Going a little stir crazy? Want to go to Scotland? Or Japan? Or India? Me too! Lucky for all of us, you can travel the world from the comfort of your couch. And all of these titles are available to download from Libby or Hoopla. Enjoy! And we are all looking forward to seeing you guys soon!
Scotland
The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan
Available on Libby and Hoopla
Returning to her family’s Scottish island town in the aftermath of her mother’s death, a London girl-about-town opens a cafe when she discovers that her father and brothers are not quite up to the task of running the family farm..
China
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
Available on Libby
Explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter, who has been adopted by an American couple, tracing the very different cultural factors that compel them to consume a rare native tea that has shaped their family’s destiny for generations.
India
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
Available of Libby
In 1921, Bombay’s first female lawyer, Oxford graduate Perveen Mistry, investigates a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in strict seclusion who become subject to a murderous guardian’s schemes for their inheritances
Spain
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Available on Libby
Sponsored by the poet Pablo Neruda to flee the violence of the Spanish Civil War, a pregnant widow and an army doctor unite in an arranged marriage, only to be swept up by the early days of World War II.
Nigeria
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Available on Libby
Realizing that her beautiful, beloved younger sister has murdered yet another boyfriend, an embittered Nigerian woman works to direct suspicion away from the family, until a handsome doctor she fancies asks for her sister’s number.
Canada
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
Available on Libby
A modern Muslim adaptation of Pride and Prejudice finds a reluctant teacher who would avoid an arranged marriage setting aside her literary ambitions before falling in love with her perpetually single cousin’s infuriatingly conservative fiance.
Mexico
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Available on Libby
A dark fairy tale inspired by folklore is set against the Jazz age in Mexico’s underworld, where a young dreamer is sent by the Mayan God of Death on a life-changing journey.
France
The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel
Available on Libby
The author of the international best-seller The Room on Rue Amélie returns with a moving story set amid the champagne vineyards of northern France during the darkest days of World War II.
Ireland
The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
Available on Hoopla
Traces the experiences of a librarian on the scenic west coast of Ireland who searches for a way to rebuild her community and her own life in the wake of local estrangements.
Japan
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
Available on Libby
A portrait painter deals with the upcoming divorce from his wife by moving into an old house in rural Japan that used to belong to a famous artist.
Great Britain
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Available on Libby and Hoopla
Emerging from a life-threatening illness, a fiercely organized but unfulfilled computer geek recruits a mysterious artist to help her establish meaning in her life, before finding herself engaged in reckless but thrilling activities.
