Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Testament of Youth
What more can one say about this classic autobiography? It is one of those books that absolutely everyone should read;…
The Rose of Sebastopol
In The Rose of Sebastopol the horrors of the Crimean War are described by a most unlikely narrator—Mariella Lingwood, a…
Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore
When Mary Eleanor Bowes’ father dies, she’s left one of the richest heiresses in mid-18th-century England. She cultivates her interests…
1918: A Very British Victory
1918 is an account of the last year of the Great War on the Western Front, leading to the collapse…
The Abyssinian Proof
1453. The eve of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. Isaak Metochites prepares to flee the city…
The State Counsellor
I am a Boris Akunin fan, and the latest in his Erast Fandorin series does not disappoint. Fandorin is a…
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
As the first biographer to gain access to Arthur Conan Doyle’s newly released personal archive, Andrew Lycett draws a captivating…
Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
I’ve always been fascinated by the shadowy Jane Boleyn, a court intriguer who went so far as to provide the…
The Book of Loss
This novel is presented in diary format, making it reminiscent of historical works such as Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book. Set…
The Lost Diary of Don Juan
The Lost Diary of Don Juan is a fresh, new imagining of a legendary character. Don Juan is made for…
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