Colm ToibinIt is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to...

Ellis Peters A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES. In 1137 the head of Shrewsbury Abbey decided to acquire the remains of St Winifred for his Benedictine order. Brother Cadfael is part...

Chayym Zeldis A riveting, monumental novel about the life of the brother of Jesus Christ—hypnotic in its power and imagery, awesome in its conception and dramatic invention. Brothers is the...

Alex Rutherford 1530, Agra, Northern India. Humayun, the newly-crowned second Moghul emperor, is a fortunate man. His father, Babur, has bequeathed him wealth, glory and an empire which stretches 1000...

Tim Severin Sailing across the Caribbean Hector Lynch falls into the hands of the notorious buccaneer, Captain John Coxon. Hector’s two friends, Dan and Jacques, are released when Coxon mistakes...

Christopher Paul Curtis It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going...

Howard Kaplan Two agents. Two opposing sides.“Kaplan is not merely the author of two previous best-selling novels built around international intrigue but is probably without peer in his grasp of...

Hannah Kent Northern Iceland, 1829. A woman condemned to death for murdering her lover. A family forced to take her in. A priest tasked with absolving her.But all is not...

Tracy Chevalier   Burning Bright follows the Kellaway family as they leave behind tragedy in rural Dorset and come to late 18th-century London. As they move in next door to...

Ron Rash Author Ron Rash, captures the eerie beauty and stark violence of Appalachia through the lives of  unforgettable characters. With this masterful collection of stories that span the Civil...

Muriel Kagan ZagerOn the surface, the Armenian Quarter appears to be one of the more peaceful communities in Old Jerusalem, an ancient city torn by religious wars and political conflict....

Stephen R Lawhead Aidan, a scribe in a remote Irish monastery, accompanies a band of monks on a trip to the magical city of Byzantium, where he becomes an ambassador...