- 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...
- 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...
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