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Sarah Dunant
A tale inspired by the lives of Borgia siblings Lucretia and Cesare traces the family’s rise in the aftermath of Rodrigo Borgia’s rise to the papacy, during which war, a…
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Stripping away the myths around the Borgias, Blood & Beauty breathes life into the astonishing family of Alexander VI and celebrates the raw power of history itself: compelling, complex, and…
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Daphne Du Maurier
The classic tale of murder, mystery and romance, in a gorgeous new hardback VMC set of Daphne du Maurier novels.
Elizabeth von Arnim
At one level an escapist fantasy, at another a parable about the liberation of the spirit, this delicious confection will work its magic on all.‘ 'The Daily Telegraph
A tale of murder, mystery and romance.
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Set in Renaissance Italy, this follow-up to Dunant’s The Birth of Venus recounts the fantastic escapades of Bucino Teodoldo, a wily dwarf, and his mistress, celebrated courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini, who…
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From the highly acclaimed writer of THE BIRTH OF VENUS comes a breakthrough psychological thriller where the means of survival are just as shocking as surrender.
Explores the House of Borgia’s final years, in the company of a young diplomat named Niccolao Machiavelli.
Anna, a self-sufficient and reliable single mother, packs her bags one day for a short Italian vacation. She leaves her beloved six-year-old daughter, Lily, at home with good friends. But…
The Silver Dagger Award-winning author of Fatlands and Birth Marks presents another Hannah Wolfe mystery. In her latest exploit, Hannah goes behind the scenes at a health spa and investigates…
When P.I. Hannah Wolfe is told her job is to babysit a rebellious teenage girl for a day as her scientist father is busy in the lab, she thinks her…
The year is 1570, and in the convent of Santa Caterina, in the Italian city of Ferrara, noblewomen find space to pursue their lives under God’s protection. But the arrival…
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Turning fifteen in Renaissance Florence, Alessandra Cecchi becomes intoxicated with the works of a young painter whom her father has brought to the city to decorate the family’s Florentine palazzo.
From the bestselling author of The Birth of Venus comes this truly brilliant and compelling contemporary psychological thriller about a woman who, inexplicably, takes a journey and doesn’t return.
In a place where lies ring true and truth sounds like lies - whose seductive tale can you believe? From the bestselling author of The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant’s…
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A Times Best Historical Fiction Book of the Year * A Cosmopolitan Best Book of the Year * A History Today Book of the Year Confirms Sarah Dunant’s place as…
The breathtaking historical novel about love, beauty, the politics of sex and the power of loyalty set in Venice, by the bestselling author of Sacred Hearts
From our greatest novelist of Renaissance Italy comes Sacred Hearts, a stunning tale of passion, betrayal and music set in an enclosed convent in 1570.
Reissued in a new look is this richly imagined historical novel that combines mystery, history, politics and passion in a story of gripping power, from the author of SACRED HEARTS
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Mary Renault
Mary Renault’s powerful and tender first novel was written in the thirties and was, in many ways, far ahead of its time.
A sparkling, unconventional social comedy set in bohemian 1930s London.
In this award-winning novel, Mary Renault explores the relationship between a doctor and her young lover.
A postwar love story from the author of The Charioteer.
