Serenity House

Author: Christopher Hope

Old Max, the genial giant of Serenity House, north London’s ‘Premier Eventide refuge’, might have been left to die in peace. But his son-in-law Albert, an MP with a special interest in the War Crimes Bill, has other ideas…..Read More

7 Books Similar to Serenity House

The English Patient

The final curtain is closing on the Second World War, and Hana, a nurse, stays behind in an abandoned Italian villa to tend to her only remaining patient. Rescued by… Continue Reading Posted in: 1939 1945, Canada, Contemporary Literature & Fiction, English Fiction, World War

The Salt Roads

Jeanne Duval, the ginger-colored entertainer, is descended from African slaves and white sailors. It is twilight, and she argues with her lover Charles Baudelaire in his Paris apartment. Ginger is… Continue Reading Posted in: Fantasy Fiction, Mary, Of Egypt, Saint, Time Travel

The Underground Man

William John Cavendish Bentinck Scott, the fifth Duke of Portland, who died in 1879, was a singularly eccentric man. What sets him apart from other famous eccentrics is the fact… Continue Reading Posted in: Diary Fiction, England Nottinghamshire, Historical British & Irish Literature, Welbeck

Black Dogs

In 1946, a young couple set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they plan an idyllic holiday, only to encounter an experience of… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary British Fiction, Historical European Fiction, Political Science, Politics And Government, Psychological Fiction

Leave a Reply