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Padma and the Elephant Sutra

Padma and the Elephant Sutra
  • Author(s): W L Snowden
  • Location(s): Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fantasy
  • Era(s): 1830s

A blue moon has appeared, threatening an ancient way of life, forcing the custodians of paradise to confront nature’s greatest nemesis, humanity. A fantastical tale, rich in history and myth. Meet Padma, an unlikely champion of hope, and George,...

Palace Walk: Cairo Trilogy 1

Palace Walk: Cairo Trilogy 1
  • Author(s): Naguib Mahfouz
  • Location(s): Cairo
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th Century

A sweeping and evocative portrait of both a family and a country struggling to move toward independence in a society that has resisted change for centuries. Set against the backdrop of Britain’s occupation of Egypt immediately after World War...

Palm Beach, Finland

Palm Beach, Finland
  • Author(s): Antti Tuomainen
  • Location(s): Finland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Humour, Noir
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Sex, lies and ill-fitting swimwear … Sun Protection Factor 100 Jan Nyman, the ace detective of the covert operations unit of the National Central Police, is sent to a sleepy seaside town to investigate a mysterious death. Nyman arrives...

Paris Echo

Paris Echo
  • Author(s): Sebastian Faulks
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Here is Paris as you have never seen it before – a city in which every building seems to hold the echo of an unacknowledged past, the shadows of Vichy and Algeria. American postdoctoral researcher Hannah and runaway Moroccan...

PARIS NIGHTS MY YEAR AT THE MOULIN ROUGE

PARIS NIGHTS MY YEAR AT THE MOULIN ROUGE
  • Author(s): Cliff Simon, Loren Stephens
  • Location(s): Paris, South Africa, Sweden
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 1989-1990

“ holds a loving regard for both Africa and Paris, expounding on the various riches of both lands… the Paris lights and what they bestowed upon the author will mesmerize the reader.” —Manhattan Book Review Little did Cliff...

Perfection

Perfection
  • Author(s): Sophie Hughes (Translator), Vincenzo Latronico
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): In Translation, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Millennial expat couple Anna and Tom are living the dream in Berlin, in a bright, affordable, plant-filled apartment. Their life as young digital creatives revolves around slow cooking, Danish furniture, sexual experimentation and the city’s twenty-four-hour party scene –...

Plunge – One Woman’s Pursuit of a Life Less Ordinary

Plunge – One Woman’s Pursuit of a Life Less Ordinary
  • Author(s): Liesbet Collaert
  • Location(s): United States (USA), Caribbean, The Bahamas, The South Seas
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Present

Tropical waters turn tumultuous in this travel memoir as a free-spirited woman jumps headfirst into a sailing adventure with a new man and his two dogs. Join Liesbet as she faces a decision that sends her into a whirlwind...

Poisoned Rock

Poisoned Rock
  • Author(s): Robert Daws
  • Location(s): Gibraltar
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

With only five weeks to go before the end of her secondment to the Royal Gibraltar Police Force, D.S. Tamara Sullivan is enjoying life on the Rock. With one murder investigation successfully under their belts, Sullivan and her commanding...

Prospero’s Cell

Prospero’s Cell
  • Author(s): Lawrence Durrell
  • Location(s): Corfu
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Travelogue
  • Era(s): 1936-1938

A magical evocation of Durrell’s experiences on Corfu – before WW2. A slow sensuous life style – enjoying the elemental pleasures of daily life under the mythical Greek sun. Local villagers, intellectuals, illustrious visitors, all offer food for thought...

Queenie’s Place

Queenie’s Place
  • Author(s): Toni Morgan
  • Location(s): North Carolina
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Vietnam War

Queenie’s Place is about the unusual friendship between a 30-something white woman from California and a 50-something black woman raised in the Jim Crow south. Both women are just trying to be themselves. Set in rural North Carolina on...

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