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451 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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Porno by Irvine Welsh RO

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
La zece ani dupa evenimentele care au marcat actiunea din Trainspotting, Simon „Sick Boy” Williamson se intoarce in Edinburgh dupa o lunga perioada petrecuta la Londra. Esuind spectaculos ca escroc, peste, sot, tata si om de afaceri, Sick Boy profita de ceea ce i se pare a fi ultima lui sansa: pornografia. Pe de alta parte, pentru a-si infaptui visul de a produce si a regiza un film porno, Sick Boy trebuie sa faca echipa cu vechiul lui prieten, Mark Renton, exilat in ultimii ani la Amsterdam, si cu o gasca pestrita care ii include pe unul dintre cei mai mari obsedati sexual, fiul f... continue

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Pour rien au monde by Ken Follett FR

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Une crise internationale va-t-elle déclencher une troisième guerre mondiale ? De nos jours, dans le désert du Sahara, deux agents secrets sont sur la piste d'un groupe de terroristes trafiquants de drogue et risquent leur vie à chaque instant. Non loin, une jeune veuve se bat contre des passeurs tout en voyageant illégalement pour rejoindre l'Europe. Elle est aidée par un homme mystérieux qui cache sa véritable identité. En Chine, un membre du gouvernement à l'ambition démesurée pour lui et son pays lutte contre les vieux faucons communistes de l'administration qui poussent leur pays – et la C... continue

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen EN

Rating: 5 (98 votes)
Description:
"He began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention." Pride and Prejudice , one of the most famous love stories of all time, has also proven itself as a treasured mainstay of the English literary canon. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity. Misconceptions and hasty judgements bring heartache and scandal, but eventually lead to true understanding, s... continue

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Prohibido morir aquí by Elizabeth Taylor ES

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Una lluviosa tarde de domingo, poco después de haber enviudado, Laura Palfrey llega al Claremont para iniciar una nueva vida. En el hotel la esperan cuatro huéspedes permanentes, días ordenados en torno a las rutinas de las comidas y los programas de televisión. Solo modifica el tedio la visita esporádica de algunos familiares. Pero nadie va a ver a Laura. Cuando de pronto conoce en la calle a Ludo, un joven a quien desvela el deseo de ser escritor, juntos elaboran un plan para compensar la soledad a la que la tienen sometida. Elegida por The Guardian como u... continue

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Pure by Rose Bretecher Cartwright EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Rose Bretécher has OCD, but not as you know it. Pure is the true story of her life with intrusive sexual thoughts âe" a rampant but little-known symptom of the disorder. It tracks her farcical ten-year path to redemption, from the time she was first seized by graphic mental images to her eventual recovery through therapy, acceptance and love. The book describes her obsessive questioning of her identity and her compulsive search for an answer: driving across the world in a double-decker bus; debating the respective erotic allure of Cherie and Tony Blair; watching Jake Gyllenhaal's face turn in... continue

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Quiet Girl in a Noisy World : An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung EN

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Tegneserie. Illuminates the author's experience as an introvert in an extrovert's world. The book spans three years of Debbie's life, from the end of college to the present day. In these early years of adulthood, Debbie slowly but finally discovers there is a name for her lifelong need to be alone: she's an introvert

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Radio Congo : Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War by Ben Rawlence EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
In this extraordinary debut – called ‘gripping’ by The Times of London – Ben Rawlence sets out to gather the news from a forgotten town deep in Congo’s ‘silent quarter’ where peace is finally being built after two decades of civil war and devastation. Ignoring the advice of locals, reporters, and mercenaries, he travels by foot, bike, and boat, introducing us to Colonel Ibrahim, a guerrilla turned army officer; Benjamin, the kindly father of the most terrifying Mai Mai warlord; the cousins Mohammed and Mohammed, young tin traders hoping to make their fortune; and talk show host Mama Christine,... continue

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Radio Silence by Alice Oseman EN

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The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret - not even the person she is on the inside. But when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herse... continue

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Rape of the Fair Country by Alexander Cordell EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
The first volume in Alexander Cordell's classic trilogy of mid-nineteenth century Wales. Set in the grim valleys of the Welsh iron country during the turbulent times of the Industrial Revolution, this unforgettable novel begins the saga of the Mortymer family - a family of hard men and beautiful women, all forced into a bitter struggle with their harsh environment, as they slave and starve for the cruel English ironmasters. But adversity could never still the free spirit of Wales, or quiet its soaring voice, and the Mortymers struggle on even as the iron foundries ravish their homeland and cri... continue

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Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett EN

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Already a #1 bestselling author in England, Pratchett now gives his U.S. fans another taste of his tremendous talent in this fast-paced novel about the dark and mysterious man we call Death. When Death begins to question the P's and Q's of his job, he is officially retired, which leads to the kind of chaos that always ensues when a public service is withdrawn.


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