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The Unhoneymooners

The Unhoneymooners
  • Author(s): Christina Lauren
  • Location(s): Hawai'i
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Modern

Olive is always unlucky; her identical twin sister Ami, on the other hand, is probably the luckiest person in the world. About to marry her dream man, her entire wedding has been fully paid for by winning a series...

The Unicorn Hunter

The Unicorn Hunter
  • Author(s): Del Henderson
  • Location(s): Illinois, Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fantasy
  • Era(s): Modern

After the tragic death of his daughter, Jack finds himself with more questions than answers. While reading his daughter’s diary about an imaginary unicorn called Summer, he begins to suspect that the unicorn may not be so imaginary after...

The Unit

The Unit
  • Author(s): Ninni Holmqvist, Marlaine Delargy (translator)
  • Location(s): Sweden
  • Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
  • Era(s): the near future

One day in early spring, Dorrit Weger is checked into the Second Reserve Bank Unit for biological material. She is promised a nicely furnished apartment inside the Unit, where she will make new friends, enjoy the state of the...

The United States Of Adventure

The United States Of Adventure
  • Author(s): Anna McNuff
  • Location(s): United States (USA), United Kingdom
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Adventure, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Disillusioned with corporate London life and with no previous experience as a long-distance cyclist, Anna decides to clamber atop a beautiful pink bicycle (named Boudica) and set out on an 11,000-mile journey on her own, through each and every...

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
  • Author(s): Balli Kaur Jaswal
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern Day

British-born Punjabi sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina have never been close but when their mother died, she had only one request: that they take a pilgrimage across India to carry out her final rites. While an extended family holiday...

The Unlikely Disciple

The Unlikely Disciple
  • Author(s): Kevin Roose
  • Location(s): Virginia
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): early 2000s

As a sophomore at Brown University, Kevin Roose didn’t have much contact with the Religious Right. Raised in a secular home by staunchly liberal parents, he fit right in with Brown’s sweatshop-protesting, fair-trade coffee-drinking, God-ambivalent student body. So when...

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
  • Author(s): H G Parry
  • Location(s): New Zealand (Aotearoa)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

For his entire life, Charley Sutherland has concealed a magical ability he can’t quite control: he can bring characters from books into the real world. His older brother, Rob – a young lawyer with an utterly normal life –...

The Unlikely Occultist: A biographical novel of Alice A. Bailey

The Unlikely Occultist: A biographical novel of Alice A. Bailey
  • Author(s): Isobel Blackthorn
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC), Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1930s

Librarian Heather Brown discovers the fascinating life of Alice Bailey – a long forgotten occultist. Back in 1931, Alice is preparing to give a speech at a Swiss summer school. But how can she stave the tide of hatred...

The Unmaking of June Farrow

The Unmaking of June Farrow
  • Author(s): Adrienne Young
  • Location(s): North Carolina, United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Magical Realism

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm – and the mysterious curse that has haunted them for generations....

The Unquiet Heart

The Unquiet Heart
  • Author(s): Kaite Welsh
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): 19th Century

Sarah Gilchrist has no intention of marrying her dull fiancé Miles, the man her family hope will restore her reputation and put an end to her dreams of becoming a doctor, but when he is arrested for a murder...

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