Elodie Harper's Favourite Books Set in the Past
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By Head of Zeus
Before I started writing historical fiction, it was my favourite genre to read. Novels have a way of filling in the gaps left by ruins, records and artefacts. I'm happy to share some of my favourite books set in the past with you here, and hope you enjoy them too.
Saint Thomas's Eve: (The Tudor saga: book 6): a story of ambition, commitment and conviction from the undisputed Queen of Britis
Jean Plaidy
£15.99 £15.19I read endless Jean Plaidy as a teenager, and this on Thomas More, was my favourite
Elektra: The mesmerising retelling from the women at the heart of the Trojan War
Jennifer Saint
£14.99This recent release is a heart stopping account of an ancient myth
The Crimson Petal And The White
Michel Faber
£10.99 £10.44An extraordinarily immersive novel about the life of a sex worker in Victorian London
The Regeneration Trilogy
Pat Barker
£16.99 £16.14This superb reimagining of the first world war will break your heart
The Corset: a perfect chilling read to curl up with this Winter
Laura Purcell
£9.99 £9.49a dark, gothic tale about the life of a seamstress. Absolutely gripping
The Mercies
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
£9.99 £9.49This book is so beautifully immersive - it will transport you to a tiny island in sixteenth century Norway
The Confessions of Frannie Langton: Now a major new series with ITVX
Sara Collins
£9.99 £9.49One of fiction's most enterprising 'unlikable' heroines (although I loved her!)
Pandora: The instant no.1 Sunday Times bestseller
Susan Stokes-Chapman
£14.99 £14.24Beautifully weaves together Greek mythology and life in eighteenth century London