- Location(s): Isle of Lewis, Paris
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
A stunning standalone thriller from Peter May, alternating between the glamorous fashion world of Paris and the rugged beauty of the Isle of Harris. WHATEVER HAPPENS Niamh and Ruairidh Macfarlane co-own the Hebridean company Ranish Tweed. On a business...
- Location(s): Borneo
- Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction
- Era(s): Various
Twenty-year-old Ratai is proud and strong for she is the eldest child of Nuing, the Iban warrior who went to the invisible world and returned alive, and the granddaughter of Bujang Maias, the great headhunter who was raised by...
- Location(s): Siberia, Warsaw
- Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future, Fantasy
- Era(s): Earlier 20th Century
A Trans-Siberian odyssey through political, criminal, scientific, philosophical and amorous intrigues, and into an endless winter to confront something utterly alien. 14th July 1924: In a Warsaw buried under feet of snow and Russian rule, Benedykt Gieroslawski, a dissolute...
- Location(s): Berlin, Havana
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): 1930s to 1950s
Berlin 1934. The Nazis have been in power for just eighteen months but already Germany has seen some frightening changes. As the city prepares to host the 1936 Olympics, Jews are being expelled from all German sporting organisations –...
- Location(s): West Africa
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): 2017
It’s Africa! Immersed in West Africa is NOT one of those cookie-cutter guide books. This is the powerful on-the-ground diary of one man’s solo journey through West Africa. For roughly 60 days, Terry Lister traveled across Senegal, Mauritania, the...
In Foreign Fields: How Not To Move To France
- Location(s): South West France
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1990s
Susie and Terry dream of living in France. The dream comes true, but not in the way they had imagined. Yes, the countryside is spacious and peaceful. On summer nights the stars skim the rooftops, the owls hoot and...
- Location(s): Cornwall
- Genre(s): Suspense
- Era(s): Contemporary
A tragic family event reveals devastating news that rips apart Bella’s comfortable existence. Embarking on a personal journey to uncover the truth, she faces a series of traumatic discoveries that take her to the ruggedly beautiful Cornish coast, where...
In Italy: Venice, Rome and Beyond
- Location(s): Assisi, Rome, Venice
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Contemporary
From acclaimed poet and New Yorker writer Cynthia Zarin comes a deeply personal meditation on how love and loss shape places and spaces, all through the lens of four Italian spaces. Here we encounter a writer deeply engaged with...
In the Company of the Courtesan
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 16th Century
1527. While the Papal city of Rome burns – brutally sacked by an invading army including Protestant heretics – two of her most interesting and wily citizens slip away, their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed as...
- Location(s): Rajasthan
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Various
India Treasures is a monumental work of fiction covering the sweep of Indian history. A search through palaces and a maze-like fortress for a Maharaja’s legendary hidden treasure weaves together stories of danger and romance, and of spiritual and...
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