- Location(s): Kodagu (Coorg)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1830s
It is 1831, riots and rebellions are widespread . . . In England, the new government is facing protests against the attempts of the Tory-dominated House of Lords to thwart the passing of the Reform Bill. In India, relations...
- Location(s): The Atlantic Ocean
- Genre(s): Paranormal, Mystery
- Era(s): WW2
Not all those on board are invited . . . 1941. A German submarine, U-330, patrols the stormy inhospitable waters of the North Atlantic. It is commanded by Siegfried Lorenz, a maverick naval officer who does not believe in...
- Location(s): Mississippi
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1980
In his first book since winning the Pulitzer Prizer for The Road sixteen years ago, Cormac McCarthy returns with the first book in a two-part series. In Mississippi in 1980, Bobby Western dives into the ocean to investigate a...
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line
- Location(s): Kansai
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The contents of each traveller’s heart is a mystery known only to themselves Trundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 19th Century
The Passion is a fairy tale about survival and broken-heartedness, cruelty, obsession and madness. Henri had a passion for Napoleon and Napoleon had a passion for chicken. From Boulogne to Moscow Henri butchered for his Emperor and never killed...
- Location(s): New Hampshire
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): 1990s
An enthralling and unforgettable story of a woman’s search for her past, The Passions of Chelsea Kane is a beloved classic from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky. After the death of her beloved adoptive mother, thirty-six-year-old Chelsea Kane is consumed by...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Coming of Age, Travelogue
- Era(s): Modern
“THANKS FOR RUINING MY LIFE!” Delaney McIntyre’s eighth-grade dreams crumble when her parents announce their “five-month family field trip.” And despite her begging, bawling, and silent treatment, Delaney can’t derail their obvious midlife crisis. Seventh-grade Riley McIntyre is thrilled...
- Location(s): Monterey
- Genre(s): Fiction, Short Stories
- Era(s): 1930s
Each of these delightful interconnected tales is devoted to a family living in a fertile valley on the outskirts of Monterey, California, and the effects that one particular family has on them all. Steinbeck tackles two important literary traditions...
- Location(s): Rhode Island
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Revolutionary
He came from France to fight for freedom for all Americans… Yves de Bourganes just wanted to make some money to support his widowed mother as she tried to keep the family farm afloat. He wouldn’t have minded some...
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
- Location(s): Panama
- Genre(s): Historical, Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1870s-1910s
On December 31, 1999, after nearly a century of rule, the United States officially ceded ownership of the Panama Canal to the nation of Panama. That nation did not exist when, in the mid-19th century, Europeans first began to...
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