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The Umbrella Mouse

The Umbrella Mouse
  • Author(s): Anna Fargher, Sam Usher (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 1944, WW2

A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII, winner of the 2019 Sainsbury’s Book Prize for Fiction and selected...

The Unexpected Love Objects of Dunya Noor

The Unexpected Love Objects of Dunya Noor
  • Author(s): Rana Haddad
  • Location(s): Aleppo, Latakia, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Aspiring photographer Dunya Noor discovers early on that her curious spirit, rebellious nature, and very curly hair are a recipe for disaster in 1980s Syria. And at the tender age of thirteen, she is exiled to live with her...

The Upper Crush

The Upper Crush
  • Author(s): Evie Alexander
  • Location(s): Somerset, Corsham, Corsham Court, London, The Cotswolds
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

He wasn’t banking on someone else taking the reins… Lady Estelle Foxbrooke is done cleaning up the mess left by her wild parents. She’s got a plan: take the reins and save the family estate her way. But then...

The Village on the Hill

The Village on the Hill
  • Author(s): Annie Doyle
  • Location(s): Gateshead, Bournemouth, London, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Early 20th century

Three women caught up in three global disasters. Will tragedy reunite them or tear them apart for ever? Bournemouth 1912 – Ena Leighton prepares for a new life with her aunt and uncle in a beautiful house with a...

The Waiter

The Waiter
  • Author(s): Ajay Chowdhury
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Detective Kamil Rahman 1 Disgraced detective Kamil Rahman moves from Kolkata to London to start afresh as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. But the peace of his new life is soon shattered. The day Kamil caters an extravagant...

The Waiter

The Waiter
  • Author(s): Kwan Ann Tan
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Science Fiction/Future
  • Era(s): Future

London, in a not-too-distant future.The city is being swallowed into the ground, the rich are still getting richer, and Waiters do the jobs you don’t have time for. They queue for your concert tickets, stay in for your deliveries...

The Walls Came Down

The Walls Came Down
  • Author(s): Ewa Dodd
  • Location(s): Warsaw, Chicago, London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

A young boy goes missing during a workers’ strike in 1980s Communist Poland, unravelling a chain of events which will touch people across decades and continents. Joanna, a young journalist in Warsaw, is still looking for her brother, who’s...

The War Pianist

The War Pianist
  • Author(s): Mandy Robotham
  • Location(s): London, Amsterdam
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2

Two cities. Two spies. Which woman survives? Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code. July, 1940 Blitz-ridden London: Marnie Fern’s life is torn apart when her grandfather is killed in...

The Wasp Trap

The Wasp Trap
  • Author(s): Mark Edwards
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): 1999 / 2024

Summer 1999. Will joins five other idealistic graduates working for an eccentric psychology professor. They’re going to launch a website to change online dating forever. No-one expects it to end in tragedy. Twenty-five years later, Will gets an invitation:...

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
  • Author(s): Natasha Pulley
  • Location(s): London, Japan, Oxford
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1880s

In 1883, Thaniel Steepleton returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocketwatch on his pillow. When the watch saves Thaniel’s life in a blast that destroys Scotland Yard, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori...

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