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  • Location: Nicaragua

Pearl Lagoon

1926 – Nicaragua was once the setting for an occupation and political intrigue and Eric Burnett is the perfect guide to take you back in…

  • Location: St Petersburg (Leningrad), Stockholm

To the Hermitage

1770s, 1990s: The setting is Russia and Stockholm – the story is the the Diderot project or the creation of the world’s first Encyclopedia

  • Location: Munich, Paris

The Ghost of Munich

1930s: You can literally step into history with this novel and visit many historically important places

  • Location: Sumatra

Jaipong Dancer

1950s: Yahyu, a young Javanese dancer, runs away from a forced marriage and becomes unwittingly involved in the violent struggle for 1950’s Sumatra’s independence from…

  • Location: Beijing (Peking)

A Dance with a Dragon

1900s –  A fascinating look at the the expat community in Peking between the end of the Ching Dynasty and Mao’s communist revolution

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Nowhere Burning

2025: High in the mountains sits Nowhere

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