- Location(s): Nigeria
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): early 21st century
In the oil-rich and environmentally devastated Nigerian Delta, the wife of a British oil executive has been kidnapped. Two journalists-a young upstart, Rufus, and a once-great, now disillusioned veteran, Zaq-are sent to find her. In a story rich with...
- Location(s): North America
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Modern
Margaret Atwood is celebrated as one of the most gifted storytellers in the world. This new collection showcases her many talents — and the return of her beloved characters Nell & Tig They explore the full warp and weft...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1920s
What do you do next, after you’ve changed the world? It is 1928. Matilda Simpkin, rooting through a cupboard, comes across a small wooden club – an old possession of hers, unseen for more than a decade. Mattie is...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
Meet kids – just like you – taking action against climate change. Learn about the work they do and discover how the future of our planet starts here… with you. With a foreword from Anna Taylor, leader of the...
- Location(s): Vietnam
- Genre(s): Adventure, Thriller
- Era(s): Vietnam War to present day
Stolen gold from the Vietnam War, stolen again and hidden on a boat that is left behind by the US Navy. An old River Rat involved in the first theft runs across the boat 36 years later, tied up...
- Location(s): Ireland
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
‘Full of love and heartache, this is an unforgettable novel from one of our finest writers.’ DOUGLAS STUART ‘Shocking, stunning and extraordinarily brave. Barry has once again written a character for the ages.’ LIZ NUGENT Recently retired policeman Tom...
- Location(s): Paris
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Post French Revolution
A witty and reflective study of the bourgeoisie after the French Revolution, and the two great human obsessions – love and money – Honoré de Balzac’s Old Goriot is part of the immortal La Comédie humaine, translated from the...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Short Stories, Novella
- Era(s): 1840s, 50s, 60s, and 70s
Set in the New York of the 1840s, ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, the four short novels in this collection each reveal the tribal codes and customs that ruled society, portrayed with the keen style that is uniquely Edith Wharton’s....
- Location(s): Scotland, London
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Never look back…Treason is deadly While in the Lake District, journalist Emmeline Kirby and jewel thief/insurance investigator Gregory Longdon overhear a man attempting to hire international assassin Hugh Carstairs, a MI5 agent who went rogue. They race back to London to...
- Location(s): Scotland, London, The Lake District
- Genre(s): Mystery, Suspense
- Era(s): Contemporary
Never look back…Treason is deadly While in the Lake District, journalist Emmeline Kirby and jewel thief/insurance investigator Gregory Longdon overhear a man attempting to hire international assassin Hugh Carstairs, a MI5 agent who went rogue. They race back to...
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