Biographical Fiction

This book is an inspiring tribute to the remarkable life of Sir Sidney Kidman - the Cattle King....

Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls....

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi becomes a reluctant hero to a host of people whose lives he has touched and by whom he has been touched. Inevitably, he has to pit his skill against the naked blade of his greatest rival....

Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all....

Melbourne, 1927. The summer flowers smell like Christmas the night Zara Dickins meets Harry Holt. Zara is wearing a dress she has designed and made herself. White organdie over a short black slip, with black embroidery and a crimson taffeta sash.

Unafraid of the big issues - death, love, art, fear - and yet committed to the intimate details of life as it is lived, My Struggle is an essential work of contemporary literature....

Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor farming family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors.

Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in a powerful and healing historical novel from the #1 bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and The Last Green Valley....

Waking in the small hours, Marcel Proust embarks on a retrospective journey, endeavouring to capture the elusive moments that shaped his life....

This is the story of one of Australia's first true heroes Pemulwuy. A proud and feared Aboriginal warrior, Pemulwuy leads an uncompromising twelve-year war against British colonial oppression and makes the supreme sacrifice in order to guide his people to safety.

The politics of empire-building and the hypocricies, back-stabbings and corruptions of Rome's first family come to light....

In 1800 France, twenty-year-old Barbe-Nicole inherits her great-grandfather's uncanny sense of smell and uses it to make great champagne, despite the Code prohibiting women from owning a business.

From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes a gripping, never-before-told, medieval battle of the sexes that sheds light on one of medieval royalty's most fascinating women—Queen Matilda.

From the author of the number one best seller Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes a new historical novel inspired by one family’s incredible story of daring, survival, and triumph....

In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. He records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India"....

England, 1065: The Saxon kingdom is under threat of invasion at both ends. From the north comes Harald Hardrada of Norway intent on pillage, while across the Channel, Duke William of Normandy is about to enforce his claim to the throne....

In the throes of crisis, Rome braces for change. Caesar, Rome’s greatest general and conqueror of Gaul, now faces being stripped of his command and...

New York Times best-selling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen as she confronts rivals to her throne and to her heart....

The first novel from Izumi Suzuki to be published in English: a candid, intimate exploration of passion, music, and transgression.

From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging. Seleukos, triumphant in the capture of Babylon, now faces the challenge of holding onto his hard-won prize. One-eyed Antigonos and his son are newly reconciled and both hungry for revenge. But Antigonos has foes of his own....

Morgan Conner had it all—until the words cheating wife appeared spray-painted across her property, turning her world upside down. Suddenly, her picture-perfect life is in pieces, and the whispers of her community grow louder by the second.

Corbin College, not quite upstate New York, winter 1959-1960: Ruben Blum, a Jewish historian—but not an historian of the Jews—is co-opted onto a hiring committee to review the application of an exiled Israeli scholar specializing in the Spanish Inquisition....

The 15th-anniversary edition of a brilliant, action-packed and gripping novel of Charles Darwin's voyage on the Beagle....

Autumn 1192. With Jerusalem still in the Saracens' hands, and a peace treaty agreed with their leader Saladin, Richard the Lionheart is free at last to travel back to his strife-ridden kingdom....

In Flora Thompson's semi-autobiographical series Lark Rise to Candleford, she explores the Oxfordshire country life of her protagonist Laura in the 1880s and 1890s.

Melbourne, 1927. The summer flowers smell like Christmas the night Zara Dickins meets Harry Holt. Zara is wearing a dress she has designed and made herself. White organdie over a short black slip, with black embroidery and a crimson taffeta sash. It is party season and the university crowd are celebrating end-of-year exams. Zara loves dancing with the boys and flirting with them, but it's a game to her. Nothing serious. Until Harry. He plans to be a politician once he finishes law. She, a fashion designer, if she can find a way to break out of the secretarial pool.

Sad Tiger is built on the facts of a series of devastating events. Neige Sinno was seven years old when her stepfather started sexually abusing her. At nineteen, she decided to break the silence that is so common in all cultures around sexual violence. This led to a public trial and prison for her stepfather, and Sinno started a new life in Mexico.

Euphoria is Lily King’s nationally bestselling breakout novel of three young, gifted anthropologists of the 1930s caught in a passionate love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers, and ultimately their lives.

Before Jane Austen, there was Fanny Burney. In the 1780s, she was England’s most celebrated female author, having achieved extraordinary success with two hit novels. She went on to become a royal servant, marry an exile from the French Revolution and undergo a gruelling mastectomy without the aid of anaesthetic – all events chronicled in her diaries, which were published posthumously to great acclaim. Contained here are dramatisations of her first and most famous novel, and her remarkable journals and letters.

The story follows Esther Greenwood, a bright and ambitious college student who wins a prestigious internship in New York City. What begins as a promising experience quickly unravels as Esther feels increasingly disconnected from the glamorous world around her and begins to spiral into depression. Plath's prose is both lyrical and razor-sharp, capturing the nuances of Esther's internal conflict with remarkable precision. Through her protagonist's descent into mental illness, Plath explores themes of alienation, gender roles, and the suffocating pressures of perfectionism and conformity.

Sie weist den Astronauten den Weg zu den Sternen... Schon früh weiß Maureen, dass die Sterne ihr Lebensthema sind. Sie will unbedingt Astronomin werden und setzt sich gegen alle Widerstände durch. Selbst die Liebe kann sie nicht aufhalten. So schafft sie es bis ganz nach oben: Als erste Chef-Astronomin der NASA arbeitet sie federführend an der Entwicklung des bahnbrechenden Weltraumobservatoriums. Der Sternenhimmel – überwältigend, bezaubernd und letztlich unerklärlich – bleibt die Leidenschaft ihres Lebens. Aber ist der Preis, den sie für ihre Karriere zahlen muss, letztlich zu hoch?

Blending biographical fiction with the introspective intimacy of a modern woman’s diary, this novel delves into themes of growth, resilience, and the search for meaning in a life lived across generations. It’s a deeply personal exploration of self-discovery and reflection, perfect for listeners drawn to heartfelt stories of personal growth and the beauty of life's unfolding journey.

He persuaded a King, he Moved an Empire, and He Redeemed Himself! His name was Jonah, and he didn’t choose the mission—God did. Thrown into a storm, swallowed by a great fish, and sent to confront the most violent city on earth, Jonah’s journey is anything but ordinary. Along the way, he wrestles with his calling, his love for his beloved Naomi, and the loyalty of his lifelong friend, Amos. Set in 762 BC against the backdrop of crumbling kingdoms and rising empires, "Jonah in the Time of the Kings" is a powerful tale of love, justice, and the unstoppable reach of grace.

Vivienne Holland, an enormously talented yet mentally fragile woman, comes of age in mid-century America and dreams of becoming a famous writer. However, trapped by the restrictions of pre-feminist society, a scientifically limited medical system unprepared to cope adequately with her mental illness, and her own tragic family background, she faces daunting obstacles.

Scritto più di 10 anni prima de Les Fleurs du Mal, La Fanfarlo e il Giovane Incantatore è l'unica opera in prosa di Baudelaire. Questo volume snello è un esercizio di autobiografia vagamente romanzata. Racconta la storia di un giovane poeta, Samuel Cramer, che nel cercare di aiutare la sua amica d'infanzia, la signora de Cosmelly - una donna il cui marito è affascinato da una carismatica e attraente ballerina, Fanfario - finisce per innamorarsene lui stesso.

Am 4. Oktober 1957 erreichen die ersten Satelliten die Erdumlaufbahn. Kurz darauf erblickt in Westberlin Sputnik das Licht der Welt. Er wächst auf zwischen den Geschichten von Sala, der geliebten Mutter, die der Wirklichkeit ihre eigenen Bilder entgegenhält, und den Büchern des Vaters Otto. Schon früh wird ihm die Welt zur Bühne, alle scheinen eine Rolle zu spielen, und wie sonst sollte man das Leben begreifen? Als Jugendlicher dann die Flucht nach Paris: in die Welt der Literatur und zu Annie, die ihn Begehren, Liebe und Eifersucht lehrt.

Washington, DC, April 1954: Lee Carson, former war correspondent, is frustrated that her journalism career has been relegated to society events and fashion stories. But when she receives a tip about a Russian spy in a high-ranking government position at the height of the Cold War, she feels the thrill of a story that she hasn't felt since she was on the front lines of the European theater . . .

From the explosive opening in the vast waters of the Atlantic Ocean to the endless expanses of the African continent, Arthur and Barbara Stannard’s journey is no ordinary one. It is a journey of faith in every sense beginning in troubled world times.

Sheribaby is a captivating and insightful look at post-independence Jamaica through the eyes of a sharp, outspoken young girl. Set between 1969 and 1975, the novel explores themes of classism, political identity, family, and cultural traditions with authenticity and depth. Blending nostalgia with social commentary, Sheribaby offers a vivid portrayal of Jamaican history while telling a universally relatable story of personal growth and change.

Lola est biographe et prête sa plume aux autres pour les aider à écrire leur vie. Elle se perd avec eux dans leurs souvenirs et couche sur le papier ces fragments de vie ressuscités. Lorsqu'elle accepte de rédiger la biographie de la baronne Jeanne de Beaumond, elle est loin d'imaginer ce qui l'attend. Cette fois, Lola va aider la baronne à se libérer d'un terrible secret et se laisser emporter dans un tourbillon de rencontres et de révélations qui la mèneront de la Côte d'Azur à la République dominicaine.

« L'innocence volée de ma tendre enfance plane sur mon être depuis le début de ma vie, l'innocence violée et mes années de souffrance, lorsqu'un un père a volé ma fraîcheur et mes envies ! » De rendez-vous à l'hôpital en interrogatoires de police, Astrid fut bientôt prise en charge par la direction des affaires sanitaires et sociales qui a organisé son placement en famille d'accueil le temps de trouver une institution. Alors elle se revoit placée chez la voisine du dessus, chez des amis ou de simples relations, chez des oncles ou des tantes.

Nel 2015 a Roma, Dighei è una signora etiope dal carattere ribelle. Ha bisogno di prendere la cittadinanza. La nipote Saba aiuta la zia a muoversi nella burocrazia di una città faticosa e contraddittoria. Questo percorso frustrante alla ricerca della agognata signora Meraviglia – come in casa chiamano la cittadinanza italiana – si rivela decisivo per comprendere la natura di un turbamento che da nonna Abebech fino a Saba stessa ha infestato tutte loro.

«Ho lavorato con le persone senza dimora per circa diciassette anni. Le storie che racconto sono vere, nel senso che si sono svolte nella trama della mia vita. Sono esperienze che ho vissuto, sentimenti che ho provato, persone che ho incontrato.» Il protagonista di questo romanzo è lui, o meglio il suo doppio giovanissimo: un ragazzo siciliano arrivato a Roma per studiare Sociologia pieno di ideali in testa, che sceglie di fare servizio civile nel più grande centro d'accoglienza della capitale per persone senza dimora.

Il romanzo trae ispirazione da un'esperienza autobiografica e narra la storia di un'intensa passione vissuta tra Pietro Brusio e Narcisa Valderi. L'uomo, attratto dalla trasgressione, conquista la donna, liberandola dal suo matrimonio, e si afferma come uno scrittore di grande successo, affrontando persino un duello per difenderla. La colpa diventa il filo conduttore che unisce i protagonisti. Il tema del matrimonio e dell'adulterio non si limita a essere una trasgressione o una conferma dei valori tradizionali, ma assume una sfumatura più complessa.

In the second novel of the 'Choosing to remember' series, Jerome Clarkson takes a swan dive into his past and the trauma he's carried for far too long. Jerome grew up in a very toxic and unloving environment, unable to escape the torture. His mother had him at just 13 and went on to have seven more children, that she took her frustrations out on constantly. Jerome was berated as child for being different and his mother often abused him because she believed that he was gay. From the moment his mother first beat him, Jerome felt the need to please his mother and prove her suspicions to be wrong.