- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Late 1960s
A prelude to fame, Just Kids recounts the friendship of two young artists–Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe – whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of art. In 1967, a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Police Procedural, Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
London during a blistering heatwave. A man wakes in the middle of the night, hearing noises from downstairs. He assumes it’s a burglar – nothing prepares him for what he finds. Across the city, DI Leah Hutch and DS...
- Location(s): Syria
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1980s
Thought by many Syrians to be the most influential novel of its time, this first novel of Muhammad Kamil al-Khatib is a riveting examination of Syrian political and social life during the 1980s. With a multi-voiced narration carried, like...
- Location(s): Bristol
- Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
She thought she was safe. So did the others . . . *CARER/COMPANION WANTED FOR ELDERLY LADY* *YOUNG FEMALE PREFERRED * COMPETITIVE SALARY* *ROOM AND BOARD INCLUDED* Una Richardson is devastated after the death of her mother. Hoping for...
- Location(s): Paris
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Fifteen-year-old Doria isn’t in a good place. Or to be precise: she’s in the sadly misnamed Paradise Estate on the outskirts of Paris. Her father has gone off back Morocco to find a wife who can give him a...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
The person you are with is just like you: same background, same age, same interests. The perfect match. And it is a disaster. Then, when and where you least expect it, you meet someone new. You seem to have...
- Location(s): Alabama
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1990s
A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time. Bryan Stevenson was a young...
- Location(s): Europe
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): Contemporary
When sheltered American good girl Allyson “LuLu” Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a...
- Location(s): New Jersey
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
An ordinary snapshot causes a mother’s world to unravel in an instant. After picking up her two young children from school, Grace Lawson looks through a newly developed set of photographs. She finds an odd one in the pack:...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Venice. The perfect setting for romance, and for secrets to be shared. ‘Stunning, utterly beautiful . . . Jill at her absolute best. One of the most beautiful love stories I’ve ever read’ Jo Thomas Fen can’t believe her...
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