India and England during the British Raj; Second Half of the 19th Century; Female Author

Calcutta, Boston, New York; 1960s to 1980s; Female Author – Winner of Pulitzer Prize

Frankie writes about his astonishingly miserable childhood which starts in New York and moves to Limerick. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1997.

Limerick – Ireland and Brooklyn – New York; 1930-40 ; Male Author

Pre and Post Partition in India; Male Author – Booker Prize Winner

U.S.A.; 1900s; Male Author

Pre-historic Times; Polar Ice Sheets; Female Author

New York; 1945-1955; Male Author

South India; 1969- 1993; Female Author – Booker Prize Winner

Fantasy trilogy about the people living in the gothic Castle Gormenghast; Male Author

The Mortmain family are living through difficult times in a castle, which they had leased, thinking it would be a good idea. Things take an interesting turn when their new landlords from America arrive. An entertaining coming-of-age novel from the 1930s.