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The Composition

The Composition
  • Author(s): Antonio Skármeta
  • Location(s): Chile
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

In a village in Chile, Pedro and Daniel are two typical nine-year-old boys. Up until Daniel’s father gets arrested, their biggest worry had been how to improve their soccer skills. Now, they are thrust into a situation where they...

The Concierge

The Concierge
  • Author(s): Miranda Rijks
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Current Day

The Deluccis run a film production company that’s recently been touched by tragedy – one of their actors, Ally, died in a car crash. What they don’t know is that their newly hired PA is Ally’s sister and she’s...

The Concubine

The Concubine
  • Author(s): Elechi Amadi
  • Location(s): Nigeria
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Ihuoma, a beautiful young widow, has the admiration of the entire community in which she lives, and especially of the hunter Ekwueme. But their passion is fated and jealousy, a love potion and the closeness of the spirit world...

The Concubine’s Daughter

The Concubine’s Daughter
  • Author(s): Pai Kit Fai
  • Location(s): China
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 20th century

Lotus Feet. He would give his daughter the dainty feet of a courtesan. This would enhance her beauty and her price, making her future shine like a new coin. He smiled to himself, pouring fresh tea. And it would...

The Concubine’s Secret

The Concubine’s Secret
  • Author(s): Kate Furnivall
  • Location(s): China, Moscow
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1920s

China, 1929. For years Lydia Ivanova believed her father was killed by the Bolsheviks. But when she learns he is captive in Stalin-controlled Russia, the fiery-haired girl is willing to leave everything behind – even her Chinese lover, Chang...

The Confession Club

The Confession Club
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Berg
  • Location(s): Missouri
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

An uplifting novel about friendship, surprising revelations, and a second chance at love, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv. When a group of friends in Mason, Missouri, decide to start a monthly...

The Confessions of Frannie Langton

The Confessions of Frannie Langton
  • Author(s): Sara Collins
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1820s

The Costa Book Awards First Novel Winner 2019 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs Benham, goes on...

The Confessions of Nat Turner

The Confessions of Nat Turner
  • Author(s): William Styron
  • Location(s): Virginia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1831

In 1831 Nat Turner awaits death in a Virginia jail cell. He is a slave, a preacher, and the leader of the only effective slave revolt in the history of ‘that peculiar institution’. William Styron’s ambitious and stunningly accomplished...

The Coniston Case

The Coniston Case
  • Author(s): Rebecca Tope
  • Location(s): The Lake District
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Lake District Mysteries 3 Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown’s flower shop near Lake Windermere is doing good business. But when Simmy receives a string of anonymous delivery orders, each one causing their recipient great distress,...

The Connellys of County Down

The Connellys of County Down
  • Author(s): Tracey Lange
  • Location(s): Port Chester
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old won’t be easy. With no money and no prospects, she returns home to live with...

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