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The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye
  • Author(s): J D Salinger
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century

Sixteen year old Holden Caulfield has been expelled from school, confused and disillusioned, he observes the world of adulthood about him.

The Causeway

The Causeway
  • Author(s): Peter Lihou
  • Location(s): Channel Islands, Munich
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

When Freddy Stein escapes the net cast by the police forces of Guernsey and Munich, he becomes embroiled in a plan to preserve the lucrative drugs’ dealings of a sinister crime lord. But miles away from his familiar city...

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 Charm Bracelet

The Charm Bracelet
  • Author(s): Melissa Hill
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Moder

Holly O’Neill knows that every charm bracelet tells a story. Many years ago she was sent one with just a single charm attached. The charms have been appearing ever since, often at challenging times, as if her mysterious benefactor...

The Cheesemaker’s House

The Cheesemaker’s House
  • Author(s): Jane Cable
  • Location(s): Northallerton
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

“Just think, Alice, right now Owen could be putting a hex on you!” When Alice Hart’s husband runs off with his secretary, she runs off with his dog to lick her wounds in a North Yorkshire village. Battling with...

The Child Thief

The Child Thief
  • Author(s): Dan Smith
  • Location(s): Ukraine
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): 1930s

From out of the whiteness, a dark figure comes… December, 1930, Ukraine. After the horrors of war, Luka wants a quiet life with his family. His village has, so far, remained hidden from the advancing Soviet brutality – but...

The Chocolate Girls

The Chocolate Girls
  • Author(s): Annie Murray
  • Location(s): Birmingham
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW2

Three very different women work together at Cadbury’s Bournville factory, and their lives become entwined by war and work – and a child called David. Edie, the main character, marries young to escape her unhappy family home. Widowed at...

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 Christmas Sisters

The Christmas Sisters
  • Author(s): Sarah Morgan
  • Location(s): Scottish Highlands
  • Genre(s): Romance, Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Join Sarah Morgan this Christmas and treat yourself to this feel-good festive read about mothers and daughters, romance and drama, and Christmastime in Scotland! It’s not what’s under the Christmas tree, but who’s around it that matters most. All...

The Circle of Karma

The Circle of Karma
  • Author(s): Choden Kunzang
  • Location(s): Bhutan, South East Asia
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

The first English-language novel ever written by a woman from the Himalayan nation of Bhutan, The Circle of Karma has engaged and absorbed readers from around the world since its 2005 publication. Written originally in English, it tells the...

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