Elizabeth Hawksley
My Name Is Victoria
1820s. Princess Victoria is being brought up in almost total isolation in Kensington Palace. Her mother is under the thumb…
The Executioner of St Paul’s
London, 1665. Plague is raging in the overcrowded city. Only the poor, or those struggling to keep the city’s infrastructure…
The Roman Quests: The Archers of Isca
Britannia, AD 95. Fronto, Juba and Ursula, Roman refugees from the Emperor Domitian’s murder squad, are now living in a…
Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery
Classical Athens. Nico, a thwarted writer, is secretary to Master Ariston, a professional poet and singer. Thrax is Ariston’s personal…
For My Sins
For My Sins is a first-person fictional memoir of Mary, Queen of Scots, written whilst in captivity, and now awaiting…
Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America’s Founding Father
This fascinating book follows Benjamin Franklin’s life in Georgian Britain from 1757-1775, with a brief intermission back in Philadelphia. He…
Clover Moon
Eleven-year-old Clover Moon lives in a back street slum in Victorian London with her six siblings and her put-upon father.…
Magical Celtic Tales
Editors' choice
I’ve always loved folk tales, especially ones from our Celtic past. Una Leavy’s nine tales come from Brittany, Cornwall, the…
On Sackville Street
1869. Milandra Carter, a wealthy widow with a mysterious past, arrives in Dublin and instantly raises hackles. She won’t wear…
Summer’s Grace
1740. Commodore George Anson sets off on his hazardous voyage to the New World with orders to capture the annual…
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