- Location(s): Nova Scotia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th century, mid 20th century
The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare, the first daughter to be born in five generations of the Rare family. As a child in an isolated village in Nova Scotia, she is drawn to Miss Babineau, an...
- Location(s): Tajikistan
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1920s
A vivid history of the birth of a nation. When the Russian Revolution broke out in October 1917, much of Central Asia was still ruled by autonomous rulers such as the Emir of Bukhara and the Khan of Khiva....
- Location(s): Antarctica
- Genre(s): Horror, Fiction
- Era(s): Early20th Century
The Birthday Boys is one of Beryl Bainbridge’s most acclaimed novels, telling the story of Scott’s doomed expedition through the voices of five men on the voyage. As Scott, Petty Officer Taff Evans, ship’s doctor Dr Edward Wilson, Lieutenant...
- Location(s): Palm Springs
- Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Before she became a glamorous fashion designer, Ellie de Florent-Stinson was a trailer-park teen about to turn sixteen. But a night of birthday celebration doesn’t go exactly as planned and descends into a night she’ll never be able to...
- Location(s): Wales
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
(Mallory Dawson Crime Thrillers Book 1) Welcome to Eldey, an island with deadly secrets. Mona: a carefree artist, staying at the Cloister to work on her illustrations. Beth: the harried mother of a toddler, on the remote Welsh...
- Location(s): France
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Buried deep in rural France, little remains of the isolated hamlet of the Three Lone Girls, save a few houses and a curiously assembled quartet: Patrice Bergogne, inheritor of his family’s farm; his wife, Marion; their daughter, Ida; and...
- Location(s): Ibiza
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Four friends. One dream getaway. But who will make it out alive? When the gold-rimmed invitations arrive through the doors of best friends Simone, Hannah and Vicky they’re instantly taken aback. Their ex-friend Jodie is inviting them to a...
- Location(s): Tuscany
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, In Translation
- Era(s): 1943
Tuscany, November 1943. The village of Le Case is miles from any big city and appears rooted in an earlier century. Seen from there, even the war looks different–it is mostly a matter of waiting, praying, and mourning. As...
- Location(s): Colombia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
In the jungle, dreams and nightmares coexist. Colombia’s Pacific coast, where everyday life entails warding off the brutal forces of nature. In this constant struggle, nothing is taken for granted. Damaris lives with her fisherman husband in a shack...
- Location(s): Sierra Leone
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Contemporary
As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a...
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