- Location(s): Corsica
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th century
Two women divided by a century. A tragic love story buried for four generations. A quest to unravel the past. Corsica 2010 The death of Rachel’s mother leaves unsolved questions about her ancestors. Will Rachel find the answers she desperately...
- Location(s): Paris, Provence
- Era(s): Modern
On a beautifully restored barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs a bookshop; or rather a ‘literary apothecary’, for this bookseller possesses a rare gift for sensing which books will soothe the troubled souls of his customers. The only...
- Location(s): Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Later 1970s
In The Long Count, the first book of JM Gulvin’s masterful new crime series, we meet Ranger John Quarrie as he is called to the scene of an apparent suicide by a fellow war veteran. Although the local police want...
- Location(s): Rajasthan
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Set in India, “The Overnight Palace is a gorgeous and sensual novel, one that readers of all kinds are sure to find enchanting,” says San Francisco Book Review. In exotic Rajasthan, India, bookish Elena seeks the romance and transcendence...
The Right Attitude to Rain (Isabel Dalhousie 3)
- Location(s): Edinburgh
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
The key to contentment in the Scottish climate is the right attitude to rain – just as in life the key to happiness lies in making the best of what you have. Bruised in love by her faithless Irish...
- Location(s): Burma (Myanmar)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1980s
In 1980s Burma, the British ambassador’s son goes missing. Discovered in the north of the country, Michael Atwood is in imminent danger, trapped between sides fighting a bitter civil war and with no way of getting back to Rangoon....
- Location(s): Europe, United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s-1970s
JACKIE When her first marriage ends in tragedy, Jackie Kennedy fears she’ll never love again. But all that changes when she encounters… ARI Successful and charming, Ari Onassis is a man who promises her the world. Yet soon after...
The Shogun’s Queen: The Shogun Quartet #1
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1850s
Only one woman can save her world from barbarian invasion but to do so will mean sacrificing everything she holds dear – love, loyalty and maybe life itself . . . Japan, and the year is 1853. Growing up...
- Location(s): Naples
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Second half 20th century
The second book in Ferrante’s lauded Neapolitan novels. Elena and Lila are now in their twenties. While marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that...
- Location(s): San Gimignano, Siena, Tuscany
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1338-1348
Sofia is trained in secret as a painter in her father’s workshop during a time when women did not paint openly. She loves her work, but her restless spirit leads her to betray her extraordinary gifts to marry a...
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