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Ulverton

Ulverton
  • Author(s): Adam Thorpe
  • Location(s): Derbyshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 16th through 20th centuries

At the heart of this novel lies the fictional village of Ulverton. It is the fixed point in a book that spans centuries. Different voices tell the story of Ulverton: one of Cromwell’s soldiers staggers home to find his...

Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue

Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue
  • Author(s): Anna Fargher, Sam Usher (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): WWII, French Resistance

A breathtaking story of bravery, friendship and fighting for what you believe in, Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Anna Fargher’s bestselling and award-winning The Umbrella Mouse, based on the true stories of the...

Umbria

Umbria
  • Author(s): Patricia Clough
  • Location(s): Umbria
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

When Patricia Clough bought a house in Umbria she knew that buying her dream home did not mean that one’s life became a dream. By the end of this book, in which she describes the journey of making Umbria...

Un Amico Italiano – Eat Pray Love In Rome

Un Amico Italiano – Eat Pray Love In Rome
  • Author(s): Luca Spaghetti
  • Location(s): Rome
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

An essential companion volume to the international bestseller Eat, Pray, Love. Experience the Rome that inspired and changed Elizabeth Gilbert. His name became famous due to his encounter with Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the bestselling book Eat, Pray,...

Unbearably Deadly

Unbearably Deadly
  • Author(s): Jerold Last
  • Location(s): Alaska
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
  • Era(s): The present (+ some history of Alaska)

For a change, the butler didn’t do it; a bear did. Or did it? In “Unbearably Deadly”, Roger and Suzanne visit Alaska to find out the circumstances surrounding their friends’ deaths. The FBI investigation concludes the cause of death...

Unbound

Unbound
  • Author(s): John Shors
  • Location(s): China, Jinshanling
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 16th Century

John Shors reimagined one of the world’s greatest love stories—the romance that inspired the Taj Mahal—in his critically acclaimed, international bestseller Beneath a Marble Sky. Now, with Unbound, Shors recreates an ancient and celebrated Chinese legend about a pair...

Unbound – Colours of Love

Unbound – Colours of Love
  • Author(s): Kathryn Taylor
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Present day

Young Grace has led a sheltered life. Focused. Serious. No men to distract her. But that’s about to change. After winning a prestigious internship at Huntington Ventures, Grace travels to London for the summer. Enter CEO Jonathan Huntington. He’s...

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley
  • Author(s): Anna Wiener
  • Location(s): San Francisco, Silicon Valley
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Contemporary

At twenty-five years old, Anna Wiener was beginning to tire of her assistant job in New York publishing. There was no room to grow, and the voyeuristic thrill of answering someone else’s phone had worn thin. Within a year...

Uncertain Light

Uncertain Light
  • Author(s): Marion Molteno
  • Location(s): Tajikistan
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): post collapse of Soviet Union

The new novel from Commonwealth Writers Prize winner Marion Molteno High in the mountains of war-torn Tajikistan, rebels abduct inspirational UN peace negotiator, Rahul Khan. The lives of his closest friends begin to unravel. Tessa, now married with two...

Uncharted

Uncharted
  • Author(s): Tracey Garvis Graves
  • Location(s): The Maldives
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When twenty-three-year-old dot-com millionaire Owen Sparks walked away from his charmed life, he had one goal in mind: to get as far away as possible from the people who resented his success, or had their hand out for a...

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