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Locksmiths Daughter (PB) by Karen Brooks
14.99 NZD
22.99 (34% off)
Category: Historical Fiction
In a world where no one can be trusted and secrets are currency, one woman stands without fear.Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London's master locksmith. For her there is no lock too elaborate, no secret too well kept. Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster and protector of Queen Elizabeth-the last of ...Show more
Rifts Through Quentaris ( The Quentaris Chronicles ) by Karen Brooks
17.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Quentaris Chronicles S.
Adyren Worthing longed to be anything but what she is: an apprentice in the Bibliophile's Guild, but master thief did not figure in her daydreams. When Adyren is accused of stealing and then arrested, no one, not even her own family, believes her claims of innocence. In order to prevent mayhem and murde ...Show more
Tallow (Curse of the Bond Riders #1) by Karen R Brooks
27.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: The Curse of the Bond Riders
On the edge of a mystical border called the Limen, close to a beautiful canal-laced city, a humble candlemaker rescues a child whom he raises as his apprentice. Years pass and the child's unusual talents are revealed, the gentle art of candlemaking slowly transforming into something far more sinister. ...Show more
The Chocolate Maker's Wife by Karen Brooks
22.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Australian author Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this sweeping, breathtakingly researched tale of 17th century London. Set against the backdrop of Restoration London, the plague and the Great Fire, this is a tale of cruelty, revenge, redemption, love and hope, and the sweet, sinister ...Show more
The Chocolate Maker's Wife by Karen Brooks
32.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: DS Cormac Reilly #2
Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century London--a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intrigue...and chocolate. Damnation has never been so sweet... Growing up ...Show more
The Darkest Shore by Karen Brooks
35.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
The independent women of Scotland stand up to a witch hunt, male fury and the power of the Church in a battle for survival in this compelling historical novel based on true events in early eighteenth century Scotland. 1703: The wild east coast of Scotland.Returning to her home town of Pittenweem, fishw ...Show more
The Darkest Shore by Karen Brooks
22.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
The independent women of Scotland stand up to a witch hunt, male fury and the power of the Church in a battle for survival in this compelling historical novel based on true events in early eighteenth century Scotland. 1703: The wild east coast of Scotland.Returning to her home town of Pittenweem, fishwi ...Show more
The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks
34.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
From the author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this brilliant recreation of the vibrant, optimistic but politically treacherous world of London's Restoration theatre. We are introduced to the remarkable playwright Aphra Behn, now a feminist icon then an anomaly, who gravitated to the stage - a place whe ...Show more
The Gaze of the Gorgon by Karen R. Brooks
15.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
A sequel to It's time, Cassandra Klein. With wonderful characters like Caz Klein , the nasty deputy principal Miss Snodgrass, Simon, Rapture and the Harpie... Caz accidentally activates her necklace and drags Simon with her into the fantasy world of Morphea. They meet Caz's old friend Rapture, and di ...Show more
The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Story by Karen Brooks
24.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
In the middle ages, a poet told a story that mocked a strong woman. It became a literary classic. But what if the woman in question had a chance to tell her own version? Who would you believe?'Brooks' mischievous retelling [of Chaucer's The Wife of Bath] dials up the feminist themes - and the fun - to 1 ...Show more
The Good Wife of Bath: A (Mostly) True Story by Karen Brooks
35.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
In the middle ages, a poet told a story that mocked a strong woman. It became a literary classic. But what if the woman in question had a chance to tell her own version? Who would you believe? England, The Year of Our Lord, 1364 When married off aged 12 to an elderly farmer, Eleanor Cornfed, who's const ...Show more