Historical

Beautiful, intoxicating and full of suspense, The Knowing is a story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution and how women survive and weaponize trauma.

The stage is set and the witch-hunt is about to begin...

'The Life of Herod The Great - like Hurston herself - is a masterpiece, a miracle, and a marvel. In other words, treasure for the whole world' Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage

Sister. Liar. Witness. Spy. Traitor?

Her secrets shaped a kingdom . Her loyalty was deadly.

Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a tyrant king's sword.

She wears many masks - loving wife, devoted sister, and obedient spy. It's what a woman must do to survive

A powerful, gripping and moving debut inspired by real historical events, for readers of Margaret Atwood and Hilary Mantel

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSELECTED AS ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S 10 BEST DEBUT NOVELISTS OF 2022 'It's hard to believe that such an accomplished novel could be a debut

Zhu journeys from life as a peasant girl to war and the heights of power. This is a traditional Chinese tale reimagined in a subversive new way, for fans of The Song of Achilles and Across the Nightingale Floor.

A hilarious and moving poetry collection from bestselling poet, Costa Prize shortlisted novelist and Twitter laureate, Brian Bilston.

An epic, sweeping historical novel from Sunday Times bestseller, Karen Swan, The Last Summer is set on the island of St Kilda and is the first in a new series.

A sparkling, witchy reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the troublesome and - according to her - much-maligned youngest Bennet sister, Lydia.

'A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined' Guardian
'A lush, exciting, inspiring read' Sarah Waters

The night hides many things . . .

Louisiana, 1850. A young girl escapes slavery and is taken in by two mysterious women. Rumoured to be witches, the pair travel only at night, dress in men's clothing and se

The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, The Words of Kings and Prophets is the powerful new historical fantasy novel by Shauna Lawless. Power fades but fire endures... Ireland, 1000 AD. Clouds of war gather for mortals and immortals alike as the Irish kingdoms strive for supremacy. Gormflaith, unhappy queen of Brian Boru, sch

An epic journey of love, hope and self-invention, travelling from pre-revolutionary Paris to a champagne vineyard in Tasmania.

From the fungus-webbed House of Usher to the maddening, fungus-like wallpaper of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic tale of madness, and Ray Bradbury's account of insidious mushroom dispersal via the US postal system, weird fiction has harboured a thriving culture of fungal horrors throughout the past two centuries. With stories of mycological possession alongside dark, pulpy science fiction mo