- Location(s): Malaysia (Malaya)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): WW2
A breathtaking and absorbing novel set in Malaya propelled by the superb storytelling instinct of the author of THE RICE MOTHER. Parvathi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and an arranged marriage to a wealthy businessman. But her father...
- Location(s): Greek Islands
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 20th century
Set on the breathtaking island of Andros, The Jasmine Isle is one of the finest literary achievements in contemporary Greek literature. Mina Saltaferou is the despotic wife of a ship’s captain, Savvas Saltaferos. Her tyrannical influence over her two...
- Location(s): Chennai (Madras)
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Early 1900s
At midnight where the jasmine blooms, a woman waits for her lover… Sara Archer’s future as the dutiful wife of a British official in India seems assured, until a chance meeting with the gorgeous and powerful Ravi Sabran changes...
- Location(s): Cincinnati
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): 1927
Cincinnati, 1927: a sensational murder trial captivates the nation. At stake: the lives of three men. There’s the defendant, lawyer, and legendary bootlegger George Remus, whose crime of passion may seal his fate. Against him is the ambitious son...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
- Era(s): 1920s
“It stands for Jazz Files,” said Rollo. “It’s what we call any story that has a whiff of high society scandal but can’t yet be proven… you never know when a skeleton in the closet might prove useful.” Set...
- Location(s): The Mediterranean
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
When seventy-year-old Charlotte Perkins submits a sexy essay to the Become a Jetsetter contest, she dreams of reuniting her estranged children: Lee, an almost-famous actress; Cord, a handsome Manhattan venture capitalist who can’t seem to find a bride; and...
- Location(s): Saudi Arabia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 7th century
A’isha bint Abi Bakr is the daughter of a rich merchant from Mecca in the harsh, exotic world of seventh-century Arabia at the time of the foundation of Islam. When she is married to the Prophet Muhammad at the...
- Location(s): St Petersburg (Leningrad)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1910
Russia, 1910. Young Valentina Ivanova charms St Petersburg’s aristocracy with her classic Russian beauty and her talent as a pianist. But she scandalises society when she begins a romance with Jens Friis, a Danish engineer. He brings to her...
- Location(s): Manhattan
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Contemporary looking back
On the north end of Manhattan lies the oldest house on the island: the Morris-Jumel Mansion. Built in 1765, it was once part of a 135-acre property that ran from the Harlem River to the Hudson. Today, the mansion...
- Location(s): Burma (Myanmar)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1598
In the autumn of 1598, Abraham, a melancholy young Jewish gem merchant, seeks his fortune far from the imprisoning ghetto walls of Venice. Traveling halfway across the world, he lands in the lush and exotic Burmese kingdom of Pegu—an...
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