Books from United Kingdom
451 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.
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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The Happiness of Kati by Jane Vejjajiva EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
This singular story of love, hope, and renewal set against the lushly exotic background of Thailand is a profoundly touching book that reminds how very brave--and very wise--children can be.
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The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JAMES WOOD Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
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The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Alfred Noyes's famous poem still has the power to thrill us as we read the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord's black-eyed daughter. Charles Keeping's stunning illustrations won this book the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1982.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World SOON TO BE A HULU SERIES • Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read It’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien. After that, things get much, much worse. W... continue
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is most well known for his detective novels and the development of crime novels. Creating one of the most well known detectives of all time Doyle was a prolific writer creating many other tales that has intrigued and inspired generations with science fiction, romances and historical novels. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third novel written by Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Bristling with tension, bitter rivalries, and toxic friendships, get ready for the most hotly-anticipated thriller of 2019. In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather for New Year.
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The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case. PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES: "Magnificent" -- Sunday Times "[Galbraith's] greatest novelistic gifts are her ability to spin wild, intricate plots (witness the astrological elements of this latest book), and to create colorful, highly individual characters who come instantly alive on the page." -- Bill Sheehan, Washington Post "Finely honed, superbly constructed" -- Daily Mail "A scrupulous plotter and master of misdirection, Galbraith kee... continue
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The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Follows the story of three generation of women of the Firielli family as they search for love and identity during the tumultuous political events of twentieth-century Uruguay.
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The Island Child by Molly Aitken EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A rich, haunting and deeply moving novel about the power and the danger in a mother's love, from one of the most exciting new voices in Irish fiction.
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The Island Home by Libby Page EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"Lorna's world is small but safe. She loves her daughter, and the two of them is all that matters. But after nearly twenty years, she and Ella are suddenly leaving London for the Isle of Kip, the tiny remote Scottish island where Lorna grew up. Alice's world is tiny but full. She loves the community on Kip, her yoga classes drawing women across the tiny island together. Now Lorna's arrival might help their family finally mend itself - even if forgiveness means returning to the past... So with two decades, hundreds of miles and a lifetime's worth of secrets between Lorna and the island, can com... continue