By The Bookdiva on January 25, 2012
Enter to be one of three winners in our January Competition to win a copy of each of the books below!
Posted in Fiction | Tagged Competitions, historical fiction
By Simon & Schuster UK on January 24, 2012
Click here to read an extract from Leah Fleming’s new book, The Captain’s Daughter, published by Simon and Schuster. May is one of the many passengers of the Titanic’s memorable single journey and finds herself in a life boat holding a baby which may or may not be her own. . .
Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction | Tagged historical fiction, motherhood, Titanic
By Faber on January 23, 2012
Click here to read an extract from Faber’s Gillespie and I, the story of a young girl and an under-appreciated artist who finds himself on trial.
Posted in Historical fiction | Tagged historical fiction
By Simon & Schuster UK on December 9, 2011
From In the Bleak Midwinter, Birdie must work to keep her family together after surviving the First World War in London and receiving news that her older brother has been sent to prison for deserting his army post. Can she keep her brother safe after he escapes and bring her father around to forgiving his son?
Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction | Tagged family, First World War, historical fiction
By Simon & Schuster UK on October 21, 2011
Read an extract from The Women of the Cousins’ War and check out our Philippa Gregory competition on Bookhugger.
Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction | Tagged historical fiction, Philippa Gregory
By Simon & Schuster UK on October 13, 2011
Download an extract from The Lady of the River, Philippa Gregory’s newest book, and then check out our Philippa Gregory competition on Bookhugger!
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By Simon & Schuster UK on October 7, 2011
Philippa Gregory talks about the chronology of her books gathered together in the new anthology, The Women of the Cousins’ War
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By Headline on October 6, 2011
Elena Mauli Shapiro’s first novel is a masterly exploration, intimate and dramatic, of the stories we imagine about others’ lives and the truths those stories reveal about ourselves.
Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction | Tagged France, historical fiction, WWII
By Simon & Schuster UK on October 5, 2011
For generations a family has kept its secrets safe. Now will the past come back to haunt them? Rachel Hore discusses her new book in a podcast here.
Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction | Tagged family, historical fiction, WWII
By Simon & Schuster UK on October 4, 2011
Watch a video as Philippa Gregory introduces her upcoming book, The Lady of Rivers, the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and cousin to half the royalty of Europe.
Posted in Fiction, Historical fiction | Tagged historical fiction, Philippa Gregory
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