- Location(s): Senegal
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
This novel is in the form of a letter, written by the widowed Ramatoulaye and describing her struggle for survival. It is the winner of the Noma Award.
- Location(s): Zambia (Northern Rhodesia)
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1981
In 1981, Jill Kandel traveled to the remote Zambian village of Kalabo. She was a bride of six weeks, married to a blue-eyed boy from the Netherlands. Amidst international crises and famine, she gave birth to two children, bridged...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
On a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice’s canals. The body is soon...
- Location(s): Kent
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
When award-winning journalist Marcus Murray’s latest story uncovers a corrupt alliance between a UK bank, the arms trade and the government, it seems he has triumphed again in his quest for the truth. But he is accused of fabrication...
- Location(s): Sierra Leone
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Long after Fina has left Sierra Leone for America, memories of a broken initiation still haunt her. She longs to return, to find her grandmother and right the path that has been set for young girls centuries past. Her...
So You Think You Know Liverpool: 101 questions about the city, but do you know the answers?
- Location(s): Liverpool
- Genre(s): Historical, Travelogue
- Era(s): 20th century
Liverpool has always been an impressive city filled with life and culture, and teeming with hidden historical gems dotted around the place. Whether you’re born in Liverpool, have family ties here or are a regular visitor to this fine...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
‘A Ripleyesque exploration of female insecurity set among the socialites of Manhattan’ Guardian, Books of the Year Lavinia has it all. Lavinia has an apartment on the Upper East Side. Lavinia goes to glittering parties that last from dusk...
- Location(s): Yorkshire
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): N/A
15-year-old Tyler’s teenage angst turns to outright rebellion when his family leave London for a new life in Yorkshire. He’s angry with his parents about the upheaval and furious at losing his home. With only the dog to confide...
- Location(s): Queens, New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
On her wedding day, right before the ceremony, right there in the Greek Orthodox church, Sofie Metropolis discovered her groom and her maid of honor in each other’s arms. Sofie took this as a sign, and since then, she’s...
- Location(s): Cameroon, Mississippi
- Genre(s): Fiction, Noir
- Era(s): Modern
An idealistic environmental scientist moves his wife and young son off the grid, to a stretch of river bottom farmland in the Mississippi hills, hoping to position himself at the forefront of a revolution in agriculture. Within a year,...
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