Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2567)
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All the Little Bird-Hearts : Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023 by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
*LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023* 'A poetic debut which masterfully intertwines themes of familial love, friendship, class, prejudice and trauma with psychological acuity and wit' The Booker Prize Judges 2023 'Delicate and strong... I loved it' Maggie O'Farrell 'Glorious. Unforgettable' Melissa Harrison 'A keen eye... immaculate' Financial Times 'A distinct and poetic new voice' Clare Pollard Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old daughter, Dolly, in the house she grew up in. She does things more carefully than most people. On quiet days, she must eat only white food... continue
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The restaurant at the end of the universe by Angela Adams, Douglas Adams EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! “Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.”—The Washington Post Book World Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability. Among Arthur’s motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the t... continue
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Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
They stand by side on the rock, facing out to sea. They are hidden from land here. Even spies would see nothing of them. It is spring 1917 in the Cornish coastal village of Zennor, and the young artist Clare Coyne is waking up to the world. Ignoring the whispers from her neighbours, she has struck a rare friendship with D.H. Lawrence and his German wife, who are hoping to escape the war-fever of London. In between painting and visits to her new friends she whiles away the warm days with her cousin John, who is on leave from the trenches, harbouring secrets she couldn't begin to understand. But... continue
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Pobby şi Dingan by Ben Rice RO
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
This enchanting tale is at once a beautifully rendered narrative of childhood loss and a powerfully simple fable about the necessity of imagination.
Pobby and Dingan are Kellyanne Williamson’s best friends, maybe her only friends, and only she can see them. Kellyanne’s brother, Ashmol, can’t see them and doesn’t believe they exist anywhere but in Kellyanne’s immature imagination. Only when Pobby and Dingan disappear and Kellyanne becomes heartsick over their loss does Ashmol realize that not only must he believe in Pobby and Dingan, he must convince others to bel... continue
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The Fungus by Harry Adam Knight EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A man-made microbe that accelerates the normal growth of molds and fungi is responsible for the deformed men and women appearing in hospital emergency rooms.
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"Wuthering Heights" is one of the most famous love stories in the English language. It is also one of the most potent revenge narratives. The passionate tale of Catherine and Heathcliff is presented here in a new edition that examines the qualities that make it such a compelling novel.
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The boy with the Topknot by Sathnam Singh EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
NOW A BBC DRAMA The Boy With the Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton is a hilarious and heart-rending tale of what it is like to grow up different in modern Britain. "It's 1979, I'm three years old, and like all breakfast times during my youth it begins with Mum combing my hair, a ritual for which I have to sit down on the second-hand, floral-patterned settee, and lean forward, like I'm presenting myself for execution." For Sathnam Sanghera, growing up in Wolverhampton in the eighties was a confusing business. On the one hand, these were the heady days of George Michae... continue
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The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Jess needs a fresh start. Her half-brother Ben didn't sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn't say no. Only when she shows up he's not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother's situation, and the more questions she has. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it's starting to look like it's Ben's future that's in question. Everyone's a neighbour. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they're not telling. Author of "The Guest List." Print run 300,000.
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Tell Me Why You Fled: True Stories of Seeking Refuge by Karen O’Reilly EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A candid and irreverent memoir about helping people find refuge - from war, and torture and genocide - as a young woman seeking refuge from herself.