Genre: Historical fiction

• A Superior Spectre Angela Meyer

  “This is one of those rare books that penetrates deep into the reader’s most secret self. Read it and hol...

  
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• The Amber Seeker Mandy Haggith

  "Brave and fascinating … asks questions about the nature of truth, perspective, and the power of the narrat...

  
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• Down to the Sea Sue Lawrence

  "A haunting, moving story." Kirsty Wark

  
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• As the Women Lay Dreaming Donald S Murray

  “A searing poetic meditation on stoicism and loss.” Mariella Frostrup, BBC Radio 4 Open Book

  
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• The Posy Ring Catherine Czerkawska

  “Excellent … a beautifully crafted novel that immerses the reader in the lives and loves of people whose ...

  
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• The Walrus Mutterer Mandy Haggith

  “A gripping, haunting and, at times, visceral novel… Lyrical and poetic prose, the author has created a c...

  
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• Goblin Ever Dundas

  “Terrific … moving. It is a celebration of freakery … a meditation on trauma and loss and abandonment �...

  
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• The Curiosity Cabinet Catherine Czerkawska

  “Moving, poetic and quietly provocative.” – The Independent

  
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• The Jewel Catherine Czerkawska

  "Beguiling and enchanting ... I enjoyed this book so much that I read it twice." - Scottish Review

  
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• The Hormone Factory Saskia Goldschmidt

  'The candid tongue of Motke's narration fires up this fast-paced novel, making him a character who won't soon...

  
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• Unfashioned Creatures Lesley McDowell

  'Unfashioned Creatures is a finely worked and confident flight of Gothic fancy that stands up well to scrutin...

  
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• Paris Kiss Maggie Ritchie

  'Flows from the page like a piece of art.' - Sunday Mirror

  
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• The Physic Garden Catherine Czerkawska

  'The Physic Garden is not just a good novel. This, I contend, is a great novel. It is a beautiful, elegant, a...

  
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• Making Shore Sara Allerton

  'This breathtaking debut novel deals with man's harrowing struggle for survival in a hostile sea, but this bo...

  
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• His Bloody Project Graeme Macrae Burnet

  'A real box of tricks… a truly ingenious thriller as confusingly multilayered as an Escher staircase.' – ...

  
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• The Last Bear Mandy Haggith
  
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• The Guillotine Choice Michael J. Malone

  “'A magnificent piece of work.'” - Douglas Skelton.

  
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• A Capital Union Victoria Hendry

  'A novel of great intelligence and fluency whose finely drawn characters challenge conventional perceptions o...

  
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