- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): 1980s
17 interrelated short stories. It is New Year’s Eve, 1982, and the whole gang is at Victor and Nandini’s house. The Godfather is on repeat upstairs. Baila music is blaring from the record player in the lounge. Poppadoms are...
- Location(s): Greece
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
An irresistible, deftly observed novel about family, regret, and vacation by the author of The People We Hate at the Wedding The Wright family is in ruins. Sue Ellen Wright has what she thinks is a close-to-perfect life. A...
- Location(s): Honolulu
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
“In Korea in those days, newborn girls were not deemed important enough to be graced with formal names, but were instead given nicknames, which often reflected the parents’ feelings on the birth of a daughter: I knew a girl...
- Location(s): London, Türkiye (Turkey)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s
Leaving her twin sister behind, Pembe leaves Turkey for love – following her husband Adem to London. There the Topraks hope to make new lives for themselves and their children. Yet, no matter how far they travel, the traditions...
- Location(s): Honolulu
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Second half of the 20th Century
Newly married and having recently taken over the management of a hotel in Honolulu, a former writer is drawn into the chaotic lives of his guests and into the distinctive customs and rhythms of the distant island. As witness...
- Location(s): Trinidad and Tobago
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1990s
The City of Silk is seething. The corrupt government has been ruling over the people too long and the city is becoming restless. Then one hot evening The Leader, a head of a group of rebels, gathers his followers...
- Location(s): New England, Boston, New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Nick Heller, private spy, exposes secrets that powerful people would rather keep hidden. At the funeral of his good friend Sean, an army buddy who struggled with opioid addiction, a stranger approaches Nick with a job. The woman is...
- Location(s): Scarborough, Yorkshire
- Era(s): 1942 - present day
A woman on the run, a broken man and a house with a shocking secret … Madeleine Frost has to get away. Her partner Liam has become increasingly controlling to the point that Maddie fears for her safety, and...
- Location(s): Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s to present
Bukhosi has gone missing. His father, Abed, and his mother, Agnes, cling to the hope that he has run away, rather than been murdered by government thugs. Only the lodger seems to have any idea. Zamani has lived in...
House of Stone (Anthony Shadid)
- Location(s): Marjayoun
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Late 2000s
Anthony Shadid tells of the family history and generations who lived in the home at Marjayoun, Lebanon. The estate was built by his great-grandfather, and the author returns to Marjayoun to rebuild this home for himself, his family and...
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