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The Last Roman: Exile

B.K. Greenwood

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Some debts you cannot repay, even if you live forever... Seasoned imperial officer Marcus...

historical fiction thriller fantasy

Outback Odyssey

Paul Rushworth-Brown

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1950s Australia. In the wake of war and dislocation, young Yorkshireman Jimmy journeys to the...

Historical Fiction Australian History Indigenous Stories

The Shadow Key

Susan Stokes-Chapman

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There’s something devilish going on in the quiet Welsh village of Penhelyg. Will the shadow key...

Historical fiction Wales

Sorrow Spring

Olivia Isaac-Henry

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Chilling and uncanny folk suspense in a novel of twisted sisterhood and dark secrets. Does a...

Historical Fiction

Ripeness

Sarah Moss

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It is the 60s and, just out of school, Edith finds herself travelling to rural Italy. She has been...

Historical fiction Family Ireland Italy

ClareR (6230 KP) rated A Little Trickerie in Books

Nov 23, 2025

A Little Trickerie

Rosanna Pike | 2024 | Fiction & Poetry

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Was this on the Women’s Prize 2025 short list? Well if it wasn’t, it should have been. Top tier historical fiction, in my opinion. There’s a real sense of time and place – medieval times weren’t nice or easy to live in. Born a vagabond, orphaned and left to fend for herself, Tibb has an uncanny ability to fall in with people who will (largely) help her. Namely Ivo, who she meets shortly after the death of her mother, and some of the people in a travelling group of minstrels. Tibb is a truly wonderful character: she’s bold, adventurous and always makes the best of what she has. She hasn’t let the world turn her into a bitter, hateful person, and let’s just say that the world has had plenty of opportunities to do that! The narrative voice is so different from what I’ve read/ listened to before. Just perfect!