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She rose as a favourite. Will she fall as a traitor? A thrilling story of ambition, power and the dark side of the Tudor court from the Sunday Times bestselling author In the dazzling, dangerous world of the Tudor Court, nothing is more powerful than a secret - or more deadly. Jane Boleyn has...

'A rich and spellbinding 19th-century story of forbidden love' – Independent 'Donoghue evokes a relationship that is convincing and exquisitely touching.' – The Guardian The heartbreaking story of the love of two women – Anne Lister, the real-life inspiration behind Gentleman Jack, and her...

'Take the incisive brilliance of Curtis Sittenfeld and add to it exquisite prose in the vein of Maggie O'Farrell and you have the novel Jackie. A truly astonishing achievement: to breathe new life into a woman everyone thinks they already know' NATASHA LESTER The intimate life story of...

Set against Nantucket’s Great Fire of 1846, this sweeping, emotional novel brings together three courageous women battling to save everything they hold dear... Nantucket in 1846 is an island set apart not just by its geography but by its unique circumstances. With their menfolk away at sea...

A grandson tries to learn the family story. But what kind of story is it? Is it a prison memoir, about the grandfather imprisoned without charge or trial by a revolutionary government? Is it an oral history of the grandmother left behind to look after the children? Or is it a love story? A...

1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy’s capital. One of the OSS’s few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she’s tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy...

Bloomsbury presents Madwoman by Louisa Treger, read by Laurel Lefkow. "A magnificent portrayal of Nelly Bly in all her journalistic integrity and daring.” —New York Journal of Books "The perfect example of the power of an individual to question, and change, the status quo." —Christian...

Bloomsbury presents The Great Passion by James Runcie, read by Pip Torrens. From acclaimed bestselling author James Runcie, a meditation on grief and music, told through the story of Bach’s writing of the St. Matthew Passion. In 1727, Stefan Silbermann is a grief-stricken thirteen-year-old...

'I cried my eyes out' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1941, Nazi-occupied Paris: In the glamorous Ritz hotel there is a woman with a dangerous secret… As Coco Chanel’s assistant, Adèle lives side by side with German officers in the splendour of The Ritz hotel. But Adèle has a secret. She is...

'Got under my skin in the way the best writing can' SHEILA HETI A fearless and savagely funny examination of masculinity under late capitalism, from an electrifying new voice Set in Philly one year into Trump's presidency, Sean Thor Conroe's audacious, freewheeling debut follows our eponymous...

In her first novel inspired by a true story, New York Times bestselling author Jane Green reimagines the glamorous and tragic life of fashion icon and socialite Talitha Getty, for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Paula McLain Claire grew up in a small town, far from the glitz and glamour of...

Tracing his ancestory through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and and in torment and anguish brought to...

'The best Australian novel I have read in more than a decade' Sydney Morning Herald 'Astonishing, captivating ... a wild, beautiful, heart-exploding ride' Elizabeth Gilbert The bestselling novel that has taken Australia, and the world, by storm. Brisbane, 1985: A lost father, a mute brother, a...

In 1942 London, Nancy Mitford is worried about more than air raids and German spies. Still recovering from a devastating loss, the once sparkling Bright Young Thing is estranged from her husband, her allowance has been cut, and she’s given up her writing career. On top of this, her five...

'This six-book series looks likely to become a landmark in historical fiction' The Times Alison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series, relates one of the most tragic stories in English history: Katheryn Howard, Henry VIII's fifth queen. 'With...

The moving story of Frieda von Richthofen, wife of D.H. Lawrence - and the real-life inspiration for Lady Chatterley's Lover, a novel banned for more than 30 years Germany, 1907. Frieda, daughter of aristocrat Baron von Richthofen, has rashly married English professor Ernest Weekley. Visiting...

A journey to the past. A map for the future. Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, bestselling author Paulo Coelho relives the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and challenged the established social order. In Hippie, he tells the story of Paulo, a skinny Brazilian with a...

Ein biografischer Roman, der Sie zu Tränen rühren wird: Die wahre Geschichte über die große Liebe der Stauffenbergs. Bestseller-Autorin Charlotte Roth erzählt in ihrem historischen Roman eine der schönsten und traurigsten Liebesgeschichten, die das Leben schrieb: eine Geschichte von Anstand und Courage, und von Hoffnung inmitten tiefster Verzweiflung während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Sie ist die Tochter des fränkischen Generalkonsuls und einer baltischen Freifrau. Er ist der jüngste Spross eines schwäbischen Adelsgeschlechts mit einer vielversprechenden militärischen Karriere.

Strandloper, a new Fourth Estate book, full description to follow when available...

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! “A gripping narrative, don't miss this historical fiction about the woman who kicked off the Harlem Renaissance.”—People Magazine “A page turner and history lesson at once, Harlem Rhapsody reminds us that our stories are our generational wealth...