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The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill

The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill
  • Author(s): C S Robertson
  • Location(s): Glasgow
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Death is not the end. For Grace McGill, it’s only the beginning. When people die alone and undiscovered, it’s her job to clean up what’s left behind – whether it’s clutter, bodily remains or dark secrets. When an old...

The Undoing

The Undoing
  • Author(s): Jean Hanff Korelitz
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Grace Sachs, a happily married therapist with a young son, thinks she knows everything about women, men and marriage. She is about to publish a book based on her pet theory: women don’t value their intuition about men, leading...

The Undrowned Child

The Undrowned Child
  • Author(s): Michelle Lovric
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Children, Fantasy, Historical
  • Era(s): Turn of the 20th century

Teodora has always longed to visit Venice. And at last she has her chance. But strange and sinister things are afoot in the beautiful floating city. Teo is quickly subsumed into a secret world in which salty-tongued mermaids run...

The Undrowned Child

The Undrowned Child
  • Author(s): Michelle Lovric
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): 20th century

It’s the beginning of the 20th century; the age of scientific progress. But for Venice the future looks bleak. A conference of scientists assembles to address the problems, among whose delegates are the parents of twelve-year-old Teodora. Within days...

The Unexpected Love Objects of Dunya Noor

The Unexpected Love Objects of Dunya Noor
  • Author(s): Rana Haddad
  • Location(s): Aleppo, Latakia, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Aspiring photographer Dunya Noor discovers early on that her curious spirit, rebellious nature, and very curly hair are a recipe for disaster in 1980s Syria. And at the tender age of thirteen, she is exiled to live with her...

The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre

The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre
  • Author(s): Clare Povey
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 1922

The open door felt like an invitation, or a trap. Bastien wasn’t sure which, but with no other choice, he stepped inside…and hoped he’d make it out again alive. Bastien Bonlivre is a boy with a big imagination, determined...

The Unexpected Tale of the Bad Brothers

The Unexpected Tale of the Bad Brothers
  • Author(s): Clare Povey
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Bastien Bonlivre is in trouble again. His sworn enemy, Olivier Odieux, has escaped jail and is after Bastien once more. Meanwhile, trouble is also brewing in Paris. Fires are burning, and danger lurks at every corner. Who could be...

The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne

The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne
  • Author(s): Freya North
  • Location(s): Manchester
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Coming of Age
  • Era(s): 1980s/90s

Eadie Browne is an odd child with unusual parents, living in a strange house neighbouring the local cemetery. Bullied at school – but protected by her two best friends, Celeste and Josh, and her many imaginary friends lying six...

The Unfinished Palazzo

The Unfinished Palazzo
  • Author(s): Judith Mackrell
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Biography
  • Era(s): Early 20th Century

Commissioned in 1750, the Palazzo Venier was planned as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family, but the fortunes of the Venier family waned and the project was abandoned with only one storey complete....

The Unfolding

The Unfolding
  • Author(s): Jeehan Quijano
  • Location(s): The Philippines, Los Angeles
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The Unfolding traces the return from Los Angeles of Benjamin, the son of an indigent farm worker, who escaped the poverty of his hometown, San Jacinto, with the help of the seemingly benevolent Don Rafael. Drawn back to his...

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