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  • The Black Lamb The Black Lamb
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    The Black Lamb

    It is late summer 1942-1943. The close-knit community of Bexford North is brought face to face with one of the by-products of war when one of their own is admitted to the newly established Army Mental Hospital. As the ladies of the village, led by the...
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  • Cry in the Darkness Cry in the Darkness
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    Cry in the Darkness

    What would you do?Wild and untamed Australia.Breathtakingly hot.Eucalyptus trees as far as the eye can see.The sound of scurrying creatures a constant assault.Exhausted by the battle to work his grant of land.Tom hears a scream in the darkness.
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  • Year of Days Year of Days
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    Year of Days

    Year of Days : Summer draws and describes the timescapes which are the contradictions of Australia. Our seasons are harsh and extreme, yet supporting a community increasingly and unconsciously reflecting on its past to create a stronger present...
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  • Turner's Awakening Turner's Awakening
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    Turner's Awakening

    Guildford, England - November 1826Worker unrest is spreading among the outlying mills, and rumours arise that the Turner's steam-powered flour mill will come under attack. Jonathan Turner, who has made peace with his pregnant wife, is now fearful of her...
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  • La marca de Sekhmet La marca de Sekhmet
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    La marca de Sekhmet

    Una diosa sin piedad. Una pasión prohibida.Un destino más fuerte que el poder del faraón.Khemfre no es más que un niño cuando su hermano Neferu y él se ven obligados a huir de la capital del País de las Dos Tierras, la ciudad fundada por Akhenaton. El...
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  • What We Did in the War What We Did in the War
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    What We Did in the War

    Can you ever let go of the past? Two women unhappy with their lives seize a chance to start over during a WWII bombing raid, in this dramatic and suspenseful novel. London, 1944: As bombs start raining from the sky, two women rush out of a...
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  • Immorality Act Immorality Act
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    Immorality Act

    Cape Town, in the 1960s.Love across the colour bar is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment.John Terreblanche, a police reporter seeking redemption, tells the story of a Xhosa nurse, Promise Madiba, a Dutch doctor, Willem Jansen, and a Malay...
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  • The Billy Frecknall Story The Billy Frecknall Story
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    The Billy Frecknall Story

    This is an omnibus edition, containing one novella and two novels, all of which have already been published. The novella is Billy: The Early Years, which is a prequel to the second book included in this edition, Billy's War, to which the the third title...
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  • The Martyr of Auschwitz The Martyr of Auschwitz
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    The Martyr of Auschwitz

    A researcher seizes an opportunity to find out what happened to her grandfather during WWII—and discovers a present-day threat as she retraces his steps . . .  Munich, 1938: Two men successfully infiltrate the notorious...
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  • A Heart full of Hope A Heart full of Hope
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    A Heart full of Hope

    Is love an illusion? A heartwarming historical saga set against the background of two very different worlds in Edwardian London When Charity Browne arrives at The Fitzroy Hotel on her way to a country house party, she knows there's more to the invitation...
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  • Secrets and Promises Secrets and Promises
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    Secrets and Promises

    A poignant and unputdownable story of a woman who must finally acknowledge the secret she has hidden for a lifetime. But will it cost her all she holds dear?England, 1944: With deadly doodlebugs terrorising London, Bessie Rushbrook agrees to...
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  • Gutusipe Daindi Gutusipe Daindi
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    Gutusipe Daindi

    When Mike Key, a British PTSD sufferer, inherits a vast wasteland in Nevada he hopes it might provide catharsis to his demons and failed marriage.Unexpectedly it reawakens old challenges, renews conflict with old enemies, creates a new battle for justice...
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  • Just Another Century Just Another Century
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    Just Another Century

    A sweeping family drama spanning both the centuries and the continents. This inspiring epic tale, follows the lives and loves of the Le Britton and O'Dowd dynasties, culminating in the charming love story between Lewis and Dorothy. I challenge anyone not...
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  • Перехресні стежки Перехресні стежки
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    Перехресні стежки

    Книга "Перехресні стежки" Івана Франка - це глибоке й багатогранне літературне дослідження, яке занурює читача в світ українського селянства кінця XIX століття. Через долі своїх героїв, Франко розкриває соціальні й особистісні конфлікти, з якими вони...
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  • Raven Lord Raven Lord
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    Raven Lord

    Mercenary. Exile. Warlord.At the edge of the world, the clouds of war are gathering...1034ADCast out from the Kyivan Rus, Harald Sigurdsson's quest for fame and fortune takes him to the far reaches of Europe; the lands of the Eastern Roman empire.The...
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  • The Final Stronghold The Final Stronghold
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    The Final Stronghold

    It is the summer of 1853 and Commander James Rutherford leaves Calcutta once more to renew his campaign against organised Oriental piracy. The principal pirate leader Liang Ziu is dead, but Rutherford obtains intelligence that his criminal organisation...
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  • The Orphan's Mother The Orphan's Mother
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    The Orphan's Mother

    1945, the German-Polish border: With Nazis on one side and Soviet forces approaching on the other, a mother and her little boy are torn apart, and so begins an unforgettable tale of courage, heartbreak and motherhood in wartime. "If you ever get...
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  • The Witch's Tree The Witch's Tree
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    The Witch's Tree

    'A wonderful book by a fabulous author, very highly recommended.' Louise DouglasA tale as old as time. A spirit that has never rested.Present dayAs a love affair comes to an end, and with it her dreams for her future, artist Selena needs a retreat...
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  • Beloved Ghost Beloved Ghost
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    Beloved Ghost

    Theo Lawder and Zac Bonneval meet in the army at the outbreak of World War II. They survive the horror of Dunkirk and become lovers. Theo goes to work at Bletchley Park, where he becomes friendly with Alan Turing. After the war he joins the Foreign...
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  • The Girl Across the Sea The Girl Across the Sea
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    The Girl Across the Sea

    Ellen looked into her daughter's green eyes. Her chest felt tight, and her heart was cracking. If only she could be sure her secret was safe. If only she could go home to Ireland... New York, 1933. Ellen looks at her sleeping husband and precious...
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  • America's Wife America's Wife
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    America's Wife

    1776. Addie's world has changed beyond recognition. From her privileged position amongst Boston's elite, she has embraced a dangerous new life with the American Revolutionary Army. While childhood sweetheart Silas risks all on the front lines, Addie...
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  • A Wild Legacy A Wild Legacy
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    A Wild Legacy

    "THE BEST romance trilogy I have ever read!!" Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Lexy Culhane follows in stunned silence as her father bundles her younger brothers onto the train in a midnight flight away from the only life they have ever known. It seems...
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  • The Whoreson's Daughter The Whoreson's Daughter
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    The Whoreson's Daughter

    Chapters 11 and 12 in the Book of Judges recount how a rash vow forced the military victor Jephthah to sacrifice his beloved only daughter. While scholars agree that she was sacrificed, for centuries they have debated the exact nature of that sacrifice...
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  • Mercedee Meehan, an Acadian Free Spirit Mercedee Meehan, an Acadian Free Spirit
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    Mercedee Meehan, an Acadian Free Spirit

    "My Mamma? She is-?" Mercedee stifled a sob looking into Mathilde's eyes. "Yes. She's gone." Mathilde whispered her reply, drenched in sorrow. Mercedee dropped her bag in the dirt, weakly embraced Mathilde, then nearly collapsed onto her, completely...
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  • Josephine's Defiance Josephine's Defiance
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    Josephine's Defiance

    Samantha is haunted by vivid dreams - flashes of a stately antebellum house, the whispered name "Josephine" on the wind. She feels an unexplainable pull, as if she belongs in the past more than the present. When Samantha discovers the house from her...
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  • The Case of the Peculiar Inheritance The Case of the Peculiar Inheritance
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    The Case of the Peculiar Inheritance

    Witty and irascible Rose McKenzie tackles Denver's criminal cases with a woman's intuition and a loaded Smith and Wesson tucked in her skirt pocket.​Eager for adventure beyond her scientific experiments, Rose accepts her uncle's challenge to become...
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  • Ford the Pacholet Ford the Pacholet
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    Ford the Pacholet

    Ford the Pacholet is a historically accurate tale set during the American Revolution about Lem Farnandis, a troubled teenager from Grindall Shoals, South Carolina. His family was constantly nagging him about his chores. Divided politically, sometimes...
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  • Path Of The Piñon Path Of The Piñon
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    Path Of The Piñon

    This book is based on a true story with the author's request to empty all pockets of opinions before entering the space. What are the true beginnings of Pete to have such strong connections to animals, mountains and trees while generally avoiding...
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  • Counting Souls Counting Souls
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    Counting Souls

    Macon County, North Carolina - 1829Storm clouds are gathering over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Andrew Jackson has signed legislation sealing the fate of the Cherokee, and tempers flare as land-hungry pioneers push the tribe to the breaking point. The...
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  • LEAGUE OF TRAITORS LEAGUE OF TRAITORS
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    LEAGUE OF TRAITORS

    Drawing from an incredible true story, Keith Hoar weaves a profound and gripping tale of espionage, treason, and betrayal, reaching to the highest levels of the military, academia, and government.Set in the late summer of 1945, just days after the brutal...
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  • Widowmaker Widowmaker
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    Widowmaker

    DELAMAR, NEVADA, 1907THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR IS OVER BUT A NEW CONFLICT IS RAGINGacross the western United States. Wealthy mine owners and their political allies in CrippleCreek, Colorado, and Butte, Montana, have paid for state and private armies to...
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  • The Nonserial Murders The Nonserial Murders
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    The Nonserial Murders

    The war is over, but the killing is not.Guests, invited and uninvited, gather at the mountain villa of their wealthy friend, Utagawa Kazuma, to spend the summer of 1947. Soon after the arrival of these writers, actors, and artists and their tangled...
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  • The Scepter And the Isle The Scepter And the Isle
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    The Scepter And the Isle

    It did not end with Guadalcanal. It did not end with one island. There were more islands... an island with snow-capped peaks, friendly people, blue seas, where Bud found love with his Tongan princess. Where Billy breathed the clean air of mountains where...
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  • The Boxer and the Blacksmith The Boxer and the Blacksmith
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    The Boxer and the Blacksmith

    Can London's lady champion fight for love?As London's undefeated women's boxer, Bess Abbott has the scars-both inside and out-to prove it. But when one of her boxing students, Violet, needs protection, Bess Abbott's rock hard heart cracks open. And when...
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  • Freedom Dues Freedom Dues
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    Freedom Dues

    Recipient of the 2021 Gold IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, Historical Fiction category. 1729: Blair Eakins is a fifteen-year-old Ulster-Scot living in Ireland under the crushing weight of famine, poverty, and prejudice against his people. In search of a...
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  • The Clockwork Empire The Clockwork Empire
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    The Clockwork Empire

    Publishers Weekly: "A thrilling steampunk adventure" with "ambitious worldbuilding." "Fans of steampunk and alternate history will lap this up."Geek Girl Authority: "If you're looking for queer characters fighting fascism in a steampunk world, The...
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  • Scoundrel in the Thick Scoundrel in the Thick
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    Scoundrel in the Thick

    A National Indie Excellence Award finalist from the author of Martin's Way that Reedsy calls, "A fast-paced, panoramic page-turner....perfect for a wide-screen epic movie."COLORADO, 1882. When his best friend's fiancée is kidnapped, an...
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  • Angels and Bandits Angels and Bandits
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    Angels and Bandits

    The battle of Britain rages and two young RAF pilots from very different stations in life must somehow find common ground - and stay alive.On the eve of World War II, working-class Eddy Beane is a flight instructor in London. He successfully completes...
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  • So Others May Live So Others May Live
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    So Others May Live

    In the space of a single night, four lives collide as Berlin staggers under the weight of British bombsMick, a Lancaster pilot, proposed to Grace on his last leave but one more mission stands in between him and the end of his tour. Grace harbors a...
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  • The Cigarette Girl on the Tango The Cigarette Girl on the Tango
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    The Cigarette Girl on the Tango

    The Cigarette Girl on the Tango, D. J. Phinney's follow-up to The Anaheim Beauties Valencia Queen, unveils another hushed-up chapter of California history. In the depths of the Great Depression, the Santa Ana River floods of 1938 roar through Orange...
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  • The Avengers of the King The Avengers of the King
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    The Avengers of the King

    In 1793 Paris, a mysterious personage nicknamed the Reaper leads a vast network of men and women royalist conspirators who are determined to undo the French Revolution. Among its many members are a knife-wielding seamstress, a cunning financier, and a...
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  • A Quiet Service A Quiet Service
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    A Quiet Service

    Since beginning his partnership with Jonathan Syzmoor in 1831, Nicholas has sought people who demonstrated a passion for others by sharing their hearts, time, and talents. He needed men and women who would help him share the True Magic of Christmas in...
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  • In the Company of Like-Minded Women In the Company of Like-Minded Women
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    In the Company of Like-Minded Women

    In the Company of Like-Minded Women explores the complexities of love and bonds between sisters and the struggles women faced in determining their future at the start of the 20th century, where the “New Woman” demanded  an equal...
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  • The Rose of Balarm The Rose of Balarm
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    The Rose of Balarm

    This intriguing transformation turns a legend into a person of history.The patron saint of Palermo, Italy (romanized as Balarm) is Santa Rosalia Sinibaldi. There's no documented proof of her existence, so this historical tale imagines how Rosalia...
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  • Allure of the Sea Allure of the Sea
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    Allure of the Sea

    Having introduced the family in Divided Families, this novel takes us into the lives of the next generation. Jim is the eldest son of William who we followed through his life as a Barnardo Boy who was sent to Canada only to return to England to fight in...
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Historical Fiction Books | Buy Historical Novels & New Releases Online at BookLoop

Step into the past with the finest collection of historical fiction books at BookLoop. Whether you are drawn to sweeping epics, intimate love stories, or novels that bring forgotten voices to life, our collection allows you to explore the world’s most fascinating eras through powerful storytelling. At BookLoop, we make it easy to buy books online with fast delivery across Australia, giving readers access to both timeless classics and trending new releases in historical fiction.

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Our shelves are filled with novels by some of the most acclaimed and bestselling authors in historical fiction. From Hilary Mantel’s award-winning Wolf Hall series to Ken Follett’s sweeping epics such as The Pillars of the Earth, you’ll find the perfect read to immerse yourself in history. Fans of Philippa Gregory’s Tudor novels and Geraldine Brooks’ Australian historical fiction will also discover a wide range of titles to enjoy. If you love Australian voices, authors like Kate Morton continue to deliver gripping stories set against richly imagined backdrops, making her novels some of the most popular historical fiction books in Australia.

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At BookLoop, we pride ourselves on being one of Australia’s favourite places to buy books online. Our historical fiction collection is curated with care, featuring both new releases and bestsellers that readers across the country are searching for. Whether you are looking for literary fiction, historical romance, or adventure-driven stories, our collection ensures there is something for every reader. Book clubs searching for novels that spark conversation will also find endless choices in our carefully selected titles.

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Historical fiction continues to be one of the most popular genres, and BookLoop ensures you never miss out on the latest trending books. Explore new releases from international favourites and Australian authors alike. From epic sagas spanning generations to intimate family dramas, historical fiction offers something unique for every kind of reader. If you are searching for the best historical novels to add to your library, BookLoop has you covered.

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BookLoop is more than just a bookstore. We connect readers with stories that matter, offering a wide selection of books across every genre. Our historical fiction range highlights authors who bring history to life in unforgettable ways, whether through bestselling novels, book club favourites, or powerful debuts. With a focus on quality storytelling and seamless online shopping, we make it easy to find your next unforgettable read.

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What are the best historical fiction books right now?

Some of the best historical fiction books trending today include works by Kate Morton, Ken Follett, Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory, and Geraldine Brooks, alongside new Australian releases that are quickly gaining attention.

Can I buy Australian historical fiction books at BookLoop?

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