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- Location(s): Prague, Budapest, Munich, Vienna
- Genre(s): Mystery, Suspense
- Era(s): Contemporary
Who is The Cobra, a shadowy character with major connections to the worlds of espionage and art theft? The answer to this question is the key to finding the leaders of a mysterious worldwide political conspiracy with its roots...
- Location(s): Vienna, Budapest
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 19th Century
Married to Emperor Franz Joseph, Elisabeth—fondly known as Sisi—captures the hearts of her people as their “fairy queen,” but beneath that dazzling persona lives a far more complex figure. In mid-nineteenth-century Vienna, the halls of the Hofburg Palace buzz...
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): First half 20th Century
From the dawn of the twentieth century to the devastation of World War II, this exhilarating novel of love, war, art, and family gives voice to two extraordinary women and brings to life the true story behind the creation...
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): 1850s onwards
The year is 1853, and the Habsburgs are Europe’s most powerful ruling family. With his empire stretching from Austria to Russia, from Germany to Italy, Emperor Franz Joseph is young, rich, and ready to marry. Fifteen-year-old Elisabeth, “Sisi,” Duchess...
- Location(s): Vienna, Budapest, Prague
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary, 1970s
A few years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, spook-turned-novelist Edwin Lemaster reveals to young journalist Bill Cage that he’d once considered spying for the enemy. For Cage, a fan who grew up as a Foreign Service brat...
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1900s
Every painting tells a story, but what if the women on the canvas could speak? This is the story of the charismatic – and controversial – artist, Egon Schiele, and his four muses, set against the vibrant backdrop of...
- Location(s): Vienna, Milan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Fabrizio Garrone is an impoverished but aristocratic translator who has been living a life of quiet desperation in Milan. He feels underappreciated and tormented by a persistent sense of having been cheated by life. But when he reads about...
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1946 / 2018
Papa whispered to Chana, ‘If we get separated, if something happens to me, look after Mama and Aron. And one last thing-‘ He smoothed an affectionate hand over her hair. ‘Remember everything I’ve taught you, and all your gifts....
- Location(s): Vienna, London
- Genre(s): Coming of Age, Fiction
- Era(s): WW2
A richly imagined story of unexpected love, independence, and belonging – The Morning Gift is a classic WWII romance from Eva Ibbotson, with an introduction from Sarra Manning. Eighteen-year-old Ruth lives in the sparkling city of Vienna with her...
The Music and Life of Beethoven
- Location(s): Vienna
- Genre(s): Biography
- Era(s): 19th Century
The life of Beethoven and the creation of his works, amidst his a turbulent personal situation and against a background of political and social upheaval. Highly accessible as a read and real insight into the life and times of...
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