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Going After Cacciato

Going After Cacciato
  • Author(s): Tim O'Brien
  • Location(s): Vietnam, Paris
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Vietnam War and aftermath

Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciatocaptures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars. In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier...

Going Big or Small

Going Big or Small
  • Author(s): David Canford
  • Location(s): Berlin, Naples, Sicily, The South of France (Le Midi)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Twentieth century

“Happy, sad and all emotions!” A Man Called Ove meets Thelma and Louise. Dull and predictable English retiree, Frank, gets more adventure than he bargained for when he sets off on a road trip across 1980s Europe hoping to...

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth
  • Author(s): Jane Jesmond
  • Location(s): Glasgow, Calais, Cornwall
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Still reeling from a life-threatening experience on the coast of Calais, daredevil climber Jen Shaw finds herself in Glasgow for a funeral, devastated with grief and in search of answers. As her dogged determination propels her closer to the...

Gourmet Rhapsody

Gourmet Rhapsody
  • Author(s): Muriel Barbery
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Food and Drink, Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A French food critic faces his mortality in an “entertaining and witty” novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’. In the heart of Paris, in the same posh building made famous in ‘The...

Granite Island: A Portrait of Corsica

Granite Island: A Portrait of Corsica
  • Author(s): Dorothy Carrington
  • Location(s): Corsica
  • Genre(s): Travelogue

‘Get away from here before you’re completely bewitched and enslaved…’ Dorothy Carrington was told, while sitting in a fisherman’s cafe at the magically quiet midday hour. But enslaved she was. GRANITE ISLAND, much more than a travel book, grew...

Grape Expectations: A Family’s Vineyard Adventure in France

Grape Expectations: A Family’s Vineyard Adventure in France
  • Author(s): Caro Feely
  • Location(s): Dordogne
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

Filled with vivid descriptions of delicious wines, great food, and stunning views, this is a unique insight into the world of the winemaker, and a story of passion, dedication, and love When Caro and Sean find the perfect 10-hectare...

Gratitude

Gratitude
  • Author(s): Delphine de Vigan, George Miller (translator)
  • Location(s): France
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller, In Translation
  • Era(s): Modern

TRANSLATED BY GEORGE MILLER Marie owes Michka more than she can say – but Michka is getting older, and can’t look after herself any more. So Marie has moved her to a home where she’ll be safe. But Michka...

Hand On Heart

Hand On Heart
  • Author(s): Sara Downing
  • Location(s): Worcestershire, Dordogne
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Present Day

Love, laughter, friendship and sunshine… The second novel in the popular Head Over Heels contemporary romance series. Six years on and the friends are all older – although not necessarily wiser. Evie’s once devoted husband, James, is going through...

Happily Never After

Happily Never After
  • Author(s): Phoebe MacLeod
  • Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

She’s looking for writing inspiration, but she may just find Mr Right… Laura Spalding has life all worked out: a flourishing writing career, a lovely home, a cute dog, and a handsome boyfriend Angus. Then, plot twist, Angus walks...

Happy People Read and Drink Coffee

Happy People Read and Drink Coffee
  • Author(s): Agnes Martin-Lugand
  • Location(s): Paris, Ireland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Diane, owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a cosy coffee shop turned library in Paris, seems to have the perfect life. But when she suddenly loses her husband and daughter in a car accident, her life is...

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