- Location(s): Hamburg, Sylt
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
Judgement is in the eye of the beholder Adrian Harvey, London wine merchant, has lost the Christmas spirit. Someone is stalking him, stealing his post and vandalising his shop. When the police question him after an anonymous tip-off, he’s...
Hungry Ghosts (Singapore Saga, Vol.3)
- Location(s): Singapore
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1850s
Set against the development of Singapore in the years 1852-1869, “Hungry Ghosts” (Singapore Saga, Vol. 3) continues the vivid portrayal of the lives of the early pioneers, including Tan Kim Ching, W. H. Read, Habib Noh, Tan Kim Seng,...
- Location(s): China, Mongolia
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): 2005
SIHPROMATUM (Sip-row-may-tum) is a memoir series of one family’s four-year backpacking adventure around the world. The first installment, I Grew my Boobs in China, is the beginning of an intensely fascinating, sobering, and emotional memoir of Savannah’s introspective and...
- Location(s): Berlin
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
A fearless novel that tackles a difficult subject, I laugh me broken tells the story of a woman finding the courage to face her genetic heritage. When Ginny makes contact with her estranged relatives and discovers that her genetic...
- Location(s): Paris
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
I knew I was in Paris, I knew that was the Seine beneath me, the sky above, but when I looked around for help, the grand apartment buildings of the Quai Voltaire stared back at me, indifferent. In the...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Humour, Travelogue
- Era(s): Modern
Travelling the world can be immensely rewarding – expanding one’s horizons and opening the mind to acquire a deeper understanding of our beautiful planet and all the amazing creatures who inhabit it. On the other hand, if you make...
- Location(s): Spain
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue
- Era(s): 2000s
Spain is Michener’s second home and he writes about the glories of the Prado, the bullfights, and everything that is Spanish: such a great storyteller, he magnificently captures the stunning variety of life and culture in Spain.
If Cats Disappeared From The World
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for company, he was unprepared for the doctor’s diagnosis that he has only months to live. But before he can set about tackling...
- Location(s): New England, New York City (NYC), Vietnam
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): early 2000's
This luminous debut novel follows a young woman from her childhood in Vietnam to her life as an immigrant in the United States – and her necessary return to her homeland. As a child, isolated from the world in...
- Location(s): South Korea
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Korean Civil War
An emotionally riveting debut novel about war, family, and forbidden love—the unforgettable saga of two ill-fated lovers in Korea and the heartbreaking choices they’re forced to make in the years surrounding the civil war that still haunts us today....
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