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The Last Restaurant in Paris

The Last Restaurant in Paris
  • Author(s): Lily Graham
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW2

Paris 1944. To save her people, she served the enemy. In enemy-occupied Paris, as the locals go to bed starving and defeated by the war, music and laughter spills through the door of a little restaurant, crowded with German...

The Leavers

The Leavers
  • Author(s): Lisa Ko
  • Location(s): The Bronx, China, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The Legacy of of Elizabeth Pringle

The Legacy of of Elizabeth Pringle
  • Author(s): Kirsty Wark
  • Location(s): Isle of Arran
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 20th Century

Born just before the First World War, Elizabeth Pringle has been a familiar yet solitary figure on the Scottish island of Arran. A dutiful daughter, an inspirational teacher, a gardener. But did anyone really know her? When Elizabeth dies,...

The Legend of Lady MacLaoch

The Legend of Lady MacLaoch
  • Author(s): Becky Banks
  • Location(s): Scotland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A legendary love, an unforgiving curse, and the discovery of a lifetime . . . Centuries ago a vengeful curse buried itself deep into the history of the MacLaoch clan and become a legendary tale told by all those...

The Lido

The Lido
  • Author(s): Libby Page
  • Location(s): Brixton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Meet Rosemary, 86, and Kate, 26: dreamers, campaigners, outdoor swimmers… Rosemary has lived in Brixton all her life, but everything she knows is changing. Only the local lido, where she swims every day, remains a constant reminder of the...

The Lifeline

The Lifeline
  • Author(s): Deborah Swift
  • Location(s): Shetland Islands
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1942 World War Two

From the heart of Norway to Shetland in Scotland, one couple fight to overthrow the Nazis… 1942, Nazi-occupied Norway Schoolteacher Astrid Dahl has always kept out of trouble. But when she is told to teach the fascist Nazi curriculum,...

The List of Suspicious Things

The List of Suspicious Things
  • Author(s): Jennie Godfrey
  • Location(s): Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

Yorkshire, 1979 Maggie Thatcher is prime minister, drainpipe jeans are in, and Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South. Because of the murders. Leaving Yorkshire and her best friend Sharon simply isn’t an...

The Little French Village of Book Lovers

The Little French Village of Book Lovers
  • Author(s): Nina George
  • Location(s): Provence
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘Everyone knows me, but none can see me. I’m that thing you call love’ In a small town in balmy Provence, a dazzling encounter with Love itself changes the life of orphan Marie-Jeanne forever. As a girl, Marie-Jeanne realizes...

The Little Swiss Ski Chalet

The Little Swiss Ski Chalet
  • Author(s): Julie Caplin
  • Location(s): Goms, Reckingen
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

It’s time to pack your bags and head to the breathtaking, snow-covered peaks of the Swiss Alps for velvety hot chocolates, delicious cheeses and a gorgeous love story… Food technician Mina has always believed that chocolate will solve everything...

The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others
  • Author(s): Neel Mukherjee
  • Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s

Calcutta, 1967. Unnoticed by his family, Supratik has become dangerously involved in extremist political activism. Compelled by an idealistic desire to change his life and the world around him, all he leaves behind before disappearing is this note ....

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