Sara Wilson
The Woman Outside
Following on from The Witching Woman, Sarah Vern’s debut novel, The Woman Outside, continues the story of Alexander McNair and…
Close Relations
Although he is only the son of a humble lockkeeper, Algie Stokes dreams of starting his own business manufacturing bicycles.…
Gates of Paradise
Editors' choice
In 1800 the poet, William Blake, and his wife, Catherine, move from London to the tiny rural community of Felpham,…
Pride of Lancashire
The dirt-poor Prestons have few prospects but many children. Carrie works tirelessly to feed and clothe her siblings, since her…
The Rainbow Years
Bess Shawe’s seduction by a married man who dies in the Great War leaves her pregnant and bereft, but her…
The Ice Soldier
William Bromley survived a secret WWII operation in the Italian Alps that killed most of his comrades, but the experience…
The Judgement of Paris
Nineteenth-century France produced two very different artists, and to each the judgement of Paris meant the difference between triumph and…
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry had an exciting history from its beginnings. Created to tell the story of the Battle of Hastings…
Boudica, Queen of the Iceni
Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, is first the daughter of a king, then the wife of a king and finally…
The Nightingale’s Nest
Married and widowed by the Great War in less than a week, Pamela Griffe evolves into a composed and controlled…
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