The Book of Rio (Reading The City)
- Location(s): Rio de Janeiro
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
It’s the city the rest of the world descends on to party…. whether for the spectacular annual Carnival, the sun-kissed beaches, the World Cup, or, in 2016, the Olympics. It’s also a place that’s sadly become synonymous with some...
- Location(s): Mexico, Arizona
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Contemporary
Compelling and urgently important, The Book of Rosy is the unforgettable story of one brave mother and her fight to save her family. When Rosayra “Rosy” Pablo Cruz made the agonizing decision to seek asylum in the United States...
- Location(s): Illinois
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
In The Book of Ruth, we move away from Chicago and into small town northern Illinois. The setting seems to be the 1970s, but really, the story is timeless. Hamilton depicts the life of a down and out, common,...
The Book of Ruth, Woven Branches book 3
- Location(s): South Georgia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Gothic
- Era(s): Contemporary
The popular Southern saga continues… Six months have passed since Noeware, Georgia experienced the most violent crime in its history, and things are beginning to settle down—or are they? Billy Washington is coming to grips with his friend Allison...
- Location(s): Cairo
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
At one interrogation, he encounters Mustafa Ismail: a university professor turned master thief, who breaks into the homes of the great and the good and then blackmails them into silence.Mustafa has dedicated his existence to the perfection of his...
- Location(s): Tanzania
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1988
In 1988, a retired schoolteacher named Pius Fernandes receives an old diary found in the back room of an East African shop. Written in 1913 by a British colonial administrator, the diary captivates Fernandes, who begins to research the...
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 17th Century
Rome, 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling...
The Book of Shanghai (Reading The City)
- Location(s): Shanghai
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Variouss
As the end of the world arrives in downtown Shanghai, one man’s only wish is to return a library book… When a publisher agrees to let a star author use his company’s attic to write in, little does he...
The Book of Sheffield (Reading the City)
- Location(s): Sheffield
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Various
Known for both its industrial roots and arboreal abundance, Sheffield has always been a city of two halves. From elegant parks and gardens to brutalist high-rise estates and the hinterland nightclubs of ‘Centertainment’, it is a city caught between...
The Book of Sisters: Biographies of Incredible Siblings Through History
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Throughout History
Queens. Warriors. Witches. Revolutionaries. History is full of sisters making their mark. Meet incredible women in this non-fiction book for kids, from Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret to tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams. Authors (and sisters!) Olivia...
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