Here’s a guide to some of the books to look out for when they are published in February…
From the author of Faebound comes this novel which focuses on the legendary queen and counters the accusations that were made against her.
You know my name.
But you do not know me.
Your historians call me seductress, but I was ever in love’s thrall.
Your playwrights speak of witchcraft, but my talents came from the gods themselves.
Your poets sing of my blood-lust, but I was always protecting my children.
How wilfully they refuse to concede that a woman could be powerful, strategic, divinely blessed to rule.
Death will silence me no longer.
This is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.
The book is set to be published on the 26th February.
Oliver Cromwell: The brave, bad man of British History by John Morrill:
With new research and insight, John Morill makes the argument that Oliver Cromwell has been misinterpreted by historians. Published on the 12th February, this book will also reveal a man who truly believed that he was doing God’s work (despite including murdering over 3,000 people, among them Catholic clergy).
A Stranger in Corfu by Alex Preston:
This latest novel from the author due on the 12th February follows the story of a series of former members of MI6 on the Greek island of Vidos who have been sent there due to being damaged or too compromised to be allowed to live freely. As they connect in different ways, life settles into a routine until one of their own washes up dead…
Three Summers by Karen Swan:
This latest novel from the author arrives on the 26th February and spans across three summers between 1957 to 1961. It follows the story of Rafaella who ends up making a decision that changes her future as well as that of those around her in the wake of a tragic accident.
A Spy Amongst Us by Marc Mierowskt:
Released on the 10th February, this new book based on true events tells the story of the events of Daniel Defoe and how he was used as a spy to bring Scotland into a union with England. By using the lives of Defoe and his fellow spies, this book will take readers on a journey through this shadowy underworld of espionage and propaganda.