- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Historical
- Era(s): 1930s
Barcelona, early 1930s: Natalia, a pretty shop-girl from the working-class quarter of Gracia, is hesitant when a stranger asks her to dance at the fiesta in Diamond Square. But Joe is charming and forceful, and she takes his hand....
- Location(s): Lima
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Mid 20th Century
Spanish novels of recent decades. In the author’s native Peru, this powerful social satire so outraged the authorities that a thousand copies were publicly burned. The novel is set in Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima, where a group...
- Location(s): Istanbul (Constantinople)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): early 20th century
Old Istanbul aristocrats, Turkish teashops, imperial diamonds, and great and humble mosques are juxtaposed with the almost non-descriptive portrayals of neighborhood friendships, family relations, and local public figures who could be found in any city in Turkey or, perhaps,...
The Time Traveller and the Tiger
- Location(s): India
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): 1940s
Face to face with the mightiest and most majestic predator in the jungle, Elsie is in awe of the tiger’s beauty. She’s on a mission to have the adventure of a lifetime, save the tiger and change the future....
The Time-Travels of the Man Who Sold Pickles and Sweets
- Location(s): Cairo
- Genre(s): Fiction, Time Slip
- Era(s): Medieval and 1990s
The misadventures of a modern time traveler through Egypt s recent and medieval past Ibn Shalaby, like many Egyptians, is looking for a job. Yet, unlike most of his fellow citizens, he is prone to sudden dislocations in time....
- Location(s): Gdansk, Poland
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Post WW2
On his third birthday Oskar decides to stop growing. Haunted by the deaths of his parents and wielding his tin drum Oskar recounts the events of his extraordinary life; from the long nightmare of the Nazi era to his...
- Location(s): Montreal
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1940s
Gabrielle Roy’s classic novel follows a family living in the slums of Montreal during the Second World War as they struggle to overcome their poverty and attempt to find love. An affecting story of familial tenderness, sacrifice, and survival.
- Location(s): The Atlantic Ocean
- Genre(s): Children, Historical
- Era(s): 1912
Unlock the secrets of the unsinkable ship… Bertha Watt, tree-climber and would-be polar explorer, is excited to be on RMS Titanic’s maiden voyage, as she leaves Aberdeen behind for the glamour of a new life in America. But Bertha...
- Location(s): The Atlantic Ocean
- Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
- Era(s): 1912
Was it really an iceberg that sunk the Titanic? Or is that just what they want you to think? On Sunday 15 April 1912, the ‘unsinkable’ RMS Titanic sinks on her maiden voyage to New York. But the truth...
- Location(s): County Donegal, The Atlantic Ocean, United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Romance
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
To follow her dreams, she must sacrifice everything… Sisters Nora and Delia have been given the chance of a lifetime – to escape their poor Irish farm and travel on the Titanic to a new life in America. Nora...
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