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House in the Hills

House in the Hills
  • Author(s): Erica Brown
  • Location(s): The Douro Valley
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): th Century

A young girl’s loss will shape her future… and her dreams When Catherine Rodriguez’s father marries and her mother commits suicide, she is sent to live with her aunt above the rich vineyards of the Douro valley in Portugal....

Hunting Midnight

Hunting Midnight
  • Author(s): Richard Zimler
  • Location(s): Ribeira, Oporto (Porto), United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 19th Century

In Zimler’s dazzling tale, John Zarco Stewart is an impish child of bold inquisitiveness, the unwitting inheritor of a faith shrouded in 300 years of secrecy. Dark and bitter events put an end to his innocence and almost destroy...

I Wish I Had a River

I Wish I Had a River
  • Author(s): Martha Reynolds
  • Location(s): Portugal, France, Galicia, Italy
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day

Pediatrician Anna Drury has been contentedly married to her husband Nick for three years when he receives a terminal diagnosis. In the two weeks before the fatal illness claims his life, Nick makes three urgent requests that Anna is...

Isabela’s Way

Isabela’s Way
  • Author(s): Barbara Stark-Nemon
  • Location(s): Portugal
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Early 17th Century

In early-seventeenth-century Portugal, Spain, France, and Germany, dangers are plentiful – especially for those of Jewish heritage. Non-Catholics have been expelled from Spain, and the Inquisition has now come to Portugal to impose its prohibitions. Fourteen-year-old Isabela, an obedient...

Joseph Barnaby

Joseph Barnaby
  • Author(s): Susan Roebuck
  • Location(s): Madeira
  • Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Stand by your beliefs – even if it means going to the end of the Earth. By standing up for his principles, horse farrier Joseph Barnaby lost everything. Now, when a personal vendetta goes too deep to fight, he...

Knowledge of Hell

Knowledge of Hell
  • Author(s): António Lobo Antunes
  • Location(s): Angola, The Algarve
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The narrator is a psychiatrist who loathes psychiatry, a veteran of the despised 1970s colonial war waged by Portugal against Angola, a survivor of a failed marriage and a man seeking meaning in an uncaring and venal society. In...

Lisbon City of Discoveries

Lisbon City of Discoveries
  • Author(s): Tina DF Botello
  • Location(s): Lisbon
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Lisbon: Discover the City of Discoveries – A Guide to Portugal’s Capital is the ultimate travel companion for anyone looking to explore the vibrant and historical city of Lisbon. This comprehensive guidebook is packed with information on the best...

Living the Dream – in the Algarve, Portugal

Living the Dream – in the Algarve, Portugal
  • Author(s): Alyson Sheldrake
  • Location(s): The Algarve
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

Could you leave everything behind and start a new life in the sun? Have you ever been on holiday abroad and wondered what it would be like to live there? Alyson and Dave Sheldrake did. They fell in love...

Living the Quieter Algarve Dream

Living the Quieter Algarve Dream
  • Author(s): Alyson Sheldrake
  • Location(s): The Algarve
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

Have you ever longed for a quieter life? Ever wanted to escape the crowds, walk on deserted beaches, and experience all that a different country has to offer? Alyson and Dave Sheldrake moved to the western Algarve, far away...

New Beginnings at the Little House in the Sun

New Beginnings at the Little House in the Sun
  • Author(s): Chris Penhall
  • Location(s): Cascais, Portugal
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Follow your yellow brick road …. Alice Dorothy Matthews is on the road to paradise! She’s sold her house in London, got rid of her nasty ex and arranged her move to Portugal where friendship and romance awaits. All...

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