- Location(s): Dublin
- Genre(s): Police Procedural, Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
1950s Dublin. in a lock-up garage in the city, the body of a young woman is discovered – an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim’s sister, a newspaper reporter...
The Locust and the Bird: My Mother’s Story
- Location(s): Lebanon
- Genre(s): Biography
- Era(s): 1930s to 2001
In a masterly act of literary transformation, Hanan al-Shaykh re-creates the dramatic life of her mother, Kamila, in Kamilas own voice. And so we see 1930s Beirut through the eyes of the unschooled but irrepressibly spirited ten-year-old child who...
- Location(s): South Africa
- Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
She expected the holiday of a lifetime. She got a trip to hell. Anna has rebuilt her life after a toxic relationship with her obsessive, controlling ex, Clayton. She’s finally found happiness with her fiancé, Joel, a veterinarian in...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Children, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern Day
A story about family, self-belief and bravery, The London Eye Mystery is a brilliantly inventive crime-caper perfect for fans of Enola Holmes, High-Rise Mystery and A Kind of Spark. 11.32 a.m. Ted and his sister Kat watch their cousin...
- Location(s): Paris
- Genre(s): Historical, Crime, LGBTQIA+, Mystery
- Era(s): 1873
May mercy be upon the man who finds himself the enemy of a vengeful medium… 1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire....
The Loneliest Boy in the World
- Location(s): Great Blasket Island
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Mid 20th Century
‘The Loneliest Boy in the World he has only seagulls as playmates.’ 1949 newspaper article. Gearóid Cheaist Ó Catháin had a unique childhood he was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands off Ireland’s southwest coast. The...
The Loneliest Tree in the World: An English Family in Seychelles
- Location(s): Seychelles
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Contemporary
This is the final volume in the English Family in Seychelles series, following the fortunes of Martin and Joanna Varley and their four children, who have packed up their troubles and left the UK for a new life in...
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
- Location(s): East India, Mexico, United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive...
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
- Location(s): California
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Contemporary
A comedic memoir about fandom, fame, and other embarrassments from the life of a New York Times bestseller What happens when a childhood hobby grows into a lifelong career? The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, Adrian Tomine’s funniest and...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Latter half 20th Century
When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art....
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