Adult genre books (563)
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Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto EN
IndonesiaDescription:
Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.… Ever since a man was found dead in Vera's teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She’s surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best of all, her son, Tilly, has a girlfriend! All thanks to Vera, because Tilly's girlfriend is none other than Officer Selena Gray. The very same Officer Gray that she had harassed while investigating the teahouse murder. Still, Vera wishes more dead bodies would pop up in her shop, but one mustn't be ungrateful, even if one is sl... continue
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Verre Cassé : Roman by Alain Mabanckou FR
CongoDescription:
Verre Cassé est un client assidu du Crédit a voyagé, un bar congolais des plus crasseux. Un jour, L'Escargot entêté, le patron, lui propose de mettre sur papier les prouesses héroïco-comiques des habitués... Dans un cahier de fortune, sous la plume désabusée de cet ancien instituteur ivrogne, prend vie l'histoire horrifique d'une troupe d'éclopés aux aventures fantastiques. -- 4ème de couverture.
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Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'une femme by Stefan Zweig FR
AustriaDescription:
Scandale dans une pension de famille " comme il faut ", sur la Côte d'Azur du début du siècle : Mme Henriette, la femme d'un des clients, s'est enfuie avec un jeune homme qui pourtant n'avait passé là qu'une journée... Seul le narrateur tente de comprendre cette " créature sans moralité ", avec l'aide inattendue d'une vieille dame anglaise très distinguée, qui lui expliquera quels feux mal éteints cette aventure a ranimé chez la fugitive. Ce récit d'une passion foudroyante, bref et aigu comme les affectionnait l'auteur d'Amok et du Joueur d'échecs, est une de ses incontestables réussites.... continue
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Vrije Radicalen by Carolina Trujillo NL
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
Wat hebben een straatjongetje uit Uruguay en een aanslag op de Miljonair Fair met elkaar te maken? De Uruguayaan Jaime Castro, die als jongen naar Nederland is geëmigreerd, vertelt ons zijn verhaal met de humor van een man die niets meer te verliezen heeft. Hij is geslaagd als verslaggever maar mislukt als mens: hij is bang voor zijn telefoon, voor de buren en voor de spinazie op zijn bord. Hij wou dat hij zo moedig was als Gastón, zijn jeugdvriend uit Uruguay, vuurspuwer van beroep en strijder uit overtuiging. Gastón saboteert fabrieken en bevrijdt paarden uit veewagons. Hij vecht tegen de vi... continue
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Waiting For an Angel by Helon Habila EN
NigeriaDescription:
WAITING FOR AN ANGEL marks the debut of one of Africa's most promising new writers. Lomba is a young journalist living under military regime in Lagos, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. His mind is full of soul music and girls and thenovel he is writing. But his room-mate goes mad and is beaten up by soldiers, his first love is forced to marry a man she doesn't love, and his neighbours are planning a demo which is bound to incite riot and arrests. Lomba can no longer bury his head in the sand. He must write the truth about this reign of terror . . . WAITING FOR AN ANGEL captures th... continue
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Watership Down by Richard Adams EN
EnglandDescription:
An allegorical tale of survival in which a band of wild rabbits leave their ancestral home to build a more humane society
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We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
For readers of Leila Slimani's The Perfect Nanny or Ling Ma's Severance: a tight, propulsive, chilling novel by a rising international star about a group of young colleagues working as social media content monitors--reviewers of violent or illegal videos for an unnamed megacorporation--who convince themselves they're in control . . . until the violence strikes closer to home. Kayleigh needs money. That's why she takes a job as a content moderator for a social media platform whose name she isn't allowed to mention. Her job: reviewing offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy theories,... continue
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We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie EN
Description:
Offers an updated definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.
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We Used to Live Here : A Novel by Marcus Kliewer EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
From an author “destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a haunting debut—soon to be a Netflix original movie—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit. As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and... continue
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Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo EN
Description:
When army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows that it is time to leave. As he travels towards Lagos, he becomes the leader of a new platoon, a band of runaways who share his desire for a better life. Their arrival in the city coincides with the eruption of a political scandal. The education minister, Chief Sandayo, has disappeared and is suspected of stealing millions of dollars from government funds. After an unexpected encounter with the Chief, Chike and his companions must make a choice. Ahmed Bakare, editor of the failing Nigerian Journal, is desperate for ... continue