The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
From the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir comes an unforgettable story inspired by the true events of a BBC-sponsored wartime cooking competition. Some wars will be fought at home . . . Two years into the Second World War, and German U-boats are frequently disrupting Britain's supply o ...Show more
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes (75th Anniversary Edition) by Edith Hamilton
$45.00 AUD
Category: Historical
Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the word and established itself as a perennial bestseller. For 75 years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascin ...Show more
The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: very good
Inspired by a letter found tucked inside her famous husband's papers, The Birdman's Wife imagines the fascinating inner life of Elizabeth Gould, who was so much more than just the woman behind the man. Elizabeth was a woman ahead of her time, juggling the demands of her artistic life with her roles as w ...Show more
Gutenberg's Apprentice by Alix Christie
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: very good
In the middle of the 15th century, scribe Peter Schoeffer is dismayed to be instructed by his father to give up his beloved profession of illuminating texts in Paris. Instead he is to travel to Mainz in Germany to be apprenticed to Johann Gutenberg, an entrepreneur who has invented a new process for pro ...Show more
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical
An eleven-year-old girl stops eating, but remains miraculously alive and well. A nurse, sent to investigate whether she is a fraud, meets a journalist hungry for a story. Set in the Irish Midlands in the 1850s, The Wonder - inspired by numerous European and North American cases of 'fasting girls' betwee ...Show more
Stern Men by Elizabeth Gilbert
$25.00 AUD
Category: Historical
The "wonderful first novel about life, love, and lobster fishing" (USA Today) from the #1 bestselling writer In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert's Stern Men debuted to phenomenal critical attention. Now, Penguin is publishing a new edition of Gilbert's wise and charming novel for the millions of readers who dev ...Show more
Demelza: A Novel of Cornwall 1788-1790 (Poldark #2) by Winston Graham
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Poldark Ser.
Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But in the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry - and her husband - bring her confusion and heartache, desp ...Show more
Dictator by Robert Harris
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Cicero Trilogy 3 | Reading Level: very good
'Confirms Harris's undisputed place as our leading master of both the historical and contemporary thriller' Daily Mail There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Cicero's comeback requires wit, skill and c ...Show more
Shieldwall (#1 Conquest Trilogy) by Justin Hill
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical
The year is 1016 and England burns while the Viking armies blockade the great city of London. King Ethelred lies dying and the England he knew dies with him; the warring kingdoms of Mercia, Wessex and Northymbria tremble on the brink of great change. One man lives to bear witness to the upheaval: Godwin ...Show more
Mrs Cook:The Real and Imagined Life of the Captain's Wife by Marele Day
$27.99 AUD
Category: Historical
A richly woven and evocative portrayal of Elizabeth Cook by the author of the acclaimed "Lambs of God."
The Tongues of Men Or Angels by Jonathan Trigell
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical
After the crucifixion, Jesus' brother James and his right-hand man Peter remained devout Jews, vigorously opposed to Roman occupation. But a rival faction emerged, led by the charismatic itinerant Paul of Tarsus. While the Judeans were being massacred in their millions, Paul's followers desperately trie ...Show more