- Location(s): Paris, Brighton
- Era(s): 20th Century
1911. Aged just fifteen, Mary Kirk and Wallis Warfield meet at summer camp. Their friendship will survive heartbreaks, continents, and the demands of the English crown, until it is shattered by one unforgivable betrayal… 1997. Kendall’s romantic break in...
- Location(s): Cape Town
- Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
Col Vaughn de Vries Book 4 From the author of the acclaimed The First Rule of Survival, praised by Lee Child as ‘excellent and uncompromising’, comes Paul Mendelson’s explosive latest thriller. Apostle Lodge looks out over the ocean, an...
- Location(s): Thailand, Los Angeles
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Present
Alice is turning thirty and is stuck in a rut. Her friends are all coupling up and settling down, while she’s still working as a temp, trying (and failing) not to shag her terrible ex, getting thrown out of...
- Location(s): Cornwall
- Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
- Era(s): 1930s
Norah Thornby can no longer afford to live in her grand family home in the centre of Silkhampton. Unless, perhaps, she can find a respectable lodger. But Nurse Lettie Quick is not nearly as respectable as she seems....
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Nonfiction, Fiction
- Era(s): Various
A global journey inspired by writers from every continent Whether you’re a regular globe-trotter or an armchair traveller, these 80 works conjure up the spirit of place for locations on every continent. Sometimes the setting of a novel is...
Art and Commerce in the Dutch Golden Age
- Location(s): Netherlands
- Genre(s): Historical
- Era(s): Seventeenth Century
During the seventeenth century, the Netherlands-a small country with just two million inhabitants and virtually no natural resources-enjoyed a “Golden Age” of economic success, world power, and tremendous artistic output. In this book Michael North examines the Dutch Golden...
Art Therapy: Japan: 100 Designs Colouring in and Relaxation
- Location(s): Japan
- Genre(s): Miscellaneous
Rediscover your creativity and let your imagination and senses unwind with these 100 exquisitely drawn illustrations. The culture, art and natural beauty of Japan inspired the likes of Van Gogh and Monet to create some of their best pieces...
As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back
- Location(s): South East Asia
- Genre(s): Adventure, Fiction
- Era(s): 1980s
Two classics—The Lovely Bones and The Beach—merge in this visionary travel adventure. Jen—seventeen years old and abused—steals $10,00 and runs away to Asia. The Lonely Planetpath through Hong Kong, The Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand leads to hook-ups, heat, alcohol,...
Ashes to Ashes, Diamonds to Dust
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): Mordern day
Venice sets the stage for a diamond caper gone wrong, where everyone is someone else, and no one can be trusted. During her Venetian trip to participate in an international art exhibition, Carla Romano brings along her deceased friend’s...
- Location(s): Marrakech
- Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
- Era(s): Early 1900s
Morocco, 1906. The country is caught between growing European influence and domestic instability. As young women disappear from the alleyways of Marrakesh, Farook Al-Alami, a detective from Tangier, is summoned to solve the case of the apparent abductions. Investigating...
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