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When the keeper of a demonic hell hole falls in love with the perfect sacrifice, she must choose: her loyalty to both her family and her village, or salvaging her own chance at happiness. It is 1642 in Derbyshire, England. Jane Vernon spends her days trying to satiate the hungry spirit that dwells within Elden Hole, a generational curse shared with her siblings. But each sacrifice increases her reluctance, until the offering of one travelling merchant starts unravelling the fabric of murderous duty and exploitation that shapes her life.

A twisty mystery set in Elizabethan England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches. Is a curse plaguing Nottinghamshire…? Nottingham, England, 1596. A routine hanging at Gallows Hill is disrupted when a wild woman begins screaming a curse on the execution site, calling down nightly visitations from the undead to claim the souls of the living. County Bailiff Edward Mountsorrel attempts to pursue her, but she vanishes into thin air. Nightly thereafter, Gallows Hill is the scene of ghastly happenings that Edward is ordered to investigate.

Winner of the Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2026 She ​rose as a favourite. Will she fall as a traitor? In the dazzling, dangerous world of the Tudor Court, nothing is more powerful than a secret – or more deadly. Jane Boleyn has mastered many masks: loving wife, devoted...

Tre redattori editoriali, dopo aver frequentato a lungo autori che si dilettano di scienze occulte, società segrete e complotti cosmici, decidono di inventare, con avventata leggerezza, un Piano. Ma qualcuno li prende sul serio. Affabulatorio, incalzante e coltissimo, è questo un romanzo che spazia furiosamente nel tempo, dove fanno la loro comparsa una sterminata serie di personaggi, di miti, di leggende, dai Templari ai Rosacroce, dai Miti Celtici ai Culti dell'antico Egitto, dal Santo Graal ai Vangeli Apocrifi, da Napoleone a Hitler, a Cagliostro.

"I promessi sposi" è un capolavoro della letteratura Italiana scritto nel XIX secolo da Alessandro Manzoni e uno dei romanzi storici più importanti del mondo. La storia si svolge nella Milano del XVII secolo e narra della vita e delle avventure di una coppia di giovani contadini lombardi, Renzo e Lucia, che non possono sposarsi a causa delle mire di un vizioso e prepotente tiranno locale e della codardia del parroco del loro villaggio.

**LISTEN TO HAMNET STAR JESSIE BUCKLEY'S UNFORGETTABLE NEW RECORDING BEFORE YOU SEE THE FILM** 'Richly sensuous... something special' The Sunday Times 'A thing of shimmering wonder' David Mitchell TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the acclaimed Starz series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. As an heir to the Plantagenets, Margaret is seen by the...

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author A religious serial killer is haunting Florence and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy. ‘Full of dash and atmosphere’ - The Times Florence...

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK “A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history.”—Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name “A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of...

Artemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. Motherless, she grows up among a family of painters - men and boys. She knows she is more talented than her brothers, but she cannot choose her own future. She wants to experience the world, but she belongs to her father and will belong to a husband. As Artemisia patiently goes from lesson to lesson, perfecting her craft, she also paints in private, recreating the women who inspire her, away from her father's eyes. Until a mysterious tutor enters her life.

L'action du roman se déroule entre 1572, date du mariage de Marguerite de Valois avec Henri de Navarre, futur Henri IV, et la mort de Charles IX de France en 1574. Alexandre Dumas y met en scène les intrigues de cour, l'assassinat de l'amiral de Coligny, le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy, l'idylle inventée entre la reine de Navarre et le comte de la Mole ainsi que la pratique de la torture judiciaire à la Renaissance. Il fait de Catherine de Médicis une figure inquiétante, se servant de son astrologue et parfumeur Côme Ruggieri pour faire assassiner ses ennemis. Le roman met aussi en scène la conspiration visant à rendre la Navarre à son roi.

Delft, 1664. Die junge Magd Griet wird in den Haushalt des holländischen Malers Johannes Vermeer gegeben und avanciert schnell zur Schülerin und Muse des Malers. Sie zeigt eine scheue, in Andeutungen belassene Zuneigung zu dem Künstler, dem sie schließlich Modell sitzt, was für Schikanen seitens Vermeers eifersüchtiger Gattin sorgt. Als der Maler das junge Mädchen bittet, den Perlenohrring seiner Frau für ein Porträt anzulegen, löst er eine Katastrophe aus, die Griets Zukunft bedroht.

Father Michael Dominic, prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives in Rome, is entrusted with the mission of transporting the original 17th century trial documents of Galileo to Loyola Law School in Chicago. The stage is set for a modern historical mock trial of Galileo’s original heresy charges, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the legendary event.

The page-turning historical saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, masterful A Column of Fire. A World in Turmoil 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended...

An enterprising thief witnesses a brutal murder… 1536, London Mother and daughter 'shadow cutpurse' team, Emlyn and Gwynnie have been stealing to survive for years, but they are ready to make their big break and escape a life of crime forever. While Emlyn distracts the guards at Greenwich Palace, Gwynnie sneaks inside, searching for the royal jewels that will set them up for life.

Gefangen zwischen Liebe und dem Kampf gegen Unterdrückung: der fesselnde zweite Teil der historischen Tribute-Serie von Silvia Stolzenburg um die junge Händlerstochter Franziska. Stuttgart, 1514. Als junger Mann verkleidet, schließt Franziska Hochperger sich der aufständischen Bewegung an. Die Verschwörer verabscheuen den prunksüchtigen Herzog von Württemberg, der hohe Steuern erhebt, während das Volk Hunger leidet. Wagemutig überbringt Franziska anderen Gruppen Nachrichten und entkommt dabei immer wieder nur knapp größter Gefahr.

Candide, published simultaneously in five European capitals in 1759, became an instant bestseller and is now regarded as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. This is a witty allegory of a young man whose optimism gives way to disillusionment after a series of terrible misfortunes...

The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th-century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A", for Adulteress, embroidered on her dress.

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Bloomsbury presents Cast Away by Francesca De Tores, read by Thoren Ferguson How big must a man’s folly be, that it can cost him the whole of his life? As big as a ship; as big as an island. 1704: Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk has been abandoned by his own shipmates on a remote...