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The Other Daughter

The Other Daughter
  • Author(s): Lauren Willig
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Humour
  • Era(s): 1920s

Raised in a poor yet genteel household, Rachel Woodley is working in France as a governess when she receives news that her mother has died, suddenly. Grief-stricken, she returns to the small town in England where she was raised...

The Other Daughter

The Other Daughter
  • Author(s): Caroline Bishop
  • Location(s): London, Lausanne, Montreux
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1976 - 2016

You only get one life – but what if it isn’t the one you were meant to live? When Jessica discovers a shocking secret about her birth, she leaves her London home and travels to Switzerland in search of...

The Other Mothers

The Other Mothers
  • Author(s): Katherine Faulkner
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

You want to be one of them. Until you know them. Ex-journalist Tash has been searching for a story to launch her freelance career. But she has also been searching for something else: new friends to help her navigate...

The Other Side of Truth

The Other Side of Truth
  • Author(s): Beverley Naidoo
  • Location(s): Nigeria, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): late 20th century

After the murder of their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her younger brother are smuggled out of Nigeria by their journalist father to escape the corrupt military government and growing violence. They are sent to their uncle in London, but...

The Other Times of Caroline Tangent

The Other Times of Caroline Tangent
  • Author(s): Ivan D Wainewright
  • Location(s): London, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Time Slip
  • Era(s): Contemporary

If you could travel back in time to see any concert, who would you go to see? 2021, North London. The home of Caroline and Jon Tangent. But it’s no ordinary suburban life. Jon has invented a time machine...

The Pact

The Pact
  • Author(s): Lisa Darcy
  • Location(s): Melbourne, Wimbledon, World
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Sisters are for life, aren’t they? The Pact is a gripping narrative about winning and losing, and pushing through when you have nothing left to give. Samantha and Annie Callahan are successful doubles champions–the toast of the Olympics, Wimbledon...

The Painted Dragon (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)

The Painted Dragon (The Sinclair’s Mysteries)
  • Author(s): Katherine Woodfine, Júlia Sardà (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Edwardian era

A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+ years, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Perfect for fans of Chris Riddell’s Goth Girl series, Enid Blyton and Robin Stevens’s Murder Most Unladylike series. When a priceless painting is stolen,...

The Palace Dressmaker

The Palace Dressmaker
  • Author(s): Jade Beer
  • Location(s): England, London, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1988 onwards

London, 1988: Meredith has landed her dream job at London’s most prestigious fashion house, creating beautiful gowns adorned with intricate beads and embroidery. But now Meredith is about to create a dress like no other for the most famous...

The Palm House

The Palm House
  • Author(s): Gwendoline Riley
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Laura and Putnam have been friends for a long time. Theirs is a happy meeting of minds, with long evenings spent huddled in an ancient pub by the Thames, where they share office gossip, reflect on their teenage passions,...

The Panharmonion Chronicles : Times of London

The Panharmonion Chronicles : Times of London
  • Author(s): Henry Chebaane
  • Location(s): Edinburgh, London, Montreal, Ontario, Toronto
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future, Mystery, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1864 - 2024

WILL HER STORY CHANGE HISTORY? Alex Campbell is a Canadian musician struggling with a conflicted identity, a tragic past and repressed supernatural abilities. Orphaned at a young age, life was never easy on her and is about to get...

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