- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
When Rainclouds Gather: Escaping South Africa and his troubled past, Makehaya crosses the border to Botswana, in the hope of leading a peaceful, purposeful life. In the village of Golema Mmidi he meets Gilbert, a charismatic Englishman who is...
When Rain Clouds Gather And Maru
- Location(s): Botswana
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Earlier 20th Century
When Rainclouds Gather: Escaping South Africa and his troubled past, Makehaya crosses the border to Botswana, in the hope of leading a peaceful, purposeful life. In the village of Golema Mmidi he meets Gilbert, a charismatic Englishman who is...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
Secrets from the past are the keys to the future…if two children can find them. Bold adventure, timely themes and breath-taking writing from award-winning author, Sita Brahmachari. Usha is devastated when her grandmother Kali Ma passes away. Then straight-talking...
- Location(s): China, Hong Kong
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): WW2
Hong Kong, 1941. Following the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family flee to Hong Kong. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a sheltered – if lonely – existence overseeing her daughter Qiang and managing...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): Modern
Omar and his brother Hassan, two Somali boys, have spent a long time in the Dadaab refugee camp. Separated from their mother, they are looked after by a friendly stranger. Life in the camp isn’t always easy. The hunger...
- Location(s): Georgia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1930s, 1936
18-year-old Opal is a young Black woman working as a housekeeper in a small Southern town in the 1930s―and then the Klan descends. A moving story that confronts America’s tragic past, When Stars Rain Down is both heartwarming and...
- Location(s): Northern Sweden
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Bo lives a quiet existence in his small rural village in the north of Sweden. He is elderly and his days are punctuated by visits from his care team and his son. Fortunately, he still has his rich memories,...
- Location(s): Lahore
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Even in the darkest moments, there is light to be found. On the night that Lalloo’s brother is murdered, a large yellow moon hangs low in the sky above the family’s small hut on the outskirts of Lahore. Abandoned...
- Location(s): Kuwait
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
When Dunya Khair writes a controversial article in the newspaper challenging the status quo in her country, the response–ranging from adulation to death threats–is swift. Faced with the dissolution of familial ties and the prospective collapse of her marriage,...
- Location(s): England
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Emma is beginning to wonder whether relationships, like mortgages, should be conducted in five-year increments. She might laugh if Chris had bought a motorbike or started dyeing his hair. Instead he’s buying off-label medicines and stockpiling food. Chris finds...
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