Claire Morris
Everything Under the Sky
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History is vital to this quirky thriller, which is set in 1920s China. Elvira, a Spanish painter living in Paris, travels to Shanghai ...Read Review
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
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Anyone wondering how to produce authentic fictional characters should pick up Diana Gabaldon’s novels and study closely. One of the most complex ...Read Review
The Cairo Diary
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Translated from the French, this thriller alternates between present-day France and 1920s Cairo. Marion is whisked away to Mont-Saint-Michel by the French Secret ...Read Review
In Pursuit of the Green Lion
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The first two novels in Riley’s highly entertaining trilogy about the adventures of Margaret of Ashbury have recently been reissued by Three ...Read Review
Haweswater
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In 1936, the Cumbrian village of Mardale is selected as the site for the Haweswater reservoir. The people of Manchester are running short on ...Read Review
The Eighth Wonder Of The World
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Think Umberto Eco and Louis de Bernières for the tone, tongue-in-cheek use of language, and somewhat fantastical plotting that makes up The ...Read Review
When Madeline Was Young
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In 1940s Chicago, ornithologist Aaron Maciver marries the beautiful, fashion-conscious Madeline. Shortly after their wedding, Madeline suffers a bicycle accident, which leaves her ...Read Review
Dark Angels
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Through a Glass Darkly was a book that lingered in the memory: a lush historical setting, carefully created characters, riveting storyline. Now, twenty ...Read Review
An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter
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This entertaining novella reads like a short story, in that it focuses on one incident and how that incident affects the story’s ...Read Review
White Ghost Girls
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Some “literary” novels contain rich, descriptive language that might be enjoyable to read but has no real bearing on the story they ...Read Review
