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A Whispered Name

by William Brodrick
Beautifully written, think of this as Chesterton's Father Brown meets Wilfred Owen. Investigating the past of one of the priory's founding fathers sees Father Anselm delving into the harrowing decisions made by Field Court Martials in WWI.
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Alone In Berlin

by Hans Fallada
One of the first anti-Nazi novels to be published in Germany after the war this absorbing novel about life in Berlin during the Second World War accurately conveys the sense of claustraphobic mistrust which affects the city's population.
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Book of Lies

by Mary Horlock
Alternating between the stories of Catherine and Charlie Rozier living on Guernsey forty years apart this novel looks at secrets and betrayal in an island with a difficult past where nothing is as it seems.
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Bring Up the Bodies

by Hilary Mantell
In Bring up the Bodies, sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn.
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Captive Queen

by Alison Weir
Passionate and engaging novel about Eleanor of Aquitaine written by a respected historian who knows her period.
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Chemistry of Tears

by Peter Carey
An automaton, a man and a woman who can never meet, a secret love story, and the fate of the world are all brought to life in this hauntingly moving novel from one of the finest writers of our time.
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Children's Book

by A S Byatt
Spell-binding novel following the lives of members of a bohemian family growing up in the Edwardian age. The Arts and Craft movement and the newly created Victoria and Albert Museum add a rich level of detail to a fascinating family story.
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Clerkenwell Tales

by Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd's knowledge and love for London illuminates this gripping tale of murder and religious and political intrigue in the fourteenth century.
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Company of the Dead

by David Kowalski
An intriguing alternate history, set against the backdrop of one of the the greatest maritime disasters of the 20th century.
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Crimson Petal & the White

by Michel Faber
Atmospheric novel exploring the seedier side of Victorian London.
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