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All the Flowers in Paris

All the Flowers in Paris
  • Author(s): Sarah Jio
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1940s and 2000s

One mother’s desperate hope for survival. 1943: In occupied Paris, Celine creates bespoke bouquets at her father’s flower shop on rue Cler, whilst trying to shield her young daughter from the brutal reality of war. But when an SS...

All the Ways We Said Goodbye

All the Ways We Said Goodbye
  • Author(s): Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 20th Century

France, 1914. As war breaks out, Aurelie becomes trapped on the wrong side of the front with her father, Comte Sigismund de Courcelles. When the Germans move into their family’s ancestral estate, using it as their headquarters, Aurelie discovers...

Almodis the Peaceweaver

Almodis the Peaceweaver
  • Author(s): Tracey Warr
  • Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi), Catalonia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 11th century

A story of love, adventure and scandal based on the real life of the eleventh-century Countess Almodis de la Marche. At a time when a noblewoman’s purpose is to produce heirs, Almodis resolves to create her own dynasty. Almodis’...

Along the Infinite Sea

Along the Infinite Sea
  • Author(s): Beatriz Williams
  • Location(s): Florida, French Riviera (Cote d'Azur)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s/1930s

Decadent and evocative storytelling at its very best., by NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, Beatriz Williams 1966, Florida Pepper Schuyler is the kind of woman society loves and loves to talk about – a dazzling being who men watch across...

Amanda in France: Fire in the Cathedral

Amanda in France: Fire in the Cathedral
  • Author(s): Darlene Foster
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Children, Fiction
  • Era(s): current

Amanda is in love! With Paris – the city of love. She’s in awe of the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, and Notre Dame Cathedral. While there, she gets to work as a volunteer and stay...

Among Sea Wolves

Among Sea Wolves
  • Author(s): Jean Gill
  • Location(s): Orkney Islands, France, The Mediterranean
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Medieval, Viking

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A yarn fit for a Norse saga. Full of action, poetry and heart; a thrilling voyage through the vibrant world of the twelfth century.” Matthew Harffy EDITOR’S CHOICE – The Historical Novel Society “Stunningly authentic.” The Booklife Prize...

An English Girl Abroad

An English Girl Abroad
  • Author(s): Alice Murray
  • Location(s): Northern France
  • Genre(s): Fiction, RomCom
  • Era(s): 1990s

Katie Jones is twenty-one and embarking on her year abroad, working as a groom for a French family. She can’t wait to get started, but things never seem to go smoothly for Katie. Juggling the challenges of a foreign...

An Escape to Provence

An Escape to Provence
  • Author(s): Sophie Claire
  • Location(s): Provence
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Where there’s a will, can love find a way? When cynical divorce lawyer Daisy Jackson unexpectedly inherits a ramshackle farmhouse in Provence, she sets off for the French countryside to oversee renovations herself. But Gabriel Laforet has other ideas....

Another Country

Another Country
  • Author(s): Anjali Jospeh
  • Location(s): London, Mumbai (Bombay), Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Turn of 21st Century

Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, this is a superb second novel from the author of the multiple-award winning ‘Saraswati Park’. Paris, London, Bombay: three cities form a backdrop to a journey through Leela’s twenties at the dawn...

Appointment in Paris

Appointment in Paris
  • Author(s): Jane Thynne
  • Location(s): London, Paris
  • Genre(s): Historical, Espionage, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1940s

Following an acclaimed debut outing, Harry Fox, an MI5 Watcher, now suspended, and his associate Stella Fry are reunited during Britain’s darkest hour in this gripping espionage thriller. April 1940, and Britain is in turmoil. Chamberlain’s government is faltering,...

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