- Location(s): Alaska
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1892
Alaska Native Literature Award Winner The tragic yet triumphant story of a young mother’s winter journey to the Bering Sea coast with her two young children. This powerful narrative will haunt readers. Advanced in pregnancy and now newly widowed,...
- Location(s): Finland
- Genre(s): Historical, Thriller
- Era(s): WW2
When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in November 1939, they were not expecting the Finns to fight back – much less to prevail. Olivier Norek’s riveting, heart-pounding, epic historical thriller is a story of barely imaginable courage, astonishing resilience,...
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Wellness coach Saori Okada brings together 60 teachings, paired with stunning traditional artworks to match each concept, all rooted in Japan’s ancient heritage. Some of the most important mindsets in modern culture are derived from ancient Japan. In her...
- Location(s): Scotland
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Later 1500s
1593, Scotland. King James VI launches a bloody witch hunt across the length and breadth of the country. But the women he fears most are already within his court. Elspet is a spae-wife, a wise woman and healer from...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Contemporary
‘You want me to write a list? Like a shopping list?’ Gwendolyn nodded. ‘Exactly. But for what you want from a man, not ASDA.’ Florence Fairfax isn’t lonely. She loves her job at the little bookshop in Chelsea and...
- Location(s): Connecticut
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): 17th century
Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of...
- Location(s): France, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Scotland
- Genre(s): Horror, Mystery, Young Adult
- Era(s): 80s to present day
Sandy Beech doesn’t believe in witches and the supernatural. However, certain strange events occur which put his scepticism to the test: a burning book, a falling crucifix, a mysterious illness, and a fire in a convent which kills all...
The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town
- Location(s): Nigeria
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 21st century
After four years of marriage, the brave hunter of the Rocky Town and his beautiful wife, Lola, are still without a child. Equipped with juju, sharpened machete, bow and poisonous arrows, flints and thunderbolts, he sets off in search...
- Location(s): Bournemouth, Norway
- Genre(s): Children, Fantasy
- Era(s): 1980s
This is not a fairy-tale. This is about real witches. Real witches don’t ride around on broomsticks. They don’t even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, cunning, detestable creatures who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies. So...
- Location(s): St Petersburg (Leningrad)
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
The Russian Empire is on the verge of collapse. Revolution is in the air. The starving stalk the streets of St Petersburg and yet the Imperial Court still commute between their estates and organise their lavish balls. Two sisters...
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