- Location(s): Argentina
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
Sofia Solanas grew up on a magnificent ranch in the middle of the Argentine pampa, amid the grand traditions of the Argentine nobility and the mysticism of the native gauchos. Spoilt, wilful, resourceful and proud, she is loved by...
- Location(s): Amalfi Coast, Positano
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
In this charming, deeply atmospheric novel set against the Amalfi Coast of the 1950s, two women form an intense and lasting friendship that embodies the paradoxes of Italian society. Inspired by her own adventurous, unconventional life, actress and writer...
Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I went to Korea and learned to love Kimchi
- Location(s): Seoul, South Korea
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Early 2000s
In 2000, the author’s boyfriend secured a three month gig in Seoul, South Korea. Jennifer acoompanies him, finds Seoul a challenge and starts to explore the country.
Melting the Snow on Hester Street
- Location(s): Hollywood, New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): First three decades of 20th Century
Sumptuously evoking the Golden Age of Hollywood, a time when money is built on greed and love can be a trick of the light, Daisy Waugh’s stunning new novel is a compelling portrait of love, fame, and survival. It...
- Location(s): Paris, Nice
- Genre(s): Coming of Age, Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Is it possible to make your own path in the world while upholding your family legacy? That’s the question at the heart of this tender and poignant coming-of-age story from the widely-acclaimed author of Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow. Born in...
- Location(s): Copenhagen
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Modern
Copenhagen detective Carl Mørck has been taken off homicide to run a newly created department for unsolved crimes. His first case concerns Merete Lynggaard, who vanished five years ago. Everyone says she’s dead. Everyone says it’s a waste of...
- Location(s): Kalymnos
- Genre(s): Travelogue, Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Early 1950s
In 1951 the Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston left grey, post-war London for Greece. Settling first on the tiny island of Kalymnos, then Hydra, their plan was to live simply and focus on their writing, away from...
- Location(s): Cuba (Republic of), United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Late 19th Century
Audra Wakely’s father has been seized by Spanish authorities and imprisoned for sympathizing with Cuban rebels. Raising the money to bribe officials, if necessary, she sets off for Cuba to rescue her father. She doesn’t bargain on the interference...
- Location(s): France
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Sacrificing his job in investigation following an incident in Paris, Jacques Forêt has only a matter of weeks to solve a series of mysterious disappearances as a Gendarme in the rural French village of Messandrierre. But, as the number...
- Location(s): Mexico City
- Genre(s): Crime, Short Stories
- Era(s): Modern
Akashic Books’s acclaimed series of original noir anthologies has set a high standard for portraying cities and their neighborhoods in all their dark and violent splendor. Now, “Mexico City Noir surpasses that standard with phantasmagorical tales of double-dealing, corruption, violence...
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