The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome – 2)
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): BC
The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories
- Location(s): Alabama
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): late 20th century
Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harptells the story of three endearing misfits–an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies–who one day take up residence in a tree house. AS they pass sweet yet...
- Location(s): Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Earlier 20th Century
Set in Rhodesia, ‘The Grass is Singing’ tells the story of Dick Turner, a failed white farmer and his wife, Mary, a town girl who hates the bush and viciously abuses the black South Africans who work on their...
- Location(s): Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): Starts in 1873, comes up to present day
Historical fiction set in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It’s classified as a “young adult” book, but it was a joy to read. Very well written. I had a much better knowledge of the history of that part of Canada. Made...
- Location(s): Uganda, Kampala
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
Prizewinning story writer Rosa Shand makes an impressive debut with a novel lushly set in the tumultuous Africa of the 1970s. Agnes is a dissatisfied wife who has come with her husband, a minister, to teach in Kampala, Uganda....
- Location(s): Mongolia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 20th century
This powerful, sweeping novel continues the saga of Dshurukawaa, the Tuvan shepherd boy introduced in The Blue Sky. Torn between the onset of visions and pressure from his family to attend a state boarding school, the adolescent attempts to...
- Location(s): Great Barrier Reef
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
A captivating illustrated introduction to The Great Barrier Reef, written by renowned Oceanographer and author, Helen Scales. Illustrated by up and comer Lisk Feng, this is perfect for intrepid young snorkelers or children curious about the world under the...
- Location(s): Paris, Chicago
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1920s and 1980s
In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins...
- Location(s): United Kingdom
- Genre(s): Adventure, Nonfiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Discover white sandy beaches, fly a Spitfire and tuck in to the perfect fish & chips. If you want to skydive or swim with sharks, stop reading now. This book is all about achievable adventures that celebrate the very...
- Location(s): Syros
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
In this classic modern Greek novel set in the early 20th century, Marina, a lovely young French woman estranged from her mother, falls in love with a Greek sea captain and follows him to the island of Syros. Her...
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