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  • Location: Finland, Helsinki

House of Orphans

1902: A fictional yet poignant account of how Russian rule affected the ordinary people of Finland. A landscape of icy stillness amidst the Russian chaos

  • Location: Alexandria, Cairo, Istanbul

Jasmine Nights

WW2: An evocative cover takes you right to the locations before even opening the first page

  • Location: Damascus

Mirror to Damascus

1966 – It may have been published in  1967 but this journey to Damascus takes you on a journey from the days of the Amorites…

  • Location: Berlin

Goodbye to Berlin

1930s: A fictionalized account of Berlin and Hitler’s rise to power is still thrilling and makes you feel you’re witnessing history.

  • Location: London

The Theft of Life (Crowther and Westerman 5)

1785: Whenever the topic of slavery is mentioned, no-one really thinks of it as being an issue which has much to do with London or…

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Just a Little Dinner

2025: Parisians behaving badly: a dinner party implodes

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