Recommended English books

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The Read Around The World Challenge is a global challenge. Anyone can join the challenge from anywhere in the world in any language they want. This is the list of all English books added by participants of this reading challenge.


2092.

Marie Antoinette : The Journey by Antonia Fraser EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Fraser's definitive biography excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era. 60 illustrations.

2093.

Marilla of Green Gables : A Novel by Sarah McCoy EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Description:
A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables . . . before Anne: A marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the possibility of heartbreak—and unimaginable greatness. Plucky and ambitious, Marilla Cuthbert is thirteen years old when her world is turned upside down. Her beloved mother dies in childbirth, and Marilla suddenly must bear the responsibilities of a farm wife: cooking, sewing, keeping house, and overseeing the ... continue

2094.

Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN

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Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
A mysterious ritual in a cemetery leads two teenagers to a journey into Barcelona's forgotten past

2095.

Mario and the Magician by Thomas Mann EN

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Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
An extraordinary collection of stories from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature - the title story, one of Mann's most political, explores the rise of facism by way of a mysterious magician in a small Italian village. Mann's short stories explore his abiding interest in the split nature of humanity and the discordance of the world it inhabits. In 'A Man and his Dog', domestic tempests are symbols of the muddle of humanity. In 'The Black Swan', the demands of intellect clash with physical desires. And in 'Mario and the Magician' a young family on holiday in Italy encounters a creepy ent... continue

2096.

Marked for Life by Emelie Schepp EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
When a high-ranking head of the migration board is found shot to death in his living room, there is no shortage of suspects, including his wife. But no one expects to find mysterious, child-size fingerprints in this childless home. Public prosecutor Jana Berzelius steps in to lead the investigation. Young and brilliant but emotionally cold, Berzelius, like her famous prosecutor father, won't be swayed by the hysterical widow or intimidated by the threatening letters the victim had tried to hide. She is steely, aloof, impenetrable. That is, until the boy... A few days later on a nearby deserted... continue

2097.

Mars by Asja Bakić EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
A debut story collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the former Eastern Bloc.

2098.

Marshall Islands Legends and Stories by Daniel A. Kelin EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Collects 50 stories recorded from 18 storytellers on 8 islands and atolls in the Marshall Islands.

2099.

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach : A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy EN

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Country: North America / Cuba flag Cuba
Description:
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning retel... continue

2100.

MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Iran flag Iran
Description:
Cyrus Shams is lost. The orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, Cyrus never knew his mother. Killed when her plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf in a senseless accident, Cyrus has spent his life grappling with the meaningless nature of his mother's death. Now he is set to learn the truth of her life. When Cyrus's obsession with the lives of the martyrs - Bobby Sands, Joan of Arc - leads him to a chance encounter with a dying artist, he finds himself drawn towards the mysteries of his past: an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as the Angel of Death; and toward his mother, w... continue


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