- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
A night porter in a sleazy Barcelona hotel, the only thing the 40-year-old Antonio Castro has going for him is his resemblance to Frank Sinatra. Thinking he has nothing to lose, Antonio joins a lonely hearts club and into...
The Lonely Hearts Travel Club (Destination Thailand
- Location(s): Thailand
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Mderner
Instead of slipping on her something borrowed and tripping up the aisle to wedded bliss, Georgia spends her big day crying into a warm Sex-on-the-Beach, wondering where it all went wrong. Forced to make a bucket list of her...
The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy
- Location(s): Malaysia (Malaya)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): post WW2
A sweetly satiric look at the twilight days of colonialism. Set in postwar Malaya at the time when people and governments alike are bemused and dazzled by the turmoil of independence, this three-part novel is rich in hilarious comedy...
- Location(s): Glasgow
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): 1950s
Glasgow, 1957. It is a December night and William Watt is desperate. His family has been murdered and he needs to find out who killed them. He arrives at a bar to meet Peter Manuel, who claims he can...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Time Slip, RomCom
- Era(s): Contemporary
They’re the last two guys she ever thought she’d be stuck with. On repeat. When Nina Moss’s once-in-a-lifetime work trip to Australia is rudely interrupted by her oh-so-perfect coworker and arch-nemesis, Callum Bang, she’s furious. But then she sees...
The Long Night of White Chickens
- Location(s): Guatemala
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1980s
Raised in a Boston suburb by his aristocratic Guatemalan mother, Roger Graetz enters into an obsessive relationship with Flor, the young Guatemalan sent by Roger’s grandmother to live with him and his mother. Clever, beautiful For attends Wellesley...
- Location(s): Ohio
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
Welcome to the grand opening of Fromagerie Bessette. Or as it’s more commonly known by the residents of small-town Providence, Ohio-the Cheese Shop. Proprietor Charlotte Bessette has prepared a delightful sampling of bold Cabot Clothbound Cheddar, delicious tortes of...
- Location(s): Lashkar Gah, Cornwall, Swat Valley
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The hand of friendship can span a thousand miles… Pakistan Among the almond orchards of the Swat Valley, Zamir tends goats with his son, Raza. He must make a heartbreaking decision if he is to protect his youngest child...
- Location(s): Wisconsin
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1990s
“She can’t be dead!” the young pastor cried as he looked down at the still, white face of his new bride. Blinded by bitterness, Paul Cameron leaves his church and flees to a logging camp deep in the north...
- Location(s): United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 20th century (second half)
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018 A noir narrative written with the intensity and power of poetry, The Long Take is one of the most remarkable – and unclassifiable – books of recent years. Walker is a D-Day...
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