Curtis Sittenfeld 'Awfully opinionated for a girl' is what they call Hillary as she grows up in her Chicago suburb.Smart, diligent, and a bit plain, that's the general consensus. Then...

Mildred D Taylor Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face...

Steven Saylor Gordianus the Finder - the large, eccentric, philosophical investigator whose skills and integrity have made him much sought after in Rome - is hired by the young Cicero...

Author: Julia Quinn Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever. After...

MC ScottFrom the bestselling author of the Boudica novels, The Fire of Rome is a gripping race-against-time historical adventure in the bestselling tradition of Robert Harris's Pompeii.AD 34: Sebastos Pantera...

A new eight-hour event series based on Roots will be simulcast on the History Channel, Lifetime, and A&E over four consecutive nights beginning Memorial Day, May 30, 2016"Early in the...

Carol RiversJune 2nd, 1953. The residents of Ruby Street in London's East End are celebrating the new Queen's coronation. It's a day of joy of laughter, a new beginning for...

Terry Deary Illustrated by Martin BrownThis title follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to brave Boudicca and the poor old peasants. Find...

Amor Towles In a jazz bar on the last night of 1937, watching a quartet because she couldn't afford to see the whole ensemble, there were certain things Katey Kontent...

Allan Mallinson  In Europe, rumours of war are rife once again, as Matthew Hervey returns to the Peninsula to fight a new battle, and to confront the ghosts of his...

Edward Rutherfurd Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, politics, and culture, Edward Rutherfurd, author of the phenomenally successful SARUM: THE NOVEL OF ENGLAND, tells a grand saga that is...

Elizabeth GaskellElizabeth Gaskell's Ruth (1853) was the first mainstream novel to make a fallen woman its eponymous heroine. It is a remarkable story of love, of the sanctuary and tyranny...