Magical and Fantastical: History With a Twist

By The Oldfield Park Bookshop

The telling of history is often strengthened by the inclusion of folklore, magic and fantasy, here are our recommendations for a different telling of our past.

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein

Kiersten White

£8.99 £8.54

Circe: The No. 1 Bestseller from the author of The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

£9.99 £9.49

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

£8.99 £8.54

The Historian: The captivating international bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick

Elizabeth Kostova

£10.99 £10.44

The Miniaturist

Jessie Burton

£8.99 £8.54

The Snow Child: The Richard and Judy Bestseller

Eowyn Ivey

£9.99 £9.49

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

£10.99 £10.44

The Shadow of the Wind: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

£10.99 £10.44

The Book of Speculation

Erika Swyler

£8.99 £8.54

The Murmur of Bees

Sofia Segovia

£14.95 £14.20

The Bird King

G. Willow (Author) Wilson

£8.99 £8.54

The Book Thief: TikTok made me buy it! The life-affirming international bestseller

Markus Zusak

£8.99 £8.54

The Underground Railroad: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2017

Colson Whitehead

£8.99 £8.54

The Water Dancer: The New York Times Bestseller

Ta-Nehisi Coates

£9.99 £9.49

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

£10.99 £10.44

Kindred: The ground-breaking masterpiece

Octavia E. Butler

£9.99 £9.49

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

£9.99 £9.49

The Dictionary of Lost Words: A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK

Pip Williams

£8.99 £8.54