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190 popular british books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. 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. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.


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Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
The flaxen-haired beauty of the child-like Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E. Braddon's classic novel of sensation uncovers the truth about its heroine in a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder. It challenges assumptions about the nature of femininity and investigates the narrow divide between sanity and insanity, using as its focus one of the most fascinating of all Victorian heroines.

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Light of Amsterdam by David Park EN

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It is December in Belfast, Christmas is approaching and three sets of people are about to make their way to Amsterdam. Alan, a university art teacher, goes on a pilgrimage to the city of his youth with troubled teenage son Jack; middle-aged couple Marion and Richard take a break from running their garden centre to celebrate Marion's birthday; and Karen, a single mother struggling to make ends meet, joins her daughter's hen party. As these people brush against each other in the squares, museums and parks of Amsterdam, their lives are transfigured as they encounter the complexities of love in a ... continue
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is... continue

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Maame by Jessica George EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
An unforgettable debut about a young British Ghanaian woman as she navigates her twenties and finds her place in the world, for readers of Queenie and The Other Black Girl.


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Manalive by G. K. Chesterton EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Description:
Light-hearted work introduces Innocent Smith, a bubbly, eccentric gentleman of questionable character, into the lives of a group of young disillusioned people -- and the result is inspired, high-spirited nonsense.

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Mândrie şi prejudecată by Jane Austen RO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Elizabeth Bennet, una dintre cele cinci fiice ale unui gentleman din mediul rural al Angliei secolului al XIX-lea, se afla in fata unei dileme privind viitorul ei si al surorilor sale: in cazul eventualei morti a parintelui lor, neavand drept la mostenire, fetele trebuie sa-si asigure o existenta decenta, printr-o casatorie convenabila si sigura. Acest lucru devine o obsesie pentru mama lor, care se arata dispusa la orice compromisuri numai ca sa obtina garantia ca fetele vor avea un viitor stabil si sigur. O oportunitate neasteptata se iveste in clipa cand in vecinatate se intaleaza domnul Da... continue

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Men Who Hate Women : From Incels to Pickup Artists, the Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All by Laura Bates EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
A ground-breaking investigation into extreme misogyny.

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Mere Christianity : Comprising The Case for Christianity, Christian Behaviour, and Beyond Personality by C. S. Lewis EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Discusses the essence of Christian faith and the doctrine of the Trinity.


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