Book type: fiction (5997)
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Unruly : A History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Discover who we are and how we got here by pre-ordering comedian and student of history David Mitchell's UNRULY: A History of England's Kings and Queens - a thoughtful, funny exploration of the founding fathers and mothers of England, and subsequently Britain. Think you know your kings and queens? Think again. In UNRULY, David Mitchell explores how England's monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects' destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky sods who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits. Taking us right back to King A... continue
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Unsere verschwundenen Herzen : Roman by Celeste Ng DE
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Der zwölfjährige Bird lebt mit seinem Vater in Harvard. Seit einem Jahrzehnt wird ihr Leben von Gesetzen bestimmt, die nach Jahren der wirtschaftlichen Instabilität und Gewalt die »amerikanische Kultur« bewahren sollen. Vor allem asiatisch aussehende Menschen werden diskriminiert, ihre Kinder zur Adoption freigegeben. Als Bird einen Brief von seiner Mutter erhält, macht er sich auf die Suche. Er muss verstehen, warum sie ihn verlassen hat. Seine Reise führt ihn zu den Geschichten seiner Kindheit, in Büchereien, die der Hort des Widerstands sind, und zu... continue
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Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez EN
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
Description:
THE EXTRAORDINARY LOST NOVEL FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA AND ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE A TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Sitting alone, overlooking the still and blue lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach surveys the men of the hotel bar. She is happily married and has no reason to escape the world she has made with her husband and children. And yet, every August, she travels here to the island where her mother is buried, and for one night takes a new lover. Amid sultry days and tropical downpours, lotharios and conmen, Ana journeys further each year into the hi... continue
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Until You by Catharina Maura EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Left without a job and evicted from the house she so carefully turned into a home, Aria is offered two choices: move back in with her brother... or take the job her brother's best friend offers her. Their lives weren't meant to collide - but everything changes when Grayson realizes that Aria is the mysterious woman behind a wildly popular vigilante platform. She's the woman he's been falling for online, the one whose coding skills outdo his, the one he's been trying to track down. It's her. And she's off-limits.
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Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah EN
Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
The day after her last shift at an audio theatre for the blind, Ayami guides a detective novelist through Seoul only to discover a frayed reality where the multiverse asserts itself, overlapping realities and potential outcomes before her eyes.
Sweden5667.
Us Against You : A Novel by Fredrik Backman EN
Description:
Instant New York Times Bestseller! The author of A Man Called Ove returns with “a lyrical look at how a community heals, how families recover, and how individuals grow” (The Washington Post). “Fans of Backman will not be disappointed. His work continues to amaze and captivate, enlighten and thrill.” —Shelf Awareness A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don’t expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they’ve always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it’s a cruel blow when they hear that th... continue
Monaco
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Vaak ben ik gelukkig by Jens Christian Grøndahl NL
DenmarkDescription:
Ellinor en haar man Henning zijn goed bevriend met Anna en Georg. Maar alles verandert wanneer de twee stellen op skivakantie gaan en Anna en Henning omkomen in een lawine. Hun echtgenoten blijven alleen achter. In hun verdriet trekken Elli en Georg steeds meer naar elkaar toe, maar kunnen twee mensen zomaar opnieuw beginnen? Pas wanneer Georg jaren later overlijdt en Elli helemaal alleen achterblijft, durft ze het verleden onder ogen te komen – een verleden dat meer ontsluit dan rouw en verraad.
'Vaak ben ik gelukkig' is een aangrijpende roman over liefde, huwelijk en vrien... continue