Popular European Romance Books
Find romance books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (163)
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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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Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man by Claudia Carroll EN
IrelandDescription:
A fresh and vibrant voice offers a hilarious look at the lengths one woman will go to find--and keep--the man of her dreams.
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GermanyDescription:
Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon--the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey... continue
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Scris pe trup by Jeanette Winterson RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
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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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility ... continue
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She Came to Stay by Simone de Beauvoir EN
FranceDescription:
Set in Paris on the eve of World War II, and sizzling with love, anger and revenge, "She Came to Stay" explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon to fall.
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Şi dacă e adevărat ... by Marc Levy RO
Description:
"Ce-o să-ţi spun nu e uşor de înţeles, e imposibil de admis, dar dacă ai vrea să-mi asculţi povestea…"
Ce să crezi despre o femeie care-ţi alege dulapul din baie ca să-şi petreacă zilele în el? Care se miră că o poţi vedea? Care apare şi dispare brusc şi pretinde că este în comă profundă la celălalt capăt al oraşului? Pe ea trebuie să o duci la psihiatru, sau pe tine? Sau, dimpotrivă, trebuie să te laşi în voia acestei aventuri extravagante?
Şi dacă este adevărat?…
Dacă e adevărat că Arthur este singura persoană care poate împărţi ... continue
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Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"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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Strait is the Gate by André Gide EN
Description:
Jerome Palissier, a delicate boy, spends many summers at his uncle's house in Normandy, where the whole world seems steeped in azure. There he falls deeply in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually Alissa becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul.
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Strugurii s-au copt în lipsa ei by Zully Mustafa RO
RomaniaDescription:
O poveste autentica despre doi tineri care se iubesc in contratimp, iar pentru ca nu sint in stare sa-si acordeze sentimentele, distanta pare sa le fie potrivnica. Un roman de dragoste ale carui nevroze par sa se intinda peste orasul de provincie in care se petrec atit de putine lucruri. Un oras-capcana din care putini reusesc sa scape si sa-si urmeze dorurile de duca. Tineri debusolati care incearca sa-si croiasca un drum in viata, fara sa-si anuleze devenirea spirituala. Un roman sudat din stari febrile si cautari interioare, care se construieste din praf si ura, dar care se transforma trept... continue