2012
House of Rocamora
House of Rocamora is the continuing story of Vicente de Rocamora, former confessor to the Royal House of Spain and…
A Thing Done
This novel set in the 13th century shines a bright light on rival families in medieval Florence, Italy. It is…
Jambusters: The Story of the Women’s Institute in the Second World War
This has been a fascinating read. Not only does it cover the contributions made by members of the National Federation…
Never Fall Down
Editors' choice
In April 1975, the Khmer Rouge march into the Cambodian town of Battambang and eleven-year-old Arn Chorn-Pond’s happy life is…
Dark Tales from the Woods
This collection of tales comes from the early 18th-century travelling gypsy storyteller, Abram Wood, stories which have passed down the…
Murder in Montague Place
This is the first adult novel by Martyn Beardsley, a prolific children’s author. Set in the Victorian world of the…
Child of the Mountains
Marilyn Shank’s debut novel, Child of the Mountains, tells the story of Lydia Hawkins, an eleven-year-old girl growing up in…
The Sanctity of Hate
In the summer of 1276, the last Jews of England are scurrying to cities of refuge to comply with King…
Mission Libertad
Young teen Luisito Ramirez and his parents flee Cuba in 1979, on a rickety raft with a failing motor. They…
A Sea of Troubles
It is 1794, and Britannia is doing its best to rule the waves to the detriment of Revolutionary France. John…
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