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Walking Pepys’s London

Walking Pepys’s London
  • Author(s): Jacky Colliss Harvey
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Literary Travel
  • Era(s): Modern/17th Century

Samuel Pepys walked round London for miles. The 21/2 miles to Whitehall from his house near the Tower of London was accomplished on an almost daily basis, and so many of his professional conversations took place whilst walking that...

Walking Shadows

Walking Shadows
  • Author(s): Faye Kellerman
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

AN INTENSE AND ADDICTIVE MYSTERY YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS! The twenty-fifth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman A murder On a quiet suburban street in...

Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. The Impossible Task. The Incredible Journey

Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. The Impossible Task. The Incredible Journey
  • Author(s): Ed Stafford
  • Location(s): Amazon Rainforest
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Nonfiction

In April 2008, Ed Stafford began his attempt to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the River Amazon. Nearly two and a half years later, he had crossed the whole of South America to...

Walking the Lights

Walking the Lights
  • Author(s): Deborah Andrews
  • Location(s): Glasgow
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1990s

Recently graduated young actor Maddie lives the slacker life in mid-90s Glasgow with deadbeat boyfriend Mike. Estranged from her mother due to a violent step-dad, most of the young couple’s meagre resources go on drink and drugs. Maddie and...

Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah

Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah
  • Author(s): Anna Badkhen
  • Location(s): Mali, Sahel
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Contemporary

An intrepid journalist joins the planet’s largest group of nomads on an annual migration that, like them, has endured for centuries. Anna Badkhen has forged a career chronicling life in extremis around the world, from war-torn Afghanistan to the...

Walking Wounded

Walking Wounded
  • Author(s): Anna Franklin Osborne
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 20th Century

Born at the end of the First World War, a young girl struggles to find her own identity in her big family and is pushed into a stormy marriage through a terrible misunderstanding from which her pride refuses to...

Walks in Venice: In the footsteps of 9 locals

Walks in Venice: In the footsteps of 9 locals
  • Author(s): Katia Waegemans
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Discover Venice like an insider Venetian locals reveal their hidden gems and personal favorites, offering you insider tips to experience Venice beyond the usual tourist spots. Each walk has been thoughtfully curated based on their recommendations, guiding you through...

Walks on the Wild Side

Walks on the Wild Side
  • Author(s): John Pakenham
  • Location(s): Kenya
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): 1980s

Are you ready to take a walk on the seriously wild side? In the early 1980s, John Pakenham walked a total of 1,500 miles, with a series of companions from the local Turkana and Samburu tribes and their long-suffering...

Wall of Fire

Wall of Fire
  • Author(s): J G Holtrop
  • Location(s): Israel
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): late 20th century

War was coming to Israel and Nate desperately wanted to be in the fight. As he watched the EL AL airliner that would be bringing him back to the States touch down on the runway of Ben Gurion International...

Walland

Walland
  • Author(s): Andrea Thome
  • Location(s): Great Smoky Mountains
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Volume 1 (Hesse Creek Series) Can broken hearts risk love again? India’s life has always gone according to plan. But when she decides to call off her high-profile wedding and take time off from her network television job, everything...

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