Biographical Fiction
Saturn
This novel is a fictionalised version of the personal life of the great Spanish painter Francisco Goya. It is told…
The Aviator’s Wife
Editors' choice
Anne Morrow leads a charmed, privileged life, and all her dreams seem to come true when she marries America’s aviator…
Walter Tull’s Scrapbook
This is the true story of Walter Tull (1888-1918), the first professional Black footballer in the UK, who joined the…
A Soldier’s Secret
Private Frank Thompson of the 2nd Michigan Volunteers is not your typical Civil War infantryman. He is also a battlefield nurse and…
Freud’s Sister
In 1938, Sigmund Freud is granted an exit visa from Vienna with certain individuals of his choice. His four elderly…
The Unfaithful Queen
Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard, tells her story in this whimsical reimagining, beginning with her early adolescence in the…
Come August, Come Freedom
Gabriel is born into slavery in Virginia during the American Revolution. He is raised on Prosser’s plantation and then sent…
The Potter’s Hand
In his capacious new novel, Wilson brings his combined skills as novelist and biographer to the life of the great…
For You, Madam Lenin
Kat Meads’ exquisite prose brings to life one of the most determined and enigmatic women in history in a story…
Rav Hisda’s Daughter
Rav Hisda’s Daughter provides a wealth of historical detail about Jewish life in Babylon and Israel in the 3rd century…
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