Historical fiction
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A Hope at the End of the World/Sarah Lark
Description In the chaos of World War II, Polish teenagers Helena and Luzyna Grabowski have lost everything. Without parents or a home, they are shipped to a refugee camp in…Catre Magazin -
Dragonfly in Amber (25th Anniversary Edition), Hardcover/Diana Gabaldon
A beautifully designed collector's edition of the second book in Diana Gabaldon's blockbuster Outlander saga (now a Starz original series), featuring a new introduction by the author and a readers…Catre Magazin -
For Honor and Love, Paperback/James Maynard
For Honor and Love is a gripping story of World War II on the home front in Oxford, Ohio, the home of Miami University, and in the Pacific aboard a…Catre Magazin -
Into the Darkness, Paperback/Kate Williams
The finale of the Storms of War trilogy finds Celia de Witt in glittering 1920s New York, hunting for Michael, the son who was taken from her at birth. Desperate…Catre Magazin -
The Good Shepherd, Hardcover/C. S. Forester
The Good Shepherd was described as one of the best novels of 1955. In it, C.S. Forester departs from the age-of-sail Hornblower genre that made him famous to focus on…Catre Magazin -
Cadillac Platoon: A Vietnam War Novel, Hardcover/E. Lawrence Adams
CADILLAC PLATOON is a story of the contrasts, contradictions, and tensions of the late 1960s. Written by a decorated Vietnam veteran, it is a complicated love story superimposed on the…Catre Magazin -
Dark Tides. A Novel, Hardback/Philippa Gregory
Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii de carti online, de dragoste si beletristica,…Catre Magazin -
The Jewish Spy, Hardcover/Hayuta Katzenelson
The chance to save many lives could cost her the loss of her own family. Poland 1938. Eve of the World War II. Rivka sends her husband and three beloved…Catre Magazin -
From Beaton’s to Beach Haven, Hardcover/William W. Fortenbaugh
The present book focuses on a twenty-eight foot wooden Catboot called Ghost. She belongs to a class of boats unique to Bornegat Boy in New Jersey. The class originated in…Catre Magazin -
Orlando, Hardcover/Virginia Woolf
Orlando is the extraordinary tale of a young man who finds wealth and favour in the court of Elizabeth I of England, but who never grows old. After experiencing love…Catre Magazin -
The Legendary Kokoweef Mountain Underground River of Gold: The Search Continues, Paperback/Glenn A. Terris
Fearing discovery by others of his extraordinary find, Earl Dorr set off an explosion in 1927 that sealed a cave entrance in Kokoweef Peak in the Ivanpah Mountain Range. He…Catre Magazin -
Evening and the Morning. The Prequel to The Pillars of the Earth, A Kingsbridge Novel, Hardback/Ken Follett
The thrilling novel from the No.1 Internationally bestselling author Ken Follett . An epic, addictive historical masterpiece that begins in 997 CE and is set against the background of the…Catre Magazin -
The Conquest of Andalusia: A historical novel describing the history of Spain and its circumstances before the Muslim conquest, the conquest itse, Paperback/Roger Allen
It is Christmas Day in the year 710 AD in Toledo, capital of Visigoth Spain. King Wittiza has been dethroned, and the impulsive and tyrannical Roderic has been installed as…Catre Magazin -
The Pull of the Stars, Hardcover/Emma Donoghue
In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room…Catre Magazin -
Dark Queen Rising: A Medieval Mystery Series, Hardcover/Paul Doherty
First in a brand-new historical mystery series featuring Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. May, 1471. The Wars of the Roses are reaching…Catre Magazin -
On the Ropes, Paperback/Neil J. Smith
"Your book--colossal power, sharp, spot-on writing. Issues of rape and fratricide are explored with the dialectical seriousness that echoes Old Testament and Dostoyevsky. You break through the 'cool' that infects…Catre Magazin -
Unclean Hands: From a Discovery That Would Forever Change Medicine to an Insane Asylum, Hardcover/Andrew Schafer
How has great progress in the science of medicine over two centuries of research changed the way it is accepted and practiced today? Or has it? Vienna. Fifty years before…Catre Magazin -
Lad: A Dog, Hardcover/Albert Payson Terhune
Albert Payson Terhune (December 21, 1872 - February 18, 1942) was an American author, dog breeder, and journalist. He was popular for his novels relating the adventures of his beloved…Catre Magazin -
Emancipating James, Paperback/Joan Vassar
In this compelling third saga of the Black series, Joan Vassar returns to Upper Canada-1862. While on a mission with the legendary Black, James comes face to face with a…Catre Magazin -
The City of Palaces, Hardcover/Michael Nava
In the years before the Mexican Revolution, Mexico is ruled by a tiny elite that apes European culture, grows rich from foreign investment, and prizes racial purity. The vast majority…Catre Magazin -
Death of an Eye, Hardcover/Dana Stabenow
Description Alexandria, 47BCE: Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant with child. A shipment of new coin…Catre Magazin -
The Mausoleum, Hardcover/David Mark
1967. In a quiet village in the wild lands of the Scottish borders, disgraced academic Cordelia Hemlock is trying to put her life back together. Grieving the loss of her…Catre Magazin -
Rough Music, Hardcover/Robin Blake
Titus Cragg and his friend Luke Fidelis investigate macabre goings-on in a remote Lancashire village in this intriguing 18th century mystery. It's the sweltering summer of 1744 and when an…Catre Magazin -
Paper Mill Girl. An emotionally gripping family saga of triumph in adversity, Hardback/Glenda Young
A compelling saga filled with romance, drama and tragedy, ideal for lovers of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin.Catre Magazin -
The Road to Grantchester, Hardcover/James Runcie
The captivating prequel to the treasured Grantchester series follows the life, loves, and losses of young Sidney Chambers in postwar London. It is 1938, and eighteen-year-old Sidney Chambers is dancing…Catre Magazin -
The Garden of Promises and Lies, Hardcover/Paula Brackston
The third installment of a bewitching series brimming with charm and charisma that will make fans of Outlander rejoice ( Woman's World Magazine ). New York Times bestselling author Paula…Catre Magazin -
The Lost Jewels, Hardcover/Kirsty Manning
From the author of The Song of the Jade Lily comes a thrilling story of a family secret that leads to a legendary treasure. Why would someone bury a bucket…Catre Magazin -
Tsarina, Hardcover/Ellen Alpsten
Makes Game of Thrones look like a nursery rhyme. -- Daisy Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter " Alpsten] recounts this remarkable woman's colourful life and…Catre Magazin -
Itzel II: A Three Knives Tale, Paperback/Sarah Xerar Murphy
In Itzel II , we continue to follow Nauta, Itzel, and Basta through the cascading outcomes of their desire for agency and for change in their world. We move from…Catre Magazin -
Always Forward (#9 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Romance Series), Paperback/Ginny Dye
Always Forward is the ninth book in the Best-Selling Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series . Make sure you start reading with # 1 - Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers…Catre Magazin -
More Miracle Than Bird, Hardcover/Alice Miller
On the eve of World War I, twenty-one-year-old Georgie Hyde-Lees--on her own for the first time--is introduced to the acclaimed poet W. B. Yeats at a soir e in London.…Catre Magazin -
Africanus (Spanish Edition), Hardcover/Santiago Posteguillo
Con magistral precisi n hist rica y un excelente ritmo narrativo, Santiago Posteguillo presenta la historia de la infancia y juventud de Africanus, uno de los personajes m s influyentes…Catre Magazin -
A Good Time Coming: A Sweeping Saga Set During the American Civil War, Hardcover/C. S. Harris
"Harris tells a powerful story of war's destruction of property, people, hopes, and morals during the Civil War in Louisiana. This is top-notch historical fiction, thoroughly researched and vividly presented,…Catre Magazin -
Falls Ende: Secundus, Paperback/Paul W. Feenstra
Falls Ende - Secundus , the second novel in the Falls Ende series, is a gripping, page-turning window into our storied past. This riveting sequel to Falls Ende - Primus…Catre Magazin -
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, Hardcover/Marie Benedict
"A deft, fascinating page-turner replete with richly drawn characters and plot twists that would stump Hercule Poirot." --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network, The Huntress…Catre Magazin -
Willie, Hardcover/Ja’quintin J. Means
Set in Arkansas, Willie takes us on a journey to the fourteenth largest plantation in the United States. Traveling back in time to an era when cotton was king and…Catre Magazin -
Quiet Street, Paperback/Zelda Popkin
Quiet Street is the story of Edith and Jacob Hirsch and their two children, Dinah and Teddy, who live in a suburb of Jerusalem among neighbors they have known for…Catre Magazin -
Tilbury Poppies, Hardback/Sue Wilsher
An uplifting, moving new saga from the talented Sue Wilsher set in Essex in during the First World WarCatre Magazin -
Unquiet Heart, Hardback/Martin Sixsmith
Bursting with the real-life drama of love in turbulent times, An Unquiet Heart is a magnificently wrought novel of passion and violence, triumph and tragedy.Catre Magazin -
The Immortals of Tehran, Hardcover/Ali Araghi
Description A sweeping, multigenerational epic, this stunning debut heralds the arrival of a unique new literary voice. As a child living in his family's apple orchard, Ahmad Torkash-Vand treasures his…Catre Magazin -
Maid’s Disgrace, Hardback/Emma Hornby
Or will the judgement of their peers make a pauper of Phoebe?----------------------------Readers love Emma Hornby :'Similar to Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court, Emma Hornby tells a brilliant story that will…Catre Magazin -
Murder Flies the COOP, Hardcover/Jessica Ellicott
Contributor(s): Author: Jessica Ellicott One would hardly call them birds of a feather, but thrill-seeking American adventuress Beryl Helliwell and quietly reserved Brit Edwina Davenport do one thing very well…Catre Magazin -
City of Girls, Hardcover/Elizabeth Gilbert
Description AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and The Signature of All Things , a delicious novel…Catre Magazin -
The Light Between Oceans, Hardcover/M. L. Stedman
The years-long New York Times bestseller soon to be a major motion picture from Spielberg's Dreamworks that is "irresistible...seductive...with a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first…Catre Magazin -
The Lords of the Wind, Paperback/C. J. Adrien
"For indeed the Frankish nation, which was crushed by the avenger Hasting, was full of filthy uncleanness. Treasonous and oath-breaking, they were deservedly condemned; unbelievers and faithless, they were justly…Catre Magazin -
Crystal Reflections: A Story About Glassmaking and Forbidden Love in Pittsburgh’s Victorian Age, Paperback/John Griffith
Set in Pittsburgh, and spanning the Victorian years (1837-1901), this is a story of family, commitment, love, and loss set against the backdrop of the glass industry for which Pittsburg…Catre Magazin -
Echoes from the Past: The Brigandshaw Chronicles Book 1, Paperback/Peter Rimmer
Two best friends divided by war. Can an Englishman and an Afrikaner carve out an existence for their families in the savage bush? South Africa, 1887. Son of a tyrannical…Catre Magazin -
La Hija de la Chuparrosa, Paperback/Luis Alberto Urrea
Los milagros y las pasiones abundan en esta novela fascinante que ha sido aclamada como obra maestra. Es la historia de una joven Mexicana cuyas facultades para curar a los…Catre Magazin -
Los Medici: Una Dinastia Al Poder – The Medici: A Dynasty to Power/Matteo Strukul
Primera parte de la saga hist rica que recrea la historia de la familia m s poderosa del Renacimiento. Novela ganadora del Premio Bancarella 2017. Florencia, 1429. A la muerte…Catre Magazin -
As Above, So Below: A Novel of Peter Bruegel, Paperback/Rudy Von B. Rucker
Peter Bruegel's paintings---a peasant wedding in a barn, hunters in the snow, a rollicking street festival, and many others---have long defined our idea of everyday life in sixteenth- century Europe.…Catre Magazin -
Kamikaze: A Novel of the Mongol Invasions of Japan, Paperback/Jeanne Blanchet
Kamikaze: A Novel of the Mongol Invasions of Japan is an action-packed historical romance set against Kublai Khan's bloody thirteenth-century attempts to invade Japan. Off the battlefield, tensions also run…Catre Magazin -
Charlotte Sophia Myth, Madness and the Moor, Paperback/Tina Andrews
Contributor(s): Author: Tina Andrews Charlotte Sophia was queen of England. Wife of "mad" King George III. But neither her king, her country, nor her lover knew she was of African…Catre Magazin -
Agnes Sorel: Mistress of Beauty, Hardback/***
The sumptuously-realised second novel in Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent's Anjou TrilogyCatre Magazin -
The Woman in Red, Hardback/Diana Giovinazzo
For readers who loved the larger-than-life heroines of Circe and My Dear Hamilton, this mesmerizing debut novel combines rigorous historical research, exhilarating adventure, and an unforgettable love story for the…Catre Magazin -
Chaos, Hardback/A D Swanston
Daubed on walls and doorways, they suggest that someone close to the queen harbours treacherous intent - none other than Leicester himself . So Radcliff and his team of informants…Catre Magazin -
Masters of Rome, Hardback/Gordon Doherty
The story of Constantine and Maxentius, two ambitious young men, two brilliant generals, two friends destined to fight to the death as they strive to become Emperor of Rome. The…Catre Magazin -
The Last Year of the War, Hardcover/Susan Meissner
From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and As Bright as Heaven comes a novel about a German American teenager whose life changes forever when her immigrant…Catre Magazin -
Smile of the Wolf, Hardcover/Tim Leach
Description Eleventh-century Iceland. One night in the darkness of winter, two friends set out on an adventure but end up killing a man. Kjaran, a traveling poet who trades songs…Catre Magazin -
In the Unsettled Homeland of Dreams, Paperback/Thomas Davis
"... we were going to West Harbor to hear Negro Bennett preach in 1854 ... Bennett was about sixty years old at the time. I think the largest negro settlement…Catre Magazin -
The Truest Pleasure, Paperback/Robert Morgan
Ginny, who marries Tom at the turn of the century after her family has given up on her ever marrying, narrates THE TRUEST PLEASURE--the story of their life together on…Catre Magazin -
Flashman in the Peninsular, Paperback/Robert Brightwell
This is the third instalment in the memoirs of the Georgian Englishman Thomas Flashman, which were recently discovered on a well-known auction website. Thomas is the uncle of the notorious…Catre Magazin -
What Did You Do in the War, Sister?, Paperback/Dennis J. Turner
"A powerful story of seldom-sung heroines in humanity's darkest days and a vivid reminder of the power of conscience." -- Edgardo David Holzman, author of Malena Throughout the occupied territories,…Catre Magazin -
The Quisling Factor, Paperback/J. L. Oakley
Treason. Espionage. Revenge. In the aftermath of WWII, ex-intelligence agent Tore Haugland tries to adjust to life in his newly freed country with the woman he loves. But he still…Catre Magazin -
The Saga of Marathon, Paperback/Nicholas Checker
The teenage son of a hetaera (woman of pleasure), Pheidippides and his beautiful young mother are not recognized as citizens of ancient Athens. Yet he is enchanted with the essence…Catre Magazin -
The Devil’s Oasis, Paperback/Bartle Bull
BARTLE BULL Author of the White Rhino Hote land A Caf on the Nile Continuing the epic African adventures of the characters memorably cast in The White Rhino Hotel and…Catre Magazin -
Winter of the Metal People: The Untold Story of America’s First Indian War, Paperback/Dennis Herrick
Contributor(s): Author: Dennis Herrick The first named war between the Europeans and the Native Americans was the nearly forgotten Tiguex War, which Spaniards and their Mexican Indian allies fought in…Catre Magazin -
Tsar’s Dragons, Hardback/Catrin Collier
The first of a series based on the exploits of Welshman John Hughes, who founded a city in the Russian Empire, Hughesovka (now Donetsk, Ukraine).Catre Magazin -
Sap in the Blood, Paperback/Jon Antonius
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Acre, Paperback/Tom Grundner
Book Four of the Sir Sidney Smith Series. Nelson has defeated the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile, and Bonaparte is trapped in Egypt. Unfortunately, Bonaparte doesn't see…Catre Magazin -
My Lady of Cleves, Paperback/Margaret Campbell Barnes
My Lady of Cleves reveals the mesmerizing story of Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife, one of the rare women who matched wits successfully with the fiery king and…Catre Magazin -
The Tudor Rose, Paperback/Margaret Campbell Barnes
Contributor(s): Author: Margaret Campbell Barnes A magnificent portrayal of Elizabeth of York, set against the dramatic background of fifteenth century England. Elizabeth, the only living descendant of Edward IV, possesses…Catre Magazin -
Helen of Troy, Paperback/Margaret George
Acclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in this New York Times bestseller. The Trojan War, fought nearly twelve…Catre Magazin -
Book of Wag, Hardback/Paul Sidey
Meet the richly eccentric Burton family: reigned over by the steadfast matriarch Harriet and surrounded by an equally peculiar cast of characters, their exploits are narrated in alternating voices by…Catre Magazin -
Colours, Hardback/Juliet Bates
An atmospheric, intense novel of the bond between mother and son, set against the backdrop of the world wars.Catre Magazin -
Paris Never Leaves You. A Novel, Paperback/Ellen Feldman
Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii de carti online, de dragoste si beletristica,…Catre Magazin -
Lullaby Beach. ‘A PORTRAIT OF SISTERHOOD … POWERFUL, WISE, CELEBRATORY’ Daily Mail, Hardback/Stella Duffy
A compelling novel about family secrets and the legacy of trauma, set against the changing fortunes of an English seaside town, from award-winning writer Stella Duffy .Catre Magazin -
Four Winds, Hardback/Kristin Hannah
An epic, sweeping tale of love and loss set in the midst of the Great Depression in 1930s America, by the multi-million-copy global bestseller Kristin Hannah .Catre Magazin -
The Flaming Sword: A Novel of Ancient Egypt, Paperback/Christian Jacq
In the north, the barbaric Hyksos still rule with unimaginable brutality. Queen Ahhotep, meanwhile, has recaptured much of the south -- but at a terrible price: her husband has been…Catre Magazin -
River Thieves, Paperback/Michael Crummey
In a masterly debut, the award-winning poet and short-fiction writer Michael Crummey crafts a haunting novel set on the rugged coast of Newfoundland at the turn of the nineteenth century.…Catre Magazin -
Crown of Destiny, Paperback/Sandra Worth
The sequel to the award-winning The Rose of York: Love & War Shakespeare claims Richard III murdered his nephews, the Princes in the Tower, for their throne, but Crown of…Catre Magazin