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Historical sagas

Do you enjoy reading novels set in historical times? And do you enjoy reading multiple stories that span several generations of one family? Then this selected list is just for you!

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Three sisters, three Queens

Philippa Gregory

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The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland and France. As they experience betrayals, loss and passion, the sisters find that the only constant in their lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king.

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Jane Seymour

Alison Weir

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A sumptuous historical novel anchored by its depiction of Jane Seymour, Henry the VIII's third queen. Alison Weir marries meticulous research with historical fiction to re-create the dramas of the most renowned court in English history.

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The lure of the Moonflower

Lauren Willig

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A decade after The Secret History of the Pink Carnation hit shelves, Lauren Willig brings her charming, swashbuckling series to a close with this novel in which the Pink Carnation herself, Jane Wooliston, takes centre stage.

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The bronze horseman

Paullina Simons

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Leningrad 194: the white nights of summer illuminate a city of fallen grandeur whose palaces and avenues speak of a different age. A magnificent epic of love, war and Russia.

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Written in my own heart's blood

Diana Gabaldon

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The latest epic volume in the multi-million-copy bestselling Outlander series. It is June 1778, and the world seems to be turning upside-down. But for Claire Fraser and her family, there are even more tumultuous revolutions that must be accommodated.

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The long, long trail

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

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The fourth book in the War at Home series by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. Set against the real events of 1917, at home and on the front, this is a vivid and rich family drama featuring the Hunter family and their servants.

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Bella Poldark

Winston Graham

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The final instalment in the much-loved Poldark saga. Bella, the Poldark's youngest daughter, whose talent as a singer is encouraged by her old flame, Christopher Havergal, and by a French conductor, who has more in mind than Bella's music.

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Queen of swords

Sara Donati

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The epic tale of love and adventure that captured the hearts of millions continues against the backdrop of a city on the brink of war. This novel picks up the story of Hannah Bonner, as she embarks on a desperate rescue mission.

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The tea rose

Jennifer Donnelly

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This novel is a towering old-fashioned story, imbued with a modern sensibility, of a family's destruction, of murder and revenge, of love lost and won again, and of one determined woman's quest to survive and triumph.

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The winter crown

Elizabeth Chadwick

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It is the winter of 1154 and Eleanor, Queen of England, is biding her time. Overflowing with scandal, politics, sex, triumphs and tragedies, this is the much-awaited new novel in this trilogy and a rich, compelling story.

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