- Location(s): South Sudan, Portland
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary,
In spare free verse laced with unforgettable images, Viola’s strikingly original voice sings out the story of her family’s journey from war-torn Sudan, to Cairo, and finally to Portland, Maine. Here, in the sometimes too close embrace of the...
- Location(s): Texas
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
What if you were the worst crime your mother ever committed? Dahlia Waller’s childhood memories consist of stuffy cars, seedy motels, and a rootless existence traveling the country with her eccentric mother. Now grown, she desperately wants to distance...
- Location(s): Georgia
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
The stunning new standalone, with a chilling edge of psychological suspense, from the No.1 bestselling author of the Will Trent and Grant County series. Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One...
- Location(s): China
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Earlier 20th Century
When O-lan, a servant girl, marries the peasant Wang Lung, she toils tirelessly through four pregnancies for their family’s survival. Reward at first is meagre, but there is sustenance in the land – until the famine comes. Half-starved, the...
- Location(s): Berlin
- Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
- Era(s): 1940s, post WW2
Jake Geismar cut his teeth as a foreign correspondent in pre-war Berlin. When he returns in 1945 to cover the Potsdam conference he finds the city unrecognisable – streets have vanished beneath the rubble, familiar landmarks truncated by high...
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her...
- Location(s): Costa Rica
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
A shocking crime during a Costa Rican vacation exposes the secrets of a wealthy, troubled couple in this gripping novel by the author of It Was Always You . . . Kate and Calvin are on the trip of their dreams in...
- Location(s): Coryton, Exeter
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
An anonymous call. A mother desperate for justice. The Good Listeners are there for anyone who needs to talk. When the phone rings, a Good Listener has no idea who could be at the other end. The woman cheating...
- Location(s): Bangladesh
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Set in Bangladesh at a time when Islamic fundamentalism ison the rise, The Good Muslim is an epic story about faith, familyand the long shadow of war. Tahmima Anam, the prize-winning author of A Golden Age, offers a moving...
- Location(s): London, Bournemouth, Gateshead, New York City (NYC), Newcastle upon Tyne
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Early 20th century
Three women making their way in an ever-changing world. Will they find happiness and finally lay the ghosts of the past to rest? London 1922 – Ivy prepares to divorce her cruel husband, but finds the law is not...
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