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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O logodnă foarte lungă by Sébastien Japrisot RO
FranceDescription:
O noapte și o zi din iarna anului 1917. Cinci soldați azvârliți în Picardia înzăpezită, în tranșeele inamicului, se zbat să supraviețuiască. Cel mai mic nu are nici douăzeci de ani.
În cealaltă parte a Franței, după ce se instaurează pacea, Mathilde, care îl iubește, vrea să descopere adevărul. Se luptă să-l găsească, mort sau viu, în labirintul în care s-a pierdut. Căutarea îi este o logodnă lungă în „les années folles” și ea va continua până la capătul speranței, într-un roman care te pune pe gâ... continue
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O moarte care nu dovedeste nimic : Ioana by Anton Holban RO
RomaniaDescription:
O moarte care nu dovedește nimic este cu adevărat afirmarea ca prozator a lui Anton Holban. Se observă o mare influență a lui Proust în roman. Pentru construirea romanului, autorul a folosit metoda evocativă. Stările sufletești se asociază în legătură cu incidentele reale reînviate de memoria afectivă. Evoluția personajelor este urmărită în timp. Romanul este alcătuit ca un subtil mozaic în care fragmente miniaturale, stilizate cu grație, întregesc o psihologie. Autorul pune un mare accent pe viața interioară.
Anton Holban folosește o tehnică care nu mai es... continue
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Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen EN
NorwayDescription:
An epic fantasy trilogy about thousand-year-old secrets, forbidden romance, and what happens to those who make a deal with the devil at last comes to the U.S. after taking European audiences by storm. 15-year-old Hirka has always been an outsider in the world of Ym: she’s the only person without a tail, and the only one unable to access the Might, a current of power that runs through the earth. Her differences become more and more of a concern as the date approaches for the Rite—the ceremony where everyone is to be blessed by the all-knowing Seer and the Council of powerful families who rule i... continue
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Odinskind by Siri Pettersen DE
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Hirka ist in Ymsland aufgewachsen. Mit fünfzehn findet sie heraus, dass sie ein Odinskind ist – ein schwanzloses Wesen aus einer anderen Welt. Von nun an ändert sich alles: Sie weiß weder, wer sie ist, noch, wohin sie gehört. Sie weiß nur, dass ihr Leben auf dem Spiel steht. Aber das ist nur der Anfang, denn Hirka ist nicht die einzige Fremde, die es durch die Steintore nach Ym verschlagen hat ...
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On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan EN
EnglandDescription:
It is July 1962. Florence is a talented musician who dreams of a career on the concert stage and of the perfect life she will create with Edward, an earnest young history student who unexpectedly won her heart.
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One by Sarah Crossan EN
IrelandDescription:
Winner of the Carnegie Medal * Winner of the YA Book Prize * Winner of the Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year Award Tippi and Grace share everything—clothes, friends . . . even their body. Writing in free verse, Sarah Crossan tells the sensitive and moving story of conjoined twin sisters, which will find fans in readers of Gayle Forman, Jodi Picoult, and Jandy Nelson. Tippi and Grace. Grace and Tippi. For them, it's normal to step into the same skirt. To hook their arms around each other for balance. To fall asleep listening to the other breathing. To share. And to keep some things priv... continue
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One Night on the Island : A Novel by Josie Silver EN
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December . . . When a double-booking at a remote one-room cabin accidentally throws two solace seekers together, it feels like a cruel twist of fate. But what if it’s fate of a different kind? “A perfectly executed and quintessential romantic comedy.”—Christina Lauren, author of The Unhoneymooners Spending her thirtieth birthday alone is not what dating columnist Cleo Wilder wanted, but she plans a solo retreat―at the insistence of her boss―in the name of re-energizing herself and adding a new perspective to her column. The remote Iri... continue
