Death of a Kingdom
��The thrilling conclusion in Peter Gibbons's epic action-packed Saxon Warrior series ⚔️ Perfect for the fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, and David Gemmell ��️Beornoth's last stand against the tide of history and crushing Viking invasion.1004 AD The fate of a fractured and embattled nation hangs by a thread. Eadric Streona grows in power, controlling an even-weaker King Aethelred the Unready. No man dares to stand to oppose him.King Sweyn Forkbeard of Norway has unleashed his fearless Viking warlord Thorkell the Tall upon England's shores with his eye firmly on the weakened Saxon throne. Can the Vikings unite to conquer the English and claim the crown?Lord Beornoth, the Viking-killer lives on, beset by the ravages of age and tortured by his past, At the Kings bequest he is plunged into the brutal twilight of Saxon rule, where loyalty, courage, and sacrifice are tested on blood-soaked fields.Armies clash and the throne of England becomes the ultimate prize. In the face of a Viking invasion, Beornoth faces his greatest battle in this unflinching fight through the last days of Saxon England.Will Beornoth's courage be enough to defy the storm or will the death of a kingdom be written in the blood of its bravest defenders?If you enjoyed the BBC's King & Conqueror and Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom you'll love Beornoth's epic Saxon Warrior adventure.Praise for Peter Gibbons: 'Bristling with intense action, this is the grounded and brutal retelling of Arthurian myth set in the grim landscape of Dark Age Britain.' - Richard Cullen'A power house of a novel told with the pace of a charging war horse. Well rounded characters brought to vivid life in Britain's Dark Age. Not a book to be missed.' - Adam Lofthouse'Riveting, page-turning action that shows Arthur growing from a frightened youngster into a confident warlord. A fresh new take on an old legend that readers will find hard to put down.' - Steven A McKay'Epic, brutal action' - Matthew Harffy'Bloody and brutal, Peter's vivid writing really brings the story to life.' - Donovan Cook'A superbly atmospheric tale of redemption that pitches the English against Viking raiders and resounds with the fierceness of battle-hardened warriors' - MJ Porter'Thunderously atmospheric! Gibbons once again proves himself a master of Viking & Dark Age lore.' - Gordon Doherty'A gripping tale in which our distant British history is brought to life. A must-read for any Arthurian fan.' - Reader Review'First class. I could not put this book down. Absolutely riveting. Action packed throughout. I eagerly await the next book in the series.' - Reader Review'This was full of battles, violence, politics and is a fresh new take on Arthurian legend. It's the first in a series that's left me hungering for more' - Reader Review
Death of a Kingdom
��The thrilling conclusion in Peter Gibbons's epic action-packed Saxon Warrior series ⚔️ Perfect for the fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, and David Gemmell ��️Beornoth's last stand against the tide of history and crushing Viking invasion.1004 AD The fate of a fractured and embattled nation hangs by a thread. Eadric Streona grows in power, controlling an even-weaker King Aethelred the Unready. No man dares to stand to oppose him.King Sweyn Forkbeard of Norway has unleashed his fearless Viking warlord Thorkell the Tall upon England's shores with his eye firmly on the weakened Saxon throne. Can the Vikings unite to conquer the English and claim the crown?Lord Beornoth, the Viking-killer lives on, beset by the ravages of age and tortured by his past, At the Kings bequest he is plunged into the brutal twilight of Saxon rule, where loyalty, courage, and sacrifice are tested on blood-soaked fields.Armies clash and the throne of England becomes the ultimate prize. In the face of a Viking invasion, Beornoth faces his greatest battle in this unflinching fight through the last days of Saxon England.Will Beornoth's courage be enough to defy the storm or will the death of a kingdom be written in the blood of its bravest defenders?If you enjoyed the BBC's King & Conqueror and Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom you'll love Beornoth's epic Saxon Warrior adventure.Praise for Peter Gibbons: 'Bristling with intense action, this is the grounded and brutal retelling of Arthurian myth set in the grim landscape of Dark Age Britain.' - Richard Cullen'A power house of a novel told with the pace of a charging war horse. Well rounded characters brought to vivid life in Britain's Dark Age. Not a book to be missed.' - Adam Lofthouse'Riveting, page-turning action that shows Arthur growing from a frightened youngster into a confident warlord. A fresh new take on an old legend that readers will find hard to put down.' - Steven A McKay'Epic, brutal action' - Matthew Harffy'Bloody and brutal, Peter's vivid writing really brings the story to life.' - Donovan Cook'A superbly atmospheric tale of redemption that pitches the English against Viking raiders and resounds with the fierceness of battle-hardened warriors' - MJ Porter'Thunderously atmospheric! Gibbons once again proves himself a master of Viking & Dark Age lore.' - Gordon Doherty'A gripping tale in which our distant British history is brought to life. A must-read for any Arthurian fan.' - Reader Review'First class. I could not put this book down. Absolutely riveting. Action packed throughout. I eagerly await the next book in the series.' - Reader Review'This was full of battles, violence, politics and is a fresh new take on Arthurian legend. It's the first in a series that's left me hungering for more' - Reader Review
Death of a Kingdom
��The thrilling conclusion in Peter Gibbons's epic action-packed Saxon Warrior series ⚔️ Perfect for the fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, and David Gemmell ��️Beornoth's last stand against the tide of history and crushing Viking invasion.1004 AD The fate of a fractured and embattled nation hangs by a thread. Eadric Streona grows in power, controlling an even-weaker King Aethelred the Unready. No man dares to stand to oppose him.King Sweyn Forkbeard of Norway has unleashed his fearless Viking warlord Thorkell the Tall upon England's shores with his eye firmly on the weakened Saxon throne. Can the Vikings unite to conquer the English and claim the crown?Lord Beornoth, the Viking-killer lives on, beset by the ravages of age and tortured by his past, At the Kings bequest he is plunged into the brutal twilight of Saxon rule, where loyalty, courage, and sacrifice are tested on blood-soaked fields.Armies clash and the throne of England becomes the ultimate prize. In the face of a Viking invasion, Beornoth faces his greatest battle in this unflinching fight through the last days of Saxon England.Will Beornoth's courage be enough to defy the storm or will the death of a kingdom be written in the blood of its bravest defenders?If you enjoyed the BBC's King & Conqueror and Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom you'll love Beornoth's epic Saxon Warrior adventure.Praise for Peter Gibbons: 'Bristling with intense action, this is the grounded and brutal retelling of Arthurian myth set in the grim landscape of Dark Age Britain.' - Richard Cullen'A power house of a novel told with the pace of a charging war horse. Well rounded characters brought to vivid life in Britain's Dark Age. Not a book to be missed.' - Adam Lofthouse'Riveting, page-turning action that shows Arthur growing from a frightened youngster into a confident warlord. A fresh new take on an old legend that readers will find hard to put down.' - Steven A McKay'Epic, brutal action' - Matthew Harffy'Bloody and brutal, Peter's vivid writing really brings the story to life.' - Donovan Cook'A superbly atmospheric tale of redemption that pitches the English against Viking raiders and resounds with the fierceness of battle-hardened warriors' - MJ Porter'Thunderously atmospheric! Gibbons once again proves himself a master of Viking & Dark Age lore.' - Gordon Doherty'A gripping tale in which our distant British history is brought to life. A must-read for any Arthurian fan.' - Reader Review'First class. I could not put this book down. Absolutely riveting. Action packed throughout. I eagerly await the next book in the series.' - Reader Review'This was full of battles, violence, politics and is a fresh new take on Arthurian legend. It's the first in a series that's left me hungering for more' - Reader Review
The Alchemist's Secret
A totally unmissable, spellbinding, historical fiction novel, perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Amanda Geard and Elena Collins. Brand new from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE OF THE WITCH.
The Alchemist's Secret
A totally unmissable, spellbinding, historical fiction novel, perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Amanda Geard and Elena Collins. Brand new from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE OF THE WITCH.
The Alchemist's Secret
A totally unmissable, spellbinding, historical fiction novel, perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Amanda Geard and Elena Collins. Brand new from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE OF THE WITCH.
The Alchemist's Secret
A totally unmissable, spellbinding, historical fiction novel, perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Amanda Geard and Elena Collins. Brand new from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE OF THE WITCH.
Now I Lay Me Down to Keep
Set against the turbulent backdrop of war and the unforgiving sea, Now I Lay Me Down to Keep weaves together two gripping tales of duty, survival, and the unbreakable bonds of family. In 1857, the USS East Manhattan sails from Panama to New York, carrying gold miners, their fortunes, and a secret cargo under the watchful eye of Captain Lewis Sunter, while young officer cadet, Matthew Taget, uncovers unsettling truths aboard ship, truths that will echo as far as the northern reaches of Sweden.A century later in the 1940s, Florida, seven-year-old, Joel Taget, learns a harsh lesson about trust from his stoic father, Bill, as the shadow of World War II looms over their small town. From the treacherous waters of the Caribbean to the quiet struggles of a post-war family, this sweeping saga explores the sacrifices made for love, loyalty, and legacy, where every decision could mean life or death, and the past echoes relentlessly into the future.
Songs of Expectation
This novel is inspired by a true story.London, 1881, and another party of child migrants sets sail for Canada, leaving behind all they know in search of a new life. Taken from the slums and workhouses of Britain, they are set to work as labourers and servants, building a nation in a foreign land. Among them is Mary Oliver, desperate to fulfil a promise she made to her dying father; Arthur Dilkes, to whom emigration is just another adventure; Sam Barney, who longs for a new family to replace the one he has lost; Margaret Walsh, who cannot forget the father she has left behind; and Lily, who does not even have a surname to call her own. All are unprepared for the prejudice and hostility they will face, and the obstacles they must overcome. All struggle to escape their pasts.Presiding over them and countless others is Alice Hamilton, obsessed with making her mark in a man's world, whose mission to 'save' these children is called into question by a series of tragic events.A story of heartbreak and courage, Songs of Expectation shines a light on a shameful chapter in British history.
Buffalo Bill & George Custer - Between the Front Lines of the West
William Cody - better known as Buffalo Bill - fights his way through the treacherous landscapes of the American West during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. From a daring Pony Express rider, he becomes a fearless army scout, navigating hostile lines, Indian raids, and ruthless highwaymen with courage and cunning. But challenges are not only lurking on the battlefield: Will's path is marked by personal loss, bitter setbacks, and an unshakable determination to build a better future for himself and his family. This novel tells the gripping story of a young man who, caught between war and peace, became a legend.
Infant Emperor (Ponniyin Selvan Book 6)
PART SIX OF A SCINTILLATING NEW TRANSLATION OF THE CLASSIC TAMIL NOVEL.The storm has passed-but the shadows have only deepened. Grief sweeps through Chozha Naadu and the whispers of intrigue grow louder.Where is Prince Arulmozhi Varman? Is he truly dead?As the search for the prince continues, a new mystery rises: an infant of unknown origin, speaking in riddles that chill the bravest hearts. 'The fish will eat the tiger, ' he says-what omen hides within those words? Meanwhile, in the royal court, Madurantaka Devar presses his claim to the throne, even as his mother, the pious and noble Sembiyan Mahadevi, stands firmly against him. What secrets from her past bind her silence-and could they unravel the very foundations of the Chozha dynasty?As long-buried truths come to light, alliances will crumble and faith will falter. And through it all, one question will remain: Who-or what-can break the web of treachery tightening around Chozha Naadu?About the Author'Kalki' is the pen name of Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (1899-1954), whose career in writing and journalism began as activism during the struggle for Indian independence. He served as editor of the popular Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan before launching Kalki.About the TranslatorNandini Krishnan is the author of Hitched: The Modern Woman and Arranged Marriage and Invisible Men: Inside India's Transmasculine Networks. She has translated two of Perumal Murugan's works into English: Estuary and Four Strokes of Luck. She was shortlisted for the PEN Presents translation prize 2022 and the Ali Jawad Zaidi Memorial Prize for translation from Urdu 2022. She is an alumna of the Writer's Bloc playwrights' workshop by the Royal Court Theatre, London. Her novel-in-manuscript was a winner of the Caravan Writers of India Festival contest and showcased at the Writers of the World Festival, Paris, 2014.
Queen of Turan
In the heart of 15th-century Samarkand, where jeweled gardens bloom under the scorching sun and the winds whisper tales of conquest, one woman's fate will shape the destiny of empires. Queen of Turan follows the journey of Ogo Begi, a princess bound by duty yet driven by a fierce will, as she navigates the glittering yet perilous court of Amir Temur's heirs. Amid lavish palaces and the intoxicating beauty of the Bibi Khanim Mosque, alliances are fragile, betrayals run deep, and love becomes both a weapon and a weakness. Torn between loyalty to her lineage and the call of her own heart, Ogo Begi must master the art of survival in a world where a single misstep can cost a throne-or a life. Sweeping, romantic, and rich with history, Queen of Turan is an unforgettable tale of ambition, resilience, and the unyielding spirit of a queen.
Death of a Kingdom
��The thrilling conclusion in Peter Gibbons's epic action-packed Saxon Warrior series ⚔️ Perfect for the fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, and David Gemmell ��️Beornoth's last stand against the tide of history and crushing Viking invasion.1004 AD The fate of a fractured and embattled nation hangs by a thread. Eadric Streona grows in power, controlling an even-weaker King Aethelred the Unready. No man dares to stand to oppose him.King Sweyn Forkbeard of Norway has unleashed his fearless Viking warlord Thorkell the Tall upon England's shores with his eye firmly on the weakened Saxon throne. Can the Vikings unite to conquer the English and claim the crown?Lord Beornoth, the Viking-killer lives on, beset by the ravages of age and tortured by his past, At the Kings bequest he is plunged into the brutal twilight of Saxon rule, where loyalty, courage, and sacrifice are tested on blood-soaked fields.Armies clash and the throne of England becomes the ultimate prize. In the face of a Viking invasion, Beornoth faces his greatest battle in this unflinching fight through the last days of Saxon England.Will Beornoth's courage be enough to defy the storm or will the death of a kingdom be written in the blood of its bravest defenders?If you enjoyed the BBC's King & Conqueror and Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom you'll love Beornoth's epic Saxon Warrior adventure.Praise for Peter Gibbons: 'Bristling with intense action, this is the grounded and brutal retelling of Arthurian myth set in the grim landscape of Dark Age Britain.' - Richard Cullen'A power house of a novel told with the pace of a charging war horse. Well rounded characters brought to vivid life in Britain's Dark Age. Not a book to be missed.' - Adam Lofthouse'Riveting, page-turning action that shows Arthur growing from a frightened youngster into a confident warlord. A fresh new take on an old legend that readers will find hard to put down.' - Steven A McKay'Epic, brutal action' - Matthew Harffy'Bloody and brutal, Peter's vivid writing really brings the story to life.' - Donovan Cook'A superbly atmospheric tale of redemption that pitches the English against Viking raiders and resounds with the fierceness of battle-hardened warriors' - MJ Porter'Thunderously atmospheric! Gibbons once again proves himself a master of Viking & Dark Age lore.' - Gordon Doherty'A gripping tale in which our distant British history is brought to life. A must-read for any Arthurian fan.' - Reader Review'First class. I could not put this book down. Absolutely riveting. Action packed throughout. I eagerly await the next book in the series.' - Reader Review'This was full of battles, violence, politics and is a fresh new take on Arthurian legend. It's the first in a series that's left me hungering for more' - Reader Review
Alex / Heraclius
From the royal palaces and fortified walls of medieval Constantinople to the distant banks of the Northern Danube beyond the Balkans, and 2,000 miles northwest to the landscapes of East Norfolk, England, this story follows the intertwined lives of two families. One belongs to the royal lineage of ancient Constantinople, while the other, in mid-twentieth-century England, lives in the dazzling era of the machine age. In the latter, Alex and his brother Henry experience the world as wealthy yet rugged peasants, surrounded by the marvels of modern technology - cars, motorbikes, telephones, tanks, radios, record players, trains, and jets. Their lives are observed from afar by Heraclius and his brother Philip, who see a world of peaceful apple, pear, and corn harvesting. Meanwhile, Alex and Henry look upon the past as an age of rigorous Greek science, mathematics, and the brilliant, can-do spirit of Roman-Greek engineering and warfare. One world has emerged from years of brutal war and survival; the other seems destined to endure such struggles every decade. Their realities shape them in different ways - Alex rides, works, dances with girls, and goes to school, while Heraclius devotes himself to military training, strategy, and nocturnal rituals of light. In Alex's world, a family legend speaks of a long-lost prince from the East whose bloodline merged with their own. At the same time, Heraclius' twin brother receives a mysterious visitor in his dreams - one who speaks to Alex across the centuries. As Alex becomes increasingly preoccupied with these visions, his family first regards it with humour, but their amusement soon turns to concern, as his distraction grows ever more noticeable to his friends, family, and especially his parents.
The Wise Traveller
"A JOURNEY OF WISDOM BEYOND KINGDOMS AND TIME" As King David's reign nears its end, his eldest son, Joseph, is destined to inherit the throne, while his younger brother, Raymond, devotes himself to understanding the villagers-walking among them, listening to their struggles and hopes, and earning their trust. When a black raven appears before the king, he takes it as an omen of death and decides to divide his kingdom between his two sons. Aware that such a decision may cause conflict, Raymond-though wiser and more suited to rule-humbly asks that Joseph reign alone. Following King David's passing, a vivid dream inspires Raymond to leave the palace behind and embark on a journey of enlightenment. Guided by compassion, courage, and reason, he dedicates his life to the poor and powerless, mediating disputes and teaching through example. In doing so, he discovers that true leadership lies not in power, but in empathy and understanding. The Wise Traveller is a timeless fable about virtue, humility, and the transformative power of wisdom.
Interrupted Lives
This is a story of laughter and compassion, hunger, sorrow and love, told from the perspective of a young girl set in Hull during the Second World War. Young Brenda lives with her mother, two sisters, and grandmother while her father and uncle fight overseas. Surviving on meagre war pensions, the family clings to hope. When air raids threaten Hull, Brenda's mother moves them to Staddlethorpe, a quiet hamlet twelve miles away. There, Brenda discovers the wonders of the countryside. She befriends Jack, a farm boy who introduces her to chickens, pigs, duck ponds, turnip fields, and orchards. Through their adventures, Brenda develops a lifelong love of nature that will forever shape her. As the war ends, England rejoices-but for Brenda's family, victory is bittersweet. Her father returns home, his health broken, his body trembling.
The Wise Traveller
"A JOURNEY OF WISDOM BEYOND KINGDOMS AND TIME" As King David's reign nears its end, his eldest son, Joseph, is destined to inherit the throne, while his younger brother, Raymond, devotes himself to understanding the villagers-walking among them, listening to their struggles and hopes, and earning their trust. When a black raven appears before the king, he takes it as an omen of death and decides to divide his kingdom between his two sons. Aware that such a decision may cause conflict, Raymond-though wiser and more suited to rule-humbly asks that Joseph reign alone. Following King David's passing, a vivid dream inspires Raymond to leave the palace behind and embark on a journey of enlightenment. Guided by compassion, courage, and reason, he dedicates his life to the poor and powerless, mediating disputes and teaching through example. In doing so, he discovers that true leadership lies not in power, but in empathy and understanding. The Wise Traveller is a timeless fable about virtue, humility, and the transformative power of wisdom.
Safehouse
Safehouse is a literary political novel set in the shadowlands of the Cold War, the Troubles, and Britain's uneasy moral compromises.In 1963, Adrienne is a brilliant and influential international relations expert, advising both the UK and US governments. Her intellectual authority masks a profound emotional distance at home, where her young son Daniel grows up isolated, vulnerable, and increasingly unsafe. At boarding school, he becomes the target of cruelty shaped by prejudice and neglect.Elsewhere in London, Eleanor, a depressive university lecturer grieving a violent loss, is quietly drawn into the orbit of MI5. Asked to observe a charismatic Irishman suspected of IRA involvement, she finds herself entangled in a relationship where love, loyalty, and deception blur.As Daniel's life intersects with Eleanor's world, private griefs collide with political violence, and acts of protection come at an unbearable cost. Safehouse explores betrayal and belonging, motherhood and moral blindness, and the damage done when ideology overrides human responsibility.Taut, compassionate, and unsettling, Safehouse asks what safety really means - and who pays the price for it.
The Heart of Rahab
In the fortified city of Jericho, where power and privilege dictate survival, Rahab has spent her life enduring a world that has given her no choice. Sold into servitude at a young age, she has learned to navigate the treacherous streets, observing the powerful and the corrupt, all while longing for something beyond the life forced upon her. She has seen the cruelty of men, the unrelenting hunger of the city's gods, and the price women like her must pay to survive. The rumors of an impending army begin to shake the very roots of Jericho. The God of the Israelites-who drained the Red Sea and obliterated great kings-had set out towards the city with his people, ready to march into the city that was deemed to be theirs. While the inhabitants of Jericho were terrified, Rahab felt an inkling that something extraordinary was about to unfold. Then, in the dead of night, two Israelite spies arrive at her doorstep. Faced with an impossible choice, Rahab must decide: turn them in and secure her place in Jericho, or risk everything- her safety, her home, even her life-for a chance at something greater. In that moment, she places her faith in the unknown, in a God she has never met but has always longed for.
The Madness of Moll Dyer
Madness can follow you anywhere...The only happiness for the Dyer household during the brittle Devon winter of 1634 is the birth of Mary Margaret "Moll" Dyer.Adored by her dada, mama, and granda, love is the only thing in abundance in Moll's life. Her bright tresses and sparkling green eyes are a reminder of warmth but a promise of trouble, even while her Catholic heritage makes Moll an endless target for the religious persecution sweeping England. With her life pierced with taunts, accusations, and grinding poverty, Moll escapes by accepting an indentured servitude contract on a Caribbean sugar plantation. But her fellow servants are suspicious of the red-haired "witch" who seems to curry favor with the plantation's mistress.When a rebellion forces Moll off the island plantation and to the burgeoning Maryland colony, she believes she has finally found peace and security. But she struggles to establish herself as a respectable innkeeper, and when someone close to her is accused of witchcraft, madness threatens to engulf Moll.Facing betrayal by personal enemies and mounting accusations by authorities of wrongdoing, Moll fights to maintain her independence...and her life. But the new colony might just be Moll's undoing.
Nowhere People
About the BookFROM THE WRITER OF THERE'S GUNPOWDER IN THE AIR AND IMAAN. Nowhere People chronicles the lives of people living in squatter settlements. They are there and not there. Some have fathers, but no mothers. Some have mothers, but no fathers. And some have neither. And then, some have both, but who are absent from their lives.As if they live only to perish one day. Their only occupation is to somehow stay alive. Some drive rickshaws, some run errands, some collect scrap, some wash glasses at a hooch shop, and some scale fish at the fish market.Many uprooted, penniless, vulnerable people, like rickshaw driver Nobo and his friends, live at the Jadavpur station. It is on this heartless soil that delicate saplings spring sometimes.Nobo's life takes an unexpected turn when he spots an infant abandoned at the station. Although his friends occasionally lend a hand, it falls to Nobo to take care of the baby.This is Nobo's story.About the AuthorManoranjan Byapari writes in Bengali. Some of his important works include Chhera Chhera Jibon, Ittibrite Chandal Jibon and the Chandal Jibon Trilogy. He taught himself to read and write at the age of twenty-four when he was in prison. He has worked as a rickshaw-puller, a sweeper and a porter. Until 2018, he was working as a cook at the Hellen Keller Institute for the Deaf and Blind in West Bengal.In 2018, the English translation of his memoir, Ittibrite Chandal Jibon (Interrogating My Chandal Life), received the Hindu Prize for non-fiction. In 2019, he was awarded the Gateway Lit Fest Writer of the Year Prize. Also, the English translation of his novel Batashe Baruder Gandha (There's Gunpowder in the Air) was shortlisted for the JCB Prize 2019, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019, the Crossword Prize 2019 and the Mathrubhumi Book of the Year Prize 2020.
Lone Pine
More bold than wise, Johnny Miller and Charlie Turner leave Missouri for San Francisco in 1856, quickly viewing plains country as desolate. Conflicts faced by immigrants, discarded possessions, and graves along the trails shake their confidence, but they are buoyed by the optimism of the immigrants, who anticipate a better life at their destination. After finally reaching the Sierra Nevada Mountains, they encounter their first taste of western lawlessness. Although disturbed by the incident, they arrive on the Pacific Coast at last and find this new land appealing. After working in San Francisco for five years, and after saving the life of a Mexican stranger, the three of them help drive cattle back across the Sierras to Virginia City. They decide to settle in the then sparsely populated Owens Valley on the eastern side of the Sierras. Unfortunately, they are unprepared for Indian conflicts and the violence of mining towns. Clashes with Indians were not as extensive as in other parts of the country, but they were just as brutal and uncompromising. While adapting to their new home, the Civil War rages, resulting in constant worry about the safety of their respective families back east. When the war ends, tragedy in the valley and in Missouri sends Johnny home twice, but he returns to the valley. Anticipating only discomfort and hard work, ordeals east and west of the country control their fate and the fate of their families.
Boone & Killbuck - The Traitor of Mingo Bottom
In 1782, frontiersmen Daniel Boone and John Killbuck are faced with an almost impossible mission: they must protect the Zane siblings - Silas, Elizabeth, and Isaac - along with Isaac's wife, Myeerah, from enemy warriors near the Monongahela River. After surviving countless dangers and reaching Fort Pitt, they continue their journey down the Ohio River to Mingo Bottom. The Traitor of Mingo Bottom is a gripping historical novel that draws readers deep into the American frontier: a world shaped by courage and betrayal, where only the strong survived, and the story of a young nation was forged.
Boone & Killbuck - The Lords of Maysville
Kentucky, 1798/1799. In the frontier of the young state, an old friendship begins to falter, and the order that holds the new America together starts to crack. Daniel Boone, John Killbuck, and Isaac Zane fall under suspicion by the Marshalls, an influential family that rules Maysville. The charge: secret gold theft on their land. The response: expulsion, accusation, mistrust. A rumor grows into open conflict. Between law and arbitrariness, between loyalty and ambition, more is at stake than property and honor - it is the future of an entire community. Boone & Killbuck - The Lords of Maysville tells of resilience, loss, and the search for justice in a world that has not yet found its peace.
Boone & Killbuck - The Scout of Fort Pitt
A historical novel set in the Pennsylvania frontier, 1778. When Jemima Boone and the Callaway sisters are taken captive, Daniel Boone, John Killbuck, and White Eyes embark on a perilous mission: the pursuit of Simon Girty, a scout who has changed sides. Their path leads through besieged forts, hostile villages, and the unpredictable borderlands, where loyalties shift in the blink of an eye. Between courage and betrayal, friendship and loss, unfolds a gripping panorama of a time when the West was still wild and each day was a battle between life and death.
Sixteen and a Soldier in Mexico (1846)
Captain Horace Fletcher, a Regular Army Paymaster, is sent across the border into Mexico to pay and report on a Volunteer Regiment. He has no doubt the Volunteers will prove to be the usual rabble, a shameful waste of a proud Army's valuable time. As requested by his Judge Advocate pals down the hall at Expeditionary Headquarters, he will be looking into the kinds of misbehavior that has already sent another Volunteer Regiment home in disgrace, formally de-Commissioned. On arrival, he finds that all of its Officers are off in search of the enemy, though presently at rest some 20 miles away at the Hacienda Herrera. He is obliged to assume Command, and this is a new and rather agreeable experience for him. He has yet to meet, however, a rising gambler named George Devol among the camp's civilian following. Ambitious, Devol has begun to tire of the easy but meagre pickings to be had of fuddled soldiers. He has been thinking to raise his game, taking on quicker prey with more money to show for it. But it was not until Horace Fletcher discovered he liked being boss and set himself to lay down the law for the civilian quarter that George Devol sees the Paymaster himself as a target. Poor, dim Billy, a liquor-dealer who should've known better, gave the Captain some backtalk. Billy scared him, meaning nothing at all in fiddling with his holster, as anyone knew including George. But George saw his chance to gain favor with the Paymaster and snatched it up, the devil. He laid Billy out cold with a skull-stroke, a specialty of his. That was the beginning of it.
Executive Justice
What will happen in this contemporary novel pitting America's red, blue, and neutral states against each other?In 2026, America's liberal blue states secede, dividing the former United States into three countries: the Confederation (red), the Coalition (blue), and the neutral (white) states.In retirement, Dr. Cal Boyd and his wife Carol learn that the Confederation has arrested their son Charley in Orlando, Florida, part of a new country formed when the Coalition seceded following Donald Trump's 2024 election victory.The Boyds travel to Florida to free Charley, but must struggle with corrupt officials of the Confederation, which has retrogressed into the post-Civil War South, effectively legalizing slavery and harassing minorities.The Boyds bribe officials to see their son, who is being held as a Coalition (blue states) spy. Charley remains under enhanced interrogation after he refuses to disclose what he has learned in his CIA cover job, developing software against the Confederation's Russian-developed ransomware, their main source of hard currency.Cal and Carol gather a team to liberate Charley, but in the meantime, the Confederation has invaded the neutral white states to hijack their industrial productivity.Is this a likely scenario or purely fiction?
The Inn at Penglas Cove
A BRAND NEW, beautifully atmospheric and utterly spellbinding historical mystery of forbidden love and haunting secrets, set in a crumbling inn on the wild Cornish coast ✨�� Perfect for fans of Eve Chase, Daphne du Maurier and Poldark!When Juno's marriage implodes, an unexpected inheritance offers her a way out: a crumbling inn perched high on a Cornish cliff, left to her by a great-aunt she never knew. Hoping to give her children a fresh start, Juno swaps city life for windswept coastal walks and salty sea air......only to find that the Cross Keys Inn is steeped in secrets. Locals talk of pirates, and a mysterious ghost ship connected to the chilling tale of Bess Trevelyn, murdered at the inn two centuries before. Meeting the handsome but cold landowner Will Penhelion, a descendant of poor Bess's husband, Juno realises the past and present are entwined in ways she never imagined.Drawn into the legend of doomed lovers and her own tangled family history, Juno must decide whether the inn at Penglas Cove is her escape or her undoing. For in a house where love and betrayal echo across generations, some promises refuse to die...Praise for Lauren Westwood: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Lauren Westwood is a wonderful writer' Sophie Hannah⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A top 5 star read for me. I absolutely loved this story from start to finish.' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'This was a new, unknown author to me, BUT literally, within minutes of finishing this book, I was downloading her back catalogue. I can't remember the last time I read a book that elicited such atmosphere.' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Unsettling, compelling, very different - and superb writing' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Brilliant! It was a real page turner. I couldn't put it down.' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'You get swept away by the author's writing to the point where I looked up and hours had gone by.' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Good combination of secrets, history, story & characters, hard to put down' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'An enchanting and engrossing read that I highly recommend and, if you have not yet read Lauren Westwood's books, then what on earth are you waiting for?' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Full of twists and turns, captivating and absorbing. I loved it' Reader Review
Cut on the Bias
I killed seven men so far; another fourwould make no difference.They each deserved to die.England, 1905. Rebecca Victoria Davies-Australian, bastard, and unrepentant murderess-has spent three decades delivering justice where the law refuses to tread. Now embedded in the Metropolitan Police's covert Special Branch, she is charged with hunting the men abducting and murdering young aristocrats. But Rebecca has her own reasons for pursuing predators, and none of them are written in any statute book.When a criminal gang seizes Lady Katherine, niece of their intended victim, Rebecca and her mentor Major Williams are dragged into a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of Special Branch. Old ghosts claw their way back into Rebecca's life: a forbidden love that ended in blood, the men she killed in Australia, and the revenge she took when justice failed her.As loyalties fracture and a madman orchestrates a deadly game, Rebecca must choose between the vengeance that shaped her and the unexpected possibility of love. To save Lady Katherine-and herself-she must finally confront the madman.Cut on the Bias is a razor-edged tale of justice, desire, and the frayed seams of a life cut against the grain.
The Inn at Penglas Cove
A BRAND NEW, beautifully atmospheric and utterly spellbinding historical mystery of forbidden love and haunting secrets, set in a crumbling inn on the wild Cornish coast ✨
The Inn at Penglas Cove
A BRAND NEW, beautifully atmospheric and utterly spellbinding historical mystery of forbidden love and haunting secrets, set in a crumbling inn on the wild Cornish coast ✨�� Perfect for fans of Eve Chase, Daphne du Maurier and Poldark!When Juno's marriage implodes, an unexpected inheritance offers her a way out: a crumbling inn perched high on a Cornish cliff, left to her by a great-aunt she never knew. Hoping to give her children a fresh start, Juno swaps city life for windswept coastal walks and salty sea air......only to find that the Cross Keys Inn is steeped in secrets. Locals talk of pirates, and a mysterious ghost ship connected to the chilling tale of Bess Trevelyn, murdered at the inn two centuries before. Meeting the handsome but cold landowner Will Penhelion, a descendant of poor Bess's husband, Juno realises the past and present are entwined in ways she never imagined.Drawn into the legend of doomed lovers and her own tangled family history, Juno must decide whether the inn at Penglas Cove is her escape or her undoing. For in a house where love and betrayal echo across generations, some promises refuse to die...Praise for Lauren Westwood: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Lauren Westwood is a wonderful writer' Sophie Hannah⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A top 5 star read for me. I absolutely loved this story from start to finish.' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'This was a new, unknown author to me, BUT literally, within minutes of finishing this book, I was downloading her back catalogue. I can't remember the last time I read a book that elicited such atmosphere.' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Unsettling, compelling, very different - and superb writing' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Brilliant! It was a real page turner. I couldn't put it down.' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'You get swept away by the author's writing to the point where I looked up and hours had gone by.' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Good combination of secrets, history, story & characters, hard to put down' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'An enchanting and engrossing read that I highly recommend and, if you have not yet read Lauren Westwood's books, then what on earth are you waiting for?' Reader Review⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Full of twists and turns, captivating and absorbing. I loved it' Reader Review
The Inn at Penglas Cove
A BRAND NEW, beautifully atmospheric and utterly spellbinding historical mystery of forbidden love and haunting secrets, set in a crumbling inn on the wild Cornish coast ✨
Sixteen and a Soldier in Mexico (1846)
Captain Horace Fletcher, a Regular Army Paymaster, is sent across the border into Mexico to pay and report on a Volunteer Regiment. He has no doubt the Volunteers will prove to be the usual rabble, a shameful waste of a proud Army's valuable time. As requested by his Judge Advocate pals down the hall at Expeditionary Headquarters, he will be looking into the kinds of misbehavior that has already sent another Volunteer Regiment home in disgrace, formally de-Commissioned. On arrival, he finds that all of its Officers are off in search of the enemy, though presently at rest some 20 miles away at the Hacienda Herrera. He is obliged to assume Command, and this is a new and rather agreeable experience for him. He has yet to meet, however, a rising gambler named George Devol among the camp's civilian following. Ambitious, Devol has begun to tire of the easy but meagre pickings to be had of fuddled soldiers. He has been thinking to raise his game, taking on quicker prey with more money to show for it. But it was not until Horace Fletcher discovered he liked being boss and set himself to lay down the law for the civilian quarter that George Devol sees the Paymaster himself as a target. Poor, dim Billy, a liquor-dealer who should've known better, gave the Captain some backtalk. Billy scared him, meaning nothing at all in fiddling with his holster, as anyone knew including George. But George saw his chance to gain favor with the Paymaster and snatched it up, the devil. He laid Billy out cold with a skull-stroke, a specialty of his. That was the beginning of it.
Vanishing Point
Award-winning author Ellen Prentiss Campbell's newest historical novel, Vanishing Point, is a family epic spanning three generations and a hundred years from the 1880's to the 1980's. It tells the intriguing story of Pennsylvania artist George Hetzel's complicated family, their loves and losses, triumphs and sorrows, secrets and mysteries. The novel explores the tensions between family life and art, including the challenge for George's daughter Lila and granddaughter Dorothy who endeavor to keep his legacy alive while striving to achieve their own aspirations as creative women. Like George Hetzel's paintings of the woodlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vanishing Point is a mixture of light and shadow. Deeply researched and vividly imagined, it presents a family you will long remember as it celebrates the enduring strength of love and art.
Vanishing Point
Award-winning author Ellen Prentiss Campbell's newest historical novel, Vanishing Point, is a family epic spanning three generations and a hundred years from the 1880's to the 1980's. It tells the intriguing story of Pennsylvania artist George Hetzel's complicated family, their loves and losses, triumphs and sorrows, secrets and mysteries. The novel explores the tensions between family life and art, including the challenge for George's daughter Lila and granddaughter Dorothy who endeavor to keep his legacy alive while striving to achieve their own aspirations as creative women. Like George Hetzel's paintings of the woodlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vanishing Point is a mixture of light and shadow. Deeply researched and vividly imagined, it presents a family you will long remember as it celebrates the enduring strength of love and art.
The Hero of Negropont
To escape debt and legal summonses, Lord Exford is sent abroad in 1788 in the dubious company of Winstanley, a prudish clergyman, and Higgins, a truculent artist.Shipwrecked on the island of Negropont-modern Euboea-then under Ottoman rule, they encounter Amelia, a botanist, feminist, and intrepid explorer, and her camel, Rousseau. As pirates, renegades, minstrels, and djinn cross their path, the travellers are drawn into a world of cultural collision, political intrigue, and forbidden desire.Befuddled by love, hashish, and his classical education, Winstanley pits himself against the might of the Sultan, while it falls to the wily Lord Exford to rescue his eccentric companions from an unspeakable fate.
Our Fallen Woman
Our Fallen Woman At five years old, Erin Kelly is left in the care of the church after her father flees debtors' prison and her mother can no longer keep starvation at bay. From this beginning of poverty and abandonment, Erin learns early how fragile a life can be, and how fiercely it must be fought for. From famine-scarred Ireland to the shadowed tenements of London, and the glittering promise of 1920s New York, Our Fallen Woman follows a cast of survivors driven by hunger for more than survival alone. Raised in a Dublin orphanage and forged by the streets of London, Erin grows into a woman navigating a society built to silence her. When she meets Paddy McCann, a charming hustler with ambitions as restless as her own, their lives collide in a complex bond of love, reliance and shared longing for escape. Spanning continents and decades, Our Fallen Woman is a sweeping historical drama of resilience and desire; a story not only of one woman's fight for agency, but of the men and women shaped by an era when survival demanded sacrifice, and reinvention came at a price. Discover the Real History Behind the Story Our Fallen Woman is accompanied by a short-form docuseries that explores the true social histories that inspired the novel. Filmed across Ireland, London, and New York, the series blends real locations, archival insight, and subtle AI reconstruction to reveal the lived realities of migration, poverty, crime, and resilience-especially the lives of women history often overlooked. About the author Steven Habbi is a Canadian author and creative producer living in London, UK. Originally from Prince Edward Island, his Irish-Canadfan roots and Maritime heritage continue to shape his distinctive style of storytelling. He honed his craft within the Omnicom and Publicis networks before leading global brand and creative direction at HSBC and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Our Fallen Woman is his debut novel.
Non-Official Cover Confessions
Argentina: Operation CondorCentral AmericaLebanaonCold War Patriot?Finding love and changing the narrative
Non-Official Cover Confessions
On the Berkeley campus December 2, 1964, the counter culture was born and swept across the nation that left America divided to this day. Historical events cause the separation of three bonded students who hold competing, slow burning opinions on civil rights, racism and poverty, as well as the hot, hot debate over the expansion of American troops in Vietnam. Which is it? Win the war or get out, March for Peace, or join the CIA? Herein lies a story of secrets, love, and war.
The Codex Arcanum 1888
In late-nineteenth-century London, Clara Whitmore works quietly as a clerk at the British Museum, surrounded by artifacts and manuscripts that chronicle the known world. Her routine is disrupted when an anonymous donation arrives: a puzzling manuscript written in Latin, Greek, and unfamiliar scripts, accompanied by a small codex whose symbols resist interpretation.What begins as an academic inquiry soon draws Clara beyond the museum into London's restless intellectual undercurrents, where free-thinkers, spiritual experimenters, and alternative historians challenge conventional scholarship. At the center of this world stands Madame Helena Blavatsky, the influential and controversial founder of the Theosophical Society, whose ideas unsettle the boundaries between history, belief, and speculation.As Clara follows the manuscript's trail, she uncovers hints of a powerful civilization long excluded from accepted history. The deeper she looks, the clearer it becomes that the codex is more than a scholarly curiosity-and that its secrets may place her in genuine danger.The Codex Arcanum 1888 is the opening novel in Tasmin Turner's The Alchemical Chronicles, blending Victorian historical fiction with alternative history and gaslamp fantasy. It is ideal for readers drawn to scholarly mysteries, esoteric traditions, and the enduring allure of hidden knowledge.
bEARS mAUL
The 1960's. A time of social upheaval and change. The EBB and its new leader, Paul, find themselves thrust into the middle of anti-war and ant-military sentiments.Risking their lives in unnoticed and remote areas of the world, EBB performs dangerous peacekeeping missions for the UN - missions that see the young troopers experience the very worst and best of humanity, sometimes on the same day.They face dangers, not only from armed insurgents, but governments, including their own, as well as foreign and a hostile takeover that could end their very existence.His service complete, Paul just wants to obtain his degree and become a civilian.The world has other plans.
Fifties Discourse
Parents grew out of a Great Depression into a world at war. Time afterward saw a Europe half behind an Iron Curtain of Soviet occupation and a Western Europe in need of Marshall Plan assistance. Atomic bomb, Cold War containment of Russia, and Korean War haunted America. Parents who lived America's Age of Anxiety later welcomed the Fifties' peace and prosperity. Treaty of Detroit gave car workers economic security. So did IBM and California aerospace. Middle class suburbia conformed to Levittown patterns, but jobs, cars, and housing spread this nascent, middle class prosperity. Parents praised the postwar peace despite much conformity at work. White collar workers acted as organization men and blue collar workers automated into assembly line repetition. Levittown homes looked mostly the same whether in cape cod, ranch, or split-level patterns. There was conformity at work, in housing, and schools across the nation. Best way to do things turned into the only way. Parents traded off conformity at work for the good life at home. Suburbia was one's middle class paradise two days a weekend and two weeks of summer vacation. Second half of the Fifties there emerged a new culture. A younger generation rocked and rolled. It discovered sunny California and its emergent culture. America grew concerned with civil rights for one and all. The immigrant America of their parents mixed and married into their one conformist middle class, while a younger America threw caution to the winds of change. The Sixties seen on the horizon beckoned with greater freedom, less conformity, and space, the final frontier.
The Dancing Barber
The funny novel that introduced Mister Pushkin to the world. Set at a time when Mister Pushkin was less cultured, Klem was much younger, and both their lives were very different.The 1960s were just getting into their swing - miniskirts were all the rage, The Beatles topped the charts, and housewives were no longer chained to the kitchen sink. Freedom was in the air, and life was becoming a thing to enjoy. But between the sturdy sandstone walls of a terraced house in Yorkshire, popular music was forbidden and discipline was strictly enforced. This was no ordinary household, and it was only a matter of time before everything changed in a most unexpected way...The Dancing Barber is a humorous thriller, set within the eccentric household of Taras, who was once Europe's finest ballet dancer. Now he is a mediocre barber by day, and a perfectionist ballet master by night. After a successful performance of Swan Lake at the local theatre, he is finally on the verge of the success that was denied him three decades earlier. The last thing he needed was for Klem to move into his attic. Klem is a former priest and a former alcoholic. And wherever Klem goes, his mischievous cat always follows, and so does a great deal of trouble in the shape of a crazy Soviet Colonel...Taras' life is further complicated when Klem's uncouth and penniless fianc矇e moves in, along with her equally uncouth and penniless twin sister. The twins reluctantly divulge shocking secrets that will affect Taras' entire family forever.The Dancing Barber has been awarded a five-star seal by readersfavorite.comA selection of official reviewers' quotations: "This tapestry of characters, secrets, relationships and hardships is peppered with humour that undercuts some truly terrifying moments.""Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, always entertaining.""This book is finely crafted and the story spills onto the page in just a perfect way." "The plot is intense, fast-paced and, at every stage of the story, the readers' interest only gets stronger.""AC Michael is a good storyteller with a sharp sense of humour.""The Dancing Barber is not to be missed!" Be warned: The habits and hygiene of certain characters are not for the squeamish.
Willie
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 slave labor the main commodity, the reader will peer into the hearts and minds of both slave and master. By the end one should have a better understanding of self and of systems of oppression.
13 Steps for Charlie Birger
Charlie Birger's legend might have begun the day the sheriff allowed him to keep his Tommy gun in the jail cell with him. Or it might have begun the year he teamed up with the notorious Shelton Gang to fight a bloody war against Glenn Young and his 3,000 Ku Klux Klan members.Others might say it was how he lived his life, or, more importantly, how he ultimately died. No matter the reasons for Charlie's fame, everyone agrees he left behind a trail of gruesome corpses. This novel is based on the incredible true story of the Shelton and Birger Gangs who built bootlegging empires that rivaled anything found in Al Capone's Chicago during the prohibition years of the 1920s.
Slim and the Notorious Mrs. Churchill
Advance Praise for Slim and The Notorious Mrs. Churchill In Tonya Walker's compelling portrait of the glittering postwar New York society, Slim Keith was the American epitome of elegance. British seductress Pamela Churchill was her opposite in almost every way-with a connection to half of Europe's titled men. Slim had grace; Pamela had guile. What began as polite smiles over cocktails became a legendary, cutthroat rivalry. Inspired by true events, Slim and The Notorious Mrs. Churchill brings to life a vanished era when the stakes were high, and the women were unforgettable. You won't forget this novel. -Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Rivers Merge " Nobody marries Pamela Churchill, nobody has to." It's 1958, and the notorious mistress to millionaires, 39-year-old Pamela Churchill faces another failing love affair and a second chin. She is next door to broke and needs a husband fast. Since she has cycled through all the eligible candidates in Europe and the United Kingdom, she sets her sites on the new world. She co-opts America's most celebrated socialite, Babe Paley, to be her reluctant wing-woman. Together they target the husband of Babe's best friend, Slim Hayward, with unexpected results.
Sundown Town
Who we are is not always who we must be to survive. In 1898, Big Henry Stevens leads hundreds of African-American coal miners and their families from Alabama to Illinois. When they arrive, the miners learn the mine owners lied to them. Instead of good pay for honest work, they were strikebreakers crossing picket lines. With no money and nowhere to go, they were stuck. Meanwhile, the fledgling United Mine Workers of America was prepared to do whatever was necessary to stop the unsuspecting miners--including murder. Sundown Town is based on the true story of the resultant war between these two groups who simply wanted what they felt best for their families and friends.
The Blood of Englishmen
Winners of the History Through Fiction Short Story Contest, The Blood of Englishmen uncovers the hidden histories that shape us all.Across continents and centuries, the award-winning stories in The Blood of Englishmen illuminate lives lived at the margins of official history-moments of crisis, courage, and quiet transformation that ripple through families, communities, and nations. From earthquakes and wars to revolutions of faith, art, and survival, this powerful anthology brings forgotten voices into sharp, unforgettable focus.A detective searches for meaning in a city consumed by fire. A wounded soldier confronts the weight of survival. A violinist wrestles with art, love, and identity in early 20th-century Europe. Aviators, pioneers, mothers, dreamers, and exiles face injustice, loss, and the shifting tides of history. Each story offers a vivid window into a world both distant and urgently familiar, revealing resilience and hope in the face of overwhelming odds.Spanning ancient deserts, battlefields of World War I, Cold War America, the American frontier, and beyond, The Blood of Englishmen is a celebration of storytelling's power to recover what has been overlooked-and to connect us across time and place. These stories invite readers to encounter history not as a distant past, but as a living presence: intimate, urgent, and enduring.
