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 £8.36

Circe: The International No. 1 Bestseller - Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019

Madeline Miller

£8.99 £8.36

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

£8.99 £8.36

The Historian

Elizabeth Kostova

£10.99 £10.22

The Miniaturist

Jessie Burton

£8.99 £8.36

The Snow Child: The Richard and Judy Bestseller

Eowyn Ivey

£9.99 £9.29

The Deep: We all know the story of the Titanic . . . don't we?

Alma Katsu

£16.98 £15.79

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

£16.98 £15.79

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

£10.99 £10.22

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

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

£9.99 £9.29

The Book of Speculation

Erika (Author) Swyler

£8.99 £8.36

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The Murmur of Bees

Sofia Segovia

£8.99 £8.36

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The Bird King

G. Willow (Author) Wilson

£8.99 £8.36

The Book Thief: The life-affirming number one international bestseller

Markus Zusak

£8.99 £8.36

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

Colson Whitehead

£8.99 £8.36

The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

£8.99 £8.36

Tyll: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020

Daniel Kehlmann

£18.98 £17.65

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The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

£8.99 £8.36

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

£10.99 £10.22

Kindred: The ground-breaking masterpiece

Octavia E. Butler

£9.99 £9.29