- Location(s): United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 19th century
From prize-winning, bestselling author Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave’s adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life...
- Location(s): Kentucky
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): late 20th / early 21st centuries
After Kate Mayfield was born, she was taken directly to a funeral home. Her father was an undertaker, and for thirteen years the family resided in a place nearly synonymous with death. A place where the living and the...
The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
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