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8 Thriller and historical fiction books Great reads recent Great condition Whitehorse area pick up

2 x historical drama books. The Tudor Wife, by Emily Purdy and The King's Secret Matter, Jean Plaidy. Both read only once. As new condition. Please also see other books available.

A sweeping tale of love, ambition, and a war that ignited a revolution... 1754. In a low-lying glen in Ohio Country, where both the French and English claim dominion, the first musket ball fired signals the start of a savage seven-year conflict destined to dismantle France's overreaching empire and pave the way for the American Revolution. In a world on the brink of astonishing change are Quentin Hale, the fearless gentleman-turned-scout, fighting to preserve his beloved family plantation, Shad

30 different romance novels in all, and two crime detective novel (Why shoot a Butler? – Panther 1969, Duplicate Death - Panther 1973) (and one spare Why shoot a Butler for free) Condition is Mostly Acceptable, but predominantly all well worn. There are a few books with loose pages/covers, some with damage to artwork on covers, one with spine damage (pictured) - - - but none have missing pages. Variety of editions and publishers. $60.00 (less than $2 per book) – as BULK LOT Cash on pickup pr

NEW. Large paperbacks. Historical drama. The pair are selling for $80, plus $10 each shipping, on Booktopia. Both of these for $18. Bargain! Please also see other new (and used) books available.

Four hardcover books. Retired library books with relevant stamps and stickers inside. One book has two loose pages. Nigel Tranter - brilliant historical fiction writer. Sold as a lot of 4 Pick up Port Welshpool or will post within Australia Postage $15 with tracking.

Hardcover copy with dust jacket edition in good condition Historical non fiction Australian Classics series 1978 print Pick up Port Welshpool or will post within Australia Postage $12 with tracking Cash on pickup or bank transfer No PayPal or PayID

The Red Tent - International Bestseller The Red Tent is a historical novel by Anita Diamant, published in 1997 by Wyatt Books for St. Martin's Press. It is a first-person narrative that tells the story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah, sister of Joseph. She is a minor character in the Bible, but the author has broadened her story. In good used condition. One book has a name on inside cover (whited out) $6 each book

"The year is 1934, the time of the Great Depression. The place is a settlement of miners' dugouts far from the nearest town. Fifteen-year-old Neil and his parents have come from Adelaide, hoping to strike it lucky, but the gold is elusive. Then the American Ivan and his daughter Kitty arrive, mysterious and aloof. Soon rumours spread: Ivan killed a man; Kitty helped him rob banks. Neil is drawn to them despite the rumours. But Kitty saw him shoot the apostle bird. How can he convince her that i

The War Of The End Of The World – Mario Vargas Llosa Very Good Condition Paperback 750 pages Published by Faber and Faber 2004 Goodreads description: The War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, Mario Vargas Llosa tells the unforgettable story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise. Pick up

"This is the story of an unlikely love at the dawn of the electric age in America. In 1914, Toma Pekocevic is a penniless immigrant in New York recently escaped from the bloody politics of the Balkans that has claimed most of his family. He is also a gifted inventor who designs a revolutionary water turbine while working with Harriet Bigelow, scion of a proud Connecticut iron-making dynasty now fallen on hard times. Their attraction is immediate and overwhelming, but every circumstance is again

Monsoon By Wilbur Smith Adventure Historical Fiction Medium Hardcover Book

Caribbean 1989 Vintage Hardcover Book James A. Michener Historical

"At the end of the 18th century Sophie Weatherby travels to the Caribbean to join her parents at their cane plantation. She is faced with the attentions of local landowner and the attraction she feels for her father's black slave. She finds herself in a battle involving complex emotions." Very good condition. Minor creasing on cover, minor indentation on first few pages, age discolouration. Published in 1995 by William Heinemann Ltd. Historical/Romance/Drama Postage available ($10 flat rate

The Waters Of Eternal Youth– Donna Leon Very Good Condition. Paperback 292 pages Penguin Publishing 2016 GoodReads Description: In Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti series, the Venetian inspector has been called on to investigate many things, from shocking to petty crimes. But in The Waters of Eternal Youth, the 25th novel in this celebrated series, Brunetti finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a case at all. Fifteen years ago, a teenage girl fell into a canal late at nigh

The Classic Fairy Tales – Iona and Peter Opie Very Good Condition. Hardcover 255 pages Oxford University Press 1974 Goodreads Description: This volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text. Including "Sleeping Beauty," "Bluebeard," "Cinderella," "Thumbelina," and "Hansel and Gretel," as well as many others, this collection provides a historical introdu

"In 1872 the American merchant vessel Mary Celeste was discovered adrift off the coast of Spain. Her cargo was intact and there was no sign of struggle, but the crew was gone. They were never found. This maritime mystery lies at the center of an intricate narrative branching through the highest levels of late-nineteenth-century literary society. While on a voyage to Africa, a rather hard-up and unproven young writer named Arthur Conan Doyle hears of the Mary Celeste and decides to write an out

"1964, a newly married Canadian couple settles into a Nile River houseboat moored below the towering figures of Abu Simbel. Avery is one of the engineers responsible for the dismantling and reconstruction of the temple as it’s rescued from the rising waters of the Aswan Dam. He is a “machine-worshipper,” yet exquisitely sensitive to the dichotomy of creation and destruction of which machines are capable. Jean is a botanist by avocation and passion, interested in everything that grows. They had

"Rose Dugan is a young and beautiful woman living in Philadelphia in the late 19th century, passionate about keeping Philadelphia's water reservoir clean and healthy. But when Rose starts receiving threatening letters, warning her to convince her husband to shut down his plans for a water filtration system or else, things take a turn for the worse. A conspicuous murder and butting heads cause Rose to search for the culprit, the truth, and a way to keep the people of Philadelphia safe from conta

The New Children's Encyclopedia: With More Than 4,000 Indexed Entries and 2,500 Full-Color Illustrations by DK (Author) Hardcover BRAND NEW Covering key curriculum topics including geography, physics, biology, chemistry, history, science, and technology, The New Children's Encyclopedia is created and verified by a board of experts to ensure the utmost, objective accuracy. Hundreds of accessible and fun, flashcard-style facts provide key information making it easy to learn about animals, f

Caleb's Crossing Paperback English By (author) Geraldine Brooks Post $2.20 Pick up Sydenham 3037 Excellent condition Description A richly imagined new novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller, People of the Book . Once again, Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffold, Brooks has created a lu

The Borgia Bride Jeanne Kalogridis Pick up Sydenham 3037 Post $2.20 Excellent condition The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis 'This sweeping historical novel tells the dramatic tale of that most intriguing of Renaissance women', - Lucrezia Borgia. Incest. Poison. Betrayal. Three wedding presents for the Borgia bride! Italy 1492 Pope Alexander VI is elected. And so begins the Borgia reign of terror. Alexander murders, bribes and betrays to establish his dynasty. No one is immune. Rome is a

The Remedy By: Michelle Lovric Post $2.20 Pick up Sydenham 3037 Excellent condition Longlisted for the Orange Prize 2005 'So at fifteen, spread belly-down upon the floor, a black sheet hunched over me and a candle at my foot and head, my lips pressed on stone, litanies in my ears as the priest broke and entered my shocked fist to slide the ring on my finger, I promised to take no other husband than Christ. I almost meant it. In that heady moment the vow seemed no great sacrifice: I'd never

Very good condition Hardcover 334 pages GoodReads Description: In 1806 William Thornhill, an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep compassion, steals a load of wood and, as a part of his lenient sentence, is deported, along with his beloved wife, Sal, to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia. The Secret River is the tale of William and Sal’s deep love for their small, exotic corner of the new world, and William’s gradual realisation that if h