{"title":"Historical Fiction","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781399709477","title":"The House of Boleyn : the gripping new historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author by Borman, Tracy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Borman, Tracy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 April 2026 by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 166 x 36 | 636g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHEVER CASTLE HOLDS ALL THE BOLEYN SECRETS ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When nobleman Thomas Boleyn, lord of Hever Castle, is called to London in 1509 to present himself to a newly anointed King Henry VIII, he sets in train events that ensure the Boleyn name will never be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Years later, as Henry VIII relentlessly pursues Thomas' daughter Anne Boleyn to be his queen, Hever Castle becomes her escape, a place where her trusted attendants and her father must advise, protect and support her. Lavish gifts are sent by the King and the Boleyn family is given ever greater prominence at court, their glory shining over everything and everyone. Until ambition turns the family on itself, enemies outside the castle circle closer and danger begins to stalk the corridors of Hever. And as Henry's gaze moves elsewhere when Anne cannot give him the heir he so desperately seeks, the family faces a terrible, bloody fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But as long as Hever still stands, hope still exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Combining drama, danger and passion, Tracy Borman brings the Boleyn family's three-decade rise and precipitous fall to vivid life using their world at Hever, family and servants alike, as never written before. 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Joanna Miller Award Winning Author of The Eights: A captivating debut novel about sisterhood, self-determination, courage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Book Nook bookshop in Ware is delighted to welcome award winning author, Joanna Miller, Historical Fiction author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-eights-by-joanna-miller-entertaining-and-moving-i-came-to-love-these-four-women-as-though-they-were-my-sisters-tracy-chevalier-copy\"\u003eThe Eights\u003c\/a\u003e to Hertford Library on the evening of Thursday the 9th of July to celebrate the paperback publication of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoanna will be in conversation with The Book Nook's Volunteer Sara, talking about her debut novel, The Eights, set during the shadow of the Great War and the stories of \u003cspan\u003ethe first women to study alongside men at Oxford University. Sara has won several awards and the book was shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards in 2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoanna will be signing copies of her book, out in paperback on 2\/6\/26, which is available to pre-order with 10% off from the The Book Nook or will be on sale on the evening. Tickets are £8 and include refreshments or £16 with the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the book: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-eights-by-joanna-miller-entertaining-and-moving-i-came-to-love-these-four-women-as-though-they-were-my-sisters-tracy-chevalier-copy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Eights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the unlikely friendship of four of the first ever women to study at Oxford University: a captivating debut novel about sisterhood, self-determination, courage, and what it means to come of age in a world that has changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey knew they were changing history.  They didn’t know they would change each other\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOxford, 1920. For the first time in its 1000-year history, the world’s most famous university has admitted female students. Giddy with dreams of equality, education and emancipation, four young women move into neighbouring rooms on Corridor Eight. They have come here from all walks of life, and they are thrown into an unlikely, life-affirming friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDora was never meant to go to university, but, after losing both her brother and her fiancé on the battlefield, has arrived in their place. Beatrice, politically-minded daughter of a famous suffragette, sees Oxford as a chance to make her own way – and her own friends – for the first time. Socialite Otto fills her room with extravagant luxuries but fears they won’t be enough to distract her from her memories of the war years. And quiet, clever, Marianne, the daughter of a village vicar, arrives bearing a secret she must hide from everyone – even The Eights – if she is to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Oxford’s dreaming spires cast a dark shadow: in 1920, misogyny is still rife, influenza is still a threat, and the ghosts of the Great War are still very real indeed. And as the group navigate this tumultuous moment in time, their friendship will become more important than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout Joanna:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudied English at Exeter College, Oxford and later returned to complete a PGCE in Secondary English at The Department of Educational Studies. After ten years as a teacher and literacy adviser, she set up an award-winning poetry gift business with celebrity clients. 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