Frenchman’s Creek – Daphne du Maurier (1941)
A restless noblewoman escapes to Cornwall and finds passion, danger, and freedom in a hidden creek - where a pirate’s love awakens the wildness she thought long buried.
Classics
Historical
Romance
Restart Reading
Historical
At the Edge of the Orchard – Tracy Chevalier (2016)
A family’s battle with land, loss, and legacy unfolds in the muddy grip of frontier America, where apples grow sweet or bitter - and so do the lives they shape.
Historical
Romance
Thriller
Lie Down With Lions – Ken Follett (1985)
In a world of espionage and war, love and betrayal collide as a spy risks everything for truth—and the woman who may never forgive him.
Historical
Romance
The Absolutist – John Boyne (2011)
A young soldier returns from war burdened by love, guilt, and a devastating secret that could unravel everything he fought to forget.
Adventure
Historical
Satire
The Black Tulip – Alexandre Dumas (1850)
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas is a historical adventure set in 17th-century Holland, following a rivalry between tulip growers amid political unrest.
Historical
Psychological
Beatrice and Virgil – Yann Martel (2010)
Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel is an allegorical tale of a writer’s encounter with a taxidermist and two animals, exploring suffering, memory, and storytelling.
Fantasy
Historical
The High Mountains of Portugal – Yann Martel (2016)
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel intertwines adventure, grief, and magical realism through three connected stories set against Portugal’s 20th-century backdrop.
Adventure
Historical
Thriller
Triple – Ken Follett (1979)
A daring spy mission to smuggle uranium reshapes the fate of nations, weaving betrayal, ideology, and survival into a taut, haunting tale of espionage and purpose.
Adventure
Historical
The Black Arrow – Robert Louis Stevenson (1883)
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson follows Richard 'Dick' Shelton as he seeks justice for his father’s murder amid the Wars of the Roses.
Classics
Historical
Coming Up For Air – George Orwell (1938)
In pre-war England, George Bowling reflects on his past and the encroaching modern world, grappling with nostalgia and the inevitability of change.