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The Way of Love: On The Camino de Santiago

The Way of Love: On The Camino de Santiago
  • Author(s): Angela Leslee
  • Location(s): Northern Spain
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Contemporary

There must be easier ways to heal and grow, than walking 500 miles across Spain. But it’s hard to imagine one filled with more adventure, laughter and excitement. The author sets off armed with idealistic expectations and a backpack....

The Way of the Warrior (Young Samurai, Book 1)

The Way of the Warrior (Young Samurai, Book 1)
  • Author(s): Chris Bradford
  • Location(s): Japan
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 17th century

August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan – his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates. Rescued by the legendary sword master Masamoto Takeshi, Jack’s only hope is to become a samurai...

The Way of Whisky

The Way of Whisky
  • Author(s): Dave Broom
  • Location(s): Japan
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Current

An in-depth, personal journey around Japan’s whisky distilleries. Award-winning author and Japanese whisky expert, Dave Broom, tells their story and unveils the philosophy that lies behind this fascinating whisky culture, and how it relates to many Japanese concepts. Dave...

The Way The Light Bends

The Way The Light Bends
  • Author(s): Lorraine Wilson
  • Location(s): Scotland
  • Genre(s): Folklore, Mystery
  • Era(s): Present day

Sometimes hope is the most dangerous thing of all. When their brother dies, two sisters lose the one thing that connected them. But then a year after her twin’s death, Tamsin goes missing. Despite police indifference and her husband’s...

The Way To Impossible Island

The Way To Impossible Island
  • Author(s): Sophie Kirtley
  • Location(s): Ireland, Northern Ireland
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

‘Dazzling storytelling’ – Hilary McKay Born with a serious heart condition, Dara has been waiting for his Big Operation forever, and this summer it’s finally going to happen. The moment his heart is fixed he’ll row out to the...

The Way to Paradise

The Way to Paradise
  • Author(s): Mario Vargas Llosa
  • Location(s): Peru
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 19th century

The Way to Paradise interweaves the story of the painter Paul Gauguin with that of his grandmother, Flora Tristan. In 1844, Flora embarked on a tour of France to campaign for workers’ and women’s rights. In 1891, her grandson...

The Wayward Bus

The Wayward Bus
  • Author(s): John Steinbeck
  • Location(s): California
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1930s/1940s

The Wayward Bus travels through the backroads of the lush California countryside, transporting the lost and the lonely to new destinations. Juan Chicoy is at the wheel, a man of the land, hot-blooded and uninhibited. His passengers include Ernest,...

The Weather Weaver

The Weather Weaver
  • Author(s): Tamsin Mori
  • Location(s): Shetland Islands
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Contemporary

What if you could befriend a cloud? What weather would you choose? What if the weather matched itself to your mood, whether you wanted it to, or not? 11-year-old Stella has returned home to Shetland to spend the summer...

The Weather Woman

The Weather Woman
  • Author(s): Sally Gardner
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 18th Century

Neva Friezland is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes can be won and lost on the turn of a card. She is also born with an extraordinary gift. She can predict the weather. In Regency...

The Web

The Web
  • Author(s): Jonathan Kellerman
  • Location(s): Micronesia
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 1995

Dr. Woodrew Moreland, a respected scientist, has invited Alex Delaware, psychologist/detective, to his home on a tiny Pacific island to help him organize his papers for publication. It’s a light workload leaving plenty of time for Alex and his...

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