- Location(s): Cornwall, Devon
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): 1910s and 2019
Following the breakdown of her marriage, Theo has bought a tumbledown cottage on the banks of the river Tamar which divides Cornwall and Devon. The peace and tranquillity of Boatman’s Cottage, nestled by the water, is just what she...
- Location(s): Georgia, Altamaha River
- Genre(s): Adventure, Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
Two brothers travel a storied river’s past and present in search of the truth about their father’s death in the second novel by the acclaimed author of Fallen Land. The Altamaha River, Georgia’s “Little Amazon,” has been named one...
The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma
- Location(s): Burma (Myanmar)
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Various centuries
For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma–through sanctions and tourist boycotts–only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship....
- Location(s): Berlin
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Later 20th Century
Berlin is in the midst of its worst winter in decades.Against the backdrop of freezing temperatures, blizzards and snowstorms, the city refuses to grind to a halt. Lurking within the shadows is a Stasi victim, out for revenge against...
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
- Location(s): The Sudan
- Genre(s): Historical
- Era(s): 1896
A story of heroism and glory that rivals any work of fiction, this instructive treatise on a Middle Eastern conflict was written by one of history’s greatest figures. In The River War, Winston Churchill recounts a critical but often...
- Location(s): Oregon
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new Afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic. David James Duncan’s sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love,...
- Location(s): Singapore
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): late 20th century
Ping, the daughter of Chinatown’s Pipa Queen, loves Weng, the voice of the people, but family circumstances drive them apart. Ping is forced to leave suddenly for the USA, where she creates a different life for herself. Many years...
- Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi), Nantucket
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The journey is only as good as its end… It’s been a hard journey, but Lizzie Lambert’s life is a Provençal dream come true. Her business is wildly successful, and with her little boy and the love of her...
- Location(s): Devon
- Genre(s): Adventure
- Era(s): 1950s
Gerald Hennessey – silver screen star and much-loved heart-throb – never quite makes it to Temple Regis, the quaint Devonshire seaside town on the English Riviera. Murdered on the 4.30 from Paddington, the loss of this great man throws...
- Location(s): French Riviera (Cote d'Azur), Paris
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1939 / present
When Remy discovers she’s mysteriously inherited a house on the French Riviera, she drops everything to go there, desperately seeking answers and an escape from her broken heart. There, she’s shocked to find a catalogue of the artwork known...
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