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The Lodge

The Lodge
  • Author(s): Miranda Rijks
  • 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...

The London Eye Mystery

The London Eye Mystery
  • Author(s): Siobhan Dowd
  • 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...

The London Seance Society

The London Seance Society
  • Author(s): Sarah Penner
  • 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

The Loneliest Boy in the World
  • Author(s): Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain
  • 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

The Loneliest Tree in the World: An English Family in Seychelles
  • Author(s): Martin Varley
  • 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 Glass

The Loneliness of Glass
  • Author(s): Kathleen Furin
  • Location(s): United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A young woman who has lost her half-sister in a tragic murder makes a decision that will doom a dog; a woman becomes obsessed with a cookie jar at an Airbnb; a woman in an interracial marriage returns to...

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
  • Author(s): Kiran Desai
  • 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

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
  • Author(s): Adrian Tomine
  • 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...

The Lonely City

The Lonely City
  • Author(s): Olivia Laing
  • 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....

The Lonely Hearts Club

The Lonely Hearts Club
  • Author(s): Raul Nunez
  • 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...

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