Romance genre books (573)
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Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian EN
IranDescription:
Stonewall Honor Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time "A book for warriors, divas, artists, queens, individuals, activists, trend setters, and anyone searching for the courage to be themselves."--Mackenzi Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He's terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he's gay, but ... continue
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Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
The Number One Bestseller In Mexico And America For Almost Two Years, And Subsequently A Bestseller Around The World, Like Water For Chocolate Is A Romantic, Poignant Tale, Touched With Moments Of Magic, Graphic Earthiness, Bittersweet Wit - And Recipes.A Sumptuous Feast Of A Novel, It Relates The Bizarre History Of The All-Female De La Garza Family. Tita, The Youngest Daughter Of The House, Has Been Forbidden To Marry, Condemned By Mexican Tradition To Look After Her Mother Until She Dies. But Tita Falls In Love With Pedro, And He Is Seduced By The Magical Food She Cooks. In Desperation Pedro... continue
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Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
‘There are many suns,’ he said. ‘Each day has its own. Some are small, some are big. I’m named after the small ones.’ It is 1903. A lame and frail Malangana – ‘Little Suns’ – searches for his beloved Mthwakazi after many lonely years spent in Lesotho. Mthwakazi was the young woman he had fallen in love with twenty years earlier, before the assassination of Hamilton Hope ripped the two of them apart. Intertwined with Malangana’s story, is the account of Hope – a colonial magistrate who, in the late nineteenth century, was undermining the local kingdoms of the eastern Cape in order to bring them... continue
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.
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Lolita by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov RO
RussiaDescription:
Poveste a iubirii obsesive si blestemate a lui Humbert Humbert pentru nimfeta Dolores Haze, capodopera lui Vladimir Nabokov a fost, pe rind, carte interzisa, roman scandalos, obiect de cult, pentru a deveni apoi un roman clasic al secolului XX.
Din cauza subiectului sau extrem de socant – pasiunea morbida a unui barbat matur pentru o fetita de doisprezece ani –, romanul Lolita a fost respins de editori, fiind publicat in Statele Unite abia dupa aparitia sa in Franta. Construita pe schema mitologica a povestirilor cu fauni si nimfe, Lolita este insa, inainte de toate, un poem ... continue
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Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe. HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “What Scott Pilgrim did for Canadian slackers, Lore Olympus does for the Greek pantheon, while being so beautiful that you know Aphrodite is just staring daggers in its direction.”—Kieron Gillen, co-creator of The Wicked + The Divine Persephone, youn... continue
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Lorelei by Ionel Teodoreanu RO
RomaniaDescription:
Alături de trilogia La Medeleni, Lorelei (1935) este cel mai iubit roman al lui Ionel Teodoreanu. Farmecul său romantic, tristeţea apăsătoare, intimitatea graţioasă şi nobleţea lirică a poveştii de iubire, atmosfera cu parfum fin de siécle topită în frenezia epocii jazzului din anii ‘20-‘30 au sedus generaţii de cititori şi, mai ales, de cititoare. Roman de atmosferă şi de „de analiză” a sentimentului, Lorelei este o „contopire de poem şi basm”, în care naraţiunea psihologică de actualitate întîlneşte tradiţia mitologică a roma... continue
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Love and Virtue by Diana Reid EN
AustraliaDescription:
Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist Winner of the ABIA Book of the Year Award Winner of the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction of the Year Winner ABA Booksellers Choice Award for Fiction Winner of the MUD Literary Prize Shortlisted for The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction Shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year for Fiction Shortlisted Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction Shortlisted ABIA Matt Richell Award New Writer of the Year 'set to be one of the year's most talked about books' - Vogue Australia 'a great read that will become an Australian classic' - Sydney Morning He... continue
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Love from A to Z by S. K. Ali EN
IndiaDescription:
A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick “The bighearted, wildly charming, painfully real love story I’ve been waiting for.” —Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda From William C. Morris Award Finalist S.K. Ali comes a “heartfelt and powerful” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) romance that’s The Sun Is Also a Star meets Anna and the French Kiss, following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip. A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect frie... continue
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Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood EN
ItalyDescription:
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A #1 LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis—with explosive results. Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project—a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia—Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But t... continue