Editors' Choice

At the Water’s Edge

By Sara Gruen - Published 2015

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Maddie lives life to the fullest in 1945, partying continuously with her wealthy friends and getting herself involved in escapades with her husband, Ellis, ...Read Review

After the Rising

By Orna Ross - Published 2011

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LiterarySaga

This beautifully written literary novel describes the impact of the 1916 Irish Rising against British rule in a complex plot across several time frames. ...Read Review

The Price of Blood

By Patricia Bracewell - Published 2015

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Biographical Fiction

In this, the second in an anticipated trilogy (following Shadow on the Crown, Issue 63) about the life of Emma of Normandy, wife to ...Read Review

The Girl Next Door

By Ruth Rendell - Published 2014

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Mystery/Crime

Fans of prolific and award-winning author Rendell will not be disappointed by her latest novel. On the outskirts of war-torn London in the 1940...Read Review

Winter Siege

By Ariana Franklin - By Samantha Norman - Published 2014 (UK)Published 2015 (US & Can)

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Mystery/CrimeThriller

During the brutal winter of 1141, Stephen and Matilda tore England apart in their battle for its crown. The innocent were not spared, and ...Read Review

The Voices

By Frank Tallis - Published 2014

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Mystery/CrimeThriller

Tallis’ recent move away from the Max Liebermann Mysteries, set in early 20th-century Vienna, into more modern-era psychological mysteries comes solidly into its ...Read Review

The Sharp Hook of Love

By Sherry Jones - Published 2014

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Biographical Fiction

Pierre Abélard and Héloïse d’Argenteuil’s tragic 12th-century Parisian romance is one of the most famous real love affairs ...Read Review

Woman in the Shadows (Clara Vine)

By Jane Thynne - Published 2014Published 2016Published 2016-09-06

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Thriller

Clara Vine is an actress, working in Germany, but she hides a deep secret. She is an undercover British Intelligence agent in a ...Read Review

Succession

By Livi Michael - Published 2014 (UK & Can)Published 2015 (US)

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Succession is a powerfully written account of the 15th-century Wars of the Roses, when the House of Lancaster struggled with their cousins, the ...Read Review

The Night Falling

By Katherine Webb - Published 2014Published 2014-11-20

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It is a hot summer in Puglia, early 1920s. Socialist and war veteran Ettore labours in the fields helping to support his sister ...Read Review