Books from United Kingdom
241 popular british books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from United Kingdom.
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Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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When Jeeves suggests dreamy, soulful Gussie Fink-Nottle don scarlet tights and a false beard in his bid to capture the affections of Madeline Bassett, Bertie Wooster decides matters have definitely got out of hand, especially when it comes to a disagreement over a certain white mess jacket with brass buttons! Taking Jeeves off the case, he embarks on a plan of his own to bring Madeline and Gussie together. But when things go disastrously wrong who can Bertie turn to?
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers' final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.The authoritative edition of Romeo and Juliet from The Folger S... continue
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Scris pe trup by Jeanette Winterson RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Traducere de Vali Florescu Cărțile scriitoarei britanice Jeanette Winterson sunt publicate în peste 35 de țări. „De ce măsura iubirii este pierderea ei?" Așa începe un roman frumos ca o scrisoare de dragoste, în care protagoniștii se caută, se găsesc într-o noapte ploioasă, se iubesc nebunește și în cele din urmă rătăcesc iremediabil drumul unul spre celălalt. Pe ea o cheamă Louise. Are păr prerafaelit și pielea albă ca laptele. Dar persoana pe care o iubește și care-i așterne pe hârtie povestea n-are nici nume, nici chip, nici sex. Însă dragostea nu cunoaște astfel de îngrădiri. E, așa cum de... continue
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Sexul cireşilor by Jeanette Winterson RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Primul ananas este adus în Anglia de către John Tradescant, în timpul domniei lui Charles I. Mulţimea de gură-cască îl priveşte ca pe un miracol, neputând să se hotărască între dubiu înfricoşat şi veneraţie. În aceeaşi zi, un băiat îşi dă seama că va deveni explorator. Aşa începe viaţa lui Jordan, printre mirosurile grele ale Tamisei, pe malul căreia îşi meştereşte micile corăbii de lemn.
Mama lui adoptivă, Femeia cu Câini, este o creatură monstruoasă, cu un vocabular pestriţ şi o slăbiciune pentru prostituate – „si... continue
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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of 'Book of the Year' and 'Debut of the Year' at the British Book Awards The Million-Copy Bestseller 'An amazingly intimate, compassionate, gripping portrait of addiction, courage and love.' – The judges of the Booker Prize 'Douglas Stuart has written a first novel of rare and lasting beauty.' – Observer It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life, dreaming of greater things. But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and as she descends deeper into drink, the children try their b... continue
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Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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"A true story of the woods, of the fae, and of the heart. Deep and green and wonderful.”—Naomi Novik There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past—both the green magic of the woods, and the dar... continue
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Sisters : A Novel by Daisy Johnson EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR “[A] skillfully crafted gothic mystery . . . Johnson pulls off a great feat in this book.” —Financial Times “It reminded me, in its general refusal to play nice, of early Ian McEwan.” —The New York Times Book Review “Johnson crafts an aching thriller about the dangers of loving too intensely.” —Time From a Booker Prize finalist and international literary star: a blazing portrait of one darkly riveting sibling relationship, from the inside out. “One of her generation’s most intriguing authors” (Entertainment Weekly), Daisy Johnson is the youngest writer... continue
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Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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In a magical ancient Britain, three siblings become entangled in a tale of treachery, love and murder. Lucy Holland's lyrical story retells 'The Two Sisters' for a modern audience.
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Six Square Metres : Gardening in the Inner City by Margaret Simons EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Life lessons from the ground up. Sometimes you reap what you sow. Sometimes you reap what other people sowed. Sometimes you haven't got a clue what you are sowing, and sometimes you just get lucky, or unlucky. All these things are true of life, as of gardening. In this thoughtful and beautifully observed book, journalist and gardening enthusiast Margaret Simons takes readers on a journey through the seasons, through her life, and through the tiny patch of inner-urban earth that is home to her garden. Over the course of a year, within the garden and without, there are births to celebrate and de... continue