- Location(s): County Cork
- Genre(s): Historical, Romance
- Era(s): 1900
West Cork, Ireland, 1900. The year marks the start of a new century, and the birth of three very different women: Kitty Deverill, the flame-haired Anglo-Irish daughter of the castle, Bridie Doyle, the daughter of the Irish cook and...
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Photography, Nonfiction
- Era(s): Modern
Soul of Rome – A guide to 30 exceptional experiences introduces a new approach to the art of travelling which consists of vagabonding around, chance encounters and unforgettable experiences. Travel guides for those who want to unlock the hidden...
- Location(s): Benidorm
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Meet Michela, English gangster father, flamenco dancer mother, a hard, uncompromising police officer, operating on the shadier side of the law. In the company of this unorthodox, magnetically compelling character, cult writer Esther García Llovet takes us on a...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Late 2000s
“I am going to write every single day and tell you about my life here in Spitalfields at the heart of London…” Drawing comparisons with Pepys, Mayhew and Dickens, the gentle author of Spitalfields Life has gained an extraordinary...
- Location(s): Boston
- Genre(s): Fiction
The New York Times’s reviewer wrote: ‘Love is hard enough to write about, but a parent’s love for a child is almost inexpressible in its universality and in the uneventfulness of its nature under ordinary circumstances. When Alex disappears,...
- Location(s): Shetland Islands
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): 1960s-modern day
‘BEAUTIFUL AND BRUTAL…A BREATHTAKING DEBUT’ JOANNA CANNON A beautifully written atmospheric story of trauma, grief and redemption, Still Water is a debut from a bright new voice in literary fiction. When Jane Douglas returns to the Shetland Islands, she...
- Location(s): Spain
- Genre(s): Historical, Thriller
- Era(s): 11th century, World War Two, Contemporary
In this sequel to Zahara and the Lost Books of Light, journalist Alienor Crespo pursues an intriguing and explosive story about the tons of gold shipped to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil War and the endangered children...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Passionate, erotic and haunting, this is a brilliant novel by one of Britain’s most important novelists. Simon Rakes – a conservation expert – is restoring the Stone Virgin, a statue that cost the life of its creator in the...
Stranger, Visitor, Foreigner, Guest
- Location(s): Tanzania, Zanzibar
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 19th Century /Late 20th Century
Stranger Visitor Foreigner Guest is the story of a collision of worlds and the ways in which westerners interact and impact on an extraordinary social and political arena. At the heart of the novel are the true events of the...
- Location(s): Swiss Alps
- Genre(s): Noir, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
When Alice Reed goes on her normal morning jog in the peaceful Swiss Alps, she never expected to save a man from suicide. But she does. And she shouldn’t have. Adamant they have an instant connection Manfred’s charming exterior...
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