Book type: fiction (6160)


1591.

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
"Sisters Matilde, Pastora, Camila, and Flor thought they knew each other well, until Flor-inspired by a documentary her daughter Ona made her watch-decides she wants a living wake, a party to bring her family and community together and celebrate the long life she's led, while she's still around to enjoy it. She's not ill, as far as anybody knows, but Flor does have a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. Has she foreseen her own death, or someone else's, or does she have other motives? She refuses to say. But Flor isn't the only person with secrets. Matilde has tried for de... continue

1592.

Family Meal : A Novel by Bryan Washington EN

0 Ratings
Description:
“Tender and poignant, Washington’s latest hits the spot.” – PEOPLE Magazine From the bestselling, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot, an irresistible, intimate novel about two young men, once best friends, whose lives collide again after a loss. Cam is living in Los Angeles and falling apart after the love of his life has died. Kai's ghost won't leave Cam alone; his spectral visits wild, tender, and unexpected. When Cam returns to his hometown of Houston, he crashes back into the orbit of his former best friend, TJ, and TJ's family bakery. TJ's not sure how to navigate this changed Cam, ... continue

1593.

Family Ties by Clarice Lispector EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Tells the stories of a fearful adolescent, an angry old woman, a dog's burial, a possessive mother and her son, a businessman's dinner, and a French explorer in Africa

1594.

Fanget - Biobrikken Bok 2 by Ben Ormstad NO

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Tiden renner ut for menneskehetens frihet. Kun et par dager gjenstår før tvangsinnføringen av biobrikken igangsettes - ikke bare Norge, men i hele verden. Biobrikken, en databrikke som sprøytes inn i hånden og registrerer alt om deg - gener og helsetilstand, hva du spiser og drikker, hvor du til enhver tid befinner deg, hvem du omgås, hva du liker og ikke liker. Alt privatliv vil forsvinne. For alltid. Makteliten vet tiden er knapp. Motstandsbevegelsen viser uventet effektiv rekruttering av medlemmer og våpenteknologisk opprustning. ----------------------------- Læreren og programmereren Ali K... continue

1595.

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell EN

0 Ratings
Description:
Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more. Now Cath has to decide whether she's ready to open her heart to new people and new experiences, and she's realising that there's more to learn about love than she ever thought possible ...


1597.

Far and Beyon’ by Unity Dow EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Africa / Botswana flag Botswana
Description:
For Mara, mother of four, sole provider for her family, life has never been easy. In a community that relies upon traditional magic to cure AIDS, and blames bad luck upon a bewitching curse, women carry a heavy burden as the world changes around them. But in modern Botswana, the tensions are growing as more and more young people adopt white ways and challenge the heavily divided structure of African society. For Mara, it is her children's dismissal of all the ancient magicks that have held families together for generations; for her son Stan it is the opportunities represented by his white teac... continue


1599.

Farewell Fountain Street by Selçuk Altun EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Turkey flag Turkey
Description:
'A tantalising thriller'-- Jason Goodwin Ziya Bey has six months left to live. From his mansion on Farewell Fountain Street, the Ottoman aristocrat plans to tie up some questionable business affairs and say goodbye to the people he cherishes. He hires Artvin, a disillusioned professor with a troubled past, to assist him. Intrigued by his employer's mysterious household, Artvin spends the days uncovering Ziya Bey's turbulent life story. The two men become bound together as they reveal dark elements from their pasts. But when Ziya Bey releases Artvin from his duties sooner than expected, Artvin ... continue

1600.

Farewell My Concubine by Lilian Lee EN

0 Ratings
Country: Asia / China flag China
Description:
Beginning amid the decadent glamour of China in the 1930s and ending in the 1980s in Hong Kong, this brilliant novel, which formed the basis for the award-winning movie, is the passionate story of an opera student who falls in love with his best friend, and the beautiful woman who comes between them.
Genre