A Dragon Apparent: Travels in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
- Location(s): Cambodia, Indochina, Laos
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): 1950s
This book is set in French Indo-China as the Viet Minh are embarking on the guerrilla war against their colonial oppressors. Lewis travels around the area and recounts his experiences in a tender, insighful and well written way.
- Location(s): Italy
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
“I was the Arminuta, the girl returned. I spoke another language, I no longer knew who I belonged to. The word ‘mama’ stuck in my throat like a toad. And, nowadays, I really have no idea what kind of...
- Location(s): Mussoorie
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Partition to modern
James Connor is a man who, burdened with guilt following a tragic event in his youth, has dedicated his life to serving India. Ruth Connor is his estranged daughter who, as a teenager, always knew she came second to...
- Location(s): Afghanistan, Kabul
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Current
A vivid, unforgettable story of an unlikely sisterhood—an emotionally powerful and haunting tale of friendship that illuminates the plight of women in a traditional culture—from the author of the bestselling The Pearl That Broke Its Shell...
- Location(s): Edinburgh
- Genre(s): Historical, Thriller
- Era(s): late 18th century
The year is 1798. David Stoddart is a town councillor by day and a felon by night. After dark he wears a thief’s garb and prowls the streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town. But whatever the councillor steals he gambles...
- Location(s): Bali
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern
This book has, in its own way, garnered a bit of a cult following. It is an intelligent and light hearted account of one couple living within the bosom of a Balinese family. It really offers little insights into...
- Location(s): Tasmania, India, Melbourne
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Late 20th/Early 21st Century
As a five-year old in India, I got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, I crossed the world to find my way back home. Five-year-old Saroo lived in a poor village in India, in a one-room hut with...
- Location(s): Norfolk
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
A RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK The night before it all begins, Jude has the dream again . . . Can dreams be passed down through families? As a child Jude suffered a recurrent nightmare: running through a dark...
- Location(s): Italian Riviera
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): contemporary
Grace Quinn loves her job at Cohen’s Convenient Storage Company, finding occasional treasure in the forgotten units that customers have abandoned. Her inquisitive nature is piqued when a valuable art collection and a bundle of letters and diaries are...
- Location(s): Sydney
- Genre(s): Urban Fantasy
- Era(s): Contemporary
In the bush, south of Sydney, among the beach goers, walkers and picnickers, a menace grows. The mysterious Bledray monsters are preparing for a Gathering; a feast of epic proportions. Only the Afflür Hunter and Guardians can stop them,...
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