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Sweet Caress

Sweet Caress
  • Author(s): William Boyd
  • Location(s): Berlin, France, London, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1920s-1950s

Long listed for the Walter Scott Prize 2016 Amory’s first memory is of her father doing a handstand. She has memories of him returning on leave during the First World War. But his absences, both actual and emotional, are...

Taking Root in Provence

Taking Root in Provence
  • Author(s): Anne-Marie Simons
  • Location(s): Aix-en-Provence
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

They agreed on one thing before retiring-they would travel, sniff around at other countries and other lifestyles, and discover along the way which place came closest to “having it all.” There they would drop anchor and go with the...

Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe

Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
  • Author(s): Sandra Gulland
  • Location(s): France
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late 1700s

Second in the Trilogy of Jospehine B, her life in France with Napoleon.

Taxi Tales from Paris

Taxi Tales from Paris
  • Author(s): Nicky Gentil
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Short Stories
  • Era(s): Contemporary

“A collection of exchanges – as surprising as they are interesting – between British author Nicky Gentil and some of the cabdrivers who have crossed her path. You will have a great time reading this book!” Taxi G7 Magazine,...

The Accidental Connoiseur

The Accidental Connoiseur
  • Author(s): Lawrence Osborne
  • Location(s): California, France, Italy
  • Genre(s): Food and Drink, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

An irreverent journey through the wine world, indeed it is. Encompassing some historical detail, he visits several wineries and has some wry observations.

The Beasts of Paris

The Beasts of Paris
  • Author(s): Stef Penney
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1870s

In Paris 1870, three wandering souls find themselves in a city set to descend into war. Anne is a former patient from a women’s asylum trying to carve out a new life for herself in a world that doesn’t...

The Burning Shore

The Burning Shore
  • Author(s): Wilbur Smith
  • Location(s): Africa, France
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Early 20th century

This first volume of the second Courtney sequence, The Burning Shore is a marvellous epic of courage and love that moves from the blazing skies of war torn France to the secret heart of the African wilderness. It is...

The Chapel in the Woods

The Chapel in the Woods
  • Author(s): Susan Louineau
  • Location(s): France
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern, back to 12th Century, WW2

When Diana Lescure moves with her young family to the tiny village of Saint Gabriel in the depths of France, it is clear that not all is well amongst its inhabitants. As she settles into her country idyll she...

The Chocolate Rose

The Chocolate Rose
  • Author(s): Laura Florand
  • Location(s): Nice, Provence
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Her father’s worst enemy… Top chef Gabriel Delange never forgave his old nemesis Pierre Manon for all the other chef had cost him. One stolen rose… And he most certainly couldn’t stand the sight of his own most famous...

The Coming Storm

The Coming Storm
  • Author(s): Greg Mosse
  • Location(s): Africa, Egypt, France, Spain
  • Genre(s): Dystopian, Thriller
  • Era(s): The Near Future

The hotly-anticipated sequel to Sunday Times Thriller of the Year The Coming Darkness sees the return of special agent Alexandre Lamarque. He may have saved the world from darkness, but he knows his work is not done yet. There’s...

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