Skip to main content
Search Button
Australia Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...

Historical Fiction

Step back in time with these new tales of old: live as a 1920s flapper, WW2 spy, Victorian detective and much, much more. 
Showing 1 - 24 of 191 Results

  • The French Girl

    A heartfelt historical novel from Catherine Law for 2023

    by Catherine Law ...
    A secret, a sacrifice, and a scandal...Summer 1939 - When war breaks out, Sylvie is marooned with her cousin Nell's family in the Chiltern hills and cannot return to her Normandy home.During the early days of rationing, blackouts, and the threat of bombers in the skies, Sylvie and Nell have to grow up quickly. Yet as the war rages around them, it's the competition and jealousy between the two that ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Milliner of Bendigo

    by Darry Fraser ...
    Trouble with the law, a missing sister, and a growing attachment to the wrong man - Evie Emerson has a dangerous path ahead of her... an exciting and twisty historical mystery and adventure from a bestselling Australian author.1898: Bendigo, VictoriaEvie Emerson has worked hard to build a fashionable clientele for her hats. But when an ex-paramour employs underhanded tactics after his attempt to ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD $12.99 AUD

  • The Ball at Versailles

    by Danielle Steel ...
    **A special invitation. A night to remember . . .The Ball at Versailles is a sparkling, captivating tale of four young women and one life-changing night, from the billion copy bestselling author, Danielle Steel.**The Palace of Versailles is hosting an event that will go down in history. It is a glamorous dusk-to-dawn ball, where a select group of debutantes will be presented to international ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD $12.99 AUD

  • The Girl from London

    by Olivia Spooner ...
    London, 1940. Ruth, a young schoolteacher, volunteers as an escort helping to evacuate children from war-torn England to Australia and New Zealand. Her three-month voyage is fraught - their passage is perilous, and the children anxious and homesick. Nine-year-old Fergus is more troubled than most and Ruth forms an unexpected bond with the boy.It's not just Fergus who captures Ruth's attention. ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Little Liar

    The moving, life-affirming WWII novel from the internationally bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie

    by Mitch Albom ...
    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Moving' Daily Mail'It will stay with you' Independent'Profound' Irish Examiner____________________A moving new novel from the beloved author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in HeavenWhen the Nazis invade Salonika, Greece, eleven-year-old Nico Crispi... ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • The Tuscan Orphan

    A BRAND NEW epic, emotional historical novel from Siobhan Daiko for 2023

    by Siobhan Daiko ...
    1944 - When an air raid strikes the hospital she’s been working in, Carrie’s life irrevocably changes. But as a nurse in the middle of wartime, she has no time to grieve, as she has too many people relying on her.For resistance fighter, Vito, nothing is more important than seeking vengeance for the atrocities his fellow comrades have suffered. But when he liberates a convent, finding a group of ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Temple of Fortuna

    by Elodie Harper ...
    Series Book 3 - The Wolf Den Trilogy
    The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den TrilogyA courtesan in Rome. Playing for power. Haunted by her past. Her name is Amara. How will her fortunes fall?Amara's journey has taken her far, from a lowly slave in Pompeii's brothel to a high-powered courtesan in Rome. She is now a freedwoman with wealth and influence, yet she is still drawn back to her past.For while ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD

  • The Shadow King

    The brand new 2023 historical epic about Alexander The Great from the Sunday Times bestseller

    by Harry Sidebottom ...
    FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL . . .The new historical fiction epic from one of Britain's best-loved authors shines new light on the greatest hero of the Ancient World, Alexander The Great._____________________334 BC. Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world.Together ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD

  • The Talented Mrs Greenway

    by Tea Cooper ...
    From a bestselling Australian author, this compellingly realised novel brings to life the story of an enigmatic figure, wife to feted colonial architect Francis Greenway, and asks, whose hand really shaped Sydney? Who is the talented Mrs Greenway?1814 Sydney When Mary Greenway, freshly arrived from the old country, steps into the maelstrom of Sydney Town with three children at her skirts, she has ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • A Woman of Courage

    A gripping, uplifting new Victorian era novel about passion, love, loss and self-discovery from the bestselling author of The Girl from Munich and Suitcase of Dreams

    by Tania Blanchard ...
    A gripping, moving story of love, tenacity and the right to be heard by bestseller Tania Blanchard, inspired by a true story'An exciting, inspiring tale of the women who quite literally changed the world ... Stunning' NATASHA LESTER'A beautiful tale of courage and resilience from a born storyteller' LAUREN CHATER'Engrossing ... A captivating and uplifting novel about passion... ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Mary

    or, The Birth of Frankenstein

    by Anne Eekhout ...
    Translated by Laura Watkinson ...
    ' Fantastically moody' SARAH WATERS' A little masterpiece of suspense-filled gothic fiction… Persuasive and mysterious' FINANCIAL TIMES' A beautiful, hallucinatory dream of a novel' J.M. MIRO' Atmospheric… A must-read' i' Intensely lyrical and powerfully haunting' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN' Moody and evocative' KIRKUS' <strong... ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Let Us Descend

    An Oprah's Book Club Pick

    by Jesmyn Ward ...
    * AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK *'A spectacular achievement' ANTHONY DOERR'Extravagantly beautiful' DAILY MAIL'One of the greatest writers of all time' JACQUELINE WOODSON'Extraordinary**'** GUARDIAN'The best book I've read in years' LOUISE KENNEDY-----------------------The first weapon I ever held was my mother's... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Merchant's Daughter

    An enchanting historical mystery from the author of THE HOUSE OF LOST WIVES

    by Rebecca Hardy ...
    Desperate times lead to hasty vows... A gripping historical mystery of secrets and romance - perfect for fans of Eve Chase, Louise Douglas and Tracy Rees. 'Expertly researched, vividly drawn, and so much fun! Five fabulous stars from me' JENNI KEER on Rebecca Hardy's first novel THE HOUSE OF LOST WIVES......................................................For... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Sugar Palace

    by Fiona McIntosh ...
    'The Sugar Palace is a gripping read for fans of Kate Furnivall and Natasha Lester, with skilful storytelling and compelling characters that leap from the page.' Books+PublishingUnder the clamour of the Sydney Harbour Bridge being built nearby, Grace Fairweather is working in her father’s grocery shop in The Rocks when she begins making her own confectionery. Her colourful creations of toffees, ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Mr Einstein's Secretary

    by Matthew Reilly ...
    A SECRETARY LIKE NO OTHERIN AN EPIC SPANNING 40 YEARSAll Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to study physics under the great Albert Einstein.But when, as a teenager in 1919, her life is suddenly turned upside-down, she is catapulted into a new and extraordinary life - as a secretary, a scientist, a sister and a spy.From racist gangs in Berlin to gangsters in New York City, Nazis in the 1930s and ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD

  • Sharpe's Command

    by Bernard Cornwell ...
    SHARPE IS BACK.The brand new novel from Bernard Cornwell in the global bestselling Sharpe series.If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . .And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Major Sharpe is asked to do when he's dispatched on an undercover mission behind enemy lines, deep in the Spanish countryside.For a remote village is about to become the centre of a battle for ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • Wolves of Winter

    The epic sequel to Essex Dogs from Sunday Times bestseller and historian Dan Jones

    by Dan Jones ...
    Series Book 2 - Essex Dogs
    'A convincing picture of hard men in a hard time, Dan Jones' fiction rings with the authority of his scholarly history.' PHILIPPA GREGORY**'**Absolutely fabulous. A raucous, swaggering charge through the medieval underworld. I had such a good time reading it that I never wanted it to stop.' ANTONIA FRASER'Superb historical fiction as fresh, vivid and vital as this morning's headlines... proves ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD

  • The Lost Evacuee

    by Cathy Sharp ...
    The brand new emotional and compelling novel from the bestselling authorWill their new lives bring happiness, or heartache?As the Blitz casts a dark shadow over London, Julie Miller, a teenaged orphan, is sent far away to keep her safe. Hoping this will be a new chapter after years of sadness, Julie voyages by ship across the Atlantic, and on the long passage, forges a bond with a young child ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • The Three of Us

    by Kim Lock ...
    Spanning fifty years, this is a sweeping tale of heartbreak and forbidden love from the author of The Other Side of Beautiful.When seventy-five-year-old Thomas Mullet reluctantly sits on his psychologist’s couch, he discloses three things:• He is dying.• His wife doesn’t know.• Nor does his other wife.1960 Gawler, South Australia. Church Street: a quiet street in a respectable country town, where ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Scarlet Town

    by Leonora Nattrass ...
    Series series Laurence Jago
    ** A TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2023 **'Nattrass's best yet' - S.G. MACLEAN'Wonderfully evocative' - TELEGRAPH'Authentic and relentlessly pageturning' - SUNDAY EXPRESS1796. A rigged election. A town at war. A murderer at large...Disgraced former Foreign Office clerk Laurence Jago and his larger-than-life employer the journalist William Philpott h... ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • The Orphans on the Train

    Gripping and heartrending historical fiction of two orphaned girls in WW2

    by Gill Thompson ...
    'Exciting and tragic . . . beautifully written' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A fantastic historical read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I loved it!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I highly recommend it to all lovers of historical fiction' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Two orphaned girls are separated in the most heart-wrenching way in this gripping story of loss and friendship, inspired by real events. Perfect for readers of The Nightingale and <... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Armour of Light

    by Ken Follett ...
    Series Book 5 - Kingsbridge
    The grand master of gripping historical fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.Revolution is in the airA tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France's neighbours ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD

  • The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard

    by Natasha Lester ...
    'Vogue meets Daisy Jones & The Six . . . with incisive observations about women's roles as muse and inspiration - and what price they pay when they dare to create for themselves' KATE QUINN'Immersive and rich' Woman's Day'An intricate story about three generations of women striving to make their mark in the high fashion industry' Who WeeklyParis, 1917: Parentless ... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Black Sheep

    by Judy Nunn ...
    Black sheep - there's one in every family . . .Orphaned at sixteen, James Wakefield was determined to be a gun shearer like his father. Now he’s killed twice, changed his name, and is on the run from the law.He had his reasons for both murders, and he felt no joy in taking life … Or did he?Ben McKinnon, meanwhile, is heir to the vast Glenfinnan sheep property near Goulburn, New South Wales. He too ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD