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  • 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

  • Location: Nicaragua, Managua

The Jaguar Smile

1986 – Salman Rushdie gives a unique view of the Nicaragua he saw on his visit there

  • Location: Boston, Florida Keys (Key West), Martha's Vineyard

The Way You Look Tonight

1960s: Imagine and experience what life in 1960s America was like. Get to meet the Kennedy’s as the world only narrowly missed the horror of…

  • Location: Bejing (Peking)

The Foremost Good Fortune

2007 – Imagine travelling to Bejing for your husband’s work and then finding out you have breast cancer? How do you cope with living in…

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The Tumbling Girl

1876: So much sass and sexiness in one book!

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