Second World War Fiction

In 1940, Helene, young, naive, and recently married, waves goodbye to her husband, who has enlisted in the British army. Her home, Guernsey, is soo...

HITLER IS DEAD. A NEW THREAT IS BORN.In the gripping new 2023 spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Man in the Bunker, a ret...

The RNA shortlisted inspiring tale of the strength of women during war, for fans of Molly Green and Vicki Beeby. The Isle of Man, 1942Manx born and...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, KATIE FLYNN‘Ellie’s a true Flynn heroine with her compassion and bravery. A fine Mother’s Day gift for fa...

Winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Best Debut NovelLonglisted for the Authors' Club First Novel Award'Look for your sister after each dive. Nev...

A heartfelt wartime story of love and betrayal, from bestseller Siobhan DaikoPerfect for readers of Rhys Bowen, Fiona Valpy and Victoria Hislop.194...

In her nostalgic and heart-warming new saga, Sunday Times bestselling author Lyn Andrews evokes the ups and downs of life in the back streets of 19...

It is 1943, and a month into their service as Land Girls, Bee, Anne and Pauline are dispatched to a remote farm in rural Scotland. Here they are in...

In the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain rages in the skies over southern England. Nineteen-year-old Pilot Officer Peter Stuyckes arrives at RA...

'Beautifully-written, and highly evocative of the remote Lincolnshire landscape, the Second World War and the two people whose loneliness brings th...

'A haunting and thrilling read' Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat'Original and unsettling - and just a little bit heartbreaking' Rache...

Sven Hassel's iconic novel about the Battle for Monte Cassino.The thunder of the guns could be heard in Rome, 170 miles away...Having survived the ...

"Immersive, nuanced, impeccably researched" IAN RANKIN"Beautifully written and moving" ALLAN MASSIE"Poignant, nostalgic and redolent of the smell o...

A war that could turn friends into enemies, lovers into fighters . . .Summer 1935. In Margaret Pemberton's Beneath the Cypress Tree best friends Ka...

THE NINTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANAfter the death of her parents in a bombing raid, Mary Jones discovers a s...

Chris Kraus’ The Bastard Factory tells the story of an entire epoch: a drama of betrayal and self-delusion spanning the years 1905 to 1975, taking ...

Is their love strong enough to weather the storm?It’s 1945, the war is over and the soldiers are coming back to the bomb-ravaged East End. Tom Smit...

If they survive the war, will their marriage?Jessie Warner has married Tom Smith and their baby is almost due. Settling down into their new home in...

'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphThe Second World War is over. Germany...

  PERFECT SUMMER ESCAPISM: THE TIME-TRAVELLING LOVE STORY YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN HOW FAR WOULD YOU TRAVEL TO FIND A LOVE LOST IN TIME? 'A...

April 1945: Europe is in ruins and Berlin is burning. As the Red Army closes in on the last few blocks surrounding the Fuhrerbunker, a famous aviat...

‘This book’s power lies in its depiction of civilians trying to lead ordinary lives during the horror of war . . . It is shattering stuff, but Roth...