The Sixteen Trees of the Somme
- Location(s): Shetland Islands, Norway, The Somme
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 20th century
By Norway’s bestselling novelist and the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD, a family story of epic scale. Edvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in Norway with his taciturn grandfather, Sverre. The death of his parents, when he was...
A Body At The Tearooms (Kate Palmer #3)
- Location(s): Cornwall
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Contemporary
Nurse Kate Palmer has only been living in Lower Tinworthy, a beautiful little village by the sparkling Cornish sea, for a short time but she’s already making a name for herself as the local Miss Marple. Although not everyone is keen...
- Location(s): Bologna
- Genre(s): Thriller, Crime
- Era(s): Modern
Bologna: city of secrets, suspicion… and murder A dark and atmospheric crime thriller set in the beautiful Italian city of Bologna, perfect for fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and Philip Gwynne Jones. When the body of a radical...
- Location(s): Herat, Kabul
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1970s to 2000s
At times this can be a harrowing book, in which the author paints brutal scenes but it always retains, especiallythrough the characters of Mariam and Laila, a humanity, tremendous spirit and love. They overcome the challenges that have faced...
- Location(s): Prague
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Contemporary
For Megan, visiting Prague with her friend Ollie is just business. Nothing more. Because if she admits the truth she might lose everything. For Hope, this trip is a surprise treat from Charlie, her new partner. But she’s struggling...
- Location(s): Belize, Caribbean, Honduras, Roatán
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
Some secrets destroy you. Rob and Anna have only just met Owen and Kim. Now they’ve boarded their handsome old boat to travel to a far off island in the Caribbean. With only the four of them on board,...
- Location(s): Veneto
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Adventure
- Era(s): Modern
How does an Italian become Italian? Or an Englishman English, for that matter? Are foreigners born, or made? In An Italian Education Tim Parks focuses on his own young children in the small village near Verona where he lives,...
- Location(s): Paris
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): WW2
In June 1940, Paris fell to the Nazis who made the world’s cultural capital their favourite entertainment ground. Music halls and cabarets thrived during the occupation, providing plenty of work for actors, singers and musicians – except for Jews....
- Location(s): Washington DC, Honduras
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Dan Raglan, former Foreign Legion fighter, alias The Englishman, returns. The new high-octane international thriller from David Gilman. Someone’s trying to start a war. And Raglan’s just walked into the kill zone. It has been many years since Dan...
- Location(s): Inner Hebrides
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
Set on a tiny fictional island off the coast of Mull, Inner Hebrides. One summer’s day, Freya’s husband and son vanish at sea. A year on, and struggling to cope, Freya returns to the lighthouse-keeper’s cottage on a remote...
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