Master and Commander (#1 Aubrey-Maturin) by Patrick O'Brian
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Aubrey Maturin | Reading Level: very good
In this, the first of Patrick O’Brian’s much lauded Aubrey–Maturin novels, discover a vibrant world conjured by a master storyteller, rich with detail and character. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte is the biggest threat to peace yet seen. Newly promoted to command of his first ship, Captain Jack Aubrey, ...Show more
Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Fiction | Reading Level: very good
England 1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different . . . Midsummer's Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. The struggle reaches every corner of the kingdom, even to the remote Tidelands - the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alino ...Show more
The Silk Merchant's Son by Peter Burke
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, silk and sermons. In 1846, linguistics professor Fabrice Cleriquot is despatched from Lyon to the Swan River Colony, sent away with a box full of silkworms to stop him from bringing more disgrace upon the family. Accompanying him on board the Elizabeth are ...Show more
Lessons by Ian McEwan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. 2,000 miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Corne ...Show more