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  • 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: Brazil

If I Close My Eyes Now

1960s – A journey to Brazil  via its troubled history and its emergence as a new democracy with two young boys finding their way as…

  • Location: Edinburgh

Exit Music (Rebus 17)

2006: Is Rebus retiring? Not if the Russians have anything to do with it…

  • 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

  • Location: Barcelona, Fuerteventura, Dorset

Bay of Secrets

1930s/present day: There is a nice mix of destinations in this book and it is a real thrill flying back and forth

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The Restaurant of Lost Recipes

2024:  It’s a doorway to the past through the miracle of delicious food.

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