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The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z
  • Author(s): David Grann
  • Location(s): Amazon Rainforest
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Biography
  • Era(s): 20th Century

This is in part a biography of the life and quests of Percy Harrison Fawcett and what became his obsession of finding the Lost City of El Dorado, a man who hasn’t survived the rigours of history, but int he...

The Lost Girl

The Lost Girl
  • Author(s): Carol Drinkwater
  • Location(s): Paris, Provence
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Since her daughter went missing four years earlier, celebrated photographer Kurtiz Ross has been a woman alone. Her only companion her camera. Since Lizzie disappeared, she has blamed and isolated herself, given up hope. Until, out of the blue,...

The Lotus Eaters

The Lotus Eaters
  • Author(s): Tatjana Soli
  • Location(s): Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

As the fall of Saigon begins in 1975, two lovers make their way through the streets, desperately trying to catch one of the last planes out. Helen Adams, a photojournalist, must leave behind a war she has become addicted...

The Madonna of The Mountains

The Madonna of The Mountains
  • Author(s): Elise Valmorbida
  • Location(s): Veneto
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1920s - WW2 - 1950s

1923 Maria Vittoria is embroidering a sheet for her dowry trunk. Her father has gone to find her a husband. He’s taken his mule, a photograph and a pack of food: home-made sopressa sausage, cold polenta, a little flask...

The Making of Swallows and Amazons

The Making of Swallows and Amazons
  • Author(s): Sophie Neville
  • Location(s): The Lake District
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 1973 - 2020

In 1973, Sophie Neville was cast as Titty alongside Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser and Suzanna Hamilton in the 1974 film ‘Swallows & Amazons.’ Made before the advent of digital technology, the child stars lived out Arthur Ransome’s epic adventure...

The Man In The Corduroy Suit

The Man In The Corduroy Suit
  • Author(s): James Wolff
  • Location(s): London, Norfolk
  • Genre(s): Espionage, Thriller

British intelligence is in a state of panic. Cracks are appearing, or so a run of disciplinary cases would suggest. To cap it all, a retired MI5 officer collapses, the victim of what looks like a Russian poisoning. Leonard...

The Man On Hackpen Hill

The Man On Hackpen Hill
  • Author(s): J S Monroe
  • Location(s): Wiltshire
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

An original, intelligent and twisty thriller set in rural Wiltshire. A dead body in a crop circle sends a coded message. Can DI Silas Hart uncover the chilling truth before it’s too late? It isn’t unusual for crop circles...

The Man Who Died

The Man Who Died
  • Author(s): Antti Tuomainen
  • Location(s): Hamina, Finland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

A successful entrepreneur in the mushroom industry, Jaakko Kaunismaa is a man in his prime. At just 37 years of age, he is shocked when his doctor tells him that he’s dying. What is more, the cause is discovered...

The Man within my Head

The Man within my Head
  • Author(s): Pico Iyer
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Biography
  • Era(s): Various

We all carry other people inside our heads – actors, leaders, writers, people from history or fiction, met or unmet, who sometimes seem closer to us than people we know. In The Man Within My Head, Pico Iyer sets...

The Mascherari

The Mascherari
  • Author(s): Laura Rahme
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): 15th century

In this tale of mystery and the supernatural, Laura Rahme evokes a Venice long forgotten. From the dark sottoporticos of the Arsenal, to the wealthy mansions of Castello, and deep within the secret passages of the Ducal Palace, The...

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