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Historical Fiction

Second-hand historical fiction, graded for condition and posted nationwide across New Zealand. Stories here travel to the rogues and ruffians of the past, Victorian houses, wartime romances and the lives of ordinary people caught in great events. Several titles are by authors who clearly did their homework, so you absorb some history along the way. A rewarding shelf if you like to learn while you are being entertained. Browse the shelf, or watch it for new arrivals.

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Gypsy - By Lesley Pearse GypsyLesley Pearse$18.99 On sale The Water Horse - By Julia Gregson The Water HorseJulia Gregson Was $7.99 Now $5.99 Sanctus - By Simon Toyne SanctusSimon Toyne$14.99 Coco and Igor - By Chris Greenhalgh Coco and IgorChris Greenhalgh$14.99 Mr. Emerson's Wife - By Amy Belding Brown Mr. Emerson's WifeAmy Belding Brown$8.99 On sale Reap The Harvest - By Margaret Dickinson Reap The HarvestMargaret Dickinson Was $9.99 Now $6.99 On sale Whitethorn - By Bryce Courtenay WhitethornBryce Courtenay Was $8.99 Now $6.99 On sale The Blue Note - By Charlotte Bingham The Blue NoteCharlotte Bingham Was $12.99 Now $9.99 The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet - By Colleen McCullough The Independence of Miss Mary BennetColleen McCullough$16.99 The Vintner's Luck - By Elizabeth Knox The Vintner's LuckElizabeth Knox$12.99 Buster Midnight's Cafe - By Sandra Dallas Buster Midnight's CafeSandra Dallas$16.99 The Painted Duchess - By Anne Bruck The Painted DuchessAnne Bruck$3.99 The Guest Book - By Sarah Blake The Guest BookSarah Blake$18.99 The Indian Clerk - By David Leavitt The Indian ClerkDavid Leavitt$18.99 On sale The Virgin in the Garden - By A.S. Byatt The Virgin in the GardenA.S. Byatt Was $9.99 Now $6.99 Figures in Silk - By Vanora Bennett Figures in SilkVanora Bennett$12.99 On sale Burning Bright - By Tracy Chevalier Burning BrightTracy Chevalier Was $8.99 Now $6.99 On sale Goodnight Sweetheart - By Charlotte Bingham Goodnight SweetheartCharlotte Bingham Was $11.99 Now $8.99 On sale The Roots of Betrayal - By James Forrester The Roots of BetrayalJames Forrester Was $11.99 Now $8.99 On sale The Purple Plain - By H. E. Bates The Purple PlainH. E. Bates Was $11.99 Now $8.99 On sale The Gentleman's Garden - By Catherine Jinks The Gentleman's GardenCatherine Jinks Was $6.99 Now $4.99 California Gold - By John Jakes California GoldJohn Jakes$12.99 Hearts of Stone - By Simon Scarrow Hearts of StoneSimon Scarrow$18.99 The Avenging Ray - By Hannah McQueen & others The Avenging RayHannah McQueen, Seamark (Austin J. Small)$24.99 On sale A Girl Like You - By Maureen Lindley A Girl Like YouMaureen Lindley Was $6.99 Now $4.99 On sale The birth of Venus - By Sarah Dunant The birth of VenusSarah Dunant Was $8.99 Now $6.99 The Botticelli Secret - By Marina Fiorato The Botticelli SecretMarina Fiorato$16.99 The Sands of Sakkara - By Glenn Meade The Sands of SakkaraGlenn Meade$15.99 Small Wars - By Sadie Jones Small WarsSadie Jones$24.99 On sale The seventh son - By Reay Tannahill The seventh sonReay Tannahill Was $11.99 Now $8.99 On sale Fran's War - By Sally Trench Fran's WarSally Trench Was $12.99 Now $9.99 Cloudsplitter - By Russell Banks CloudsplitterRussell Banks$15.19 The Lost Letters of Aquitane - By Judith Koll Healey The Lost Letters of AquitaneJudith Koll Healey$18.99 Fire and Shadow - By David Hillier Fire and ShadowDavid Hillier$15.99 The Bone Hunter - By Tom Holland The Bone HunterTom Holland$13.99 On sale The Music of the Spheres - By Elizabeth Redfern The Music of the SpheresElizabeth Redfern Was $8.00 Now $5.99 On sale Lady Jazz - By Frances Kennett Lady JazzFrances Kennett Was $7.99 Now $5.99 The albatross muff - By Barbara Hanrahan The albatross muffBarbara Hanrahan$5.99 The Red Badge Of Courage - By Stephen Crane The Red Badge Of CourageStephen Crane$16.00 Daughter Of Lir - By Judith Tarr Daughter Of LirJudith Tarr$14.00 Bequest - By A.K. Shevchenko BequestA.K. Shevchenko$12.99 On sale Disturbance - By Jamie O'neill DisturbanceJamie O'neill Was $9.00 Now $6.99

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