Why Join?

  • Add New Books

  • Write a Review

  • Backpack Reading Lists

  • Newsletter Updates

Join Now

Filter:

The Chemistry of Tears

The Chemistry of Tears
  • Author(s): Peter Carey
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2010

An automaton, a man and a woman who can never meet, a secret love story, and the fate of the world are all brought to life in this hauntingly moving novel from one of the finest writers of our...

The Confession

The Confession
  • Author(s): Jessie Burton
  • Location(s): Hampstead, Los Angeles, Mexico, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s / 2000s

One winter’s afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned into a major Hollywood film. Elise follows...

The Corpse at the Crystal Palace (Daisy Dalrymple #23)

The Corpse at the Crystal Palace (Daisy Dalrymple #23)
  • Author(s): Carola Dunn
  • Location(s): Crystal Palace
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): 1928

April 1928: Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is being visited in London by her young cousins who are desperate to see the Crystal Palace. On discovering that her children’s nanny, Gilpin, has also never seen the palace, Daisy decides to make...

The Daughter

The Daughter
  • Author(s): T M Logan
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

You thought she was safe. You were wrong . . . Lauren can’t wait to see her daughter again, to pick her up from university at the end of her first term. But when she arrives at her hall...

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids
  • Author(s): John Wyndham
  • Location(s): Isle of Wight, London, Sussex
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Horror
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century

When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been...

The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe M.B.E

The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe M.B.E
  • Author(s): Claire Parkin
  • Location(s): North London
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Fiction
  • Era(s): 2019

Muriel, a former bestselling romantic novelist, and Ruth, a journalist, are best friends. Inseparable since they were little, they’ve shared everything; unable to be without each other, even after the most vicious of fights. Now fate has left them...

The Forgotten Seamstress

The Forgotten Seamstress
  • Author(s): Liz Trenow
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): 1914

A stunning novel set in the Edwardian era about a seamstress working at Buckingham Palace. Full of drama, betrayal and addictive real-life detail – The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow is perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Joanne...

The Gown

The Gown
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1947, 2016

London, 1947: Besieged by a harsh winter, burdened by shortages and rationing, the people of post-war Britain are suffering despite their nation’s recent victory. For Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman...

The Guernsey Girls Go to War

The Guernsey Girls Go to War
  • Author(s): Mary Wood
  • Location(s): Guernsey, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1940s

War separates them, but it cannot dampen their spirits . . . Spring, 1940. Annie’s new husband Ricky leaves to fight, but she soon discovers battles brewing closer to home. As her sister Janey begins to unravel, only Annie...

The Hard Way (Jack Reacher 10)

The Hard Way (Jack Reacher 10)
  • Author(s): Lee Child
  • Location(s): London, New York City (NYC), Norfolk
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it. He watches a man cross a New York street and drive away in a Mercedes. The car contains $1 million of ransom money. Reacher’s job is to make sure it...

Would you like to add a book or a review or create a reading list? Join Today – It's FREE

Register Now