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The Litigators

The Litigators
  • Author(s): John Grisham
  • Location(s): Chicago
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

David Zinc has it all: Big firm, big salary, life in the lawyer’s fast lane. Until the day he snaps and throws it all away. Leaving the world of corporate law far behind, he talks himself into a new...

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap
  • Author(s): Wendy Welch
  • Location(s): Appalachian Mountains, Big Stone Gap
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): Modern

Wendy Welch and her husband had always dreamed of owning a bookstore, so when they left high-octane jobs for a simpler life in an Appalachian coal town, they seized an unexpected opportunity to pursue their dream. The only problems?...

The Little Shadows

The Little Shadows
  • Author(s): Marina Endicott
  • Location(s): Alberta
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1910s

MARINA ENDICOTT PRESENTS THE THREE GRACEFUL AVERY GIRLS THE SISTER ACT TO TAKE VAUDEVILLE BY STORM STARRING: AURORA, CLOVER and BELLA As they set off on the road to fame and fortune, the Avery sisters join a cast of...

The Lodge

The Lodge
  • Author(s): Sue Watson
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘Please – someone – help us. We’re at The Lodge, the snow is everywhere. We’re trapped. There was an argument last night… things got out of hand. Someone went missing in the middle of the night. We think they...

The London Train

The London Train
  • Author(s): Tessa Hadley
  • Location(s): Cardiff, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

The London Train is a novel in two parts, separate but wound together around a single moment, examining in vivid detail two lives stretched between two cities. Paul lives in the Welsh countryside with his wife Elise, and their...

The Lonely Desert

The Lonely Desert
  • Author(s): Sarah Challis
  • Location(s): Mali
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Sometimes, the end of a journey is just the beginning… Emily and Clemmie’s lives changed for ever when they took their great aunt’s ashes to rest in a strange and exotic land. Clemmie stayed behind to begin a new...

The Long Weekend

The Long Weekend
  • Author(s): Veronica Henry
  • Location(s): Cornwall, Pennfleet
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

In a gorgeous quay-side hotel in Cornwall, the long weekend is just beginning… Claire Marlowe owns ‘The Townhouse by the Sea’ with Luca, the hotel’s charismatic chef. She ensures everything runs smoothly – until an unexpected arrival checks in...

The Loss Library and Other Unfinished Stories

The Loss Library and Other Unfinished Stories
  • Author(s): Ivan Vladislavic
  • Location(s): South Africa
  • Genre(s): Short Stories

“Not writing is always a relief and sometimes a pleasure. Writing about what cannot be written, by contrast, is the devil’s own job.” In this unusual text, a blend of essay, fiction, and literary genealogy, South African novelist Ivan...

The Lotus Queen

The Lotus Queen
  • Author(s): Rikin Khamar
  • Location(s): Rajasthan
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 14th Century

As the Rajputs face total destruction, Padmini knows but one route to freedom and honour. It is a decision that would lead her people to a fate yet unheard of in history. A decision that would affect an entire...

The Love Academy

The Love Academy
  • Author(s): Belinda Jones
  • Location(s): Lake Como, Venice
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Do you have enough romance in your life? Journalist Kirsty Bailey would have to answer no. She has the essential starter kit – a boyfriend – but somehow Joe seems to have skipped the vows of for better/for worse...

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