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The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
  • Author(s): Anthony Beevor
  • Location(s): Spain
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1930s

This is a balanced and well researched book about the Spanish Civil War, written to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of war.

The Beach Party

The Beach Party
  • Author(s): Nikki Smith
  • Location(s): Mallorca
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): 1989 / Contemporary

Six friends. The holiday of their dreams. Only they know what they did that summer… 1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence...

The Birthday Reunion

The Birthday Reunion
  • Author(s): Claire Seeber
  • Location(s): Ibiza
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Four friends. One dream getaway. But who will make it out alive? When the gold-rimmed invitations arrive through the doors of best friends Simone, Hannah and Vicky they’re instantly taken aback. Their ex-friend Jodie is inviting them to a...

The Black Mountain

The Black Mountain
  • Author(s): Kate Mosse
  • Location(s): Tenerife
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1706

It is May, 1706. Ana, a young Spanish woman, lives in a small town on the north-west coast of Tenerife with her mother and twin younger brothers. The town is in the shadow of a mighty volcano, which legend...

The Boat Party

The Boat Party
  • Author(s): M A Hunter
  • Location(s): Balearic Islands (Illes Balears)
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Pete and his friends set sail on a private yacht in the Balearics to celebrate Fergus’ upcoming wedding, they’re all looking forward to sun, sea and copious quantities of alcohol. But there’s a reason they are still entwined...

The Brazilian

The Brazilian
  • Author(s): Rosie Millard
  • Location(s): Ibiza
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Following a sensational scandal at one of London’s most desired postcodes, Jane and Patrick decide to escape the gossip with a family holiday to Ibiza, their eight-year-old son George in tow. Also on the island that week is a...

The Bridesmaid’s Dilemma

The Bridesmaid’s Dilemma
  • Author(s): Karen King
  • Location(s): Mallorca
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): 21st Century

Every summer has a story… Fun-loving travel rep Jess doesn’t want to be chief bridesmaid at her snooty cousin’s wedding, but it will cause a family feud if she refuses. She doesn’t want to fall in love either but...

The Camino de Santiago: One Wonderful Walk

The Camino de Santiago: One Wonderful Walk
  • Author(s): Shannon O'Gorman
  • Location(s): Santiago de Compostela
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): present

Every year, over three hundred thousand people complete the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela. Part memoir, part history, ( and part attempt at humour), The Camino de Santiago: One Wanderful...

The Catalan House

The Catalan House
  • Author(s): Susana Cory-Wright
  • Location(s): Catalonia
  • Genre(s): Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): 1930s- 1990s

Set against the backdrop of a family-owned vineyard in Catalonia, The Catalan House tells the story of three very different women, each with a secret of her own. Divided politics and unrequited love have left a once powerful family...

The Catalpa Tree

The Catalpa Tree
  • Author(s): Denyse Woods
  • Location(s): West Ireland, Spain
  • Genre(s): Fiction

Thirty-four-year-old writer, Oliver, becomes the guardian of his best friend’s 15-year-old daughter, Jude, after the friend’s sudden death. In the seven years that follow, Jude struggles with being alone in the world, albeit with a wonderful guardian whom she’s...

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