Precipice
The novel is set in England in 1914 and 1915, shortly before and after the outbreak of the First World War. Venetia Stanley, 26 years old (from an aristocratic, intelligent, bored, and ruthless family), has...
Literature - Historical Novel
Prince of Ponies
It is a magnificent young adult novel that intertwines two timelines: one starring Mira, a young Syrian refugee living in Berlin today; the other featuring Zofia, a young girl in Poland in 1939.
The...
The Death’s Head Chess Club
It tells the story of Emil Clément, nicknamed “the Watchmaker” in Auschwitz. A skilled watch repairer and chess player, he attracts the attention of the Nazis for his talent and participates in a macabre...
Brotherless Night
Winner of the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Carol Shields Prize, Brotherless Night astonishes in its pathos and detailed portrayal of the Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) through the eyes of Sashi...
Hard By A Great Forest
Irakli Donauri, a refugee living in London, has disappeared on returning to his home country, Georgia. He leaves his sons Saba and Sandro a message not to search for him. When Sandro leaves for Georgia and...
The Affair of the Christmas Card Killer
A mystery novel in the style of Agatha Christie. Easy to read, with elements of war history and clean romance. It is the first of eight novels featuring the detective Kit Aston.
Lord Cavendish...
The Other Einstein
It is a biographical fiction novel that reimagines the life of Mileva Marić, the first wife of Albert Einstein, from her own perspective. It explains how this brilliant scientist faced the challenges of...
Liar Moon
Verona, 1943. A wealthy fascist has been murdered. All suspicion falls on Claretta, the widow from whom he had just separated. Before dying, the victim managed to write a “C” in the gravel on the ground...
Master of War
England, 1346. For Thomas Blackstone, the choice is simple: either hang for a crime he didn’t commit or take up his war bow and join the king’s army in its conquest of France.
Though outnumbered,...
The Shadow of the Strongman
Published at a time of intense political tension in Mexico, the novel is set in the post-revolutionary period. It sagaciously portrays the rise of caudillismo between Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías...