- Location(s): Grasmere, Ullswater
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 1800s
It is spring 1802 in London and Luke Greenhead, prodigal son of a Grasmere shepherd, has squandered away half his life. In despair he returns to his Lakeland birthplace in search of home and family. By the shores of...
Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad
- Location(s): Seville
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 2000s
“Karen captures the essence of Seville,” wrote culture critic Cat Gaa.”Its people, its food, its quirks that drive every single one of us crazy, all while deepening our love for this enchanting place.” An American who moved to Seville...
- Location(s): India
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Abandoned as a young child, the street urchin Kalu has, against all odds, carved out a life for himself in rural India. One day, a travelling healer overhears Kalu playing a melody through a rolled-up banyan leaf and encourages...
Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains
- Location(s): Edinburgh
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): 1920s
No 5 in the Dandy Gilver series. Set against the back drop of the general strike in the 1920`s,Catriona McPerson has used her impeccaable research of the period detail in the world of below stairs. Dandy gets a letter...
Dandy Gilver and the Unpleasantness in the Ballroom
- Location(s): Glasgow
- Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller
- Era(s): 1930s
Glasgow,1932, is a city in the grip of dance-fever. Public ballrooms and backstreet dancehalls are thronged every night and competition for professional titles is fierce. Even after the sudden death of one of last year’s hopefuls there are plenty...
- Location(s): The Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Early WW2
1939, Europe on the brink of war. Lily Shepherd leaves England on an ocean liner for Australia, escaping her life of drudgery for new horizons. She is instantly seduced by the world onboard: cocktails, black-tie balls and beautiful sunsets....
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1592-1616
The daughter of a Venetian musician but orphaned as a young girl, Aemilia Bassano grows up in the court of Elizabeth I, becoming the Queen’s favourite. She absorbs a love of poetry and learning, maturing into a striking young...
- Era(s): Late 20th Century
Richard, Carmel and Liesl are an unlikely trio with a complex shared past. They met while working in Rwanda during the genocide. Now the three are back together, united both by a photograph and attempts on their lives. After...
- Location(s): Sumatra
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
After caring for his mother in her last days, Alex has gone off round the world – with no plan other than to travel and maybe recapture some of his lost youth. Beginning his travels in Indonesia, the idea...
- Location(s): Darjeeling, India
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Late 1800s
No 4 in the Lady Julia Grey series. The honeymoon of Lady Julia Grey and investigator Nicholas Brisbane is interrupted by the arrival of Julia’s sister, Portia, and brother, Plum. Jane, Portia’s former lover is in India, preganant and...
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