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In the ditch by Buchi Emecheta EN
NigeriaDescription:
Tells the story of a young Nigerian woman who is separated from her husband and living with her five small children in London in the 1960's.
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Inspire: Life Lessons from the Wilderness by Ben Fogle EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
The latest adventure from bestselling author Ben Fogle explores what we can learn from nature about living well and living wild. What can rowing across the Atlantic teach us about boredom and about patience? Can coming down from Everest take more resilience than climbing up in the first place? How can the isolation of the South Pole highlight what's most important? And how can we tap into the same reflective state in our daily lives? Writing during the unprecedented period of the coronavirus pandemic and drawing on a wealth of personal stories, Ben reflects on the significance of nature to all... continue
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It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Gareth St. Clair has a father who hates him and who is determined to ruin the St. Clair family fortunes. Gareth's sole heirloom is an old diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past... and the key to his future. The problem is - it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word
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Iubita locotenentului francez by John Fowles RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Plasata in jurul anului 1867, actiunea romanului pune in cumpana libertatea viziunii de la sfirsitul anilor ’60 ai secolului al XX-lea cu atitudinile severe ale perioadei victoriene din urma cu o suta de ani. Romanul evoca in chip convingator atmosfera acelor „certitudini de fier”, a conventiilor rigide, a emotiilor reprimate, reactualizind unele modalitati caracteristice ale naratiunii victoriene. De fapt, succesul la public a fost explicat si prin dexteritatea cu care Fowles minuieste o intriga intru totul conventionala: triunghiul alcatuit din Charles, logodnica lui, suava... continue
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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics.
Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hal... continue
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Charlotte Brontë's first published novel, Jane Eyre was immediately recognised as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfiel... continue
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Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
En esta evocación en forma de memorias, y continuación de Infancia, J. M. Coetzee revisita su juventud, periodo fundamental de aprendizaje para el autor y narrador de la historia, un estudiante de matemáticas e inglés que quiere ser escritor. Para conseguirlo, se traslada desde Ciudad del Cabo hasta la capital inglesa, huyendo de la situación claustrofóbica y compleja que atraviesa su país y de una serie de circunstancias personales conflictivas. En esta búsqueda de sí mismo, el joven protagonista aparece como un individuo atorment... continue
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King Lear by William Shakespeare EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"Presents Shakespeare's tragedy in which an English king foolishly splits his kingdom between the two daughters plotting his doom and disinherits his favorite for speaking out against him." --