Books set in United Kingdom (477)


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111.

Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd EN

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Country: Africa / Ghana flag Ghana
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From the internationally bestselling author twice recognized by the Booker Prize, William Boyd's most exhilarating novel yet travels from the vibrant streets of sixties London to the sun-soaked cobbles of Cadiz and the frosty squares of Warsaw, as a reluctant spy is drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a fire that took his mother's life. Every night, when sleep finally comes, he dreams about his childhood home in flames. His days are spent on the move as an acclaimed travel writer, capturing the changing landscapes of Europe in... continue

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George Silverman's Explanation by Charles Dickens EN

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Country: Europe / England flag England
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"George Silverman's Explanation," published in instalments from January to March 1868, was one of the last pieces of fiction written by Charles Dickens, two years before his death. Silverman is born in a Preston cellar, and spends his early years locked in there, often left alone while his parents go out to seek work.

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George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Wales flag Wales
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George'S Grandma Is A Grizzly, Grumpy, Selfish Old Woman With Pale Brown Teeth And A Small Puckered Up Mouth Like A Dog'S Bottom. Four Times A Day She Takes A Large Spoonful Of Medicine, But It Doesn'T Seem To Do Her Any Good. She'S Always Just As Poisonous After She'S Taken It As She Was Before. When George Is Left To Look After Her One Morning, It'S Just The Chance He Needs . . .

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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / England flag England
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Talia Hibbert, one of contemporary romance’s brightest new stars, delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who’s tired of being “boring” and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbor to help her get a life—perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory, and Helen Hoang. Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s determined to spice up her life and finally fit in with her glamorous family. Her “Get a Life” list has six directives, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her family... continue

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Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss EN

Rating: 5 (4 votes)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
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Shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize Seventeen-year-old Silvie is camping in rural Northumberland with her father and a group of archaeologists, who hope to uncover evidence of human sacrifice. As Silvie glimpses new freedoms with the students, her relationship with her overbearing father deteriorates, until the haunting rites of the past begin to bleed into the present.

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Ghosts by Dolly Alderton EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / England flag England
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Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family, plus a new home and neighbourhood. When she meets Max, a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he's going to marry her, it feels like all is going to plan. Everywhere she turns, she is reminded of time passing and opportunities dwindling

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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo EN

Rating: 4 (11 votes)
Country: Europe / England flag England
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From one of Britain's most celebrated writers of color, a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity among an interconnected group of Black British women

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Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
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But his anger and fear keep boiling over, threatening his already uncertain future.Underpinning everything is what happened three years ago in their group care home, when Finlay and Banjo were as close as brothers until they stopped speaking.[Bokinfo].

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Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / England flag England
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'Utterly absorbing and illuminating. Written with a sure and stylish hand. Gill Hornby's best book yet.' Esther Freud __________________________ FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MISS AUSTEN On 21 January 1804, Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess. At 31 years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching or fine country houses. Her mother has died, and she has nowhere else to go. Anne is left with no choice. For her new charge - twelve-year-old Fanny Austen - Anne's arrival is all novelty and excitement. The governess role is a uniquely ... continue

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Going Dark : The Secret Social Lives of Extremists by Julia Ebner EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Austria flag Austria
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By day, Julia Ebner works at a counter-extremism think tank, monitoring radical groups from the outside, but two years ago, she began to feel that she was only seeing half the picture. She needed to get inside the groups to truly understand them. So she decided to go undercover in her spare hours - late nights, holidays, weekends - adopting five different identities, and joining a dozen extremist groups from across the ideological spectrum. Her journey would take her from a Generation Identity global strategy meeting in a pub in Mayfair, to a Neo-Nazi Music Festival on the border of Germany an... continue