The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club
- Location(s): Martha's Vineyard
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 2016 / 1942
2016 Fresh from her mother’s funeral, Mari arrives on Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts to study under the enigmatic painter Elizabeth Devereux. But she soon realises that her relationship to the island runs deeper than she ever...
- Location(s): New Delhi
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): Contemporary
Gilmore Girls meets vibrant New Delhi in this thoughtful and hilarious new novel about a teen facing family expectations, relationship complications, and hidden secrets in a new country—sprinkled with Sheba Karim’s signature wit and steamy romance, and perfect for...
- Location(s): West Highlands
- Genre(s): Fiction, Crime, Noir
- Era(s): 2000s
Cullrothes, in the Scottish Highlands, where Innes hides a terrible secret from his girlfriend Alice, a gorgeous, cheating, lying schoolteacher. In the same village, Donald is the aggressive distillery owner, who floods the country with narcotics alongside his single...
- Location(s): Greece, Delphi
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Fourth-century BC
Combining the scholarship of a historian with the imagination of a novelist, Mary Renault brings the ancient Greek stage thrillingly to life. Set in fourth-century B.C. Greece, The Mask of Apollo is narrated by Nikeratos, a tragic actor who...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): times gone by
Aribella lives in Venice, the daughter of an impoverished lace-maker. But she has a deadly secret: when angered, sparks shoot from her fingertips. Unable to keep her power hidden, she flees – but when dark spectres rise from the...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
An enchanting tale of magic, friendship and adventure for readers aged 9 and up – from bestselling author, Holly Webb. Colette lives with her mother, making beautiful dresses for the rich women of Venice. She’s never known her father,...
- Location(s): Istanbul (Constantinople)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Late 20th century
‘Quietness is a mysterious trait.’ This is the story of Fehmi who grew up in a liberal family in Istanbul but became religious later in life. In the summer of 1998, the time when political Islam is on the...
- Location(s): Chile, Uruguay
- Genre(s): Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
- Era(s): The present
The Matador Murders, loosely based on Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest, has lots of action, a suspenseful whodunit story line, and enough corpses to satisfy a school of Piranha. From a review by Michelle Stanley for Readers’ Favorite: “Jerold Last...
- Location(s): Sri Lanka (Ceylon), London
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 2000s
As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny liked to play cricket. But none of his new friends in Manila were remotely interested. That is until the gorgeous Tina arrived, all poise and perfection. Three decades on, Sunny is settled...
- Location(s): East London
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1880's/1890's
When Amelia Spencer finds herself unmarried, pregnant, and cast out by society, she flees to the Bryant & May match factory, searching for her estranged sister, Sadie. But the East End is no refuge – Sadie is trapped in...
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