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  • Location: Egypt, Cairo

The Sacred River

1800s: A romantic, vivid novel about three women who leave Victorian London for Egypt—a tale of female empowerment, self-discovery, love, and the absolution that comes…

  • Location: Ghana, London, Banffshire

Local Customs

1830s: Based on real events. What happens when a Scot becomes the Governor of Cape Coast? What happens to his English born wife? Who knows…

  • Location: Niamey, Niger

Harmattan

2000s: A remarkable book giving a stark and often painful illustration of the hopes and dreams of a young girl in a restless country.

  • Location: Morocco, Penzance

Crossed Bones/The Tenth Gift

17th Century – A story based on historical fact about a real life pirate raid which took place off the 17th century Cornish coast. The…

  • Location: Johannesburg, Ixopo

Cry, the Beloved Country

Mid 20th C: This book taught us a lot about South Africa and the westernized “help” that white people think it needs. We love this…

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Under a Summer Skye

2024: A Scottish island. A stranger from the mainland. A summer of possibilities…

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