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Apostle Lodge

Apostle Lodge
  • Author(s): Paul Mendelson
  • Location(s): Cape Town
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Col Vaughn de Vries Book 4 From the author of the acclaimed The First Rule of Survival, praised by Lee Child as ‘excellent and uncompromising’, comes Paul Mendelson’s explosive latest thriller. Apostle Lodge looks out over the ocean, an...

Are We Nearly There Yet?

Are We Nearly There Yet?
  • Author(s): Lucy Vine
  • Location(s): Thailand, Los Angeles
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present

Alice is turning thirty and is stuck in a rut. Her friends are all coupling up and settling down, while she’s still working as a temp, trying (and failing) not to shag her terrible ex, getting thrown out of...

Around the World in 80 Novels

Around the World in 80 Novels
  • Author(s): Henry Russell
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Fiction
  • Era(s): Various

A global journey inspired by writers from every continent Whether you’re a regular globe-trotter or an armchair traveller, these 80 works conjure up the spirit of place for locations on every continent. Sometimes the setting of a novel is...

Around the World in 80 Trees

Around the World in 80 Trees
  • Author(s): Jonathan Drori, Lucille Clerc (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): World
  • Genre(s): Travelogue, Nonfiction
  • Era(s): Various

Bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori follows in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg as he tells the stories of 80 magnificent trees from all over the globe. In Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori uses plant science...

Art and Commerce in the Dutch Golden Age

Art and Commerce in the Dutch Golden Age
  • Author(s): Michael North
  • Location(s): Netherlands
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): Seventeenth Century

During the seventeenth century, the Netherlands-a small country with just two million inhabitants and virtually no natural resources-enjoyed a “Golden Age” of economic success, world power, and tremendous artistic output. In this book Michael North examines the Dutch Golden...

Art Therapy: Japan: 100 Designs Colouring in and Relaxation

Art Therapy: Japan: 100 Designs Colouring in and Relaxation
  • Author(s): Julie Terrazzoni
  • Location(s): Japan
  • Genre(s): Miscellaneous

Rediscover your creativity and let your imagination and senses unwind with these 100 exquisitely drawn illustrations. The culture, art and natural beauty of Japan inspired the likes of Van Gogh and Monet to create some of their best pieces...

As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back

As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back
  • Author(s): Alle C Hall
  • Location(s): South East Asia
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

Two classics—The Lovely Bones and The Beach—merge in this visionary travel adventure. Jen—seventeen years old and abused—steals $10,00 and runs away to Asia. The Lonely Planetpath through Hong Kong, The Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand leads to hook-ups, heat, alcohol,...

Ashes to Ashes, Diamonds to Dust

Ashes to Ashes, Diamonds to Dust
  • Author(s): Pamela Allegretto
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Mordern day

Venice sets the stage for a diamond caper gone wrong, where everyone is someone else, and no one can be trusted. During her Venetian trip to participate in an international art exhibition, Carla Romano brings along her deceased friend’s...

Assembly of the Dead

Assembly of the Dead
  • Author(s): Saeida Rouass
  • Location(s): Marrakech
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Early 1900s

Morocco, 1906. The country is caught between growing European influence and domestic instability. As young women disappear from the alleyways of Marrakesh, Farook Al-Alami, a detective from Tangier, is summoned to solve the case of the apparent abductions. Investigating...

At First Light

At First Light
  • Author(s): Vanessa Lafaye
  • Location(s): Key West
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1993 and 1919

1993, Key West, Florida. When a Ku Klux Klan official is shot in broad daylight, all eyes turn to the person holding the gun: a 96-year-old Cuban woman who will say nothing except to admit her guilt. 1919. Mixed-race...

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