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...
- Location(s): Agistri
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Could rediscovering her roots help Kat rebuild a life without her brother…? Shattered by the sudden loss of her beloved twin, Nik, Kat is struggling to find meaning in a life turned upside down. The comfort of family is...
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
Even the most beautiful city on earth has a dark side . . . It is November 2nd, 2017. All Souls Day. On the Day of the Dead, the citizens of Venice make their way to the cemetery island...
- Location(s): Westerbork, Auschwitz/Birkenau, Chrastava
- Genre(s): Biography, Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1930s/40s
An extraordinary story of one family’s torment, betrayal and perseverance in war time Amsterdam. War and Love is a fascinating and detailed memoir of a family’s everyday life at a time of war. The simple storytelling reflects a period...
- Location(s): Howard County
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Luisa ‘Lu’ Brant is the newly elected – and first female – state’s attorney of Howard County, Maryland, a job in which her revered father famously served. Fiercely intelligent and ambitious, she sees an opportunity to make her name...
- Location(s): Montreal
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): 1970s
An artfully told police procedural set in an explosive era in recent history Montreal 1970. The “Vampire Killer” has murdered three women and a fourth is missing. Bombs explode in the stock exchange, McGill University, and houses in Westmount....
- Location(s): Madrid
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1940s
The Spanish Civil War is over, Madrid is in ruins, the Germans continue their sweep through Europe, and Franco refuses to enter the Second World War. Unassuming spy, Harry Brett, is sent over to Spain and rekindles his friendship...
- Location(s): Moscow
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
On 21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov – recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt – is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving...
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