The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
- Location(s): Syria, Indiana
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
Syrian immigrant Khadra Shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit Muslim family in 1970s Indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and Islamic dress codes. Along with her brother Eyad and her African-American friends, Hakim and Hanifa,...
- Location(s): Singapore
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
Singapore is a good house in a bad neighborhood. Three hundred million Muslims live in Indonesia and Malaysia completely surrounding the barely five million people living in the secular city-state. Islamic terrorism in Asia may not get much attention...
- Location(s): Wales
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
Harry Gilmore has no idea of the terrible danger he faces when he meets a beautiful girl in a local student bar. Drugged and abducted, Harry wakes up in a secure wooden compound deep in the Welsh countryside, where...
- Location(s): Georgia (Asia)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1177
Georgia, 1177 For twenty years King Giorgi has defended the throne of his fragile kingdom against all comers. Now on the threshold of old age he faces a grave new threat: he has no son to succeed him. There...
- Location(s): Oregon
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
An emotional exploration of the frayed bond between a father and daughter…and what it takes to mend it. After Sara’s father, famous sculptor Thomas “TR” Harlow, is badly injured in a fire, she’s suddenly forced to care for a...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
An enchanting tale of magic, friendship and adventure for readers aged 9 and up – from bestselling author, Holly Webb. Mariana lives with her family on the Venetian island of Murano – famed for its artists who create masterpieces...
- Location(s): West Virginia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1899
Untrue things are said of May Rose Long, but it is true she’s too pretty for her own good. It’s 1899, and she’s on her own in a remote sawmill town where Company is king, men are rough, and...
- Location(s): Crete
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): WW2 and 21st Centruy
May 1941 and the island of Crete is invaded by paratroopers from the air. After a lengthy fight, thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers are forced to take to the hills or become escaping PoWs, sheltered by the Cretan...
- Location(s): Chicago, The Atlantic Ocean
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1912 / 1980s
Inspired by true events, the New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic—a seamless blend of fact and fiction that explores the tragedy’s impact...
The Girl Who Came Out of the Woods
- Location(s): India
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): N/A
Arty has always lived in the Clearing, a commune hidden in the forests of south India. But her happy life, separate from the rest of the world, is shattered after a terrible event. For the first time, Arty must...
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