Weidenfeld & Nicolson
The Deadly Sisterhood
After her much lauded biography of Catherine de’ Medici, Frieda has shifted her chronological focus back a few years and…
Call the Midwife: Illustrated Edition
Attached to an order of courageous, kind and eccentric nuns, apprentice midwife Jennifer Worth tells the story of the women…
The Prisoner of Heaven
Faithful readers of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game will be delighted to find…
Mission to Paris
While this novel opens dramatically with a murder in Bulgaria, its settings change rapidly, and finally the protagonist appears on…
No Empty Chairs: The Short and Heroic Loves of the Young Aviators Who Fought and Died in the First World War
I was riveted by Mackersey’s account from the first page. On the technical side, he makes his in-depth knowledge and…
Young Elizabeth: The Making of Our Queen
This is a concise account that concentrates on Princess Elizabeth’s childhood and development into the young woman who would be…
The Orchardist
At the turn of the 20th century, eastern Washington is largely rural and sparsely populated. Lives are bounded by family;…
The Horror of Love: Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London
As for a lot of people, the name ‘Mitford’ acts upon me like a magic charm – evoking visions of…
Season of Light
Thomasina (Asa) Ardleigh is 19 years old and wants to change the world. In Paris in the spring of 1788,…
The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc is an iconic figure in French history—an uneducated peasant woman who helped her countrymen rise up against…
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