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The Geranium Woman

The Geranium Woman
  • Author(s): Hazel Manuel
  • Location(s): India, Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day

While grieving the death of her father, the Parisian CEO of a corporate events company faces stark choices. Questioning what it means to ‘succeed’, she must decide whether to keep trying to build an ethically sound company, in keeping...

The German Lottery

The German Lottery
  • Author(s): Miha Mazzini
  • Location(s): Slovenia
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1950s

We were facing each other, completely soaked. Thank you! I nodded. Comrade, a postman is always ready to help. That s nice to hear. I straightened my uniform and put the bag over my shoulder. Do you come round...

The German Messenger

The German Messenger
  • Author(s): David Malcolm
  • Location(s): Europe
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1910

The German Messenger A novel by David Malcolm Late 1916. Europe is tearing itself apart in the Great War. Harry Draffen, part Greek, part Scottish, British secret agent, cosmopolitan, polyglot, man of violence, is having a bad war. Now...

The German Room

The German Room
  • Author(s): Carla Maliandi
  • Location(s): Germany
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Could we claim that The German Room invents a new genre? It would be an exaggeration, of course, but we can certainly say that this novel represents what we could call a non-coming of age tale. A female protagonist...

The Getaway

The Getaway
  • Author(s): Melissa Hill
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Careful what you wish for… Three women routinely take the same coastal train service to the city. All they have in common is that each is desperate for an escape. Newly-wed Dara would give anything to go back in...

The Getaway

The Getaway
  • Author(s): Isabelle Broom
  • Location(s): Hvar, Croatia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Sometimes it takes losing everything to find the person you need . . . Most people travel to Croatia for its endless sunshine, pebbly beaches and crystal clear sea. Kate goes there to disappear. She needs to escape from...

The Getaway

The Getaway
  • Author(s): Nicola Martin
  • Location(s): Caribbean
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Welcome to Keeper Island, the private Caribbean paradise where the cocktails are chilled, the guests are not, and new manager Lola is hoping nothing messes up her badly needed fresh start. Her previous job in Hong Kong ended in...

The Getaway

The Getaway
  • Author(s): Maria Duffy
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Will escaping for two weeks save her marriage? Or change her life? To the outside world, bestselling author Linda Costa has it all: a successful career, a wonderful marriage and two gorgeous children. But appearances can be deceiving …...

The Getaway

The Getaway
  • Author(s): Rona Halsall
  • Location(s): Croatia, London
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Would you swap houses – and lives – with a stranger? Maddie and her long-term boyfriend, Tom, dream of a life living and working abroad, though right now they’re settling for a lovely vacation in the sunny European beach...

The Getaway Girls

The Getaway Girls
  • Author(s): Dee MacDonald
  • Location(s): Italy, The South of France (Le Midi)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

One morning, Connie McColl wakes up and decides to swap her ordinary life, for an extraordinary adventure… Connie McColl is finally free to make her own decisions for the first time in decades. And when she meets glamorous Gilland...

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