fascinating story of Governor Bligh's trouble-making daughter, Mary, a powerful and determined woman from the bestselling author ofElizabeth and Elizabeth. 'Superb narration and engrossing drama.' Tom Keneally Mary Bligh is no shrinking violet. After an horrific six-month sea voyage from Britain, sh ...Show more
The Dressmaker's Secret by Lorna Cook
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
‘Extraordinary… Brought history alive on the page… Tense and emotional… Sensitive yet brutal…With the most unexpected end that left me breathless. Wow, just wow… Incredible’ NetGalley Review, 1941, Nazi-occupied Paris: In the glamorous Ritz hotel there is a woman with a dangerous secret… As Coco Chanel’ ...Show more
Devotion by Hannah Kent
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
'A glorious love story' - Sarah Winman, author of Still Life Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award From the bestselling author of Burial Rites, Devotion is a stunning story about the impossible lengths we go to for the ones we love, with a breathtaking twist. Hanne and Thea's friendship is a miracle. ...Show more
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
'Melissa Fu portrays the time, the culture, the place and the struggles of this family so vividly, with nuance and colour and life . . . A stunning achievement' CHRISTY LEFTERI, AUTHOR OF THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO 'An immersive, expertly plotted and elegantly written novel . . . championing the vitality ...Show more