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The Christmas Letter

The Christmas Letter
  • Author(s): Emily Stone
  • Location(s): England, London, Venice
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Travel from the gorgeous English countryside to romantic Venice with the bestselling author of One Last Gift and Always, in December Emily Stone. Every December Holly writes to a stranger who is spending Christmas alone, and every year she...

The Christmas Project

The Christmas Project
  • Author(s): Maxine Morrey
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Humour, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Could happy ever after be waiting underneath the mistletoe? Professional organiser Kate has had her share of demanding clients. But Michael O’Farrell is the most obnoxious man she’s ever met. He may be gorgeous, but if he wasn’t her...

The City Changes Its Face

The City Changes Its Face
  • Author(s): Eimear McBride
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1995

‘So, all would be grand then, as far as the eye could see. Which it was, for a while. Up until the city, remembering its knives and forks, invited itself in to dine.’ It’s 1995. Outside their grimy window,...

The Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)

The Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)
  • Author(s): Katherine Woodfine, Júlia Sardà (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 1909, Edwardian Era

Katherine Woodfine’s bestselling debut novel. A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton, Chris Riddell’s Goth Girl and Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike series. You are cordially...

The Closest Thing to Flying

The Closest Thing to Flying
  • Author(s): Gill Lewis
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Present and 1891

Present day: Semira doesn’t know where to call home. She and her mother came to England when she was four years old, brought across the desert and the sea by a man who has complete control. Always moving on,...

THE COCOA GIRLS

THE COCOA GIRLS
  • Author(s): Annie Doyle
  • Location(s): Gateshead, London, New York City (NYC), Paris
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Late 19th and early 20th centuries

Gateshead, 1903 – four-year old Evie’s world crumbles when her grandmother dies. Evie’s unmarried mother Margaret and Aunt Dinah discover their mother’s death has left them deeply in debt to their vicious aunt. She orders the sisters into service...

The Collectors

The Collectors
  • Author(s): Megan Easley-Walsh
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Historical
  • Era(s): Victorian

From the best-selling author, an all new historical mystery! Inheriting a secret was just the beginning… In London in 1872, Amelia Borchardt inherits a seat among a secret society. They call themselves “The Collectors”. For centuries, they have kept...

The Collector’s Daughter

The Collector’s Daughter
  • Author(s): Gill Paul
  • Location(s): Luxor, London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1920s / 1970s

An unforgettable discovery In 1922, Lady Evelyn Herbert’s dreams are realised when she is the first to set foot inside the lost tomb of Tutankhamun for over 3,000 years. A cursed life But the months after the discovery are...

The Confessions of Frannie Langton

The Confessions of Frannie Langton
  • Author(s): Sara Collins
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1820s

The Costa Book Awards First Novel Winner 2019 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs Benham, goes on...

The Consequences of Fear

The Consequences of Fear
  • Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1941

London, September 1941. Freddie Hackett, a message runner for a government office, witnesses an argument that ends in murder. Hiding in the doorway of a bombed-out house, Freddie waits until the coast is clear. But when he arrives at...

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