Doubleday
Trenton Makes
In Koelb’s debut novel, a woman in post-WWII Trenton, New Jersey, accidentally kills her abusive husband, then disposes of his…
I Was Anastasia
I’ll start by revealing that I’m a huge Romanov junkie, and so predisposed to like this novel. With a very…
Hearts and Minds: The Untold Story of the Great Pilgimage and How Women Won the Vote
Knowing the differences between suffragists and suffragettes may seem clear cut to us now, but at that distance in history,…
Entitled: A Critical History of the British Aristocracy
In this critical examination, Chris Bryant explores the history and legacy of the British aristocracy and explains how a group…
Hetty Feather’s Christmas
It is 1888, and London’s Foundling Hospital, run by Matron Bottomly, is a grim place, even on Christmas Day. Twelve-year-old…
For the Winner
Myths are stories that are told and re-told over centuries. Each generation takes the same basic tale but turns it…
Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon is the true story of a shocking episode in US history. Set in the first…
Wave Me Goodbye
‘To be a successful human being, you need to be in touch with other people’s feelings’, Jaqueline Wilson said recently…
A Dangerous Crossing
Inspired by the real life of a young girl who made the voyage between London and Sydney, Rachel Rhys successfully…
The Hollywood Daughter
New York City, 1959. Jessica Malloy is a struggling journalist who has left her Hollywood childhood behind. But when she…
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