Domestic fiction genre books (133)
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Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy EN
RussiaDescription:
Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy is about Prince Stepan Kasatsky, a young man is destined for great things. Tolstoy is a masterful writer, and this book was an instant success when it was first published in Russia. Created by one of the most highly acclaimed authors of all-time, this is an accomplished work that will touch you at the very core. Any profits raised from the sale of this book will be going towards the Freeriver Community project, a project that aims to support communities and promote well-being. To learn more about the Freeriver project please visit the website; www.freerivercommuni... continue
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FranceDescription:
FILLE, nom féminin 1. Personne de sexe féminin considérée par rapport à son père, à sa mère. 2. Enfant de sexe féminin. 3. (Vieilli.) Femme non mariée. 4. Prostituée. Laurence Barraqué grandit avec sa soeur dans les années 1960 à Rouen. "Vous avez des enfants ? demande-t-on à son père. - Non, j'ai deux filles" , répond-il. Naître garçon aurait sans doute facilité les choses. Un garçon, c'est toujours mieux qu'une garce. Puis ... continue
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Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras EN
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
Description:
LibraryReads and Indie Next PickThis mesmerizing debut set in Colombia at the height of Pablo Escobar's violent reign is about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid whose unlikely friendship threatens to undo them both. Inspired by the author's own life, Fruit of the Drunken Tree contrasts two very different, but inextricably linked, coming-of-age stories.
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Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The world as we know it is ending. Evolution has reversed itself, affecting every living creature on earth. Science cannot stop the world from running backwards, as woman after woman gives birth to infants that appear to be primitive species of humans. Twenty-six-year-old Cedar Hawk Songmaker, adopted daughter of a pair of big-hearted, open-minded Minneapolis liberals, is as disturbed and uncertain as the rest of America around her. But for Cedar, this change is profound and deeply personal. She is four months pregnant.
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Happiness, Like Water by Chinelo Okparanta EN
NigeriaDescription:
A moving debut story collection centered on Nigerian women, as they build lives out of longing and hope, faith and doubt, the struggle to stay and the mandate to leave, and the burden and strength of love.
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Hard by a Great Forest : A Novel by Leo Vardiashvili EN
GeorgiaDescription:
"This novel annihilated me. I gasped, laughed, and wept my way through it... Left my heart bruised and battered and aching for more." —Khaled Hosseini, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner “Blows open the heart of the past. It's a mystery, it's a picaresque, it's a comedy, and it's an authentic song of belonging and unbelonging. Tender and raw and funny.” —Colum McCann, National Book Award winning author of Let the Great World Spin "Propulsive, funny, and profound."—Elif Batuman, Pulitzer Prize finalist and bestselling author of The Idiot “Astonishingly crafted with history,... continue
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Hard Times by Charles Dickens EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Novel depicting Victorian industrial society.
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His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie EN
LiberiaDescription:
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A Must-Read Novel: The New York Times Book Review * BuzzFeed * Time * Marie Claire * Parade * Travel + Leisure * Ms. * Bustle * The Millions * Book Riot * PopSugar * HelloGiggles * Kirkus Reviews* Good Morning America “[A] mesmerizing debut novel.” —The New York Times Book Review “A story that kept me tied to the page, told in masterful, seamless prose.” —BuzzFeed “I love this book so much I turned the pages so fast . . . It’s all about the search for independence and being true to yourself and who yo... continue
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Hyper by Agri Ismaïl SV
SwedenDescription:
En uppslukande och skarp roman om en kurdisk familjs sönderfall, med finanskrisen 2008 som fond.I skydd av natten flyr Rafiq Kermanj Teheran med sin fru Xezal och deras tre barn. Rafiq försöker bygga ett nytt liv åt sin familj i London, men förlamas av allt han har förlorat.I vuxen ålder går de tre syskonen skilda vägar. Äldste sonen Mohammed stannar i London och söker sig till den brutala finansbranschen. Siver, dottern i familjen, försvinner in i ett olyckligt äktenskap i Bagdad. Yngsta sonen Laika drar sig undan till en tillvaro helt levd online. Från en visningslägenhet vid Manhattans Wall... continue