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A Ghost Among Us

A Ghost Among Us
  • Author(s): Debora ElizaBeth Hill
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Three young women rent a lovely house in Hampstead but discover that they have a “lodger” who is Sir Jerome Kennington, who was murdered. They embark on the quest to help him find his murderer, thereby releasing his soul....

A Hall of Mirrors

A Hall of Mirrors
  • Author(s): Robert Stone
  • Location(s): New Orleans
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s

Rheinhardt, a disc jockey and failed musician, rolls into New Orleans in the aftermath of Mardi Gras looking for work and another chance in life. What he finds is a woman named Geraldine who is psychically damaged by the...

A Handful of Honey: Away to the Palm Groves of Morocco and Algeria

A Handful of Honey: Away to the Palm Groves of Morocco and Algeria
  • Author(s): Annie Hawes
  • Location(s): Algeria, Morocco
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

Travelling across Morocco and Algeria on a shoestring, this is the story of the people the author met on her travels – fascinating characters, quirky encounters all told with insight and humour

A Jersey Kiss

A Jersey Kiss
  • Author(s): Georgina Troy
  • Location(s): Jersey
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Living in the ‘sunny isle’ it’s hard not to fall in love and even though Bea Philips is still reeling from a nasty divorce, the loss of her beloved god-mother and inheriting a legacy that includes something mysterious no...

A Jewish Girl in Paris

A Jewish Girl in Paris
  • Author(s): Melanie Levensohn
  • Location(s): Paris, Washington DC
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2 and 2006

In this vivid, affecting novel of intertwined destinies and the enduring power of love against the bleakest odds, Levensohn weaves a tale saturated with historical accuracy and yet surprisingly intimate. A Jewish Girl in Parisdelivers romance and intrigue to...

A Killer’s Christmas in Wales

A Killer’s Christmas in Wales
  • Author(s): Elizabeth J Duncan
  • Location(s): Conwy
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

In the quaint Conwy area of North Welsh a village is in full swing in the run up to Christmas. But homes are being robbed and there is a swindler targetting elderly women out of their lifesavings. Penny Brannigan,...

A Killing in the Hills

A Killing in the Hills
  • Author(s): Julia Keller
  • Location(s): West Virginia
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains,West Virginia, visitors see only its stunning natural beauty. But for those living there it’s a different story. The mountain roads harbour secret places, perfect for making the prescription drugs that tempt...

A Knock at the Door

A Knock at the Door
  • Author(s): Tom Wood
  • Location(s): New York State, Rome
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

They ask for your husband. They just want to talk. THEY’RE LYING. Your husband isn’t who he says he is, say the people at your door. Come with us. Don’t trust them, says a voice on the phone. Run....

A Life Without End

A Life Without End
  • Author(s): Frédéric Beigbeder
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

“Beigbeder has produced one of the most human, touching, relevant, and funny stories about passing time, the acceptance of ageing, and the need to love. If you’re looking for something quite unlike anything else to read, then choose this.”...

A Little Life

A Little Life
  • Author(s): Hanya Yanagihara
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and the limits of human endurance. When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they’re broke,...

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