History of World Trade in Maps by Philip Parker
$49.99 AUD
Category: Historical
Trade is the lifeblood of nations. It has provided vital goods and wealth to countries and merchants from the ancient Egyptians who went in search of gold and ivory to their 21st-century equivalents trading high-tech electronic equipment from the Far East .In this beautiful book, more than 70 maps give ...Show more
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
$39.99 AUD
Category: Historical
'He tilted his desk lamp so that the light fell on the image. The head of a bright bay colt gazed out of the canvas, the expression in the eyes unusual and haunting.' A discarded painting in a roadside clean-up, forgotten bones in a research archive, and Lexington, the greatest racehorse in US history. ...Show more
How to Find Your Way in the Dark by Derek B. Miller
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical
A tragic-comic coming of age story like no other, set against the backdrop of a booming, industrialised America in the 1930s as the rest of the world readies itself for war again, for fans of All The Light We Cannot See, and Michael Chabon's The Adventures of Kavalier and ClayIt's 1936, war is brewing, ...Show more
Hurdy Gurdy - 'This Comic Tale Will Rescue You from Lockdown Misery. ' the Times by Christopher Wilson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical
A bitingly funny historical novel, following Brother Diggory on an eerily prescient journey through fourteenth-century England.
Indecent Advances - A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall by James Polchin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical
"A fast-paced, meticulously researched, thoroughly engaging (and often infuriating) look-see into the systematic criminalization of gay men and widespread condemnation of homosexuality post-World War I." ―Alexis Burling, San Francisco Chronicle Stories of murder have never been just about killers and vi ...Show more
Island Song by Madeleine Bunting
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical
A spellbinding novel of love, hidden World War II secrets and living with the enemy on the island of Guernsey, from the author of The Plot and Love of Country.
Islands of Mercy by Rose Tremain
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical
An audacious novel about destiny and desire from the incomparable Rose TremainAll must gamble with their fate. But not all can win...In the city of Bath, in the year 1865 Jane Adeane, renowned for her restorative skills, is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she ...Show more
Islands of Mercy by Rose Tremain
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
She was 'The Angel of the Baths', the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for. Yet she would do more. She was certain of that. In the city of Bath, in the year 1865, an extraordinary young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. Bu ...Show more
Joan by Katherine J. Chen
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc - perfect for fans of Cecily, Ariadne and Matrix 'It is as if the author has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time' Hilary Mantel, twice Booker Prize-winning author of The Mirror & ...Show more
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical
"I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions - much good it did me."So begins Kaikeyi's story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquis ...Show more
Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical
One iconic family. One summer of secrets. For Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncle's sprawling estate on the California coast. As musicians, artists, and free spirits gathered at The Sandcastle for the season in pur ...Show more
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women by Lisa See
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical
In 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take the friends on very different paths. According to Confucius, 'an educated woman is a worthless woman', but Tan Yunxian - born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separation and loneliness - is bein ...Show more