Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The book also contains fascinating...
- Location(s): Tuscany
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
By the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, and written with Frances Mayes s trademark warmth, heart, and delicious descriptions of place, food, and friendship, Women in Sunlight is the story of four lives that change over the...
- Location(s): Scotland
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern looking back
In AD 800 there is Ulla, lost in a foreign country after her lover is brutally killed. Ellen, a servant-girl in the 1800s, catches the unwanted attentions of the master of the house’s lascivious son. And, in the present...
- Location(s): France, London
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): World War One
Edie Lawrence has never been one to play by the rules. As war in Europe is declared, she disguises herself as a soldier and enlists with a London regiment, with the aim of becoming the first woman to report...
Women Who Walk, How 20 Women From 16 Countries Came to Live in Portugal
- Location(s): Portugal
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): The Present
What compels someone to leave their country of origin, which is the story before their departure? What happens to them on their journey to the new place, which is the story of getting from one place to another? And...
- Location(s): Iran
- Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
- Era(s): Contemporary
A modern literary masterpiece, Women Without Men creates an evocative and powerfully drawn allegory of life in contemporary Iran. Internationally acclaimed writer Shahrnush Parsipur follows the interwoven destinies of five women including a prostitute, a wealthy middle-aged housewife and...
- Location(s): Los Angeles
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
When a teen runs away from his father’s mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that will connect six characters desperate for hope and love, set across the sun-bleached canvas of Los Angeles. From the acclaimed author...
- Location(s): Kentucky, Acorn
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 2nd half 20th century
Alice Grace Ripley lives in a dream world, her nose stuck in a book. But the happily-ever-after life she’s planned on suddenly falls apart when her boyfriend breaks up with her, accusing her of living in a world of...
Woodswoman: Living Alone in the Adirondack Wilderness
- Location(s): Adirondacks
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1960s, 1970s
Many have dreamed of building a cabin in the wilderness and living there alone in the solitude of a region that is far from civilization. Here is the unusual story of a young wildlife ecologist who has done just...
- Location(s): Cardiff
- Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction
From http://wots1.eventbrite.co.uk: The homeless are dying: a pestilence is sweeping them off the streets, while the authorities herd the not-yet-dead into sinister ‘clinics’ in derelict industrial wastelands… until suddenly The Public is no longer immune. Word on the Street...
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