- Location(s): East Timor (Timor-Leste)
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 1990s
The centrepiece of this new, expanded edition of his bestselling Distant Voices is Pilger’s reporting from East Timor, which he entered secretly in 1993 and where a third of the population has died as a result of Indonesia’s genocidal...
- Location(s): Europe, United States (USA)
- Genre(s): Autofiction, Historical
- Era(s): Mid 20th Century
In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria Callas is known simply as la divina: the divine one. With her glorious voice, instinctive flair for the dramatic and striking beauty, she’s the toast of the grandest opera...
- Location(s): World
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Over 500 years of history
Have you ever wondered why a border is right there? Yes just there. This book tells the story of our international borders, travelling the world to visit some of our best known and least known borders and explores why...
- Location(s): Dubai
- Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
- Era(s): Contemporary
A young woman’s body floats in the Dubai marina. Her death alters the fates of six people, each one striving for a better life in an unforgiving city. A young Irish man comes to stay with his sister, keen...
- Location(s): The Philippines
- Genre(s): Poetry
- Era(s): Contemporary
Tagalog is a language spoken by twenty-two million people in the Philippines. Diwata is a Tagalog term meaning “muse.” Diwata is also a term for a mythical being who resides in nature, and who human communities must acknowledge, respect,...
- Location(s): Mount Everest
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Dixon was once an Olympic-level runner. But he missed the team by two-tenths of a second, and ever since that pain decades ago, he hasn’t allowed a goal to consume him. But when his charming older brother, Nate, suggests...
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
- Location(s): India
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he’s smarter than his friend Pari (even though she always gets top marks) and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with...
- Location(s): Brecon Beacons
- Genre(s): Domestic Noir
- Era(s): Modern
Could your dream home be your worst nightmare? After what happened in London, Kirsty needs a fresh start with her family. And running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds idyllic. But then their first guest arrives. Selena is...
- Location(s): St Ives
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Present Day
A life-affirming novel about broken but loving families, people making mistakes but doing their best, grief and getting stuck – for readers of ELEANOR OLIPHANT, THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP and WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT On her...
- Location(s): Beijing (Peking)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): late 20th century
“In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old.” Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended...
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