Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Historical, Nonfiction
- Era(s): Modern looking back
Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, the geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary fictional creations, from Puccini’s Madame Butterfly to Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha....
Gelato Sisterhood on the Amalfi Shore
- Location(s): Amalfi Coast
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern
Warmed by the brilliant Campania sun and the lemon-scented breeze off shimmering Mediterranean waters, the Amalfi Coast has been seducing travelers since Roman times. Lush terraced mountainsides brimming with grape vines and olive groves tumble down to meet the...
- Location(s): Australia
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): N/A
A gripping, multi award-winning, debut YA novel from First Nations Australian author Lisa Fuller, drawing on the culture and spiritual beliefs of her close-knit community. Stacey and Laney are twins and mirror images of each other but as different...
- Location(s): Trinidad and Tobago
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Rural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life. Clyde, the father, works long, exhausting shifts at the petroleum plant in southern Trinidad; Joy, his wife, looks...
- Location(s): New Zealand
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 19th Century
Also published as: Green Dolphin Country Vivid, exciting tales ― earthquakes, shipwreck, encounters between New Zealand settlers and the indigenous Maori people ― are paired with fascinating details of 19th-century life, from sailing ships and steamboats to women’s fashions...
- Location(s): Ukraine
- Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
- Era(s): present day
Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine’s Grey Zone, the no-man’s-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been dragging on for years, only two...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Modern
New York might be the Big Apple, but for Tim it’s sausage city! A priceless golden statue has been stolen and Tim has a vital clue. He follows the trail of hot dogs in a sizzling chase from sleepy...
- Location(s): Australia, Sydney
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Modern
When Grk sniffs some succulent sausages, he can’t resist following his nose – and ends up on the other side of the world. He’s in Australia, the land of surfing, sharks and the Red Jelly Gang, a ruthless band...
- Location(s): Paris
- Era(s): Modern
Tim and Natascha realise to their horror that Max has gone to Paris to confront their first adversary, Colonel Zinfandel, the dictator of Stanislavia. They rush after him, with their intrepid dog Grk. Will Max overstep the mark and...
- Location(s): Seychelles
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Modern
When Tim discovers a man badly hurt on a beach, his sun-kissed relaxing holiday in the Seychelles takes on a more dangerous twist. He and Grk are the only ones, it seems, who want to know what happened. They...
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