- Location(s): Kyoto
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): 1929 onwards
Chiyo-chan is a nine year old girl from a small fishing village,who has experienced a simple life until her Mother becomes fatally ill. She is sent by her Father to Gion, one of the Geisha areas of districts of...
- Location(s): India
- Genre(s): Fiction
‘Sometimes we eat and sometimes we starve. We live by our labours from one harvest to the next, there is no certain telling whether we shall be able to feed ourselves and our children, and if bad times are...
- Location(s): Florida Keys
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
Florida, 1935. Heron Key is a small town where the relationships are as tangled as the mangrove roots in the swamp. Everyone is preparing for the 4th of July barbecue, unaware that their world is about to change for...
- Location(s): Yemen
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
Claymore Straker is trying to forget a violent past. Working as an oil company engineer in the wilds of Yemen, he is hijacked at gunpoint by Islamic terrorists. Clay has a choice: help uncover the cause of a mysterious...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1990s
Taking the fire that destroyed the Fenice theatre in 1996 as his starting point, John Berendt creates a unique and unforgettable portrait of Venice and its extraordinary inhabitants. Beneath the exquisite facade of the world’s most beautiful historic city,...
The Sons and Daughters of Toussaint
- Location(s): Haiti
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1800s, present-day
A narrative that weaves together the history of Haiti with a present day story featuring the descendants of the legendary Haitian freedom fighter Toussaint and their struggle to realize their ancestor’s dream.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
- Location(s): Berlin
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): 1960s
From the master of spy thrillers, John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a gripping story of love and betrayal at the height of the Cold War. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an afterword by...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Will Rhodes is an award-winning correspondent for The Travelers, on assignment at a luxury Argentinian resort – fine wines and gourmet food, polo fields and the looming Andes. But Will’s life is about to be turned upside down when...
- Location(s): Italy, Sardinia (Sardegna)
- Genre(s): Romance
- Era(s): Modern
The Whispering Wind is a moving story of two lovers, set on the beautiful island of Sardinia, where Elise goes on holiday to escape a loveless and violent marriage. Whilst there, she meets and falls in love with Beppe,...
- Location(s): Rome
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Contemporary and World War Two
A beautifully atmospheric new tale from the prize-winning, bestselling novelist Elizabeth Buchan. In the Eternal City, no secret stays hidden forever… Lottie Archer arrives in Rome excited to begin her new job as an archivist. When she discovers a...
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