The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
$24.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
When Cora Seaborne's brilliant, domineering husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one. Wed at nineteen, this woman of exceptional intelligence and curiosity was ill-suited for the role of society wife. Seeking refuge in fresh ai ...Show more
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Wolf Hall Trilogy Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2009'Lock Cromwell in a deep dungeon in the morning,' says Thomas More, 'and when you come back that night he'll be sitting on a plush cushion eating larks' tongues, and all the gaolers will owe him money.' England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. ...Show more
The Volcano Lover: A Romance by Susan Sontag
$27.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
A historical romance, Sontag's book is based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife, Emma, and Lord Nelson in the final decades of the eighteenth century. Passionately examining the shape of Western civilization since the Age of Enlightenment, Sontag's novel is an exquisitely detailed picture of ...Show more
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