- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): 1790s
‘I am Cat Royal – Orphan, Adventurer, Actress . . . ‘Reader, you are set to embark on an adventure about one hidden treasure, two bare-knuckle boxers, three enemies and four hundred and thirty-eight rioters. I was brought up...
- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): post Russian Revolution
After the Russian Revolution, Empress Marie, the czar’s mother, who escaped to Paris, offers a reward for the return of her missing granddaughter, the princess Anastasia. Eager to collect the large sum, two friends hatch a plan to fool...
- Location(s): Brazil
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1890s
‘When I first came to Brazil, in 1952, I asked my Brazilian friends which Brazilian books I should begin reading … They frequently recommended this little book, “Minha Vida de Menina” … In English the title means “My Life...
The Dictionary of Animal Languages
- Location(s): Europe
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 20th Century
A thrillingly elegant yet raw evocation of a woman clawing her way to a creative life, inspired by the story of surrealist artist Leonora Carrington. We grant men a right to solitude. Why can’t we do the same for...
- Location(s): England
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
It’s Livia’s 40th birthday and she’s having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who’s studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie,...
The Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa
- Location(s): Ghana
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
These two witty and perceptive social dramas are sympathetic and honest explorations of the conflicts between the individualism of westernised culture and the social traditions of Africa. Both plays have been performed throughout the world.
- Location(s): Bilbao
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 20th Century
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE The story goes that in my family there’s an extra dinner guest at every meal. He’s invisible, but always there. He has a plate, glass, knife and fork. Every so often...
- Location(s): West London
- Genre(s): Crime, Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Four people walked into the dining room that night. One would never leave. Matthew: the perfect husband. Titus: the perfect son. Charlie: the perfect illusion. Rachel: the perfect stranger. Charlie didn’t want her at the book club. Matthew wouldn’t...
- Location(s): South Kensington
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Franca left the Netherlands behind to start her new life in England with Andrew. Andrew, whose parents lived in South Kensington but had a flat their son could ‘borrow’ nearby. Andrew, an old-fashioned British gentleman, who encourages her not...
- Location(s): Austria, Hollywood
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, In Translation
- Era(s): 1930s/40s
An artist’s life, a pact with the devil, a novel about the dangerous illusions of the silver screen. G.W. Pabst, one of cinema’s greatest, perhaps the greatest director of his era: when the Nazis seized power he was filming...
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