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The Fourth Queen, by Νicola Cornick
The Fourth Queen is a novel full of political intrigue, complex relationships, and a romance that spans the centuries. Effortlessly compelling and atmospheric.
The Fourth Queen is Nicola Cornick’s latest Tudor historical fiction, set in the aftermath of the 1539 dissolution of the monasteries under King Henry VIII. Whilst Cornick is perhaps best known for her time-slip novels, The Fourth Queen takes a slightly different...
The Model Patient, by Lucy Ashe
Lucy Ashe’s third historical thriller novel, exploring female autonomy, obsession, and the potentially perilous intimacy of psychotherapy. The Model Patient is both a love letter to psychotherapy’s healing potential and a critique of its ethical fragility.
The Model Patient is Lucy Ashe’s third historical thriller novel, exploring female autonomy, obsession, and the potentially perilous intimacy of psychotherapy. Set in 1960s London, this novel follows Evelyn Westbrook, a former model turned increasingly unfulfilled...
Sawadika American Girl, by Daria Sommers
A coming-of-age novel, set in the backdrop of the Vietnam War, that provides a poignant exploration of identity, memory and what it truly means to belong.
Sawadika American Girl is a moving coming-of-age novel that explores identity, belonging, grief, and the complicated legacy of the Vietnam War. Drawing on her own experiences as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) – someone who spends a significant part of their developmental...
Sawadika American Girl: A Conversation with Daria Sommers
Drawing on her own experience as a Third Culture Kid in Bangkok during the Vietnam War, the novelist tells Ella Beales about memory, identity and the little-known world of American families living in Southeast Asia during the conflict.
Welcome Daria. Congratulations on the publication of your first novel Sawadika American Girl. What made you decide to write a historical fiction inspired by your own experiences as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) in Bangkok during the Vietnam War? Thank you so much. I’m...
The Queen and the Countess, by Anne O’Brien
A richly immersive dual-narrative that humanises the Wars of the Roses through the resilience, sacrifice, and inner lives of two rival women fighting to protect their families and themselves.
The Queen and the Countess is Anne O’Brien’s latest medieval historical fiction, following two women on opposing sides of the Wars of the Roses. Set between the 1450s and 1480s, this novel centres on Margaret of Anjou (Queen of England and wife of Lancaster King Henry...
The Fires of Gallipoli, by Barney Campbell
The Fires of Gallipoli is more than just a wartime history, it is a tale of epic friendship and its trials and joys.
The Fires of Gallipoli explores resilience, self-discovery, fortitude and friendship during, and in the aftermath, of the Gallipoli Campaign. This book follows Edward Salter, a shy 25-year-old solicitor whose life is changed by the outbreak of the First World War and...
Paradise Undone, by Annie Dawid
Paradise Undone is Annie Dawid’s latest novel, following four protagonists in the lead up to, and the aftermath of, the 1978 Jonestown massacre.
Founded by Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple was a cult with ideological radical political, religious and racial aims. In an attempt to create a socialist utopia, Jones established a remote agricultural project settlement in Guyana, known as Jonestown. Here, under Jones’...
Between the Clouds and the River, by Dave Mason
Between the Clouds and the River is a sweeping and moving tale of life, love, loss and everything in between.
Between the Clouds and the River is Dave Mason’s latest historical fiction, with a dual timeline narrative set between 1942 and 1965. Spanning continents and decades, this book is a sweeping and moving tale of life, love, loss and everything in between. In 1942,...
Natural Causes, by Stephen Mills
An advocate for wildlife welfare, Mills has written a moving love letter to our planet.
Natural Causes is Stephen Mills’ memoir about his life as a wildlife filmmaker, conservation journalist and author. Having made, and written, over forty films for television, Mills has experienced a variety of landscapes, studied and championed numerous species, and...