- Location(s): Uganda, Kampala
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
Prizewinning story writer Rosa Shand makes an impressive debut with a novel lushly set in the tumultuous Africa of the 1970s. Agnes is a dissatisfied wife who has come with her husband, a minister, to teach in Kampala, Uganda....
- Location(s): Mongolia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 20th century
This powerful, sweeping novel continues the saga of Dshurukawaa, the Tuvan shepherd boy introduced in The Blue Sky. Torn between the onset of visions and pressure from his family to attend a state boarding school, the adolescent attempts to...
- Location(s): Great Barrier Reef
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
A captivating illustrated introduction to The Great Barrier Reef, written by renowned Oceanographer and author, Helen Scales. Illustrated by up and comer Lisk Feng, this is perfect for intrepid young snorkelers or children curious about the world under the...
- Location(s): Paris, Chicago
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1920s and 1980s
In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins...
- Location(s): United Kingdom
- Genre(s): Adventure, Nonfiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Discover white sandy beaches, fly a Spitfire and tuck in to the perfect fish & chips. If you want to skydive or swim with sharks, stop reading now. This book is all about achievable adventures that celebrate the very...
- Location(s): Syros
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
In this classic modern Greek novel set in the early 20th century, Marina, a lovely young French woman estranged from her mother, falls in love with a Greek sea captain and follows him to the island of Syros. Her...
- Location(s): Brighton
- Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
- Era(s): 1960s
Magician Max Mephisto, now divorced and living in London, is on his way to visit daughter Ruby and her new-born baby when he is hailed by a voice from the past, fellow performer Ted English, aka the Great Deceiver....
- Location(s): Brighton
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): 1966
The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths. Magician Max Mephisto, now divorced and living in London, is on his way to visit daughter Ruby and her new-born baby when he is hailed...
- Location(s): Panama Canal
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1903 to 1914
‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO ‘One of my favourite writers’ ROXANE GAY ‘Spectacular’ JOANNE SEFTON ‘I didn’t want it to end’ SARA SHERIDAN A breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light...
- Location(s): Michigan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 2000s
Lucy Jorik is a champ at never embarrassing the family she adores—not surprising since her mother is one of the most famous women in the world. But now Lucy has done just that. And on her wedding day, no...
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