Popular European Romance Books
Find romance books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (228)
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@mor by Daniel Glattauer, Eduardo Simões PT
AustriaDescription:
Num e-mail enviado por engano, começa um relacionamento virtual que testa as convicções de Leo Leike e Emmi Rothner. Leo Leike, ainda digerindo o fracasso de seu último relacionamento, responde de forma espirituosa a duas mensagens enviadas por engano por Emmi Rothner, casada. Inicialmente, ela só queria cancelar uma assinatura de revista. Depois, inclui Leo por engano entre os destinatários de um e-mail de boas festas. Na terceira troca de e-mails, o mal-entendido dá lugar à atração mútua, reforçada pelo fato de um nunca ter visto o outro. Nada como a curiosidade instigada por frases bem enca... continue
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A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson EN
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In 1912 England, 19-year-old Harriet Morton leads a dreary existence. Her ballet class is her only joy. When Father won't let her travel on a ballet tour to South America, Harriet creates a clever ruse that covers her escape and triggers an experience far beyond her dreams.
Portugal4.
A Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux EN
FranceDescription:
WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A New York Times Notable Book In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human heart ensnared in an all-consuming passion. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, an unnamed narrator attempts to plot the emotional and physical course of her 2 year relationship with a married foreigner where every word, event, and person either provides a connection with her beloved or is subject to her cold indifference. With courage and exactitude, she seeks the truth behind an existence lived entirely for someone else, a... continue
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A Spell in Provence by Marie Laval EN
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After losing her job in England, Amy Carter uses her redundancy payment to start a new life in France, turning Bellefontaine, an overgrown Provençal farmhouse, into a successful hotel. Though she has big plans for her new home, none of them involves falling in love — least of all with Fabien Coste, the handsome but arrogant owner of the nearby château. As romance blossoms in the beautiful Provençal countryside, disturbing events at the farmhouse hint at a dark mystery — a destructive, centuries-old attachment between the ladies of Bellefontaine and the ducs de Coste. As Amy struggles to unrave... continue
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Italy7.
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute EN
EnglandDescription:
'Probably more people have shed tears over the last page of A Town Like Alice than about any other novel in the English language... remarkable' Guardian Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other European women and children whom the Japanese force to march for miles through the jungle - an experience that leads to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit and ability to speak Malay, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners and many end up owing their lives to her in... continue
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A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos EN
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When Ophelia, who can travel through mirrors, is betrothed to an influential member of a faraway clan, she journeys to the towering city of Citaceleste, where she realizes she has become a pawn in a dangerous political game.
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Romania