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Persuasion

Persuasion
  • Author(s): Jane Austen
  • Location(s): Bath, Lyme Regis
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Anne Elliot, a warm hearted young woman of 19, accepted a marriage proposal from Frederick Wentworth. A clever and ambitious young man, he had no background and both Anne’s father and her sister did not approve of her choice....

The Frequency of Us

The Frequency of Us
  • Author(s): Keith Stuart
  • Location(s): Bath
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): World War II and the present

In Second World War Bath, young, naïve wireless engineer Will meets Austrian refugee Elsa Klein: she is sophisticated, witty and worldly, and at last his life seems to make sense . . . until, soon after, the newly married...

The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen

The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen
  • Author(s): Ada Bright, Cass Grafton
  • Location(s): Bath
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Romance
  • Era(s): Present Day

It’s September, and the beautiful city of Bath is playing host to the annual Jane Austen Festival, a celebration of the famous author and her works. Rose Wallace, Bath resident and avid Jane Austen fan, can’t wait for her...

An Unsuitable Marriage

An Unsuitable Marriage
  • Author(s): Colette Dartford
  • Location(s): Somerset, Bath
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Could your marriage survive the ultimate betrayal? A sharp and emotional novel of a family under pressure, perfect for fans of Joanna Trollope and Hilary Boyd. Olivia had everything – a loving husband in Geoffrey, a thoughtful and intelligent...

Avon Street

Avon Street
  • Author(s): Paul Emanuelli
  • Location(s): Bath
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 19th Century

One night, one rash act, one crime changed James Daunton’s life for ever. Robbed of everything he once had, and trapped in a merciless vendetta, James must now take on Nathaniel Caine and his gang to survive. Alone, he...

Good Husbands

Good Husbands
  • Author(s): Cate Ray
  • Location(s): Bath
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

‘THE MOST RIVETING AND UNFLINCHING HE SAID/SHE SAID NOVEL TO DATE … ABSOLUTELY STAGGERING, INSANELY GRIPPING AND WHOLLY UNPUTDOWNABLE.’ MAY COBB, AUTHOR OF THE HUNTING WIVES Jess, Priyanka and Stephanie are all happily married to men they think they...

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey
  • Author(s): Jane Austen
  • Location(s): Bath
  • Genre(s): Romance

Catherine grows up to be a passably pretty girl and is invited to spend a few weeks in Bath with a family friend. While there she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor, who invite her to visit their...

The Painter’s Daughters

The Painter’s Daughters
  • Author(s): Emily Howes
  • Location(s): Bath
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 18th Century

1759, Ipswich. Sisters Peggy and Molly Gainsborough are the best of friends and do everything together. They spy on their father as he paints, they rankle their mother as she manages the books, they tear barefoot through the muddy...

the Treatment

the Treatment
  • Author(s): Mo Hayder
  • Location(s): Bath, London
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

A husband and wife are discovered, imprisoned in their own home. Badly dehydrated, they’ve been bound and beaten. He is close to death. But worse is to come: their young son is missing. When Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is...

Magic Sometimes Happens

Magic Sometimes Happens
  • Author(s): Margaret James
  • Location(s): Bath, Minnesota, Paris
  • Genre(s): Romance

Passport to love London-based PR and promotions consultant Rosie Denham has just spent a year in Paris where she’s tried but failed to fall in love. She’s also made a big mistake and can’t forgive herself. American IT professor...

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