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Heidi

Heidi
  • Author(s): Johanna Spyri
  • Location(s): Switzerland
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 1880s

Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness to all who know her on the mountain. When Heidi goes to Frankfurt to work in a wealthy household, she dreams of...

Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac
  • Author(s): Anita Brookner
  • Location(s): Geneva
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): 1980s / 1990s

Hotel du Lac is the classic Booker Prize winning novel by Anita Brookner. Into the rarefied atmosphere of the Hotel du Lac timidly walks Edith Hope, romantic novelist and holder of modest dreams. Edith has been exiled from home...

In Matto’s Realm

In Matto’s Realm
  • Author(s): Friedrich Glauser
  • Location(s): Bern
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): 1920s

Studer investigates when the director vanishes and a child murderer escapes from an insane asylum in Bern, an environment Glauser knew all too well from personal experience. Set in the 1920s, the novel explores the no-man’s-land between reason and...

La Bise: A Novel in Lucerne

La Bise: A Novel in Lucerne
  • Author(s): Lisa R Hurley
  • Location(s): Lucerne
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2000s

Objects in a Mirror are Closer than they Appear

Objects in a Mirror are Closer than they Appear
  • Author(s): Katherine Weber
  • Location(s): Geneva
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1990s

Origin

Origin
  • Author(s): J T Brannan
  • Location(s): Antarctica, Geneva
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

For millennia it has lain there undiscovered. Now the time has come… Research scientist Evelyn Edwards always knew the Antarctic held deep secrets but the discovery of a 40,000 year old body buried under the ice caps surpasses even...

Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times
  • Author(s): Susan Buchanan
  • Location(s): Italy, Scotland, Switzerland
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Twelve people. Twelve star signs. Sagittarius – Holly, a travel writer, visits Tuscany to research her next book. Seeking help when her car breaks down, she gets more than assistance when Dario, a vineyard owner, puts temptation in her...

Slow Train to Switzerland

Slow Train to Switzerland
  • Author(s): Diccon Bewes
  • Location(s): Switzerland
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): 1850s and Modern

One tour, two trips, 150 years and a world of change apart In June 1863 an English lady set off by train on the trip of a lifetime: Thomas Cook s first Conducted Tour of Switzerland. A century and...

Small g: A Summer Idyll

Small g: A Summer Idyll
  • Author(s): Patricia Highsmith
  • Location(s): Zurich
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): 1990s

Swiss Watching

Swiss Watching
  • Author(s): Diccon Bewes
  • Location(s): Switzerland
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): 2000s

This is a fascinating journey around Europe’s most individual and misunderstood country. From seeking Heidi and finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past and exploring an uncertain future, Swiss Watching proves that there is more to Switzerland...

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