- Location(s): Russia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Humour, Satire
- Era(s): Soviet era
First published in Russia in 1992, “The Time: Night” is a darkly humorous depiction of the Soviet utopia’s underbelly by one of the most brilliant stylists in contemporary Russian literature. Anna Andrianova is a trite poet and disastrous parent....
- Location(s): United Kingdom
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Contemporary
An eccentric look at lost Britain through its railway request stops. Perhaps the oddest quirk of Britain’s railway network is also one of its least well known: around 150 of the nation’s stations are request stops. Take an unassuming...
- Location(s): Arizona
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
For fans of Anne Tyler and Jojo Moyes, a tartly compassionate and contemporary tale of sibling love and conflict, marital challenges, and what personal fulfillment looks like—or doesn’t—in middle age. Mid-life: Its obligations and demands, its petty foibles and...
- Location(s): Oregon
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
In this Oregon Coast mystery, Maya plays amateur sleuth to solve a murder. But the truth could destroy her family.
- Location(s): Mallorca
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): current
The sun … the ocean … the farmhouse … the scammer… the police… the 3-legged dog? George and Ellen have retired to sunny Mallorca. Social butterfly Ellen is itching to make yacht-owning friends while George’s heart is set on...
Tirzah and the Prince of Crows
- Location(s): Wales
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
Set in a remote valley in Wales, this is 1974, and Tirzah is sixteen, pretty, witty and wise. Brought up in a staunchly religious family, she has lived a sheltered life. But then she meets a boy. As she begins to struggle against the confines of her community, juggling...
- Location(s): Samoa
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Modern
Tiseniko is a fantasy character who loves to visit exotic places. In this story he visits Samoa and finds out about Samoan culture. Samoa is a group of islands in the tropical South Pacific. It has its own language...
- Location(s): Tonga
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Modern
Tiseniko is a fantasy character who loves to travel to exotic places. This amusing story is set in the Kingdom of Tonga, a group of islands in the tropical South Pacific. Tiseniko borrows a bike and cycles along the...
Tisha: A Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness
- Location(s): Alaska
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1920s
Anne Hobbs is a prim and proper 19-year-old schoolteacher who yearns for adventure. She finds this and much more in a town with the unlikely name of Chicken, located deep in the Alaskan interior. It is 1927 and Chicken...
Tisha: A Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness
- Location(s): Alaska
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1900's
The beloved real-life story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved. “From the time I’d been a girl, I’d been thrilled with the idea of living on a frontier. So...
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