Ronald H BalsonFrom Nazi-occupied Poland to a Chicago courtroom Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of...

Esi EdugyanWashington Black is an eleven-year-old field slave who knows no other life than the Barbados sugar plantation where he was born.When his master's eccentric brother chooses him to be...

Leslie Epstein   This 1979 classic tells the darkly humorous story of I.C. Trumpelman, a man whose fancy determines the fate of others. Chosen as the head of a Judenrat,...

Michael PalmerDr. Abby Dolan was on the fast track at a major San Francisco hospital when she made a critical choice: to follow her fiance, Josh Wyler, to the picturesque...

Rachel RhysLondon 1948: Eve Forrester is trapped in a loveless marriage, in a gloomy house, in a grey suburb.Out of the blue, she receives a solicitor’s letter. A wealthy stranger...

Louis DeBernieresExtravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, Captain Corelli's Mandolin is the story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of history. The place...

Author: Thomas Hardy Jude Fawley's hopes of a university education are lost when he is trapped into marrying the earthy Arabella, who later abandons him. Moving to the town of...

Matthew Thomas Destined to be a classic, this "powerfully moving" (Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding), multigenerational debut novel of an Irish-American family is nothing short of a “masterwork” (Joshua...

Laura EsquivelEarthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.The number one...

Kate Furnival*** The top ten bestselling author ***Discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Survivors.1953, the South of France. The...

Jake Wallis Simons   ‘Fascinating and moving’ – Monica Ali‘A powerful evocation of a bygone era’ – Sir Martin Gilbert‘An important subject explored by a writer to watch’ – Jonathan...

Ken Follett   Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, Welsh—enter a time of enormous social,...