Hurdy Gurdy
By: Christopher Wilson
3.28
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
It is the year of our Lord 1349 and it is the season of the Plague. Novice friar Brother Diggory…
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1. Æthelstan: The Making of England
By: Tom Holland
4.03
Format: 116 pages, Hardcover
The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under sa… read more
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- historical
- medieval
- british literature
2. The Gallows Pole
By: Benjamin Myers
3.00
Format: 50 pages, Paperback
"The Gallows Pole may well turn out to be 2017's His Bloody Project. It's a windswept, brutal tale … read more
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- british literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
3. Treachery (Giordano Bruno, #4)
By: S.J. Parris
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Summer, 1585: As English ships are held captive in Spain, fear mounts of an Invincible Armada, buil… read more
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4. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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- historical
- medieval
- humor
- british literature
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
5. Blood & Sugar
By: Laura Shepherd-Robinson
3.93
Format: 430 pages, Hardcover
June, 1781. An unidentified body hangs upon a hook at Deptford Dock – horribly tortured and branded… read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
- fiction
- british literature
6. Cuddy
By: Benjamin Myers
4.33
Format: 447 pages, Hardcover
Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patr… read more
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- literary fiction
- british literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
"Some say owls carry within them the souls of those who in life never had a name, a place or a purpose, and were cast out to wander alone. Some say their stained-glass eyes are windows into other worl…"-Benjamin Myers, Cuddy
7. Winchelsea
By: Alex Preston
3.29
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
The year is 1742. Goody Brown, saved from drowning and adopted when just a babe, has grown up happi… read more
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- british literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
8. Disobedient
By: Elizabeth Fremantle
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
I'll show you what a woman can do . . . Rome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change, with sumpt… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
By: Victoria Mackenzie
3.85
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives … read more
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- literary fiction
- novels
- historical
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- historical fiction
- medieval
"Sometimes I reworked, with much crossing out and burning of papers; I had to sift through my thoughts for words that gleamed with truth. But other times the words came fast, and then I was an arrow, …"-Victoria Mackenzie, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
10. Ghosted
By: Jenn Ashworth
3.52
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
One ordinary morning, Laurie's husband Mark vanishes, leaving behind his phone and wallet. For week… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- novels
11. The Manningtree Witches
By: A.K. Blakemore
3.65
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Wolf Hall meets The Favourite in this beguiling debut novel that brilliantly brings to life the res… read more
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- novels
""-A.K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches
"I wish freely to embrace the deliciousness of sin.To sin with abandon is, after all, the only prerogative of the damned."-A.K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches
"I wish freely to embrace the deliciousness of sin. To sin with abandon is, after all, the only prerogative of the damned."-A.K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches
"My imps need no doors, sir, They go where I tell them. Through any crack, be it as narrow as a nun's or wide as your wife's."-A.K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches
12. To Calais, in Ordinary Time
By: James Meek
3.66
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Three journeys. One road. England, 1348. A gentlewoman is fleeing an odious arranged marriage, a… read more
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- british literature
- novels
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- historical fiction
- medieval
13. El temps de les cireres
By: Montserrat Roig
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
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- novels
- fiction
- historical fiction
"En arquitectura, el que compta és la poesia de l’espai [...]."-Montserrat Roig, El temps de les cireres
"El professor americà hi sortia fotografiat: cabellera de lleó, bigotis estil Groucho Marx, llavis sensuals -d'aquests que sembla que hagin menjat sobrassada-, nas d'àliga. "Tot un exemplar", pensà la…"-Montserrat Roig, El temps de les cireres
14. Hurdy Gurdy
By: Christopher Wilson
3.28
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
It is the year of our Lord 1349 and it is the season of the Plague. Novice friar Brother Diggory… read more
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- literary fiction
- british literature
- novels
- historical
- humor
- modern
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- medieval
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15. Baron Bagge
By: Alexander Lernet-Holenia
3.88
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Baron Bagge, a cavalry officer during the First World War, receives orders from his unhinged comman… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
16. The Glutton
By: A.K. Blakemore
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A subversive historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by a young peasant boy tur… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
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- historical fiction
17. Cathedral
By: Ben Hopkins
3.88
Format: 622 pages, Hardcover
A thoroughly immersive read and a remarkable feat of imagination, Cathedral tells a sweeping story … read more
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- literary fiction
- novels
- historical
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- historical fiction
- medieval
18. Jungle House
By: Julianne Pachico
4.02
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Lena has always lived in the jungle with Mother. There they look after a holiday home in surroundin… read more
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- novels
- fiction
19. Kibogo
By: Scholastique Mukasonga
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Audio CD
In four beautifully woven parts, Mukasonga spins a marvelous recounting of the clash between ancien… read more
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20. Fragile Animals
By: Genevieve Jagger
3.61
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront … read more
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- fiction
21. The Missing Hours
By: Julia Dahl
3.35
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From a distance, Claudia Castro has it all: a famous family, a trust fund, thousands of Instagram f… read more
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- fiction
22. Feast Days
By: Ian MacKenzie
3.25
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Editors' Pick"Devastating, funny and wise, it's among the best novels I know about… read more
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23. The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho
By: Paterson Joseph
3.70
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
It’s finally time for Charles Ignatius Sancho to tell his story, one that begins on a slave ship in… read more
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24. Will You Read This, Please?
By: Joanna Cannon
4.27
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
12 impactful stories by bestselling writers, based on the real lived experience of people who have … read more
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25. The Box
By: Dan Malakin
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
To save your child you must open The Box... Ed Truman's family is falling apart. His daughter Al… read more
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- fiction
26. Ghosted
By: Rosie Mullender
3.58
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
How badly have you been ghosted? No, literally. A year ago, Emily was ghosted. But it's fine,… read more
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27. The Hero's Body: A Memoir
By: William Giraldi
3.73
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
At just forty-seven years old, William Giraldi’s father was killed in a horrific motorcycle crash w… read more
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"To go peacefully in my sleep: that's the understandable wish of many, and I don't dispute the peaceful part. But to die and not be aware of it, not digest what's happening to you, not experience it, …"-William Giraldi, The Hero's Body: A Memoir
28. One-Armed Jack
By: Sarah Bax Horton
3.64
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This highly revelatory book, based on original research and completely new analysis, presents a com… read more
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