- Location(s): Paris, Kentucky
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 2nd half 20th century
In this poignant memoir, the author interweaves two fascinating stories: his own upbringing as the youngest of nine children of a Kentucky whiskey maker and that of his lover Larry Rose, the only child of German Jews, survivors of...
- Location(s): France
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
In the path of The Tour de France…..At the age of 83, retired butcher George Nicoleau is about to set off on the greatest adventure of his life. George and his neighbour Charles have long dreamt of a road...
Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
- Location(s): Rome (GA)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
Joanna Gordon has been out and proud for years, but when her popular radio evangelist father remarries and decides to move all three of them from Atlanta to the more conservative Rome, Georgia, he asks Jo to do the...
- Location(s): Georgia (Asia)
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Mythical
This is a short collection of folk tales from the nation of Georgia by Marjorie Wardrop. Wardrop also translated the Georgian author Rusthaveli’s The Man in the Panther’s Skin. Although many of the motifs of these stories are also...
Gerard Philey’s Euro-Diary: Quest for a Life
- Location(s): Amsterdam, Brussels
- Genre(s): Comedy
- Era(s): 1990s
An outrageous and hilarious romp through the diary of a disillusioned West Midlands teacher turned Amsterdam adult shop manager and his gay German bestie, as they struggle with self-doubt, dodgy doings and dating! “Funny, sad, eye-openingly honest and far...
- Location(s): Val-d'Oise
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1860s
Étienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Compelled to take a back-breakin job at Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners...
- Location(s): Los Angeles, Hollywood
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Late 20th century
Miami loan shark Chili Palmer is ice-cool, whether he’s retrieving stolen property or collecting money for the mob. Chasing a bad debt leads him to the bright lights of Hollywood – and to a true story that would make...
- Location(s): Corsica
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
Suzana Chesterfield, recently rescued from a gang of slave-traders by Simon Ellice, has come sailing with him to try to work out what to do with her life. And perhaps to find out whether the handsome, selfish, bastard should...
- Location(s): Balearic Islands (Illes Balears), Pisa
- Genre(s): RomCom
- Era(s): 2000
Sometimes being in the wrong place at the wrong time can lead to an unexpected romantic adventure. Nancy Smart is in the wrong place at the wrong time when she becomes accidentally embroiled in a plan to kidnap the...
- Location(s): Bangladesh, India, Italy, London
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
He’s determined to get away with the ultimate crime. Even if it kills him. Daniel Sawyer is at his lowest point. He’s lost his job after his fiancée has left him. His future looks bleak. Until London crime lord...
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