Historical fiction & fantasy for feminists

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The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.  

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Song of the Crocodile

Nardi Simpson

A captivating Australian saga from the winner of the 2018 black&write! fellowship.   

$32.99

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The Bass Rock

Evie Wyld

Three women, hundreds of years apart, slip into each other’s lives in a novel of darkness, violence and madness.  

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The Seamstress of Sardinia

Bianca Pitzorno, Brigid Maher (trans.)

An immersive and vividly written historical novel for anyone who loved Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels or Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.

$32.99

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She Who Became the Sun

Shelley Parker-Chan

Zhu journeys from life as a peasant girl to war and the heights of power. This is a traditional Chinese tale reimagined in a subversive new way, for fans of…

$19.99

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After Sappho

Selby Wynn Schwartz

A literary reimagining of some of history’s greatest queer women.

$29.99

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Great Circle

Maggie Shipstead

It is Marian’s life dream and her final journey, before she disappears without a trace. Half a century later, Hadley Baxter, a scandal-ridden Hollywood actress whose own parents perished in…

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Joan

Katherine J. Chen

Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint? A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc, perfect for fans of Cecily and Alison Weir.

$36.99

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