Read Around Europe Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.

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Best books from Europe (2604)

2432.

Die Schatzinsel by Robert Louis Stevenson DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Jim Hawkins ist gerade 15 Jahre alt, als er sich auf ein gefährliches Abenteuer einlässt: die Suche nach dem Schatz eines berüchtigten Piraten. - Ein klassischer Abenteuerroman von 1883.

2433.

Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens EN

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Description:
A classic tale of the young Englishman who gives up his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

2434.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman EN

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Description:
Since it was first published, American Gods became an instant classic. Now discover the mystery and majesty of American Gods in this beautiful reissue of the Author's Preferred Text edition. Featuring a new preface by Neil Gaiman in honor of the novel's 20th anniversary, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece. Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and... continue

2435.

The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
G. K. Chesterton's surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Chesterton explores the meanings of their disguised identities in what is a fascinating mystery and, ultimately, a spellbinding allegory. As Jonathan Lethem remarks in his Introduction, The real characters are the ideas. Chesterton's nutty agenda is really quite simple: to expose moral relativism and parlor nihilism for the devils he believes them to be. This wouldn't be interesting at all, though, if he didn... continue

2436.

Husband Material by Alexis Hall EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
An Instant USA Today Bestseller! "Our favourite chaos demon & stern brunch daddy return in this delicious, ridiculous, and often poignant romcom about all the ways love can grow." —Talia Hibbert, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author WANTED: One (very real) husband, nowhere near perfect but desperately trying his best In BOYFRIEND MATERIAL, Luc and Oliver met, pretended to fall in love, fell in love for real, dealt with heartbreak and disappointment and family and friends...and somehow figured out a way to make it work. Now it seems like everyone around them is getting married, and L... continue

2437.

Maame by Jessica George EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
An unforgettable debut about a young British Ghanaian woman as she navigates her twenties and finds her place in the world, for readers of Queenie and The Other Black Girl.

2438.

A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious regional cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.... continue

2439.

The Bloody Chamber, and Other Stories by Angela Carter EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Description:
A reissue of a collection of short stories first published ten years ago.