Janet Hancock
The Daughters of Mars
The First World War has become a staple of recent fiction. Thomas Keneally, in this epic novel told from an…
Habits of the House
Our fascination with the early 20th century endures. “If you like Downton Abbey you’ll love this,” trumpets the sticker on…
The Picture Book
‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ has a considerable following on TV as well-known people delve into family history. Author…
The Wine of Solitude
First published in France in 1935 yet only available in English since 2011, The Wine of Solitude is the most…
Half of the Human Race
The title refers to women, who for much of this book are without the vote. In summer 1911, Connie Callaway,…
Today
Here’s one for Conrad aficionados, because the author – a London literary agent – makes no concession to readers unfamiliar…
The Dogs and the Wolves
Irène Némirovsky was born in Kiev in 1903, the daughter of a Jewish banker. In 1918, the family fled the…
The People’s Train
This is a fictionalised biography of Artem Sergiev, prisoner in pre-revolutionary Russia who fled to Australia in 1911. In Thomas…
A Winding Road
The circumstances surrounding a masterpiece’s creation – witness Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring – is fertile ground for fiction…
Remember Me
Editors' choice
This is the fourth in Melvyn Bragg’s autobiographical quartet of novels about Joe Richardson, the working-class boy we first meet…
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