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The Longest Exile

The Longest Exile
  • Author(s): Tana Rebellis
  • Location(s): Tremiti Islands, Calabria, Pianosa
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1st century AD

Rome, 8 CE. Julia, eldest granddaughter of Augustus, is four months pregnant, and it should be cause for celebration. The only problem is that her husband was executed a year ago for treason. The math is simple, and damning....

The Longest Goodbye

The Longest Goodbye
  • Author(s): Mari Hannah
  • Location(s): Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice. Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK. Has someone finally taken the law into their...

The Longing of the Dervish

The Longing of the Dervish
  • Author(s): Hammour Ziada
  • Location(s): Khartoum
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): end 19th Century

At the close of the nineteenth century in Sudan, freed slave Bakhit is let out of prison with the overthrow of the Mahdist state. On the brink of death, the memory of his beloved Theodora is all that has...

The Loose Ends List

The Loose Ends List
  • Author(s): Carrie Firestone
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Young Adult

Maddie O’Neill Levine wants to spend the summer before college tying up loose ends with her best friends – kissing boys and soaking up the last of the summer sun. Then her beloved grandmother drops a bombshell; she has...

The Lord of The Rings

The Lord of The Rings
  • Author(s): J R R Tolkien
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Magical Realism

Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, all three parts of the epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, in one paperback. Features the definitive edition of the text, fold-out flaps with the original two-colour maps, and a revised...

The Lords of Discipline

The Lords of Discipline
  • Author(s): Pat Conroy
  • Location(s): South Carolina
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1990s

A novel you will never forget… This powerful and breathtaking novel is the story of four cadets who have become bloodbrothers. Together they will encounter the hell of hazing and the rabid, raunchy and dangerously secretive atmosphere of an...

The Loss Report

The Loss Report
  • Author(s): Alex Breck
  • Location(s): Chile, Antarctica, Scottish Highlands
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A tale of loyalty, betrayal, love and hate. An ex-assassin thought he’d found sanctuary in his Chilean vineyard. He was wrong. ‘Colm lowered his gun and looked up to see clouds appearing from nowhere. He knew it would happen...

The Lost Apothecary

The Lost Apothecary
  • Author(s): Sarah Penner
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 18th century and present day

With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time. Hidden in the depths...

The Lost Army

The Lost Army
  • Author(s): Valerio Massimo Manfredi
  • Location(s): Syria
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 4th century BC

The 4th century BC. A village in Syria. A woman, dressed in rags and covered in blisters and sores, is seen approaching on the road coming from the north. Suspicious of her, the villagers shout and throw rocks at...

The Lost Baker of Vienna

The Lost Baker of Vienna
  • Author(s): Sharon Kurtzman
  • Location(s): Vienna
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1946 / 2018

Papa whispered to Chana, ‘If we get separated, if something happens to me, look after Mama and Aron. And one last thing-‘ He smoothed an affectionate hand over her hair. ‘Remember everything I’ve taught you, and all your gifts....

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