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The Summer House by the Sea

The Summer House by the Sea
  • Author(s): Jenny Oliver
  • Location(s): Catalonia
  • Genre(s): Romance, Fiction, Humour
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Every Summer has its own story… For Ava Fisher, the backdrop to all her sun-drenched memories – from her first taste of chocolate-dipped churros to her very first kiss – is her grandmother’s Summerhouse in the sleepy Spanish seaside...

The Summer of Dead Toys

The Summer of Dead Toys
  • Author(s): Antonio Hill
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

When the death of a young witness in a case of human trafficking and voodoo provokes the normally calm Inspector Salgado to beat someone up, he is swiftly removed from the project. Instead, he is sent to investigate a...

Village of the Lost Girls

Village of the Lost Girls
  • Author(s): Agustín Martínez
  • Location(s): The Pyrenees (Catalonia)
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Present day

Five years after their disappearance, the village of Monteperdido still mourns the loss of Ana and Lucia, two eleven-year-old friends who left school one afternoon and were never seen again. Now, Ana reappears unexpectedly inside a crashed car, wounded...

The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind
  • Author(s): Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1940s

It is Barcelona, 1945, post war, and a boy, Daniel awakes and can no longer remember his Mother’s face. Daniel’s widowed father, who deals in antiquarian books, introduces him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books – each book waiting...

From Barcelona, with Love

From Barcelona, with Love
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Adler
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Celebrity star, Bibi Fortuna, flees the U.S. when her lover and her best friend killed in a car accident. The police are looking at Bibi. She flees to Barcelona, but her daughter, left behind, engages a P.I to see...

Cathedral of the Sea

Cathedral of the Sea
  • Author(s): Ildefonso Falcones
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 14th Century

Santa Maria del Mar is in the process of being built. This is the city of Barcelona, witnessing the building of a great cathedral. Arnau, son of the Estanyol family joins the guild of stone workers and helps build...

A Body in Barcelona (Max Cámara 5)

A Body in Barcelona (Max Cámara 5)
  • Author(s): Jason Webster
  • Location(s): Barcelona, Valencia
  • Genre(s): Crime, Suspense
  • Era(s): Modern

Tensions in Spain are rising: political violence and social unrest have suddenly re-emerged. Madrid is trying to keep a tight leash on Catalonia, where the call for independence is getting louder by the day. The last time Barcelona moved...

From Barcelona: Stories Behind the City Vol 1

From Barcelona: Stories Behind the City Vol 1
  • Author(s): Jeremy Holland
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): 2000s

One city and ten stories. A collection of short stories inspired by the capital of Catalonia, its history, people, legends and explore the city’s sights in a unique way through these idiosyncratic stories. A good read for those visiting...

The Good Suicides

The Good Suicides
  • Author(s): Antonio Hill
  • Location(s): Barcelona
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Young, free and … dead Senior staff at Alemany Cosmetics company come home with a secret after a team-building course in a remote country house. Now, they are committing suicide, one by one. Soon, they may all be dead....

The Speed of Light

The Speed of Light
  • Author(s): Javier Cercas
  • Location(s): Barcelona, Illinois, Vietnam
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1960s onwards

There are two main settings for this book, Barcelona and Illinois – and deals with experiences from the Vietnam War. An anonymous narrator guides us along, with Rodney Falk, a Vietnam War Veteran. They meet in the late 80s...

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