After a spontaneous, magical day in Paris with a mysterious Dutch actor, a sheltered American good girl embarks on a year-long quest for him, only to discover herself amidst Shakespeare, travel, and the shattering of her own constrained world.
On a secluded Thai island, an adventurous backpacker's discovery of a utopian beach community quickly devolves into a struggle for survival as human nature's darker side erodes paradise.
Haunted by a former client's murder, defense attorney Mickey Haller faces guilt and duty to find the truth, fearing his past help may have led to her death.
Peter Mayle moves to a 200-year-old farmhouse in Provence, where he learns to live by the seasons, not the clock, navigating frosty mistrals, goat races, and regional cuisine with humor and charm.
Three hypochondriac friends and a fox-terrier take a funny, disastrous trip on the Thames, dealing with bad weather and lost pineapple chunks, all while showing the fun of late-Victorian getaways.
In 1950s San Juan, a drunken journalist pursuing an elusive woman gets caught in a dangerous mix of lust, jealousy, and quick-money schemes, where every drink could be his last.
After a spectacularly disastrous NFL performance, a disgraced American quarterback finds an unexpected last chance at redemption, and a taste of la dolce vita, leading a ragtag football team in the heart of Parma, Italy.
A year after a magical day in Paris, Willem embarks on a globe-spanning quest to find the elusive Lulu, questioning fate and the choices that define their intertwined destinies.
From puréed pork shoulder to secretive supper clubs, a Midwestern chef's culinary journey through love, loss, and lutefisk transforms her into a culinary legend, one dish at a time.
In the wild heart of Kenya, a Danish baroness builds a life on a coffee plantation, surrounded by untamed land and a passionate, tragic love, while becoming a master storyteller.
Edward Rutherfurd's "New York" follows the city's journey from a fishing village to a modern skyline, covering centuries of varied lives and constant change through war, prosperity, and difficulty.
Stranded in a blackout and connected by a single starlit night in New York, two teenagers navigate the vast distances of the world and the delicate threads of their burgeoning love through postcards, emails, and the enduring hope of a reunion.
When her boyfriend cancels their romantic Parisian trip, a shy Nell finds an unexpected, adventurous side of herself in the City of Lights, proving that sometimes, the best company is your own.
Gloria Steinem's memoir, "My Life on the Road," is a journey across America, showing how her many conversations on the road shaped both her identity and the movement for equality.
An American couple's desperate flight to the desolate beauty of post-WWII North Africa unravels their already fractured marriage, exposing the terrifying void within and the indifferent, vastness of the desert sky.
After her European scavenger hunt for a deceased aunt's last wishes is interrupted by theft, Ginny embarks on an unscripted, heart-racing adventure of love and self-discovery when the final, missing blue envelope mysteriously resurfaces in London.
During the British invasion of Burma, a poor boy, Rajkumar, builds a teak empire and spends his life trying to reunite with Dolly, a woman exiled from the Glass Palace, as their lives reflect the making of nations.
In colonial Burma, a timber merchant, fed up with the hypocrisy around him, navigates racial prejudice, political schemes, and a failed romance, eventually breaking under the weight of a system he despises.
