Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux
37.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Historical
From renowned author Paul Theroux comes the fascinating, atmospheric tale of George Orwell's years in Burma There is a short period in everyone's life when his character is fixed forever . . . ' George Orwell Before George Orwell was Orwell - the pen name he took on becoming a writer - he was Eric Bla ...Show more
Mr Smith to You: A novel based on the true story of Australian jockey Bill Smith - a life lived in secret. by Kerry Taylor
40.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Historical
Inspired by the true story of Bill Smith (1886-1975), who may have been Australia's first trans jockey. A moving, tender debut novel about identity, solitude and the human spirit. A novel based on the true story of Australian jockey Bill Smith - a life lived in secret. For most of his 76 years, Bill Smi ...Show more
The Vanishing Point by Andrea Hotere
38.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Crime/Thriller
A dazzling and spellbinding debut about a mysterious painting, the secrets it keeps, and the two women connected across centuries by a quest to discover the truth - for readers of Geraldine Brooks, Tracy Chevalier and Maggie O'Farrell. London, 1991: Alex Johns, an art intern at the Courtauld, believes a ...Show more
Sisters under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris
37.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Historical | Reading Level: very good
Sisters under the Rising Sun, the captivating new novel by Heather Morris, is a story of women in war: a testament to resilience, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstances. It is February 1942. Amid the turmoil of World War II, a group of Australian Army nurses, among them Nesta James and V ...Show more
The Women by Kristin Hannah
38.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Historical
From the worldwide bestselling author of The Four Winds, The Nightingale and Firefly Lane (a Number One series on Netflix), The Women is a story of devastating loss and epic love. It is both an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and a story of a nation divided by war.It would ...Show more
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Crime/Thriller
An unforgettable story about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles...San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change ...Show more
Learned By Heart by Emma Donoghue
38.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Historical
Adding to the already moving, richly told and gripping collection of historical fiction from Emma Donoghue, Learned By Heart is the breathtaking story of two young girls on the margins of life, forging a connection that will last a lifetime. In 1805, at boarding school in York, two fourteen-year-olds me ...Show more
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
25.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Historical
From the worldwide number one bestselling author of The Four Winds and The Nightingale. The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss.'A master storyteller' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing'A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival, as ...Show more
The Space Between by Lauren Keenan
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction
How do you choose between two sides, when you don't belong on either? Frances is an unmarried Londoner newly landed in colonial Aotearoa at the dawn of the First Taranaki War. Once well-regarded, her family's impressive fall from grace sees them seeking their fortune in a raw, new country and struggli ...Show more
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
37.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Historical | Reading Level: near fine
FROM THE THREE-TIME NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIES AND MATRIX Part of a loose trilogy based on the end of empire, The Vaster Wilds is the story of a young girl who is servant to a minister and his young mistress, and in charge of their young daugh ...Show more
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
25.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Historical | Reading Level: very good
In love we find out who we want to be.In war we find out who we are. FRANCE, 1939 In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France...but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, ...Show more
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
38.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Crime/Thriller
From the bestselling author of Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who investigates a shocking murder that unhinges her small community.Maine, 1789: When a man is found entombed in the frozen Kennebec Rive ...Show more