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

  'McDowell maintains an engaging edge of ambiguity throughout. McDowell's prose is dense but sharp, charged wi...

  
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• Paris Kiss Maggie Ritchie

  '“A beautifully written evocation of the Parisian art scene of the late 1800s… it is a mesmerising canvas o...

  
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• The Physic Garden Catherine Czerkawska

  'From the first pages of The Physic Garden, the shadow of grief and betrayal looms large. Catherine Czerkawsk...

  
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• Making Shore Sara Allerton

  "A remarkable imaginative achievement." - Edward Stourton

  
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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

  “'Malone'’s dramatisation of these events is quite magnificent. His writing is effortless, expressive and t...

  
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• A Capital Union Victoria Hendry

  'A super Scottish novel (and a bold first book) that should have been rewarded; brilliantly researched with a...

  
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