Book type: fiction (5990)
5431.
Things My Son Needs to Know about the World by Fredrik Backman EN
SwedenDescription:
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove shares an irresistible and moving collection of heartfelt, humorous essays about fatherhood, providing his newborn son with the perspective and tools he’ll need to make his way in the world. Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the “firsts” that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn’t shy away from revealing... continue
5432.
Things They Lost by Okwiri Oduor EN
KenyaDescription:
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vogue and Vulture “Alternately whimsical, sweet, and dark,” this astonishing debut novel about a lonely girl waiting for her mother “brim[s] with uncompromisingly African magical realism” (The New York Times). Ayosa is a wandering spirit—joyous, exuberant, filled to the brim with longing. Her only companions in her grandmother’s crumbling house are as lonely as Ayosa herself: the ghostly Fatumas, whose eyes are the size of bay windows, who teach her to dance and wail at the death news; the Jolly-Annas, cruel birds who cover their solitude with spiteful laughter... continue
5433.
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Dark and haunting stories of contemporary Argentina.
5434.
Thirst : A Novel by Marina Yuszczuk EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Across two different time periods, two women confront fear, loneliness, mortality, and a haunting yearning that will not let them rest. A breakout, genre-blurring novel from one of the most exciting new voices of Latin America’s feminist Gothic. It is the twilight of Europe’s bloody bacchanals, of murder and feasting without end. In the nineteenth century, a vampire arrives from Europe to the coast of Buenos Aires and, for the second time in her life, watches as villages transform into a cosmopolitan city, one that will soon be ravaged by yellow fever. She must adapt, intermingle with humans, ... continue
5435.
Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas EN
AustraliaDescription:
“A love affair so richly and attentively imagined it carries the grace and gravity of memory itself.” —Leslie Jamison It’s hard to remember now that I was once that girl, lying in the sand in my red swimsuit and swimming late into the day. Sharkbait, he called me. It’s in the water where she first sees him: a local man almost twenty years her senior. Adrift in the summer after finishing college, a young woman is on holiday with her mother in an isolated Australian coastal town. Finding herself pulled to Jude, the man in the water, she begins losing herself in the simple, seductive rhythms of h... continue
Ireland5437.
Thirteen Months of Sunrise by Rania Mamoun EN
SudanDescription:
A collection of stories by the author, journalist, and activist, Rania Mamoun.
5438.
Thirteen Storeys by Jonny Sims, Jonathan Sims EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
One apartment building, many stories. A chilling thriller that's perfect for fans of grounded horror like Get Out, Us and It Follows. A dinner party is held in the penthouse of a multimillion-pound development. All the guests are strangers - even to their host, the billionaire owner of the building. None of them know why they were selected to receive his invitation. Besides a postcode, they share only one thing in common - they've all experienced an unsettling occurrence within the building's walls. By the end of the night, their host is dead, and none of the guests will say what happened. His... continue
5439.
Thirty Days by Annelies Verbeke EN
BelgiumDescription:
A novel about goodness and compassion, the book finds the perfect balance between sensitivity and humor, hopefulness and criticism, cheer and despair.
5440.
Portugal