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Outlaw Angus Donald July 2009 Debut of the Month. An interesting take on the Robin Hood legend, seen through the eyes of a young man forced to leave home and join the outlaws of Sherwood Forest.... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/07/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Guernica Dave Boling Reviewed on Richard & Judy on Wednesday 20 May 2009. This is terrific, a literary family saga, and an epic tale of love and war straddling the dreadful bombing during the Spanish Civil War. It is big in every sense, its... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/04/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Palace Circle Rebecca Dean From 1911-1941, a saga of the aristocratic and political circles of London and Cairo spotted with real historical characters bound round an interesting fictional family. I loved it. Infidelities, spying, high society and a multi-voiced narrative sweep you dramatically through... Format: Paperback - Released: 14/05/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Cathedral of the Sea Ildefonso Falcones An historic epic set in medieval Spain the author captures the mood and political climate of the times brilliantly. Whether you know much about medieval Spain or not it makes for a fascinating read. We follow the story of Arnau... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/03/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

The Death Maze Ariana Franklin Ariana Franklin is shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library 2009 - the prize awarded for an author's body of work. An extremely gripping tale on two levels, one historical, one crime mystery, and a worthy follow-up to her prize-winning,... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/04/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Handbags and Gladrags Sally Worboyes The East End of London brought vividly to life by an author who draws on family history to bring authenticity to her gutsy and passionate tales. She is one of the best in the area. Comparison: Gilda O’Neil, Format: Paperback - Released: 16/04/2009 Lovereading Price: £4.49 - Saving £1.50 (25%)

Sashenka Simon Montefiore March 2009 Debut of the Month. A big, sweeping, romantic adventure of half a century of turbulent Russian history beautifully told. It pulls at the heart strings while informing, it forces you through the pages... Format: Paperback - Released: 12/03/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

What I Saw and How I Lied Judy Blundell Winner of the prestigious National Book Award. Julia Eccleshare's comment: Utterly gripping and beautifully told, this is a stunning rite of passage novel full of powerful and conflicting emotions, which captures Evie’s dramatic shift from child to adult in pinpoint sharp, painful... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/07/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Live ancient Egypt (Christian Jacq) or real life in 18th Century London (Maureen Waller)... Experience the terrifying menace of Vesuvius (Robert Harris) or get a fix on Troy as it actually was (Michael Wood)... Play politics at the mercurial court of Henry VIII (Philippa Gregory) or watch as the Romanov dynasty self-destructs (Carolly Erickson)... Analyse Napoleon’s misguided march on Moscow (Adam Zamoyski) or share an ordinary soldier’s experience of the Great War (Richard Holmes)...

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A selection of authors who will feature in this Lovereading category include:

Lindsey Davis

Peter Ackroyd

Michael Wood

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Umberto Eco

Simon Schama

Pat Barker

Tracy Chevalier

Michael Jecks

Rose Tremain

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