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Trading Down

Trading Down
  • Author(s): Stephen Norman
  • Location(s): Sana'a, London
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Chris Peters loves his work in a multi-national bank: the excitement of the trading floor, the impossible deadlines and the constant challenge of the superfast computers in his care. And he loves his beautiful wife, Olivia. But over time,...

Victoria Park

Victoria Park
  • Author(s): Gemma Reeves
  • Location(s): East London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Mona and Wolfie have lived on Victoria Park for over fifty years. Now, on the eve of their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary, they must decide how to navigate Mona’s declining health. Bookended by the touching exploration of their love, Victoria...

We Are All Birds of Uganda

We Are All Birds of Uganda
  • Author(s): Hafsa Zayyan
  • Location(s): Uganda, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s/Contemporary

‘You can’t stop birds from flying, can you, Sameer? They go where they will…’ 1960s UGANDA. Hasan is struggling to run his family business following the sudden death of his wife. Just as he begins to see a way...

What Only We Know

What Only We Know
  • Author(s): Catherine Hokin
  • Location(s): Berlin, Aldershot
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Present Day &World War II

A door slammed and the unmistakable sound of boots came crashing up the hall. Liese held her little daughter’s hand so tightly, the tiny fingers had turned purple. The SS officer’s hand was at Liese’s throat before she saw...

When The Germans Come

When The Germans Come
  • Author(s): David Hewson
  • Location(s): Dover
  • Genre(s): Historical, Espionage, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1940

1940: Dover waits for the Nazi invasion… but what if Hitler’s agents are already here, among them? Canadian journalist Jessica Marshall is reporting from Dover as the town is on the brink of a German invasion. But her story...

Woman of a Certain Rage

Woman of a Certain Rage
  • Author(s): Georgie Hall
  • Location(s): Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A smart and funny novel about love, life and a second shot at freedom for rebellious women of a certain age. Eliza is angry. Very angry, and very, very hot. Late for work and dodging traffic, she’s still reeling...

You Are Here

You Are Here
  • Author(s): David Nicholls
  • Location(s): Cumbria, Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Easter 2021

Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way Marnie is stuck. Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that often feels like it’s passing her by. Michael is coming...

Block 46

Block 46
  • Author(s): Johana Gustawsson
  • Location(s): Falkenberg, Hampstead, London
  • Genre(s): Thriller

Falkenberg, Sweden. The mutilated body of talented young jewellery designer, Linnea Blix, is found in a snow-swept marina. Hampstead Heath, London. The body of a young boy is discovered with similar wounds to Linnea’s. Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 1944. In...

The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen

The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen
  • Author(s): Ada Bright, Cass Grafton
  • Location(s): Bath
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Romance
  • Era(s): Present Day

It’s September, and the beautiful city of Bath is playing host to the annual Jane Austen Festival, a celebration of the famous author and her works. Rose Wallace, Bath resident and avid Jane Austen fan, can’t wait for her...

A Body At The Tearooms (Kate Palmer #3)

A Body At The Tearooms (Kate Palmer #3)
  • Author(s): Dee MacDonald
  • Location(s): Cornwall
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Nurse Kate Palmer has only been living in Lower Tinworthy, a beautiful little village by the sparkling Cornish sea, for a short time but she’s already making a name for herself as the local Miss Marple. Although not everyone is keen...

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